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Zusatztext 87172484 Informationen zum Autor Rabbi Yoel Glick has been guiding seekers on the path of meditation and Jewish spirituality for over thirty years. A renowned teacher and spiritual mentor, he is also the director of Daat Elyon, an online center for spiritual training. Rabbi Yoel has taught in the United States, Canada, Israel, Asia and Europe to audiences of all Jewish denominations as well as in a variety of interfaith settings, and is author of Living the Life of Jewish Meditation: A Comprehensive Guide to Practice and Experience (Jewish Lights) and Seeking the Divine Presence: The Three Pillars of a Jewish Spiritual Life . Rabbi Yoel Glick is available to speak to your group or at your event. For more information, please contact us at (802) 457-4000 or publicity@jewishlights.com . Klappentext Walks you through the fundamentals of daily meditation, with specific guidelines and practical techniques grounded in Judaism, and benefiting from Eastern traditions, for each stage of the life of meditation. Includes mantras, visualizations and contemplation exercises. Zusammenfassung Meditation empowers us to transcend our material mind-set and touch the Infinite and Eternal. "True meditation transforms the way we see reality.... It touches the place inside us where a spark of the Eternal dwells. Meditation unites us with our true Self." -from the Introduction The life of meditation is much more than the act of sitting for half an hour or forty-five minutes and looking inward. It is a whole way of life. Through meditation we learn to live in a heightened awareness and walk at all times in the presence of God. Rabbi Yoel Glick brings wisdom from personal experience and Eastern traditions to illuminate and vitalize familiar Jewish rituals! vocabulary and imagery. He provides specific guidelines and practical techniques grounded in Judaism for each stage of the life of meditation! outlining the inner processes we encounter and the questions we face: How does meditation help us connect with the Collective Jewish Soul? What happens in our mind! body and soul when we meditate? How do we resist the pull of a material mind-set and live in expanded consciousness? What does it feel like to reach union with our spiritual source? How do we remain aware of God's living presence in our everyday life? Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Acknowledgments xiv Introduction: The Path of Meditation xvi A Note on Language xxviii Part One: The Fundamentals of Daily Practice 1 1. Preparation Readying the Body, Heart, and Mind for Meditation 3 2. Intention What Is Our Focus and Goal? 17 3. Forging a Connection How Do We Touch Pure Spirit? 29 Part Two: Techniques 43 4. Stilling the Mind I How Do We Quiet Our Restless Mind? 45 Yogic / Kabbalistic Sefirot 48 5. Stilling the Mind II Bitul: Self-Nullification or Surrender 57 6. Visualization Using Our Creative Imagination 64 7. Concentration Building Focused Spiritual Force 76 8. Mantra Recitation Harnessing Spiritually Charged Sound 88 9. Contemplation Inner Reflection upon a Transcendent Reality 115 Part Three: The Life of Meditation 137 10. Holding the Link How Do We Keep Our Mind on God? 139 11. Merging with Our Spiritual Source The Final Fulfillment of the Quest 156 Part Four: Broader Medi...
