The following interpretation of what TIkkun means and how it pertains to ones' life provides a glimpse of how we here at OpusContinuum see our lives. We offer this interpretation as but one of many examples. Part of your Tikkun is to search out your own meaning.

We did not appear in this world by chance.

We did not appear through a process of random selection.

We did appear for a reason.

This reason? Tikkun.

Tikkun is a Hebrew word that translates as correction, or repair. What needs correcting? Our soul.

Kabbalah teaches that each of us comes to this world with baggage from previous lifetimes. This baggage contains all the situations where we short-circuited in our past lives, or at some forgotten point in this life.

Each time we fail to resist our reactive behavior, we have to correct it at some point in the future. This concept of correction is called ‘tikkun.’

We can have a tikkun with money, people, health, friendship, or relationships.

Going through life being a ‘nice guy’ isn’t enough. The secret to our lives is changing our own personal negative patterns which make up our tikkun.

So what’s your tikkun?

Without knowing you, I can tell you right now what your tikkun is.

Whatever is uncomfortable for you is part of your tikkun. All the people in your life who bother and annoy you – they’re part of your tikkun. If you find it hard to speak up for yourself – it’s part of your tikkun. If you can’t seem to get out of debt – it’s part of your tikkun. If you find it difficult to control your negative thoughts – it ’s part of your tikkun.

With this understanding, you can no longer be a victim. You can no longer lament the hardships, the bad childhood, the chemical imbalance, or any difficult circumstance that confronts you. These situations, as overwhelming as they might seem, are simply there to call down the everlasting Light of fulfillment into your life.

Excerpt from the Weekly Consciousness Tune-Up e-mail entitled "They’re Waiting for You" sent out to members of The Kabbalah Centre for the week of August 1 – August 7, 2004.