Revolution

Tens of thousands of students took to the streets on more than a dozen Iranian campuses Monday in the biggest anti-government protests in months.

No matter how extreme or liberal is the religion in the end they all turn tyrannical. Iran and their 30 year revolution has bogged down on authority. In the protests some were heard to shout, death to the dictator.

In the Torah revolution is inevitable, desirable and the obvious outcome of completion–once completion happens it is necessary to begin anew–go higher, penetrate further. Revolution is the substance of movement and movement is the definition of animated life.

The Torah delineates the human being’s motion from the rest of creation as being Mahalach/Walker because through our freedom of choice here on this physical plane we are able to effectuate change in our soul; the Talmud-Book of Law identifies certain Rabbis as Rutzim/Runners like Rabbi Akiva who if left alone to pray would start in one corner of the room but end up in the other because of frequent bowing and prostrations.

Life needs to be looked at from many different perspectives in order to affix a proper path to the future. The Torah gives us the outer look, the Cabala the inner look while the Talmud and Midrash are the space in between.