Modeh Ani: Addressing the Boundaries of Consciousness

Addressing the Boundaries of Consciousness The Modeh Ani delineates the boundaries of consciousness, providing a metaphor for the daily entry into conventional reality from the sleep-world with the image of the soul commuting back and forth between God's lap and my body. MODAH ANI Upon awakening from the world of dreams write down as much as you can remember, pray over your dreams, then say: With deep humility I awaken as a newborn babe from a dreaming world and open my eyes. I leap to my bygone dream to retain and regain connection with all that is now receding into unconsciousness as my eyes open wider into physically visual appearances. With all that I, this consciousness container, am - part awareness and obviously part unawareness as my dreams recede - my first commitment is to broaden my awareness to connect with the Most High Infinitude, beyond present imagination. I surrender my sense of the current boundaries of awareness to an ocean of dynamically changing, complex supersystems in awe and grateful abandon, in growing awareness and appreciation of the intricacy and richness of the source of the weather changes of my own rapidly shifting awareness. I enter this day with commitment to recovering and maintaining connection with and certitude of the unlimited orders of complexity increasing with each morning's awakening. fliit:J Offering thanks (/ conceding overpowerment) Modeh Ani L 'fanekha before You rn, Melekh /Ruakh king / Spirit alive Khai sustaining V'kayam i1iTt7r7tD Sheh-hekhazarta that you have returned in me Bi ,nr.ito.:i Nishmati my neshama B 'khemla with tender-heartedness fl:Ji Rabba Great Emunatekha is your faithfulness.