Rabbi Simon Jacobson
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Rabbi Simon Jacobson shares emotional, psychological, and spiritual skills to help people live their most meaningful lives. An “engaged sage” with an open, empathetic, and non-judgmental approach, he provides clarity, solutions, and new perspectives based on timeless teachings. He is the author of the best-selling book “Toward a Meaningful Life” and Founding Dean of The Meaningful Life Center. Learn more at www.meaningfullife.com.
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Global Harmony Begins With Personal Harmony
One of the most eloquent concepts in mystical thought is the microcosm/macrocosm phenomenon. The idea is that the human being is a “miniature universe,” reflecting every aspect of the world at large — and the universe is a giant organism. A copy of every detail of the universe exists inside of each human being, and by refining different aspects of our personal lives, we also refine each respective corresponding dimension in the universe.
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Searching for Your Soul Mate? Focus on Compatibility.
All the stuff of the romantic stories that have been written for thousands of years goes back to the story of Adam of Eve. As the story goes, God created a single being, Adam, that in “their” wholeness contained both male and female. God then separated this being into two bodies, Adam and Eve. And there it is: the concept of the soul mate was born. Adam and Eve were once one, then they were split into two and now seek wholeness in one another.
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Are We Truly the “United” States?
What is the inherent nature of the universe: unity or discord? Are we doomed to be battlers all our lives? Are we victims of circumstance? Is the world becoming less or more united? Converging technologies and economies would seem to inevitably bring us all closer, yet the opposite is happening. Practically every industry and segment of our society is becoming more entrenched. Political divisions, racial divisions, and religious passions are intensifying, defying all predictions and expectations of the shrinking boundaries of our global village.
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Designing a New Year of Intention and Purpose
Rabbi Simon Jacobson of The Meaningful Life Center Guides Us Into Creating Greater Purpose, Intention and Growth in Our New Year “Jewish mysticism contains a concept called bittul (self-nullification), which is suspending one’s self in the moment by being so focused on the present that your ego slips away. If you want to experience bittul, focus on the activity at hand without thinking of how you are feeling or what you are experiencing. For folks who can’t or won’t meditate, it’s a miracle of a mindfulness practice.”
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Spiritual Solutions Within Traditional Treatments for Depression and Anxiety
“Nourishing the soul by adding a healthy spiritual diet to traditional treatments can open new channels of hope and confidence. The joy of the soul, in turn, weakens the debilitating fear and demoralization of the depressed psyche.” While the our world continues to absorb disturbing headlines of the current death toll from COVID, political chaos including an unprecedented siege on our nation’s Capitol, and ongoing restrictions and changes within our communities, depression and anxiety are at an all time high.
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Can You Make Yourself Happy?
When you feel disillusioned or depressed, it can seem impossible to change your mood. Happiness can seem like a prize that other people were given and you were cheated out of. It may appear that the circumstances of your life are preventing you from being happy, while someone else’s circumstances allow him or her to be happy. You might be saying to yourself, “If only I had XYZ (more money, better looks, a better job, a family of my own, a different family, a different body…), I would be happy.”
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