Peace #7: Entering the Heart - A Kabbalistic Journey to Peace

The Hebrew letter Lamed, a symbol of the heart (Lev), learning, and divine connection, through the lens of Jewish mysticism. It highlights the three aspects of the heart:

1. Self-Care – The heart nourishes itself first to sustain others.
2. Relationship – The heart and lungs work together, symbolizing family and community.
3. Service – The heart serves the entire body, reflecting our spiritual role in the world.

This is a Kabbalistic meditation, guiding you to enter the “holy of holies” within—the heart’s sacred space. Through deep breathing and reflection, we listen to the heart’s wisdom, fostering peace within and beyond.

The ancient wisdom encoded in the Hebrew letter Lamed reminds us that the heart is where divine wisdom becomes manifest through our actions. By approaching our heart with reverence through meditation and conscious breathing, we can access this inner sanctuary of peace and let it guide our service to the world.

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Peace #6– “Lamed” and the Heart of Peace

This blog explores the second letter of the Hebrew word Shalom—Lamed (ל)—through the lens of Kabbalah. Lamed symbolizes learning, divine wisdom, and the union of mind and heart. In Jewish mysticism, the mind (divine masculine) emanates wisdom, while the heart (divine feminine) receives and shares it.

The Hebrew word Lev (heart) is seen as the vessel of divine inspiration, turning breath into peace and love. Through mindful breathing and heart-centered meditation- heartfulness, we embody peace as a lived experience.

Peace is created moment by moment, breath by breath, heartbeat by heartbeat.

The meditation invites you to practice a meditative mantra—“Shalom… Breath by breath. Heartbeat by heartbeat.”—as a way of realizing that we are the vessel of peace.

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peace #5: The Divine Feminine Peace

The Letter Shin: Gateway to Divine Reset

We began our exploration with the letter Shin—the "Sh" sound that opens the Hebrew word for peace, Shalom.

This same letter begins the words for silence (Sheket),

Listening (Shema),

Sabbath (Shabbat) the peaceful day of rest and reset

(Shechiah) Divine Feminine, the receptive vessel, a portal sound for reset consciousness moving from activity into receptivity and Being.

The Shin (Sh) represents peace, silence, and deep listening in our world of action

In the spiritual world, it embodies the Divine Feminine Shechinah that carries the element of Sabbath, the sacred time of rest and reset.

Create a "micro-Sabbaths with sounding the "Shhhhh" throughout the day, harmonize in this practice Peace, Reset, and Silence.

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Peace #4: Silence and Listening

If we long for peace in the world, the words of Gandhi remind us to: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Peace begins within. When we cultivate it in our own body and mind, we ripple it outward into our relationships, our communities, and ultimately the world.

For me, this exploration often returns to the roots of my own tradition—Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical path. There, the word for peace is Shalom (and in Arabic, Salam). Shalom is built of four sacred letters, each carrying a spiritual element, a force of nature, and an aspect of the soul.

Today, let us begin with the very first: Shin (ש)—the “Sh” sound.

You can try this simple practice anywhere, anytime:

1. Make the sound “Shhhhhh.” Let it flow on your exhale.
2. Feel the vibration move through your body.
3. Pause in the silence at the end of the sound.
4. Listen. Notice what arises—thoughts, sensations, or simply stillness.
5. Let everything dissolve back into silence, like waves returning to the ocean.

As you repeat this, feel the stillness spreading through your body—from the crown of your head to your sit bones, then radiating beyond you into your environment. This vibration of silence is the vibration of peace.

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Peace #3: The Sacred word SHALOM

The sacred teaching of the word “Shalom” peace in ancient Hebrew

This meditation reveals the profound teaching hidden within the Hebrew word "shalom"—peace as four sacred forces: silence, learning, grounding, and water consciousness. Our bodies are essentially sacred vessels of primordial water (97% water molecules) that hold memory and consciousness from the beginning of creation.

Key Practice: By imagining ourselves as the deep ocean floor—where endless life processes occur in profound silence—we access a state of peace that is both dynamic and still. This isn't passive peace, but the vibrant silence found in the depths where life thrives beyond the surface disturbances.

The Teaching: True peace begins with silence (the "shh" of shalom) and involves grounding divine wisdom into the water consciousness of our being. We can learn to sense the vast, supportive silence that is always present within us, regardless of surface turbulence.

We are always held in the luminous waters of being—supported by the eternal teacher within.

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Simple sitting with awareness of breath as a pathway to inner peace and renewal.

Recollect and Ground: Each breath awareness is an opportunity to recollect and gather the scattered thoughts and return to breath. Use the "Ah" sound that activates the relaxation response of parasympathetic nervous system.

Discover a "fountain" within, an inexhaustible source of nourishment and strength through awareness of breath,

Shift from "doing" breathing to allowing breath to breathe itself through you in effortless effort.

Begin Again: Always return to breath, posture, and awareness regardless of how scattered or disconnected the moment might feel.

Peace and renewal are always available to you by simple, profound act of awareness of breath—offering you, a personal healing time that contribute to your well-being.

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You are a vessel of peace

We become the vessel of peace through the practice of allowing everything as it is—no division, no separation, just radical acceptance. When the "missiles of thoughts" quiet down and the "screams of battle within our heads" settle, what remains is a simple, often unnamed peace that lives in our breath, breathing itself, touching our nostrils, touching one another through the air. By becoming a vessel of peace, we embody the change we wish to see in the world, transforming from seekers of peace into living prayers of peace that can hold all of life's experiences with tenderness and grace.

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Radical Acceptance - Finding Your Center in an Unstable World

This meditation guides us to find stability during turbulent times through "unstable stability"—the recognition that true balance comes from fluid responsiveness rather than rigid control, like how our bodies constantly make micro-adjustments while standing.

The core practice is radical acceptance: completely welcoming whatever thoughts, emotions, or sensations arise without judgment while "resting on the breath" as an anchor. The key insight is cultivating the observer consciousness—the part of us that can witness our body, mind, and emotions without being identified with them—which remains stable even when our nervous system reacts to disruptions.

By embracing simplicity, releasing mental/emotional noise, practicing forgiveness, and trusting the body's natural wisdom for equilibrium, we not only find personal peace but contribute to collective healing, discovering that true stability comes from becoming the unchanging awareness that can hold all experiences with.

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