Meditation and Kabbalah

By: Aryeh Kaplan

Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg

A lucid in-depth presentation of the meditative techniques and practices used by the ancient Kabbalists.

The Kabbalah is divided into three branches—the theoretical, the meditative, and the magical. While many books, both in Hebrew and English, have explored the theoretical Kabbalah, very little has been published regarding the meditative methods of the various schools of Kabbalah. Aryeh Kaplan's landmark work reveals the methodology of the ancient Kabbalists and stresses the meditative techniques that were essential to their discipline, including:

- the use of pictures or letter designs as objects of meditation

- the repetition of specific words or phrases, such as the divine names, to produce profound meditative state

In addition, Meditation and Kabbalah presents relevant portions of such meditative texts as: The Grellier Hekhalot, textbook of the Merkava School; the works of Abraham Abulafia; Joseph Gikatalia's Gales of Light; The Glltes of Holiness; Gale of The Holy Spirit, textbook of the Lurianic School.

©1982 Aryeh Kaplan (P)2022 Tantor

Wow

Super grateful this book was written. Many Kabbalist, like myself, have had to rely on our own studies and intuition through meditation. And this book confirms what’s been taught!

very detailed

very good, nothing to dislike, I will love listening to again or similar books, from this author or someone like him!

Steps to lead a mindful Jewish life

Become inspired. Create that special room for yourself, that space so you can speak to the Holy One from your heart. You may do it in a special room or as you sit with a book open. People will think you’re reading when you’re having an intimate moment with G-d. This was the lesson that stood out the most.

A must listen for anyone that wants to get closer to Hashem

A very nice overview on Kabalah and how to use it to get closer to Hashem.

the most complete book on this subject ever written

one of my 5 favorite books of all time. this is an must read! highly recommended