LISTENING TO OTHERS

One morning, after a night on call as a fourth-year medical student, my friend Tom and I decided we wanted to go to a movie. The Cecil B. DeMIlle film, “The Ten Commandments,” was playing at a downtown theater. Thinking the place would be empty on a Wednesday noon show, we were surprised that theContinue reading “LISTENING TO OTHERS”

I AM HERE – THE ESSENCE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

When God first called Moses from the burning bush, Moses answered by uttering the Hebrew word “Hineini.”  (hee-nay-nee) This means “I Am Here.”  This word appears 23 times in the Torah. There are several compelling examples of the use of the word “Hineini” in this Biblical text.   When God called upon Abraham to killContinue reading “I AM HERE – THE ESSENCE OF ENLIGHTENMENT”