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Discovering Jewish Meditation; A Beginner's Guide to an Ancient Spiritual Practice »

Authors: Nan Fink Gefen
ISBN-13: 9781580230674, ISBN-10: 1580230679
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
Date Published: October 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
Part One: The Practice of Jewish Meditation
1. What's Jewish Meditation?	3
2. The Promise of Jewish Meditation	17
3. States of Consciousness	29
4. Forms of Jewish Meditation	41
5. Getting Started	57
Part Two: The Core Meditations
6. Focused Meditations	81
7. Awareness Meditations	109
8. Emptiness Meditations	117
Part Three: A Meditative Life
9. Challenges of a Meditative Life	129
10. Meditation and Jewish Spiritual Practice	151
Jewish Meditation Resource Guide for Beginning Meditators	169
About Jewish Lights Publishing	177