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  • Meditation and Kabbalah

  • By: Aryeh Kaplan
  • Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg
  • Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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Meditation and Kabbalah

By: Aryeh Kaplan
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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
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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!

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The knowledge and brilliance of the author

Some parts were difficult but very understandable compared to other books, I have gained a wealth of knowledge from this simple but complex book! Thank you, Hashem

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A True Classic

Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has written the definitive work on "Meditation and Kabbalah" spanning the era from the Talmudists to Chasidism. When I saw this book was available on Audible I immediately purchased it. I hope Audible acquires many more works from Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan.

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