Essence To Essence

Copyright © 2019 by Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, M.D.

“Let my soul be as dust to all,” (Berachos 17a; included in the weekday Amidah). This profound statement is layered with wisdom and meaning. This physical world is filled with a myriad of corrupting, parasitic influences from within and without. The only way to thrive and prosper in such an environment is to be perpetually bound with one’s source and purpose. When the soul is connected to its root, it is shielded from subjugation to finite creations, such as space-time.

  Space-time is created for the purpose of providing a matrix for man to serve his Creator. Most of humanity has become enslaved to the limitations of the world instead of being their master.

   The only way to free oneself from the grasp of corrupting finitude is by developing a suprarational faith in the hidden essence of G-d and in the divine essence of one’s soul. By connecting your essence with G-d’s essence, your soul becomes ungraspable (“like dust to all”) and attains true freedom.   It is my hope that this book will arouse and reveal your quintessential bond with G-d.

Metamorphosis

Copyright © 2018 by Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, M.D.

Throughout history, there have been movements that have attempted to deny G-d’s existence. One recent example is the former Soviet Union. To consolidate political power, the few of the ruling class instituted policies that made “THE STATE” of prime importance. Individual freedoms as well as religious observance were viewed as a direct threat to the “almighty” state. Belief in G-d weakened the grip of the tyrannical state by giving people hope and faith for redemption. For millions of Jews throughout the majority of the twentieth century, the Soviet system was a spiritual hellhole. The Soviet machine chewed up and destroyed lives for the greater good of the state. Jewish observance was illegal and countless Jews were persecuted, imprisoned, and executed.