One of the places where we overcome alienation and step inside to an act of surrender is the sacred realm of music. Eros cuts through ego and touches essence. We feel alive and totally present in the fullness of our longing. Mastery in song and music takes place precisely at the point where radical discipline and control are transcended. At the intersection between control and surrender the singer or musician gives herself up, allowing herself to be played by the universe. It is of course not an accident that an essential component of the Temple service was music. The biblical myth text reads, “If you are searching for Shechina” then come to the Temple with its symphony of holy song. Through music from exotic instruments and songs that opened the heart, the people were aroused to the erotics of desire and personal surrender.
Mystery of Love
Marc Gafni
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