The God Ba’al

Ba’al, whose particular responsibility was agriculture, was a well known god in Canaan. He was the storm god who came riding in on the clouds to fertilize the parched ground. In fact, that is the reason for the name Ba’al.

Meaning of the Name

Officially, Ba’al’s name was Hadad, but he’s usually referred to by the Hebrew word Ba’al, which meant “master” or “lord,” but also “husband.” Ba’al was the earth’s spouse, whose rainwater fertilized the soil and made the crops grow.

The Great Shift
James Kugel

Sound of a Flower

Silently a flower blooms,
In silence it falls away;
Yet here now, at this moment, at this place
the whole of the flower
the whole of the world is blooming.
This is the talk of the flower, the truth of the blossom;
The glory of eternal life is fully shining here.

     Zenkai Shibayama, Zen Master (1894-1974)

Silence on Fire
William Shannon

Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

Shunryu Suzuki

We will have ups and downs in life – sometimes feeling on top of the world, other times feeling crushed by its weight. But this is it, this is our life. Although this may seem like a daunting realization, it is a realization nonetheless, and it is one that can bring us to peace. Once we deeply understand that we will lose everything, we realize that we’ve got nothing to lose and that nothing can be grasped onto.

Your Life is Meditation
Mark Van Buren