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Toward the Infinite

The Way of Kabbalistic Meditation

DovBer Pinson

Toward the Infinite is a guide to focusing on the Kabbalistic Hitbonenut - deep contemplation method of meditation. It encompasses the entire meditative experience and takes the reader on an engaging journey through meditation, beginning with the readying of oneself for the meditation and continuing through the actual meditative experience. The various states and expansiveness of consciousness are discussed. Whereas we may begin on a level of ego-centricity, we slowly peal away the shells of superficiality and attain a state of total bitul ha'yesh -negation of separate self and dip into a condition of ayin - nothingness and non-awareness. Ultimately, the journey comes full circle with the positive effects the meditation has on the meditator's daily life. Written for a wide range of readers, this book deliberately excludes learned quotations and references yet it is uncompromising in the truth of its teachings. This intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging exploration of mediation is both inspirational and spiritually uplifting.
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Jason Aronson, Inc.
Pages: 184 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7425-4512-0 • Paperback • August 2005 • $37.99 • (£30.00)
978-1-4616-1989-5 • eBook • August 2005 • $35.99 • (£30.00)
Subjects: Religion / Judaism / Rituals & Practice, Religion / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism, Religion / Judaism / Theology, Religion / Meditations
DovBer Pinson is a world-renowned scholar, thinker, teacher, and author. His books include Reincarnation and Judaism, Inner Rhythms, and Meditation and Judaism. Presently he is Dean of the Iyyun Institute in Brooklyn.
Chapter 1 Preparing for the Meditative Experience
Chapter 2 The Object of the Meditation
Chapter 3 Chochmah, Binah, and Da'at
Chapter 4 Melding the Mind and Heart
Chapter 5 From Awareness to Non-Awareness
Chapter 6 A Sample Meditation—"Ein Od Milvado"
Chapter 7 Ayin and Beyond
Chapter 8 A Practical Implementation of Meditation

Toward the Infinite

The Way of Kabbalistic Meditation

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Summary
Summary
  • Toward the Infinite is a guide to focusing on the Kabbalistic Hitbonenut - deep contemplation method of meditation. It encompasses the entire meditative experience and takes the reader on an engaging journey through meditation, beginning with the readying of oneself for the meditation and continuing through the actual meditative experience. The various states and expansiveness of consciousness are discussed. Whereas we may begin on a level of ego-centricity, we slowly peal away the shells of superficiality and attain a state of total bitul ha'yesh -negation of separate self and dip into a condition of ayin - nothingness and non-awareness. Ultimately, the journey comes full circle with the positive effects the meditation has on the meditator's daily life. Written for a wide range of readers, this book deliberately excludes learned quotations and references yet it is uncompromising in the truth of its teachings. This intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging exploration of mediation is both inspirational and spiritually uplifting.
Details
Details
  • Jason Aronson, Inc.
    Pages: 184 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-0-7425-4512-0 • Paperback • August 2005 • $37.99 • (£30.00)
    978-1-4616-1989-5 • eBook • August 2005 • $35.99 • (£30.00)
    Subjects: Religion / Judaism / Rituals & Practice, Religion / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism, Religion / Judaism / Theology, Religion / Meditations
Author
Author
  • DovBer Pinson is a world-renowned scholar, thinker, teacher, and author. His books include Reincarnation and Judaism, Inner Rhythms, and Meditation and Judaism. Presently he is Dean of the Iyyun Institute in Brooklyn.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1 Preparing for the Meditative Experience
    Chapter 2 The Object of the Meditation
    Chapter 3 Chochmah, Binah, and Da'at
    Chapter 4 Melding the Mind and Heart
    Chapter 5 From Awareness to Non-Awareness
    Chapter 6 A Sample Meditation—"Ein Od Milvado"
    Chapter 7 Ayin and Beyond
    Chapter 8 A Practical Implementation of Meditation

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