Synopsis
GOD IS A VERB is an accessible and illuminating book on the Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition. Rabbi David A. Cooper has produced the key with which to enter this historically guarded and secret tradition. The Kabbalah is the spiritual interpretation of the Jewish Scriptures based on literature that dates back to the 3rd century. Its basic tenets can be found in the Tree of Life, which provides the 10 sephiroth, or branches, from which all life springs. Cooper addresses the history, the philosophy, and the practice of the Kabbalah, and shows how anyone can benefit from its teachings. GOD IS A VERB includes instructions on meditations for higher awareness and how to put the Kabbalah's lessons to practical everyday use. According to Cooper, the Kabbalah is the light towards which human consciousness is striving. In GOD IS A VERB, Cooper gives his readers the tools to reach their full potential, not only on this earth, but also as children of the divine.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-09-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 352 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 13.6 oz |
Publisher's Note
Embraced by celebrities from Madonna to Jeff Goldblum to Elizabeth Taylor, covered extensively in the pages of Time and Entertainment Weekly, Kabbalah--a Jewish mystical tradition dating back centuries--has taken its place alongside Buddhism as a spiritual practice for modern Western seekers. This book--written by the rabbi who authored the bestselling audiotape series The Mystical Kabbalah--is the first to bring Kabbalah to a wide audience. Earning great praise from critics, God Is a Verb promises to do for Judaism what The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying did for Buddhism, infusing an ancient tradition with new life and popularizing its ideas among an entirely new generation.
Written by the rabbi who authored the audiobook series "The Mystical Kabbalah", this book brings Kabbalah to a wide audience, infusing an ancient tradition with new life and popularizing its ideas among an entirely new generation.
Industry Reviews
Rabbi Cooper, who directs the Heart of Stillness Hermitage in Boulder, Colo., offers insight into the everyday practice of mystical Judaism. Using tales of the Hasidic masters as well as stories from the Torah, Talmud and Mishnah, Cooper delves into the mysteries of life and death. One of the great quests of modern religious people, says Cooper, is to find greater wisdom and higher spiritual awareness. Through these stories, he aims to show that seekers must actively pursue wisdom and awareness through meditation and study rather than await such wisdom to be revealed to them. What is the soul? What is the purpose of creation? What is holiness? These, he argues, are the questions that must form the foundation of the search. At the heart of Kabbalah, says Cooper, is the revelation of the unity of all things, a unity he cleverly illustrates by comparing DNA (science's "tree of life") to the tree of life from the Kabbalah. Exercises for meditation accompany each of these reflections. Cooper's lively prose and his syncretist attitude toward religion make this a rewarding book. (Aug.)
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