I'm God, You're Not - Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego

Zusatztext "A window into the heart and soul of a man who models what it means to be a rabbi?. You will be touched by [his] gentle! lighthearted and compassionate ... Truth." - Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi ! coauthor! Jewish with Feeling and A Heart Afire ; author! First Steps to a New Jewish Spirit "A wonderful collection of classic Kushner wit and wisdom. He has a gift for presenting profound ideas in phrase and story that speak to our lives." - Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus ! president! Central Conference of American Rabbis; rabbi! B'nai Yehuda Beth Sholom! Homewood! Illinois "Larry Kushner experiences Jewish life with ? an extra measure of soul. Where we find closed doors! he finds open possibilities. Where we see endings! he perceives new beginnings. With love and humor! he invites us to see our Jewish lives through new eyes." - Rabbi Edward Feinstein ! editor! Jews and Judaism in the 21st Century: Human Responsibility! the Presence of God and the Future of the Covenant "So witty and entertaining that you won't want to put [it] down. [Its] deep wisdom and clear insight sneak up on you while you're chuckling." - Rabbi David A. Teutsch! PhD ! author! Spiritual Community: The Power to Restore Hope! Commitment and Joy Informationen zum Autor Lawrence Kushner , author, lecturer and spiritual leader, is regarded as one of the most creative religious thinkers and writers in America. A commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, he has focused us on spiritual renewal with wisdom and humor. Through his books and lectures, people of every faith and background have found inspiration and new strength for spiritual search and growth. It has been said that some spiritual leaders blend religion and psychology to help us walk better on the ground, but Lawrence Kushner draws on the wisdom of the mystics to help us dance better on the ceiling. Kushner's acclaimed books include I’m God; You’re Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego ; Honey from the Rock: An Easy Introduction to Jewish Mysticism ; Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary ; The Book of Letters: A Mystical Hebrew Alphabet ; Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians ; and In God’s Hands , an inspiring fable for children, with Gary Schmidt (all Jewish Lights). Kushner served as rabbi at Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, Massachusetts, for almost thirty years; he is currently the Emanu-El scholar at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, and an adjunct faculty member at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion. He is fascinated by graphic design and computers (designing most of his Jewish Lights books). He enjoys Mozart, hanging around sailboats, and making his granddaughters giggle. Klappentext To paraphrase the Talmud, God says, "There ain't room enough in this here world for your ego and Me. You pick." With his signature wit and compassion, Rabbi Kushner refreshes our view of how life shapes us and gently reminds us of the Source of it All. Zusammenfassung Flashes of insight-surprising! entertaining! inspiring-from one of the most creative spiritual thinkers in America. "The goal of all spiritual life is to get your ego out of the way-outwit the sucker; dissolve it; shoot it; kill it. Silence the incessant planning! organizing! running! manipulating! possessing! and processing that are the ineluctable redoubts of the ego. Not because these activities are bad or wrong or even narcissistic ? but because they preclude awareness of the Divine. To paraphrase the Talmud! God says! 'There ain't room enough in this here world for your ego and Me. You pick.'" -from the Introduction

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Kushner, Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2010
• EAN: 9781580234412
• ISBN: 978-1-58023-441-2
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works