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and wish you Shalom. He will then answer every question that comes into your thoughts to ask him. He will do this with and through your mouth. Your ears will hear his words, for you will not be speaking from yourself. Rather, he will be speaking through you. This is the mystery of the verse, "The spirit of God spoke to me, and His word was on my lips". (Samuel II 23:2)
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occupations and reorienting it toward God; filling the rational soul with God; and using the imaginative soul to assist the intelligence in its contemplation of Gods magnificent creations, which testify to their
Creator: the majesty and awe of the sea, with its wondrous creatures, the rotation of the great c"elestial sphere, the nature of the stars, and such.
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At a certain point in the process of reciting the words of the Mishna, you may feel overcome by exhaustion. If you are worthy, the soul of this sage may then come to reside in your mouth. This will happen in the midst of your reciting the Mishna. As you recite, he will begin to speak with your mouth
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Inward retreat (Hitbodedut) is the complete focus of the heart.. to empty the heart and mind of all besides God and to fill and occupy them with Him. This is accomplished by totally or partially quieting the sensitive soul, detaching the appetitive (i.e. desiring) soul from the rest of one's worldly
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It has thus been shown that it must be man's aim, after having acquired the knowledge of God, to deliver himself up to Him, and to have his heart constantly filled with longing after Him. He accomplishes this generally by seclusion and retirement. Every pious man should therefore seek retirement and
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as using meditative methods, built around the biblical vision of
Ezekiel and the creation in Genesis. According to Michael D. Swartz: "the texts do not, however, provide any instructions for meditation techniques. Nor do they betray any evidence of consciousness of an interior self, such as the soul
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to bring forth the letters of the words of this Mishna, and that the voice that emerges through the vessel of your mouth is the sparks of your inner soul which are emerging and reciting this Mishna. In this way, your soul will become a chariot within which the soul of the sage who is the master of
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takes as it illuminates within each vessel; prayer to traditional liturgy Divine Names is prayer to God's
Essence, expressed through particular sephirot supernal channels on high. Corresponding with the traditional words of prayer, the Kabbalist intentionally contemplates each Divine Name sephirot
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voluntary act aiming to generate an alteration in the individuals consciousness, which they perceive as therapeutic or redemptive". Based on that definition, he further presents a five elements typology with which the various Jewish meditative traditions could be distinguishable from one another:
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More recently Tomer
Persico presented the lack of a proper definition of the word meditation. He suggests that the word has many different meanings and uses, and that only a few attempts have been made to provide a comprehensive definition. He therefore suggests meditation should be defined as "A
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by reading it as esoteric mystical meditations and the ascent of the soul for elite practitioners. Through this, the border between supplicatory prayer and theurgic practice blurs if prayer becomes viewed as a magical process rather than Divine response to petitions. However, Kabbalists censored
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has been credited with teaching Jewish meditation to thousands of people. His synagogue
Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco, California, includes a meditation center, the first meditation center connected to a Conservative synagogue. By 1997, Lew noted that almost all of the largest
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Abulafia and other Ecstatic Kabbalists was a minority tradition to the Theosophical Kabbalah mainstream, but later aspects of it became incorporated in the 16th century Theosophical compendiums of Cordovero and Vital, such as drawing down divine influx, and subsequently influenced the
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Chabad accepts and endorses the writings of
Kabbalists such as Moses Cordovero and Haim Vital and their works are quoted at length in the Hasidic texts. However, the Chabad masters say that their methods are easily misunderstood without a proper foundation in Hasidic philosophy.
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in the middle of the 19th century, encouraged meditative practices of introspection and visualization that could help to improve moral character. Focusing on the truthful psychological self-evaluation of one's spiritual worship, the Musar movement institutionalized the classic
703:) teaches that those who are "perfect" in their intellectual perception of God can "enjoy the presence of Divine Providence", but only while they "meditate on God". He offers a parable that suggests that purely intellectual, private meditation is the highest form of worship.
