 Neo:
What are you trying to tell me, that I can dodge bullets?
Morpheus: No Neo. I'm
trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.
This world is an illusion. Generated by a higher dimension of reality.
Tank: Here you go, buddy.
Breakfast of Champions.
In Kurt Vonnegut's novel, "Breakfast of Champions," Kilgor Trout
is having a drink in a bar when suddenly he feels that an awesome
presence is about to enter. He begins to sweat.
In walks Kurt Vonnegut, the author, and the character finds himself
face to face with his creator. Kilgor's perception of his world
is changed forever. He realizes that he does not exist independently,
that every moment of life requires a new stroke of the author's
pen. Without the author, he ceases to exist.
 He
grasps that there is a higher dimension more real than the world
of the novel. His entire universe is an expression of Kurt Vonnegut,
who is the source of that world.
Every molecule, every detail is being created anew this moment.
Nothing is static. Our entire world is an expression of a Higher
Source. There is a Master Programmer, beyond the Matrix, and the
universe is His program.
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Definition:
Olam, the Hebrew word for "world", is from
the root meaning "hidden". The world is God's mask. Peel
back the layer of this world and look beyond the Matrix
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 Morpheus:
This is a sparring program, similar to the programmed reality of
the Matrix.
It has the same basic rules, rules like gravity.
What you must learn is that these rules are no different than the
rules of a computer system.
Some of them can be bent. Others can be broken...
How did I beat you?
 Neo:
You're too fast.
Morpheus: Do you believe
that my being stronger or faster has anything to do with my muscles
in this place? You think that's air you're breathing now?
The rules of Nature are just God's software.
 Gravity
is part of that "matrix". It's part of the illusion. A miracle is
simply over-writing the program.
Beyond the Matrix, who says fire must burn? A select few throughout
history have transcended the Matrix of this world, breaking the
rules and rewriting the program.
When the Jews stood at the Red Sea, they didn't have to dodge
the water. They went right through it.
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Visitor Comments:
PZ, 1/5/2003
Rabbi Silinsky...you are AMAZING!!!!!
Dear People,
I cannot find the right words--or enough words--to tell you how impressive, amazing, beautiful, true, touching, and on-target "Beyond The Matrix" is!!!!! You certainly do have a gift--and the ability to share it with so many others.
The comparison between The Matrix and all of its Torah parallels is unbelievable! I don't usually watch science fiction movies, but a friend recommended it and I rented the video. I knew, when I watched it, that there was far more to it than a simple science-fiction Hollywood screenplay. Somehow, I felt a connection to many parts of that movie--I couldn't explain it. . .now I understand what I felt. Thank you so much, for explaining that connection for me.
I can almost pinpoint that precise moment in my life when I had that choice between the "red and the blue pills." It is with gratitude to Hashem that I can say that He helped me make the right choice!
If your Matrix analogy had such a tremendous impact on me--just imagine how much your words must be affecting hundreds of others who look at Aish's web site!
Again, Rabbi Silinsky, I commend you and thank you!
PZ
S.M.W., 1/5/2003
THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE PARALLEL TO LIFE AND DREAM WORLD. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH
S.M.W
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