Who are the Women who have inspired you in your Life?

@cr2378

3 жыл бұрын

Cliche, I know , but it's my Mother :) she has supported my intellectual (and other) curiosities my whole life. From hours taking me to the library or driving me into the big city to go to the stores there. Letting me use her card online when I was too young. She was the main support of the family and so encouraging for me to seek what would make me happy and content while letting me make my own mistakes and hopefully learn a few lessons on the way 😊 Thanks, Mother!

@PathOfAvraham

3 жыл бұрын

I'll have to go with CR. But as far as rabbinic figures definitely Bruriah bat Haninah!

@chelseacollins3782

3 жыл бұрын

My first thought is even though my mom died when I was a very little girl, the stories about her inspire me to live my life to the fullest. One reason I really liked this video was learning about the strength of other motherless daughters, it's always been a weird and alienating part of my identity, but I'd be lying if I didn't enjoy a sense of kinship watching this

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chelsea. I have no doubt that in your kindness, courage and joy your mother lives on, and may you find the strength to carry on her smile together with legions of inspired motherless daughters throughout history.

@iitsbrad7987

3 жыл бұрын

Where do I begin...

I am a Muslim Kurd and my mother’s great grandmother was (Kurdish) Ashkenazi Jewish, became muslim when she married my great grandfather. The story of Asenat Barzani is well known in our family especially with significance to the town of Amedy (or Amedi). She is a role model. Thanks for sharing !

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is an incredible twist to the story that i never knew. Thank you friend for sharing. G-d bless you and your family.

@MD-hx3wf

3 жыл бұрын

Seekers of Unity - May G-d bless you and your family as well !

@Mariyaslava

3 жыл бұрын

By Jewish law (Halacha), that would make you, your mother's family, and any descendants through your great-great-grandmothers' lineage Jewish. The Neshama (Jewish soul) is transferred from mother to child.

Love hearing about women mystics, and it warms my heart the pleasure you take in sharing them with us 🥰

@SeekersofUnity

Жыл бұрын

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Had to take a moment to type out Etty Hillesum's quote so that I can continue to reflect on such power: “It has been brought home forcibly to me here, how every atom of hatred added to the world makes it an even more inhospitable place. But, against every new outrage and every fresh horror, we shall put up one more piece of love and goodness, drawing on strength from within ourselves. We may suffer, but we must not succumb. I see no other solution, I really see no other solution than to turn inward and to root out all the awfulness there. I no longer believe that we can change anything in the world until we have first changed ourselves. And that seems to me the only lesson to be learned from the war. That we must look into ourselves and nowhere else.” WOW. Makes me tear up and my heart expands. Thank you for such a great great great video. One of my favorites so far, it kills me how little history we have of powerful, spiritual women. Would love a video on your research on mystical women in other religions. Very grateful to you!

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Etty's words are so powerful. Thank you for your kind words; getting to know these women was so rewarding, as has been sharing their stories with you all. I plan to cover many more Mystic women in the future.

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, true. She’s done some very cool work in this field. We should really reach out to her for an interview.

@DJW1981

2 жыл бұрын

I read Ettys book last year, actually before I read Anne Frank's diary. Ettys words really touched me.

More people should know about Etty. I sometimes feel ashamed, with myself, that I can have a dialogue with g-d that is not very pretty when things go bad around me. Yet she sets an example on how to form this dialogue, with upmost highest degree of respect and dignity.

Amazing content, brother! Crucial and overlooked material here - thank you so much for doing this research and getting this out - So Important!

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Justin. I knew you'd appreciate it 😉 Just following your inspiring lead on the Beguines: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJ96r6lxYZrggZs.html

@PathOfAvraham

3 жыл бұрын

You two are the best, never stop being you two. May 5781 be nothing but brakhoth for both of you two's channels!

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Avraham 😊 Amen. May it be brachot for all of us, together.

The intro was heartfelt and touching. The rest was interesting as well ;)

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

You are a wonderful and respectful person. Subscribing now.

@SeekersofUnity

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charlie. Welcome to the community. Good to have you join us.

