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Sunday 11 April 2010

Path 26 - The Path of Ayin

It requires perfect balance and understanding of both the pillars of Beauty Tipheret and Yesod Communication. This path is balanced by the 24th and 25th path, where one realises the role of the Ego and is aware of the projections of personal perceptions. What we hold in our minds is filtered through our prejudices and preconceptions. This path deals with reality as well as creating reality. We can learn to perceive and use communication to perceive clearly and objectively. With this path we must be able to see with the eyes ourselves, or the even strongest faith will not understand. We cannot just intellectually grasp concepts, but, need to experience them to know the reality. Also, its important to keep and open mind.

Ayin is related to the Eyes and the Third Eye as the method of perceiving and influencing this Samekh-model of reality that we see around us. If we want to make someone laugh, for instance, we will somehow draw their attention to us, usually signified by them fixing their eyes on us, or us looking directly at them. Energy is carried by the words along the line of awareness created by looking at one another, and is received by the other person.

Ayin is also said to refer to the Eye of God, which constantly watches his creations below. If for a moment we consider that we are each a god of our own created worlds, and we see how we interact with them through Ayin, we can get an idea of our own relationship to God, as a vessel through which He may influence and perceive the world.