MEDLEY: Moses 5 ~ Paper trail

Years ago I read a book by a religious scholar on the concept of 'Nazarene' in the Bible. He may have been German; I think he held seminars each summer (in Germany?) on his understanding of the Essene teachings. I searched online this morning and couldn't track it down, but what remains in my memory is the trail of vegetarian stories and references in the books attributed to Moses.

MEDLEY: Moses 4 ~ Challenges of being a seeker

So when the guide finally agrees to let Moses follow him, he tells Moses that he must contain his reactions in silence, mastering his curiosity and asking no questions unless the guide opens up the dialogue. And Moses’ patience and obedience are immediately put to the test.

MEDLEY: Moses 3 ~ Archetypal seeker

There’s a wonderful parable in the Qur’ân that in part addresses the issue of our unawareness – how unconscious most meditators are about what is actually going on in their meditation practice.

MEDLEY: Moses 2 ~ Mixed marriage

Moses is incredible! He is totally a man of our time ~ adopted as a baby, goes from slave to millionaire, discovers his roots and risks his life in order to stand up for his people, not once (when he protects the Hebrew slave and by mistake murders the overseer) but over and over again in a period of decades when he confronts and challenges the mega-powers of his time (the Pharaoh, the priests and the courtiers were no easy pushovers, they were... well, just as greedy and unprincipled and politically savvy and ruthless as the top of the power pyramid in today's scenario); and then in addition to this, there's the whole multi-cultural, displaced, inter-racial, inter-religious aspect of the guy: Who doesn't relate to some or all of that!

MEDLEY: Moses 1 ~ Ethiopian connection

I'm fascinated by Moses. I don't mean the Great Prophet aspect: the Leader of the Hebrews who came down from Sinai with ten commandments written in stone. OK, granted, that is all pretty mind-blowing ~ but it tends to just be part of what many of us learned in our childhood, so we take it for granted without thinking about it (beyond rejecting or accepting).

No, one of the things about Moses that grabs my attention is this: