The Garden of Paradox: The Essence of Non Dual Kabbalah in Three Conversations
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01HTXG3JM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 337 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Derived from actual discussions and classes at the IYYUN Center, The Garden of Paradox is a primer on the essential philosophy of Kabbalah, presented as a series of three conversations, revealing the mysteries of Creator, Creation, and Consciousness. Who is God? Who am I? Why do I exist? What is my purpose in this life? Accessing the deepest secrets of Torah and Kabbalah, The Garden of Paradox helps us to find reason for the world we live in and the lives we have been given. With three representational students embodying, respectively, the philosopher, the activist, and the mystic, Rav DovBer Pinson tackles the larger questions of life. Written in clear and concise prose, Rav DovBer Pinson gently guides the listener towards making sense of life's paradoxes and living meaningfully.
Marc Kaminsky said A comment on The Garden of Paradox, by Rabbi DoverBer Pinson. Rabbi DovBer Pinson is a contemporary sage who brings to bear in his own person the esoteric teachings of the great Jewish mystics and hasidic masters, on the one hand, and the commentaries of rabbinic scholars who have informed "normative Judaism" over the centuries, on the other. He raises up the meanings hidden in scriptural texts by bringing the mystical and scholarly wings of Jewish tradition to bear in elucidating them--and by something else, his attunement to what his students are experiencing in the presence of the unfolding of the mystery of sacred texts. Illu. "Writing about what Can't be Written" according to Eric Maroney. The Garden of Paradox: The Essential Non Dual Kabbalah, does just what sets out to do.Rabbi DovBer lays out a program of non-dual mystical Judaism, easy to understand and concise.It is easy to understand, but not easy to conceptualize! One of the primary paradoxes of the Kabbalah, and mystical non-duality in general, is that if everything is One, if all things are connected into some greater whole, why do we seemingly perceive a world of vast diversity and even strife?And to further compound the problem, the Kabbalah's primary epistemology, the sefirot, are ten 'divisi. Jeff G said Very beautiful book - inside and out!. Even though we try not to judge books by their cover, we somehow do anyway. I did buy this book because it looked really nice (the tangible product looks even better) but it turns out that sometimes, the outside really does reflect the inside!This is a fantastic book. An engrossing read, and very interesting. I would go so far as to say, enlightening, even.I really liked the conversations - but I think the book is even worth it just for the introduction - the clearest explanation of Kabbalah that I have ever read.Bottom line - beautiful book, amazing content.