Wonderful ! Thank you . Blessings 🙏🙏🙏🌹☀️🌹

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome Litty 🙏🏼

Thank you for this enlightening overview of how jewish women's experiences of higher consciousness has contributed to our knowledge of the 'mystical'...really, shafts of Light in the cave of mundane conscious awareness. My special area of interest is Near Death Experiences...how G-d's Presence and higher consciousness is revealed to us. Fascinating how Gershom Shalom has influenced jewish mysticism from his armchair perspective.

I am listening to you speak quite eloquently about Etty Hillesum. She has turned my life upside down ... I am smitten. Have read her diary...both versions over 20 times...and now treat it as a textbook to life. I learned after looking at youtube....there are very few videos about her in English. I have had to put up a couple myself... though im not nearly as eloquent as you. America is in dark ages... I am hoping you can take just the Etty section of your video n post it under her name. It would improve the selection about her vastly. Thanks so much. John Mathew Smith

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you John for your beautiful words. I think we share your feelings towards Etty. I just had a quick search for Etty on youtube and see that there are some videos up about her. I don't think it's repost just that clip, i would want to remake it and redo it afresh if i was to post. But... you're more than welcome to screen-capture that part of the video, or download it and cut it, if you know how to do that, and repost it from your channel. Let me know if you'd like to do that . With love, Zevi

@DJW1981

2 жыл бұрын

I happened across Ettys diary at a jumble sale in Oxford but I had no cash on me. I had to track it down so I got a copy from ebay and just devoured it. An amazing work.

Great video, thank you

@SeekersofUnity

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome 🙏🏼

In the face of every great man is the reflection of his mother..

@MD-hx3wf

3 жыл бұрын

Love this quote

Thank you so much for putting in the work to make this.

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome. Thank you Shachar 😊

Love this!!

@SeekersofUnity

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Elisheva :)

My brother and I were talking about this yesterday. How serendipitous. XD

Love this! So unique

@SeekersofUnity

2 жыл бұрын

You are 😘 Love you

Another great video - thanks! That intro was quite beautiful as well. It reminded me of my favorite Machiavelli quote as well as my own experience with my teachers which had died hundreds of years ago. I must say I was not familiar with any of these prior to your video. So thank you for getting their names out there! The contrast between what appears to be a lack of women Kabbalists and the extreme importance of the feminine Shekinah in mystical texts and practices has fascinated me I am of the opinion that women play a central role in the coming restoration and redemption of the world. I am awaiting as well as doing my part so that there may be two great luminaries face to face once again. That easily overlooked problem in the beginning of Genesis as well as the Midrash concerning it and some of Luria's ideas I believe are related to this passage have long fascinated me. Women having a more active role in the world be it secular or religious is a good indication of positive things to come. The works of those mentioned in the video could perhaps set the stage and pave the way for more women to engage in the more mystical aspects of their traditions And related to Scholem's point about the language and structure and pretty much everything about Jewish mysticism being masculine it's hard to argue otherwise . Though as far as the future goes it is said that when God speaks He speaks in the language of man. Now in the last century or even half a century the language of man, especially as it relates to all that is masculine and feminine , has changed so drastically. Perhaps now if one keeps their heart open and still cares to listen things would sound much different as far as the language of the mystics and prophets appear :) This is all just one man's opinion though I'm aware many would disagree. ;) All the best to you and thanks for the content as always!

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. I'm elated to hear that we were able to shine a light on these historic women for you. I hope the role women have and continue to play in Mysticism will empower and inspire more people to engage with their own mystical traditions. Much love!

Would love to see a video about how Jewish mysticism impacts Spinoza's philosophy/theology.

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Well, you're in luck. Here's the video we made on that exact question: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4KopaqYprDNp5M.html And here's the conversation on it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZWok9KzYbGcY7g.html

@batbite_

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeekersofUnity wow great, thank you! :)

Coming back for the part on the maiden. Today is her Yartzeit chof Beit Tammuz. זכותה יגן עלינו

Thank you. Absolutely overwhelmed by your scholarly generosity. May HaShem bless you and your work.

@SeekersofUnity

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome my friend. Thank you :) Amen. May HaShem bless those who bless others ;)

Thank you for your genuine delight in diving into and delivering this information. It is so important. So much gratitude to you and for your work.

