Prayer Elements Conversion Table

1 Brakha i1:J1:J = 100 Good Wishes Because a Brakhais more than a hope or a good intention. A Brakhais a dynamic psychic action, tracing a path of unfolding from the source, the braykhah (pool) of superconscious energy which surrounds us, supports us, blesses us. l Halleluyah i7'1!:J::Ji1 Because a Halleluyah is more than the sycophantic placation of a narcissistic deity. A Halleluyah is an outpouring of our amazement which transfigures the soul, electrifying and purifying its energy. ' 1 Kedushah i1tv11P = 100 Halleluyahs Because a Kedushah is more than a fantasied quotation from an angelstruck ancient. A Kedushah fixes one's awareness during an exquisite moment of awesome stillness. Time is felt to stop, producing a great, silent echo within, profoundly increasing the depth perception of one's innerness. 1 Sh ma JJDl!I= 100 Kedushahs Because the Sh'ma is more than the proclamation of a creed-statement of a monotheistic anachronism. The Sh'ma triggers a heightened moment of ~ ego-transcending annihilation in which are dissolved all personal boundaries, melting the individual into Infinite Light. It is the diving board of the prayers. Because the Amida is more than standing before an imaginary royal figure. To stand in Amida is to channel the Divine Brakhathrough our ~ bodies and voice. We become energetically transparent like a ray of ~ light shining on, and nourishing the universe.