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theory as a dynamic mythological scheme. While the Zohar is outwardly solely a theosophical work, for which reason medieval
Meditative Kabbalists followed alternative traditions, Luria's systemisation of doctrine enabled him to draw new detailed meditative practices, called
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What is the path love and fear of Him? When a person contemplates His wondrous and great deeds and creations and appreciates His infinite wisdom that surpasses all comparison, he will immediately love, praise, and glorify , yearning with tremendous desire to know great
2240:(1505–1573), influenced by Abulafia, taught his own system of meditation. Tzayach was probably the last Kabbalist to advocate use of the prophetic position, where one places his head between his knees. This position was used by Elijah on Mount Carmel, and in early
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may include establishing a close, personal relationship with God and a clearer understanding of one's personal motives and goals or (as in
Likutey Moharan I, Lesson 52) the transformative realization of God as the "Imperative Existent," or Essence of Reality.
1990:(cleaving to God) was secondary, preferring the term more accurately for Ecstatic Kabbalah's unio mystica methods and goal. He sees generalising the term in reference to all Kabbalistic intentions as a reflection of the contemporary zeitgeist, promoted by
2018:, rather than classic meditation akin to Eastern Religions, as the true central expression of Judaism. Theosophical Kabbalists and later Hasidism were deeply concerned to develop mystical approaches to prayer, whether theurgic in the case of Kabbalah, or
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His teachings embody the non-Zoharic stream in
Spanish Kabbalism, which he viewed as alternative and superior to the theosophical Kabbalah which he criticised. Abulafia's work was surrounded in controversy because of the edict against him by
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2865:, the founder of the Mussar Institute, recommends morning meditation practices that can be as short as four minutes. One of the meditations especially recommended by Morinis is the practice of focusing on a single word: the Hebrew word
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willed control of angels for only the most holy, and justified their theurgic prayer as optimising the divine channels through which their prayerful supplication to God ascends. Kabbalists declare one prayers only "to Him (God's
2625:(intentions) on Divine names was seen as an impediment to direct emotional Devekut (cleaving to God), and was dropped in favour of new meditative and contemplative practices of Divine consciousness. This downplaying of the
2633:, began with the Baal Shem Tov. In a parable he related that knowing each of the detailed Kabbalistic Kavanot in prayer unlocked individual gates in Heaven, but tears break through all barriers to reach the King Himself.
2501:(Gates of Holiness) was the only guidebook to Meditative Kabbalah traditionally printed, though its most esoteric fourth part remained unpublished until recently. In the following account Vital presents the method of R.
2134:(1240–1291), a leading medieval figure in the history of Meditative Kabbalah and the founder of the school of Prophetic/Ecstatic Kabbalah, wrote meditation manuals using meditation on Hebrew letters and words to achieve
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Meditate alone in a house, wrapped in a prayer shawl. Sit and shut your eyes, and transcend the physical as if your soul has left your body and is ascending to heaven. After this divestment/ascension, recite one
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They bend themselves like reeds, placing their heads between their knees until all their faculties are nullified. As a result of this lack of sensation, they see the Supernal Light, with true vision and not with
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processes, especially when carried out in particular ways that could channel the mystical flow between the Divine sephirot on high and from the divine realm to this world. They reinterpreted standard
735:, son of Moses Maimonides, also recommended private meditative practices that were designed to rid the mind of desires and allow for communion with God. Abraham Maimonides developed a Jewish
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represents an important point of the Chabad method: Chabad Hasidic philosophy rejects the notion that any new insight can come from mere concentration. Chabad philosophy explains that while
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Aryeh Kaplan's pioneering translations and scholarship on Meditative Kabbalah trace Abulafia's publications to the extant concealed transmission of the esoteric meditative methods of the
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4020:"Nonfiction Book Review: Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life by Alan Lew, Author . Little, Brown $ 14.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-316-73910-8"
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described what he termed "meditative kabbalah", shared across academic divisions between Theosophical and Ecstatic Kabbalists, as a midpoint on the spectrum between "
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Whether the meditation brings about an enraptured surge of feelings and sense impressions or an equilibrious quieting of the mind, whether it is ecstatic or enstatic.
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Whether it is focused on the mind-consciousness domain, or on the body-emotional arena, whether it is mind and "awareness"-centered or body and "energy"-centered,
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self-absorption in God. Ecstatic traditions were at a disadvantage for normative Judaism, as they made classic meditation their central preoccupation; as with
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that Judaism always contained a central meditative tradition, going back to the time of the patriarchs. For instance, in the book of Genesis, the patriarch
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he describes the theosophical and meditative teachings of Luria. However, his own writings cover wider meditative methods, drawn from earlier sources. His
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through various methods that can loosen the bond of the physical, allowing the practitioner to reach the transcendental, spiritual realm and attain
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is a necessary component of cognition, it is like an empty vessel without the learning and analysis and study that comes through the faculty of
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Hasidim spend time in secluded communication of their heart to God. In Jewish communities they often seek this solitude in Nature at night.
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phrase that "God desires the heart" and made it central to his love of the sincerity of the common folk. Advocating joy in the omnipresent
1975:). In contrast, Theosophical traditions centred around the theurgic power and cosmic centrality importance of normative Jewish worship and
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3473:"Interview with Elisha Russ-Fishbane — Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt: A Study of Abraham Maimonides and His Circle"
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in this manner, your mind's eye should gaze on them, and at the same time, your heart should be directed toward the Infinite Being
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psychological terms, while viewing his meditation mysticism as a superior Kabbalah. The ethic of meditation
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academies. Many meditation techniques were described in the writings of Salanter's closest disciple, Rabbi
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mystics was meditation while prostrated on the graves of saints, in order to commune with their souls.
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Jewish Meditation: The Development of a Modern Form of Spiritual Practice in Contemporary Judaism
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Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt: A Study of Abraham Maimonides and His Times
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that Mishna can manifest. His soul will then clothe itself within your soul.
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The Heart of Jewish Meditation: Abraham Abulafia's Path of the Divine Names
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3024:(1st paperback ed.). York Beach, Me.: S. Weiser. pp. 11–16.
2770:) always results from prior in-depth study and analysis of his topic (
2594:(fervour), especially through attachment to the Hasidic figure of the
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seclusion, and should only in case of necessity associate with others.
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2608:) from others and by meditating on select kabbalistic unifications (
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3399:
Worship of the Heart: A Study of Maimonides' Philosophy of Religion
3328:
Worship of the Heart: A Study of Maimonides' Philosophy of Religion
2446:, from the Zohar, based on the dynamic interaction of the Lurianic
2332:(1522–1570) taught that when meditating, one does not focus on the
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4307:
Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life
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which are seen as reflecting the light from the Infinite-Atzmus.
2100:(concealed within the innermost dimensions of the first sephirah
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4131:
Stalking Elijah: Adventures with Today's Jewish Mystical Masters
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144:, or concentration on philosophical, ethical or mystical ideas.
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The Art of Amazement: Discover Judaism's Forgotten Spirituality
3120:(in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv, Israel: Tel Aviv University. p. 25.
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circle, for Jewish observances, and for secluded attainment of
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acts through specific sefirot. In meditation on the essential
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Meditation and Judaism: Exploring the Jewish Meditative Paths
2067:, who systemised Kabbalah, explains that the sephirot names (
4045:"Rabbi Alan Lew, influential Zen rabbi, dies suddenly at 65"
3963:
Everyday holiness : the Jewish spiritual path of Mussar
2244:. Speaking of individuals who meditate (hitboded), he says:
2493:, and responsible for publication of most of his works. In
3184:"Genesis 24:63 - Hebrew Text: Westminster Leningrad Codex"
1910:
The main concern of the Theosophical Kabbalah such as the
2558:(cleaving to God), especially through attachment to the
2146:, a contemporary leading scholar. However, according to
1893:
divine emanations. Practices included meditation on the
3380:"The Idea of God in the Philosophy of Moses Maimonides"
2940:
have been noted for their Jewish meditation teachings.
2881:
teachers of Jewish mystical meditation methods include
2435:(1534–1572), the father of modern Kabbalah, systemised
166:(cleaving to God). Hebrew terms for meditation include
3843:
Studies in East European Jewish Mysticism and Hasidism
2525:
Do this by intending that your mouth is a mere vessel/
2460:
for the prayer liturgy, later practiced communally by
3774:, Aryeh Kaplan, Samuel Wieser publications, p.140-142
3571:, Elliot R. Wolfson, Princeton University Press 1997
3048:
The Shambhala Guide to Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism
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or mind, which accomplishes the journey to heaven."
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4459:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
4161:The New Reform Judaism: Challenges and Reflections
3548:. Jerusalem, Israel.: FELDHEIM. pp. 491–493.
3497:
2766:. Just as a scientist's new insight or discovery (
3786:, Aryeh Kaplan, Samuel Wieser publications, p.165
2598:. He also encouraged his close disciples to find
1885:visual and auditory disclosing of the divine, to
3273:. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.
2059:- the Divine Essence expressed though different
1982:Pinchas Giller questions the usage of the term "
3500:The History and Varieties of Jewish Meditation
2830:The Musar (ethics) movement, founded by Rabbi
2509:teacher, which he regarded as the soul of the
2210:. Each letter should appear infinitely large.
4955:
4437:
4356:Jewish Meditation Practices for Everyday Life
3448:"Mishneh Torah, Foundations of the Torah 2:2"
2839:tradition as a spiritual movement within the
2022:and self-nullifying in the case of Hasidism.
1848:
633:
350:Aryeh Kaplan sees indications throughout the
8:
4342:Eight Lights: Eight Meditations for Chanukah
3643:, Jerusalem, Keter Publishing House, pp56-72
3533:. Oxford University Press. pp. 52, 103.
3352:Frank, Daniel; Leaman, Oliver (2005-10-20).
337:Relationship with the Acknowledged Tradition
156:, or may be separate from prayer practices.
4590:Shikantaza (Zen Buddhist seated meditation)
4503:Anapanasati (Buddhist breathing meditation)
3699:The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia
3166:"Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 7742. suach"
2400:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
2297:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
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4948:
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4894:The Varieties of the Meditative Experience
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2552:Hasidic prayer often emphasizes emotional
2225:Your gazing and thought should be as one.
2179:continued Abulafian methods in Jerusalem.
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2420:Learn how and when to remove this message
2317:Learn how and when to remove this message
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
4385:, Kehot Publication Society, 1995/2003,
3244:. Oxford University Press. p. 288.
2354:, this corresponds to meditating on the
291:(Holy spirit), which he associates with
3424:"Guide for the Perplexed, Part 3 51:10"
3271:The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
3007:
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4620:Zazen (Zen Buddhist seated meditation)
3751:. Yale University Press. p. 116.
3701:. State University of New York Press.
2513:(recorded by Karo in Magid Mesharim):
4285:, Weiser Books, 1995, ASIN B0007MSMJM
3956:
3954:
3934:
3932:
3140:. New York: Schocken Books. pp.
1920:was on theurgic harmonisation of the
385:'to meditate') in the field (
160:have viewed meditation as leading to
148:may accompany unstructured, personal
7:
4266:Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide
4174:Meditation from the Heart of Judaism
4068:Meditation from the Heart of Judaism
3909:Claussen, Geoffrey D. (2015-09-11).
3581:Kabbalah - A Guide for the Perplexed
3070:
3068:
3013:
3011:
2398:adding citations to reliable sources
2295:adding citations to reliable sources
47:adding citations to reliable sources
5164:Yeshivas Knesses Yisrael (Slabodka)
4580:Pranayama (yoga breathing practice)
3939:Claussen, Geoffrey (January 2012).
3241:The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
2213:When you depict the letters of the
1924:(Divine attributes), though recent
363:
313:Orientation, or Intentional Stance-
4358:, Jewish Lights Publishing, 2009,
3544:Maimonides, Rabbi Abraham (2008).
3477:The Book of Doctrines and Opinions
2489:(c. 1543–1620), major disciple of
14:
4368:. Oxford University Press, 2015,
2796:(alternatively transliterated as
2682:(alternatively transliterated as
2350:, represented by the four letter
2198:as a prerequisite for meditation:
1874:practices, ranging from ecstatic
1122:Immigration to the Land of Israel
358:is described as going "lasuach" (
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5262:
4924:
4923:
4538:Henosis (Neoplatonic meditation)
3593:Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism
3204:, Maine, Samuel Weiser Inc, p101
2818:Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaCohen Kagan
2370:
2267:
1959:psychologisation of Kabbalah in
1942:'s "Prophetic Kabbalah", was on
962:Pre-Kabbalistic Jewish mysticism
789:
682:, often considered the greatest
414:
23:
4043:Palevsky, Stacey (2009-01-14).
3996:"The 'Force' of Rabbi Alan Lew"
3888:. Jason Aronson, Incorporated.
3045:Besserman, Perle (1998-01-20).
2474:. One favoured activity of the
2057:"Blessed are You, Lord our God"
1713:Generational ascent in Kabbalah
1708:Generational descent in Halacha
1127:Traditional Oriental Kabbalists
176:literally "self-seclusion") or
34:needs additional citations for
4605:Transcendental meditation (TM)
3994:Cash, Jay Jonah (2009-01-15).
3856:"Active vs.Passive Meditation"
3818:Baal Shem Tov (2 March 2009).
3599:sharply distinguishes it from
3529:Russ-Fishbane, Elisha (2015).
2118:" and "theoretical kabbalah".
1:
4628:(tai chi standing meditation)
4610:Vipassanā (Silent meditation)
4568:Naam Japo (Sikism meditation)
4477:Meditation in popular culture
4467:Brain activity and meditation
4251:, Vallentine Mitchell, 2006,
4106:"Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg"
4086:Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
3882:Pinson, DovBer (2004-11-04).
3726:. Weiser Books. p. 111.
3657:. Weiser Books. p. 191.
3284:Furst, A. (1 February 2001).
3219:www.bloomsburycollections.com
3075:Persico, Tomer (2022-07-13).
2690:derives from the Hebrew word
2495:Etz Hayim and the Eight Gates
1950:, seeing them in Maimonidean
1249:Customary immersion in mikveh
846:The path of the flaming sword
129:with Kabbalistic names of God
4528:Dhyāna (Buddhist meditation)
4330:, Jason Aronson, Inc, 2005.
4316:, Jason Aronson, Inc, 2004.
4268:, Schocken, New York, 1995,
3872:Active vs.Passive_Meditation
3619:. Rowman & Littlefield.
3355:History of Jewish Philosophy
1938:, exemplified most fully in
1400:Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla
1117:Emden–Eybeschutz controversy
936:Anthropomorphism in Kabbalah
668:Merkavah-Heichalot mysticism
400:Merkavah-Heichalot mysticism
152:, may be part of structured
4558:Muraqabah (Sufi meditation)
4211:Jewish Mystical Testimonies
3641:Jewish Mystical Testimonies
3402:. SUNY Press. p. 114.
3331:. SUNY Press. p. 159.
2670:, the second leader of the
2104:, where it merges into the
2025:In contrast to rationalist
1348:Four Who Entered the Pardes
1112:Sabbatean mystical heresies
706:That chapter of the Guide (
689:The Guide for the Perplexed
424:History of Jewish mysticism
374:
5338:
3965:. Trumpeter. p. 269.
3749:Kabbalah: New Perspectives
3504:. Jason Aronson. pp.
3471:Brill, Alan (2016-01-24).
3396:Benor, Ehud (2012-02-01).
3358:. Routledge. p. 217.
3325:Benor, Ehud (2012-02-01).
3051:. Shambhala Publications.
2823:
2588:, he encouraged emotional
2565:
2505:in receiving his Heavenly
1994:and others. He recommends
1813:Jewish principles of faith
1758:Modern Jewish philosophies
1623:Menachem Mendel Schneerson
1033:Mainstream displacement of
759:
651:
261:Reconstructionist movement
5260:
4919:
4533:Dhyāna (Hindu meditation)
4230:, Littman Library, 2006,
4129:Kamenetz, Rodger (1997).
4080:Shorr, Jon (2018-05-03).
4070:, ed. Avram Davis, p. 51.
3378:Fleming, James Hamilton,
3265:Seeskin, Kenneth (2017).
3238:Blackburn, Simon (2016).
2925:Reconstructionist Judaism
2330:Moses ben Jacob Cordovero
2259:Moses ben Jacob Cordovero
2154:, and in turn his master
1907:(esoteric "intentions").
1743:Classic Mussar literature
1549:Chaim Joseph David Azulai
1467:Moses ben Jacob Cordovero
1035:rationalism with Kabbalah
686:of his time, suggests in
489:c. 100 BCE – 1000 CE
4283:Meditation and the Bible
4082:"The Meditation Mitzvah"
3798:"Meditation on a Mishna"
3796:Sutton, Avraham (2001).
3678:Meditation and the Bible
3546:The Guide to Serving God
3202:Meditation and the Bible
2188:Isaac ben Samuel of Acre
1703:Eras of Rabbinic Judaism
1299:Pilgrimage to holy grave
1192:Non-Orthodox interest in
1156:Hasidic-Mitnagdic schism
1137:Eastern European Judaism
1026:Kabbalistic commentaries
856:Jewish angelic hierarchy
741:The Guide to Serving God
5083:Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg
5058:Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler
4482:Mind–body interventions
4364:Russ-Fishbane, Elisha.
4293:Meditation and Kabbalah
3941:"The Practice of Musar"
3784:Meditation and Kabbalah
3772:Meditation and Kabbalah
3724:Meditation and Kabbalah
3682:Meditation and Kabbalah
3655:Meditation and Kabbalah
3616:Meditation and Kabbalah
3303:10.1093/toxsci/59.2.196
3116:Persico, Tomer (2012).
3021:Meditation and Kabbalah
2678:word for meditation is
2254:Theosophical Kabbalists
2061:Names of God in Judaism
1895:names of God in Judaism
1679:Talmudical hermeneutics
1559:Schneur Zalman of Liadi
916:Names of God in Judaism
886:Messianic rectification
766:Names of God in Judaism
540:c. 1175 – 1500s CE
394:first chapter of Joshua
277:Meditation and Kabbalah
221:Schneur Zalman of Liadi
5184:Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim
5078:Nosson Meir Wachtfogel
5073:Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz
4487:Research on meditation
4314:Meditation and Judaism
4295:, Weiser Books, 1989,
4249:Dobh Baer of Lubavitch
4110:Reconstructing Judaism
3961:Morinis, Alan (2011).
3820:"Tzava'as HaRivash 82"
3722:Kaplan, Aryeh (1989).
3653:Kaplan, Aryeh (1989).
3613:Kaplan, Aryeh (1995).
3290:Toxicological Sciences
3018:Kaplan, Aryeh (1985).
2966:Fear of God (religion)
2821:
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1482:Judah Loew ben Bezalel
1045:Selective influence on
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580:1665 – c. 1800 CE
519:c. 1150 – 1250 CE
450:Apocalyptic literature
305:Fundamental Structure-
130:
5169:Mir Yeshiva (Belarus)
5097:Contemporary thinkers
4654:Brainwave entrainment
4472:History of meditation
4395:Seinfeld, Alexander,
4383:Ner Mitzva Vetorah Or
4196:, Hadean Press, 2013.
4144:Caplan, Eric (2002).
3603:embodied in the Zohar
3601:Theosophical Kabbalah
3496:Verman, Mark (1996).
2934:Sheila Peltz Weinberg
2816:
2655:
2644:
2551:
2515:
2246:
2215:Unique Name (י-ה-ו-ה)
2200:
896:Kabbalistic astrology
745:
725:
712:
611:c. 1920s – today
601:1730s CE – today
241:Conservative movement
178:hitbonenut/hisbonenus
124:
16:Meditation in Judaism
5068:Yechezkel Levenstein
4694:Higher consciousness
4513:Christian meditation
4340:Pinson, Rav DovBer,
4326:Pinson, Rav DovBer,
4312:Pinson, Rav DovBer,
4024:PublishersWeekly.com
3945:Conservative Judaism
3747:Idel, Moshe (1990).
3697:Idel, Moshe (1987).
2971:Jewish views on love
2901:Conservative Judaism
2437:Lurianic Kabbalistic
2394:improve this section
2291:improve this section
2175:In the 16th century
1784:Divine transcendence
1534:Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
1529:Dov Ber of Mezeritch
1294:Pilgrimage to Tzadik
1185:Academic interest in
570:1570 CE – today
556:Cordoverian Kabbalah
468:Rabbinic esotericism
285:spiritual liberation
125:Meditative Kabbalah
43:improve this article
5017:Yosef Yozel Horwitz
4911:Meditation and pain
4674:Conscious breathing
4508:Buddhist meditation
4328:Toward the Infinite
4159:Kaplan, Dana Evan.
3862:on January 24, 2005
3200:Kaplan, A. (1978),
3094:10.3390/rel13070648
2631:Divine Omnipresence
2602:through seclusion (
2122:Ecstatic Kabbalists
1807:for the 613 Mitzvot
1805:Kabbalistic reasons
1718:Rabbinic literature
1690:Jewish commentaries
1304:Lag BaOmer at Meron
1289:Tikkun Leil Shavuot
1090:Popular Kabbalistic
1074:Cordoveran Kabbalah
836:Seder hishtalshelut
654:Hekhalot literature
329:The Corporal Locus-
321:The Emotive Effect-
215:), Hasidic rabbis (
180:("contemplation").
58:"Jewish meditation"
5027:Reuven Dov Dessler
5007:Nosson Tzvi Finkel
4791:Focused attention
4563:New Age meditation
4543:Islamic meditation
4399:, JSL Press 2010,
4354:Roth, Rabbi Jeff,
4213:, Schocken, 1997,
4176:, ed. Avram Davis.
3639:Jacobs, L. (2006)
3286:"Moses Maimonides"
2887:Yitzchak Ginsburgh
2869:meaning "listen."
2822:
2809:The Musar Movement
2788:Nachman of Breslov
2704:Hasidic philosophy
2665:
2661:Hasidic philosophy
2650:
2564:
2348:Hebrew name of God
2242:Merkabah mysticism
2116:practical kabbalah
2044:Practical Kabbalah
2004:Abraham Maimonides
1897:, combinations of
1818:Jewish eschatology
1606:Abraham Isaac Kook
1580:Nachman of Breslov
1319:Practical Kabbalah
1107:Baal Shem-Nistarim
1068:16th-century Safed
1015:Prophetic Kabbalah
1010:Toledano tradition
987:Chassidei Ashkenaz
881:Sparks of holiness
733:Abraham Maimonides
684:Jewish philosopher
666:Some scholars see
658:Merkabah mysticism
499:early CE–modernity
495:Practical Kabbalah
475:c. 1 – 200 CE
225:Nachman of Breslov
189:Abraham Maimonides
131:
5317:Jewish meditation
5274:
5273:
5252:Mashgiach ruchani
5216:Jewish meditation
5174:Kelm Talmud Torah
5137:
5136:
5114:Geoffrey Claussen
5022:Yeruchom Levovitz
5012:Naftali Amsterdam
4997:Simcha Zissel Ziv
4937:
4936:
4875:Stephen Batchelor
4870:Martine Batchelor
4816:Multiple methods
4689:Guided meditation
4553:Jewish meditation
4518:Taoist meditation
4360:978-1-58023-397-2
4257:978-0-85303-590-9
4236:978-1-874774-18-1
4190:Abulafia, Abraham
4133:. Harper Collins.
3800:. Kabbalah Online
3733:978-0-87728-616-5
3664:978-0-87728-616-5
3626:978-1-56821-381-1
3555:978-1-59826-965-9
3251:978-0-19-105427-3
3137:Jewish Meditation
2930:Reconstructionist
2915:Geoffrey Claussen
2855:Geoffrey Claussen
2848:Simcha Zissel Ziv
2544:The Baal Shem Tov
2430:
2429:
2422:
2327:
2326:
2319:
2144:Shlomo ben Aderet
2042:directly magical
2031:anti-metaphysical
2029:'s progressively
2027:Jewish philosophy
1996:Ecstatic Kabbalah
1952:negative theology
1935:Ecstatic Kabbalah
1865:
1864:
1830:
1829:
1799:Divine providence
1748:Ashkenazi Judaism
1723:Talmudic theology
1630:
1629:
1353:Simeon bar Yochai
1234:Mystical exegesis
1214:
1213:
1180:religious Zionism
1172:Hasidic dynasties
1132:Beit El Synagogue
1084:Maharal's thought
1079:Lurianic Kabbalah
1061:Spanish expulsion
931:Tzadikim Nistarim
650:
649:
615:
614:
566:Lurianic Kabbalah
533:Ecstatic Kabbalah
528:Medieval Kabbalah
515:Ashkenazi Hasidim
384:
372:
237:Simcha Zissel Ziv
134:Jewish meditation
119:
118:
111:
93:
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5292:Jewish mysticism
5266:
5265:
5200:Musar literature
5159:Novardok Yeshiva
5037:Moshe Rosenstain
4992:Yisroel Salanter
4982:
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4835:Joseph Goldstein
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4379:Schneuri, Dovber
4245:Tract on Ecstasy
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2950:Lawrence Kushner
2879:Orthodox Judaism
2873:Orthodox Judaism
2837:musar literature
2782:Breslav Hasidism
2586:divine immanence
2425:
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2132:Abraham Abulafia
2127:Abraham Abulafia
1973:Active intellect
1965:Moses Maimonides
1940:Abraham Abulafia
1930:Divine Anthropos
1926:phenomenological
1889:manipulation of
1857:
1850:
1843:
1789:Divine immanence
1753:Sephardi Judaism
1643:
1590:Shlomo Eliyashiv
1410:Menahem Recanati
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4756:Tantric sex
4704:Mindfulness
4649:Biofeedback
4626:Zhan zhuang
4460:Main topics
4305:Lew, Alan.
3866:October 14,
2976:Love of God
2620:Kabbalistic
2580:, took the
2491:Isaac Luria
2482:Hayim Vital
2433:Isaac Luria
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2156:Isaac Luria
2152:Hayim Vital
1918:Isaac Luria
1477:Chaim Vital
1472:Isaac Luria
1452:Joseph Karo
1229:Torah study
1205:James Lees'
1040:Renaissance
941:Panentheism
831:Four Worlds
454:300–100 BCE
271:Definitions
213:Isaac Luria
174:hisbodedus,
5281:Categories
4810:Sam Harris
4746:Relaxation
4642:Techniques
4496:Traditions
4453:Meditation
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4322:0765700077
4115:2019-08-14
4091:2019-07-28
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3829:2019-06-17
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2895:meditation
2841:Lithuanian
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