Mystical Concepts in Chassidism

Mystical Concepts in Chassidism
Author: Jacob Immanuel Schochet
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1979
Genre: Cabala
ISBN: 9780826604125

An excellent guide to the intricate concepts of Jewish mysticism found in Chabad Chasidic philosphy. It traces the history of Jewish mysticism from its earliest beginnings through its expansion in the sixteenth century and the new era of its promulgation through the Chasidic movement. Special attention is given to the teachings of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, who first elucidated Kabbalistic concepts in a systematic manner and made them accessible to the average person.

The Alef-beit

The Alef-beit
Author: Yitsḥaḳ Ginzburg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 518
Release: 1991
Genre: Hasidism
ISBN: 0876685181

Index. Bibliography: p.462-475.

Phenomenology and Mysticism

Phenomenology and Mysticism
Author: Anthony J. Steinbock
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2009-12-22
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0253221811

Exploring the first-person narratives of three figures from the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic mystical traditions—St. Teresa of Avila, Rabbi Dov Baer, and Rūzbihān Baqlī—Anthony J. Steinbock provides a complete phenomenology of mysticism based in the Abrahamic religious traditions. He relates a broad range of religious experiences, or verticality, to philosophical problems of evidence, selfhood, and otherness. From this philosophical description of vertical experience, Steinbock develops a social and cultural critique in terms of idolatry—as pride, secularism, and fundamentalism—and suggests that contemporary understandings of human experience must come from a fuller, more open view of religious experience.

Habad

Habad
Author: Roman A. Foxbrunner
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780876685266

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Sparks

Sparks
Author: Marco Liuzzi
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011
Genre:
ISBN: 0557431859

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments
Author: Marco Liuzzi
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1257769405

This book contains a brief discussion of the theories on creation, good and evil, as they are presented by the Jewish mystical tradition. It is a body of knowledge which often appears difficult to comprehend to those who approach it. In this book we endeavor to propose an interpretation mediated by the language of modern psychology. The book begins with an examination of the Ten Commandments, which are juxtaposed with the Sefirot, the ""Divine Emanations"" of Cabbala. The main concepts of Cabbala theology on the creation of the world are then considered: the tzimtzum (""contraction""), the ""Breaking of the Vessels"", caused by the disposition of the ""Iggulim"" (""circles"") of the Sefirot, the new creation of the Sefirot according to the scheme of the tree of Cabbala. The theories on good and evil and man's task of repairing the world (the so called ""reintegration of the world"") are then interpreted and commented on in the language of modern psychology, based on the most important studies published by Alice Miller.

Interreligious Philosophical Dialogues

Interreligious Philosophical Dialogues
Author: Graham Oppy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2017-09-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1351617923

Interreligious Philosophical Dialogues, volume 2, provides a unique approach to the philosophy of religion, embracing a range of religious faiths and spiritualities. This volume brings together four leading scholars and philosophers of religion, who engage in friendly but rigorous cross-cultural philosophical dialogue. Each participant in the dialogue, as a member of a particular faith tradition, is invited to explore and explain their core religious commitments, and how these commitments figure in their lived experience and in their relations to other religions and communities. The religious traditions represented in this volume are: Sunni Islam Mystical (Kabbalistic) Judaism Radical incarnational Christianity Shinto. This set of volumes uncovers the rich and diverse cognitive and experiential dimensions of religious belief and practice, pushing the field of philosophy of religion in bold new directions.

The Hebrew Letters

The Hebrew Letters
Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
Publisher: GalEinai Publication Society
Total Pages: 528
Release: 1990
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789657146071

Sefer Yetzirah (the "Book of Creation"), one of the earliest Kabbalistic works, teaches that the letters of the Hebrew alphabet are the building blocks of creation. Each letter has its own significance, spiritual energy, and reason for existing. In this revised version of Rabbi Ginsburgh's best-selling The Alef-Beit, Jewish Thought Revealed Through the Hebrew Letters, he explains how each letter's name, form, and numerical value play a role in the creative process of the cosmos. He draws on the understandings of the well-known mystic, the Baal Shem Tov, in depicting how each letter has nine dimensions, with impact in three worlds--the physical, spiritual, and Divine. In every letter there is the true completion of the soul, a chance to unite consciousness with the code of creation. Includes glossary, footnotes, and index.

Minyan

Minyan
Author: Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Publisher: Harmony
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2010-02-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0307557952

A path of daily living based on ten spiritual practices that have been used by Jews for centuries. MINYAN is an invaluable source of inspiration and insight not only for those large numbers who are returning to Judaism but for people of all faiths who are looking for a way to integrate spirituality into their daily lives.

Transformation of the Soul

Transformation of the Soul
Author: Greg Sipes
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2008-07
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1434359573

Have you longed for a new, refreshing, inspiring way to view and experience spirituality? Are you curious about how consciousness and spirituality are related to one another? Do you desire a more profound perspective on the integration of science and spirituality? You hold in your hands a unique response to these questions. This is one of three volumes of the compilation of the collected writings of Dr. David Blumenthal. A practicing psychoanalyst, David is a mechanical engineer by training with considerable education in religion and theology. He has written extensively over a thirty-five-year period on his experiences with and observation of psychology, consciousness and spirituality. In these writings you will be challenged to reconsider your view of what you are, what you are not as well as your notions about how you "work." You will learn the secret to a better experience of life. David's discussion of traditional religious notions such as sin, forgiveness, evil, salvation and even Satan (he calls this spiritual force "the adversary") will challenge you to reconsider what these terms mean. The disagreement between evolutionists and creationists melts away with David's scientifically oriented discussion of the difference between process and cause. His explanation of all healing as spiritual is both compelling and hopeful. In short, you have never read anything quite like this. Reading and contemplating what David says will transform your way of living and, with God's grace, your soul. Enjoy!