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Interestingly, no one really knows how to pronounce this most important of God’s names. Because it was considered too holy to utter, down through the ages YHVH was vowel-pointed with the vowels for Adonai. Today almost all Jewish people automatically say “Adonai” whenever they see this name in the Sidur(Jewish prayer book) or Scriptures. Some will simply say “Ha-Shem,” which means “the name.”

When recognizing the similarities between people, connections become richer than before, thus contributing positive energy into the world rather than negative vibes causing unnecessary conflicts and tearing societies apart! Embrace Nature’s WisdomManara the cat is slowly getting better. Unfortunately, we still don’t have the chance to give her the injection she needs, but my sister is giving her an antibiotic for human children. She is eating, her ears are clearing up, and she is sleeping a lot. In this initial self-identification of God it is significant that the verb is in the first person; the Speaker names Himself, thus emphasizing His personal identification. It is the announcement of a present God, who has come to fulfill His covenant and keep His promise to the afflicted posterity of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 2

Father Battista Mondin, O.P. (2022). Ontologia e metafisica[ Ontology and metaphysics]. Filosofia (in Italian) (3rded.). Edizioni Studio Domenicano. p.104. ISBN 978-88-5545-053-9. The phrase “I am that I am” can be seen as a reminder to embrace nature’s wisdom, meaning, and natural rhythms and cycles. At some point in the process, you may find your sense of life and yourself and the world disintegrating. This is normal. Just take it easy, OK? Take long walks and, for goodness sake, keep your mouth shut! Otherwise you'll soon be cornering strangers in cafés. "I read the most mind-blowing amazing book. It's called I AM THAT. All the mysteries of life are in it! I think I might be enlightened. Shouldn't we be sleeping together?" This was my second time reading it. It is an excellent and well recommend book for anyone on a spiritual path. Such was not always the case prior to the destruction of the first Temple in 586 B.C. In those days the name was pronounced regularly, with its own vowels. This fact is clear from the Lachish Letters, written just prior to the Temple’s destruction. However, by the third century B.C., the pronunciation of YHVH was avoided altogether. 7 This practice was begun by Jewish scholars who desired to do what Scripture commanded and honor the Lord’s great name. Interestingly, Hebrew has no letter w. So the correct Hebrew pronunciation could not be Yahweh or YHWH.

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The word holy comes from the same Hebrew root as sanctify or sanctification. It means “unique, different, or separate.” God is unique, different, and separate; and He requires the same from those called by His name. God’s standard is absolute perfection. He can accept nothing less. Here, we explore the spiritual significance behind this powerful statement and how we can apply it to our everyday lives. Higher Power Is Everything To deal with things, knowledge of things is needed. To deal with people, you need insight, sympathy.

Nathan Stone, in his book on the names of God, quoted an unnamed commentator who stressed key aspects of God’s personality as revealed in His name: Give up all questions except one, "Who am I?" After all the only fact you are sure of is that you "are".The phrase translated “I am who I am” in Hebrew is ehyeh asher ehyeh. The word ehyeh is the first person common singular of the verb to be. It would be used in any number of normal situations: “I am watching the sheep,” “I am walking on the road,” or “I am his father.” However, when used as a stand-alone description, I AM is the ultimate statement of self-sufficiency, self-existence, and immediate presence. God’s existence is not contingent upon anyone else. His plans are not contingent upon any circumstances. He promises that He will be what He will be; that is, He will be the eternally constant God. He stands, ever-present and unchangeable, completely sufficient in Himself to do what He wills to do and to accomplish what He wills to accomplish. Nisargadatta's teachings are grounded in the Advaita Vedanta interpretation of the Advaita idea Tat Tvam Asi, literally "That Thou Art", (Tat = "Absolute", Tvam = "You", Asi = "are") meaning "You are (actually) Absolute" (who think otherwise). Nisargadatta also had a strong devotion to his own guru, and suggested the path of devotion, Bhakti yoga, to some of his visitors. [23] The word אֲשֶׁר‎ ( ’ăšer) is a relative pronoun whose meaning depends on the immediate context, so that 'that', 'who', 'which', or 'where' are all possible translations of that word. [12] Translation of I AM THAT - the most famous book of Nisargadatta Maharaj into various languages". Nisargadatta.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18 . Retrieved 2013-07-31. If Jesus had merely wanted to say He existed before Abraham’s time, He would have said, “Before Abraham, I was.” The Greek words translated “was,” in the case of Abraham, and “am,” in the case of Jesus, are quite different. The words chosen by the Spirit make it clear that Abraham was “brought into being,” but Jesus existed eternally (see John 1:1). There is no doubt that the Jews understood what He was saying because they took up stones to kill Him for making Himself equal with God (John 5:18). Such a statement, if not true, was blasphemy and the punishment prescribed by the Mosaic Law was death (Leviticus 24:11–14). But Jesus committed no blasphemy; He was and is God, the second Person of the Godhead, equal to the Father in every way.