Seeing God: Ten Life Changing Lessons of the Kabbalah - Softcover

Aaron, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425183203 ISBN 13: 9780425183205

Publisher: Berkley Trade, 2002

Synopsis

A leading rabbi and the author of Endless Light provides readers with pragmatic wisdom and guidance on how to glean important, life-changing truths from the Kabbalah and explains how to develop an intimate relationship with God in their lives. Reprint.

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Review:

Seeing God by Rabbi David Aaron presents as its subtitle promises "Ten Life-Changing Lessons of the Kabbalah." Aaron, whose founding of the Isralight Institute in Jerusalem helped establish him as one of today's most popular spirituality gurus, writes in a crisp, clear style that offers eminently practical advice for those who wish to see God in their daily lives. The book's first chapter, "Getting Rid of God," does away with "the male, Zeus-like avenger floating about in heaven," which Aaron calls "a childish and counterproductive" concept. In place of "God," Aaron offers Hashem, a Hebrew term that means "the name," which stands for "Ultimate Reality Who embraces everything and fills everything"--a theological and lexical shift that emphasizes divine immanence in the world. Seeing God then elaborates 10 qualities of Hashem, derived from the Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical text. Readers are encouraged to acknowledge and emulate these qualities, which range from Gevurah (kindness) to Malhut (communal consciousness). Each chapter concludes with "Seeing Exercises" and questions for contemplation ("Can you think of three things that you have done to bring justice into the world?"), whose purpose is to demonstrate that "Hashem is right here, right now, waiting to be seen, wanting to be known." --Michael Joseph Gross

About the Author:

Rabbi David Aaron is the founder and dean of the Isralight Institute, an international organization with centers in Israel and the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Trade
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0425183203
• ISBN 13: 9780425183205
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192