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome Delphine. Thank you for taking the time to say thank you 😊

such a moving video! thank you so much for this wonderful presentation, Etty's story moved me to tears. have a blessed day 🙏

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Miron 🙏

Love your content and this one is no exception. I highly appreciate your study and sharing of these great women throughout history. Thank you :)

@SeekersofUnity

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome. Thank you Jesica 🙏🏼

I have grown so much in knowledge...in my heart and so much more because I have crossed paths with you Esoterica Let's Talk Religion and others. My life has been deeply enriched by you all and I am humbled to have learned so much! Have a blessed day and thanks for sharing this inspiring video with your fellow seekers.

@SeekersofUnity

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a pleasure to serve. Thank you for the kind words of appreciation. Much love, Zevi

@yep999

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeekersofUnity at around 23:00 min ...I got goosebumps! Enjoy your day/night 😊

fantastic video, hey man a QnA would be great for the new subs

Thank you so much, I will need some time to digest as you raised so many significant issues.

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome. Thank you for watching.

Thank you 🙏

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊 Thank you

YEA✊🏼 Namasté

I'll be naming my daughter after Morah Asenath Barzani ❤

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

A beautiful name and stunning way to memorialize a remarkable scholar and teacher.

You can also add literally all of the women in tanach

Oxford? As far as I know, the Cairo Genizah material is at Cambridge, not Oxford. Great Talk!

@SeekersofUnity

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Raphael. Glad you enjoyed it. According to good-old Wikipedia: The Genizah fragments have now been archived in various libraries around the world. The Taylor-Schechter collection at Cambridge is the largest single collection, with nearly 193,000 fragments. There are 43,000 fragments at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library. The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford has a collection of 25,000 Genizah folios. The John Rylands University Library in Manchester holds a collection of over 11,000 fragments.

@heqaib

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeekersofUnity Interesting. I see other libraries have parts of the collection: Penn & the Antonin Cairo Genizah Collection in Petersburg.

I clicked on the video because I recognized Etty Hillesum so I at least know one.

@jonathannadeau6218

2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion she definitely succeeded at helping God. She helped God into the heart of most of her diary readers.

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What does that actually mean?🤔

We Hispanics Catholics have done horrific things in the name of God.

No mystics here..... You don't know the meaning of the term 'mystic'.

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

What would you say the meaning of the term mystic/mysticism is?

@theinkbrain

3 жыл бұрын

Becoming merged with God or the Absolute when human identity, personality and other differentiating dualistic characteristics disappear and what remains is the all-encompassing awareness that the Self and the Divine are merged in a single Consciousness.

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

Nice 😊 Sounds like what the Kabbalist and Hasidic mystics refer to as Devekut, Hitkalelut or Hitachdut. Something that most of the women in video presumably would have been striving for, or ever “reached,” as disciples of Kabbalah and Chassidut. And the others that don’t fall into those categories seem to be striving for unity via other mediums/traditions 😊

@theinkbrain

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeekersofUnity 'Striving" makes one a seeker. 'Reaching and achieving' makes one a Mystic. A mystic is not an 'also ran'. A mystic is one who is at one with God. I am sorry, I am ashamed to say I am ignorant about the Hebrew terms, and I don't know what they mean. Many mystics have searched and found in union with God in secret, and they have remained unknown to the world. They have no ego in the sense that we ordinary humans have. For Mystics the ego/personality is just a threadbare suit they wear while they keep their human form. They know that their *real nature* is nameless and formless and that their consciousness is undivided by name and form. A Mystic can impart Self-realization to a person who is 'ready' by a word, a look, a touch or a thought. Mystics know that the real is unreal and that it is the unreal that is real, but these are just bits inadequate bits of human language we use to try and describe the ineffable. P.s I have to find, dust-off and re-read my old copy of 91/2 mystics.

@SeekersofUnity

3 жыл бұрын

It’s all good, no need to be ashamed, we all come to here to learn. I find the way you write of mysticism, the words you use to express the inexpressible, quite beautiful. Thank you. 9 1/2 is a beautiful book, enjoy re-reading it. The thought came to suggest another book for you, although there are hundreds, if not thousands, of books of and on Jewish mysticism. I’d like to recommend Adam Afterman’s “And They Shall Be One Flesh”: On the Language of Mystical Union in Judaism. Enjoy, brother.