Jewish Meditation

How Meditation Helped One Jew Unplug And Reconnect

Tablet Magazine | Laura Silver | Posted 05.17.2012

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By Laura Silver Tablet Magazine My cousin and I are both perpetually busy people: I’ve been known to zip between three or four cultural events i...

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Turning In For The High Holidays

Carole Caplan | Posted 11.27.2011

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Carole Caplan

For me, doing inner work in a Jewish community setting is truly another coming home, a return -- a teshuvah -- so appropriate at this season of our turning.

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Josh Fleet

Jewish Meditation, An Ancient Practice, Reasserts Itself

HuffingtonPost.com | Josh Fleet | Posted 09.28.2011

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A Zen Master and a Kabbalist walk beside a lake. The roshi turns to the rabbi and says, “You know, the Japanese always leave without saying goodbye....

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You Know You Should Meditate, So Why Don't You?

Philip Goldberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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Philip Goldberg

The real problem with people who say they don't have time to meditate is that they have not come to see its value.

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The Allure Of Narcissistic Spirituality

Rabbi Alan Lurie | Posted 11.17.2011

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Rabbi Alan Lurie

The desire to control others in order to create a "perfect" environment that nurtures our sensitivities is a calling card of spiritual narcissism. True spirituality takes place in the holy messiness of the world

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