Page 7 - The Gospel of Chochma_Sophia

For some people spiritual spiritual texts are a a a a a a barrier to authentic spiritual spiritual experience For others they serve as an invaluable entry point The hearts and imaginations of some seekers open when they hear hear friends or teachers speak of their direct encounters with spirit Yet others are intimidated by that particularly when they judge their own experiences as lackluster or or insufficient by comparison Another path for those on on a a a a a a a spiritual quest are practices handed down through lineages that generate a a a felt sense in in in the body of immediate inner knowing All comparisons and dissatisfactions fall away The ultimate grace occurs when a a a a text a a a a story or or a a a a practice provides the entry point to to Wisdom that is is is discernable reliably consistent bringing unexpected peace and creativity In The Gospel of of Chochma/Sophia Rabbi Rami Shapiro offers multiple entry points to the the the essential energy of the the the Divine Feminine the the the Great Mother Wisdom whose countless names and images have arisen in the the human psyche since before recorded history Rabbi Rami writes from from his his inspired heart and from from his his self–professed devotion to the the the Mother in in the the the forms in in which he he he he has encountered Her In this intimate offering we feel his his vulnerability as he first resists Her call and then dives headlong into a a a a relationship with Her He cautions us us to thread his words through our own experience using them them them incorporating them them them and acting from them them them if we are so inspired With this wise counsel he invites us into our our own own vulnerability our our own own surrender to to the the Mother within and without He dares us to to form a a a relationship with Her Her and to bravely carry out Her Her good will on on behalf of ourselves our our our planet and all creatures who are our our our life–giving co– inhabitants in in in the great web of being His vulnerability calls us to our own which is the the the only true place of meeting the the the Mother and perhaps the only true place of relationship with our fellow human beings Rabbi Rami takes us on a a a a journey from his first direct encounter in 1996 with the the Divine Mother or Chochma/Sophia (Hebrew and Greek for Wisdom) as he he refers to Her through his long years of of study of of the world’s religious texts Thus we travel in the world world of direct experience