Tikkun

93 "Tikkun Olam" means "mending of the world" in Hebrew. It's referring to the Kabbalistic concept of recovering the light from the husks(qlippot) which conceal it. What I find interesting is that it implies a sort of karma yoga, in which closeness to God is achieved through action in the world, rather than withdrawal from it. But what I find particularly relevant is that one person's tikkun is not the same as another's. We each have our own spiritual purpose to fulfill, and the one truly spiritual thing we can do is fulfill our purpose. For some that might mean renunciation and aesceticism. For others, it means inventing something that will serve mankind. For others, it simply means spreading love and happiness to everyone they meet. Who is more spiritual? Some unknown saddhu in India, or Martin Luther King? Neither. Both have their own spiritual purpose to fulfill, and if they listen to their guidance, they will be in alignment with God. The most ridiculous thing I see is when one spiritual seeker tells another they are misguided because they have not received the same guidance. They set their own lives up as the universal standard. But this is a trapping of the ego, and can lead many a seeker astray by involving them too much in their ego. So the most important spiritual thing one can do is find their own personal guidance, and, as Joseph Campbell said, "Follow your bliss." 93/93