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This book presents the most basic forms of meditation, especially as discussed in the mainstream sources. It is a guide to Jewish meditation written in non-technical terms for the layperson. It begins with a description of meditation in general, then focuses in on specifically Jewish meditation and finally explores the various components of meditation.
Kaplan, Orthodox rabbi and author of Meditation and the Bible (Weiser, 1978) and Meditation and Kabbalah (Weiser, 1981), shows that meditation is consistent with traditional Jewish thought and practice. He then presents a guide to a variety of meditative techniques: mantra meditation (with suggested phrases and Bible verses to use as mantras); contemplation; visualization; experiencing nothingness (which he does not recommend for beginners); conversing with God; and prayer. His instructions are clear and explicit, and his advice is informed and sound, advocating that a simple 20-minute-a-day program can indeed help make the practitioner a better person and a better Jew, and develop a closer relationship to God and things spiritual. Recommended for general collections. Marcia G. Fuchs, Guilford Free Lib., Ct.
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Jimmy Bell Jr
reviewed Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide on August 01, 2008
Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide
This book had little practical advice to offer, unless you consider a kabalistic interpretation of Jewish prayer and liturgy to be practical. One strange affect that was repeated was the warning not to do certain meditations alone - implying that one might not be able to return from the land of nothingness or contact with God. As a physician and a sometime meditator and student of Zen, I have never heard of anyone who failed to come back from meditation. For most of us, the problem is getting there and staying there - wherever. Getting back is easy. Anyway, this book did not help me to see the sources of Jewish meditation historically as I hoped. On to The Way of Solomon and One God Clapping.
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