The Way of Flame: A Guide to the Forgotten Mystical Tradition of Jewish Meditation - Paperback

by Avram Davis (Author)

This powerful guide to Jewish meditation incorporates philosophy and story with ideas for daily living, including suggestions for setting up your own meditative practice, and invites you to wander an extraordinary and compelling path of the heart--hitlahavut, the way of flame.

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Many know Judaism as a tradition of scholarly texts and lively debate but are unaware that it also has a long history of contemplative and meditative practices. Indeed, Talmudic scholars had extraordinary respect for exercises in spirituality. In The Way of Flame, Avram Davis introduces us to a rich and stimulating world beyond the lessons taught in Hebrew school, helping us discover the mystical path of Judaism - not a path of books and debate but of heart and soul. Packed with passion and humor, this powerful guide incorporates philosophy and story with suggestions for daily living - including exercises and examples for setting up your own practice. Emphasizing the need for joy and community in meditation, Davis invites readers to wander the extraordinary and compelling lesser-known path of Torah. He combines the traditional teachings and his own unorthodox experiences, including a stint as a mendicant monk ('though in a Jewish sort of way') at a Catholic abbey in southern California, to offer a fresh and reinvigorated understanding of the Jewish faith.