Everything Is God by Jay Michaelson
This exploration of the radical, yet ancient, idea that everything and everyone is God will transform how you understand your life and the nature of religion itself. While God is conventionally viewed as an entity separate from us, there are some Jews-Kabbalists, Hasidim, and their modern-day heirs-who assert that God is not separate from us at all. In this nondual view, everyone and everything manifests God. For centuries a closely guarded secret of Kabbalah, nondual Judaism is a radical reorientation of religious life that is increasingly influencing mainstream Judaism today.Writer and scholar Jay Michaelson presents a wide-ranging and compelling explanation of nondual Judaism- what it is, its traditional and contemporary sources, its historical roots and philosophical significance, how it compares to nondual Buddhism and Hinduism, and how it is lived in practice. He explains what this mystical nondual view means in our daily ego-centered lives, for our communities, and for the future of Judaism.
Jay Michaelson has taught Kabbalah, mindfulness, and embodied spiritual practice at a variety of institutions, including Yale University, City College, Elat Chayyim, the Skirball Center, and the Wexner Summer Institute. He is the chief editor of Zeek: A Jewish Magazine of Ideas and Culture and a frequent contributor to publications such as the Forward, the Jerusalem Post, Slate, and others. He graduated from Yale Law School with a JD and an MA in religious studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is currently pursuing his doctorate.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781590306710 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590306716 |
| Title | Everything Is God |
| Author | Jay Michaelson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2009-10-13 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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