[Avodah] Mindfulness and does Judaism value it

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Nov 23, 2007 11:32 AM, Yonatan Kaganoff <ykaganoff at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> 2) Many strains of Buddhist teach the idea of non-Judgementally,
> contemplating the moment and the world and cultivating compassion for all
> suffering creatures.  This aquisition of true compassion can and often does
> lead to acting to relieve suffering in the world.  I believe that
> propotionally, at least as many Western Buddhists as Western Jews are
> involved in relieving suffering in the world.
>
> (I don't think that this is the forum to discuss the four vows of the
> Buddha, but if anyone wants we can get into that topic.)
>
> Have a good Shabbos,
> Yonatan
>

I think the value of non-judmgentalness IS present in Judaism but only in
the ideal state such as
BEFORE the cheit. Then the cheit of Adam was the inception yod'ei Tov voro
meaning judgmentalness.

As such, perhaps on THIS PLANE we as Jews cannot escape judgment. But in
yemos Hasmashiach when we are Returned to Gan Eden Mikdem ["hadeish yameinu
keKEDEM" imho implies that s before the cheit - such lack of judmgentalness
WILL re-emerge.]

Thus we have different planes of madgreigos:


   1. Pre-cheit post Moshiach - we had and wil lbe restpred tot a
   non-judgmental mind
   2. Post cheit-pre-Moshiach we are stuck and mired in yod'ei tov voro,
   And we therefore do Torah and mitzvos on THAT plane choosing TOV over Ra.

 Only perhaps yehchidei segulah can transcend the judgment plane [it appears
from some stories that Hofetz Haim did re: people who stole from him, etc.

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