Meditation from the Heart of Judaism by Avram Davis

Meditation from the Heart of Judaism by Avram Davis

Techniques explained by the masters--for today's spiritual seeker

Meditation is designed to give you direct access to the spiritual. Whether it's through deep breathing during a busy day, listening to the quiet after turning off the car radio, chanting in prayer or ten minutes of visualization exercises each morning, meditation takes many forms. But it is always a personal method of centering our spiritual self.

Meditation has long been practiced in the Jewish community as a powerful tool to transcend words, personality and ego and to directly experience the divine. Inspiring yet practical, this introduction to meditation from a Jewish perspective approaches it in a new and illuminating way: As it is personally practiced by today's most experienced Jewish meditators from around the world.

A how to guide for both beginning and experienced meditators, Meditation from the Heart of Judaism will help you start meditating or help you enhance your practice. Meditation is a Jewish spiritual resource for today that can benefit people of all faiths and backgrounds--and help us add spiritual energy to our lives.

Contributors include:
Sylvia Boorstein - Alan Brill - Andrea Cohen-Keiner - David Cooper - Avram Davis - Nan Fink - Steve Fisdel - Shefa Gold - Lynn Gottleib - Edward Hoffman - Lawrence Kushner - Alan Lew - Shaul Magid - Daniel C. Matt - Jonathan Omer-Man - Mindy Ribner - Susie Schneider - Rami M. Shapiro - Shohama Wiener - Sheila Peltz Weinberg - Laibl Wolf - David Zeller

Avram Davis is a respected teacher of Jewish meditation and spirituality, and the founder and codirector of an independent renewal center for Jewish learning and meditation, Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, California. He is the author of The Way of the Flame (Jewish Lights), an introduction to the practice of meditation, and coauthor of Judaic Mysticism.