Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide

By Aryeh Kaplan

Book Overview

Students of mediation are usually surprised to discover that a Jewish mediation tradition exists and that it was an authentic and integral part of mainstream Judaism until the eighteenth century.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805210377
• ISBN13: 9780805210378
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating and helpful

In this work, the late Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan explores the Jewish roots of meditation, as well as a practical on how to meditate according to Jewish tradition. He points out how meditation is an ancient part of Jewish religious tradition, contrary to popular belief. How the synagogue was meant originally to be a meditative experience, and how much of Jewish prayer liturgy is meant to be a meditative type connection with the...

An indespensible guide...

I'm not Jewish. I'm actually a Spirit-filled Christian. My branch of the Church tends to emphisize prayer, personal devotion, and intimacy with God. As a devout student of the Bible, I've always looked to the ancient Jewish Prophets and Mystics to learn how to grow closer to God. Years ago I came to the conclusion that deep spiritual meditation was at the center of their spiritual lives, yet I was not terribly familiar with...

Book Builds Bridge

There is no question about the renewed interest and a more thoughtful examination of religion and its sister, spirituality in our contemporary society. However, since the mid nineteenth century, in a period scholars called, "The Death of God," the supernatural aspect of the three great Middle Eastern (not Western) religions have been extracted from European and American culture; it's most noticeably evident in its absence...