Techniques explained by the
masters—for today’s spiritual seeker
Meditation is designed to give you direct
access to the spiritual. Whether it’s through deep
breathing during a busy day, listening to the quiet after
turning off the car radio, chanting in prayer, or ten minutes
of visualization exercises each morning, meditation takes many
forms. But it is always a personal method of centering our
spiritual self.
Meditation has long been practiced in the
Jewish community as a powerful tool to transcend words,
personality, and ego and to directly experience the divine.
Inspiring yet practical, this introduction to meditation from a
Jewish perspective approaches it in a new and illuminating way:
As it is personally practiced by today’s most experienced
Jewish meditators from around the world.
A “how to” guide for both
beginning and experienced meditators, Meditation from the Heart of Judaism will help you start meditating or help you
enhance your practice. Meditation is a Jewish spiritual
resource for today that can benefit people of all faiths and
backgrounds—and help us add spiritual energy to our
lives. Contributors include:
Sylvia Boorstein • Alan Brill •
Andrea Cohen-Keiner • David Cooper • Avram Davis
• Nan Fink • Steve Fisdel • Shefa Gold •
Lynn Gottleib • Edward Hoffman • Lawrence Kushner
• Alan Lew • Shaul Magid • Daniel C. Matt •
Jonathan Omer-Man • Mindy Ribner • Susie Schneider
• Rami M. Shapiro • Shohama Wiener • Sheila
Peltz Weinberg • Laibl Wolf • David Zeller
“Avram Davis is a pioneer in the new
art of teaching Jewish meditation.... He has assembled a
sparkling catalog of some of its best contemporary teachers.
Their many perspectives light up facets of the holy quest for
nearness to the One.”
— Rodger
Kamenetz, author of Stalking Elijah and The Jew in the Lotus
“One of the most inspiring books I
have ever read in my professional career. Absolutely
spectacular. Wise, delicious, inspiring, and comforting. A
journey into the richness of spirituality.”
— Caroline
M. Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit, coauthor of The Creation
of Health
“In dozens of beautiful ways this
book shows how meditation can bring you home to yourself and
God.”
— Jack
Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
“A treasury of meditative insights
and techniques from some of the most enlightened teachers in
Judaism. Each page is a meditative experience that brings you
closer to God.”
— Rabbi
Shoni Labowitz, author of Miraculous Living: A Guided Journey in Kabbalah
through the Ten Gates of the Tree of Life
Avram Davis is a respected teacher of Jewish
meditation and spirituality, and the founder and codirector of
an independent renewal center for Jewish learning and
meditation, Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, California. He is the
author of The Way of the Flame (Jewish Lights), an introduction to the practice
of meditation, and coauthor of Judaic
Mysticism.
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