Building A Universe of Harmony and Balance
Discover the power and centrality of the middle path in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life
Learn to strengthen the middle path in your own being
Restore harmony and balance to our world
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Building a Universe of Harmony and Balance
February 9 - March 16
6 sessionsÂ
weekly sessions on Sundays at 7pm Israel / 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacific
Course Description
In the Kabbalah, there are three pathways that traverse the Tree of Life—Etz haChayim. A left-hand path of judgment or din. A right-hand path of mercy or chesed. And tiferet—beauty, harmony, and balance—the middle path. In this course, we will learn how to strengthen the middle path in ourselves and our time/space reality and restore harmony and balance to our world.
Session One:Â Harmony and Balance within Ourselves
Human beings contain many pairs of opposites: animal and divine, merciful and judgmental, gentle and forceful, loving and wrathful, spiritual and material. In this session we will learn how to balance all the different aspects of our being and create harmony within ourselves.
Session Two:Â Instruments of Harmony and Balance
The middle path is more than a model for personal harmony and wellbeing. It is a expresses the essential nature of the human condition and the work for which we have been placed in this world. In this session, we will look at our role as a bridge between the higher and lower realms and the uniquely human mission of uniting the spiritual and physical realms.
Session Three:Â Harmony and Balance in Space
 Heaven and earth are in truth one reality. The goal of our work is to join these two seemingly separate realities into one. There are certain places where the heavens penetrate the earth. In this session, we will learn how to strengthen that penetration and transform it into a strong spiritual bridge.
Session Four:Â Harmony and Balance Within and Without
In this session we will learn how to create a place of inner balance within our own being that is vehicle for building harmony between heaven and earth.
Session Five:Â Harmony and Balance Within Time
Just as there are spiritual centers in physical space there are centers of energy in the body of Time. During these special times, the higher and lower worlds approach each other and our capacity to bridge the two realms is stronger and more tangible and alive. In this session, we will learn how to align ourselves with these moments of holiness and grace and channel their power into our world.
Session Six:Â Shabbat as a Refuge of Harmony and Balance in the Cycle of Time
The Sabbath is a unique day that brings harmony and balance to the weekly cycle of time. The 24 hours of Shabbat create a space of harmony in the higher and lower worlds that aligns all the different levels of life and consciousness as One. In this session, we will explore how to align ourselves with the harmony of Shabbat and connect our heart and mind to the unity of consciousness that permeates the world on that day.
Course Format
Each session is 2 hours long and includes teaching, meditation, breakout groups, practical exercises, textual study, and Q&A.
There will be recordings of each session available to the course participants.
Join Us
Explore the Middle Path
Discover its centrality and power
Strengthen Your Own Being
Learn to build the middle path within you
Restore the World to Balance
Be a divine instrument to bring more harmony into our universeÂ
Why study with Rabbi Glick?
Rabbi Yoel Glick, the director of Daat Elyon, is a teacher of Jewish mysticism, one of the pioneers of modern Jewish meditation, and a spiritual mentor who has been guiding seekers on the path for over thirty years. Rabbi Yoel teaches in synagogues, ashrams, monasteries, seminaries and interfaith institutions to students from a multitude of backgrounds in locations across the globe.
As part of Yoel’s work as a rabbi and spiritual teacher, he has been guiding people along the path for more than thirty years.   Â
What our students are saying
Your teaching is really helping me in the most nuanced ways to reflect and see the world around me from a different prism. May Hashem continue to bless you with all the resources you need to continue this special work.
Esther, NJ
Building a Universe of Harmony & Balance
February 9 - March 16
