Dimensions: Navigating the Spiritual Spectrum - Brossura

Gold, Steven J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1979787905 ISBN 13: 9781979787901

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Riassunto

Grounded in the traditions of Torah and Veda, Steven J. Gold takes us on an oceanic tour of the depth and breadth of spiritual consciousness. Sharing personal stories and insights into various traditional scriptures as examples, he urges us to adopt a spiritual worldview, to “ponder infinity, awake and arise,” to “find your inspiration and follow it.” From the Introduction:Moving Beyond Ego to SpiritFor our own spiritual benefit, what if we could move beyond our egoic limitations that restrict us from having a broader, more inspiring and awesome perspective on ourselves and our place in the cosmos? Admittedly, for the sake of survival and sane functioning within the world in which we find ourselves, it is important to have some sense of self. But perhaps it does not have to be as all-consuming as it sometimes becomes. Perhaps many of us become, at least at times, more self-centered, self-absorbed, self-obsessed than we need to be for our own good – and for the good of those around us. Perhaps we might be better off, in the long run, if we didn’t have so tight a grip on the reins of the ego-horses pulling our chariots. This book is about exploring the possibilities of what happens if we loosen our grip on those reins. The chapters jump between microcosmic and macrocosmic perspectives, sometimes between chapters, sometimes within the same chapter. “Microcosmic” is a fancy word for what occurs on a small scale – in this context, on an individual basis, both within oneself, and how one interacts with circumstances and people one encounters. “Macrocosmic” is a word for what is perceived as occurring on a more massive scale, outside of oneself – in this context, on mythical, archetypal, cosmic levels. The microcosmic sections involve intimate accounts of my own personal spiritual processes, experiences and adventures – to share them in the hope that others may relate to, and be inspired by them for the benefit of their own personal spiritual growth. The macrocosmic sections involve discussions of stories and descriptions of levels of functioning that appear to be outside of the individual, not personal to you or me – to illustrate the inspiration I derive from this material, in the hope that others will likewise be so inspired. Such depictions have captivated me and many others over the centuries, because they resonate within, due to a spiritual principle that “what is within is without” and vice-versa.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Steven J. Gold, BA Antioch College, Philosophy and Religion; JD Emory Law School, is the founder/director of Torah-Veda (formerly the Yoga and Judaism Center) based in cyberspace. He has been a student, practitioner and teacher of spiritual self-realization and its related philosophy and psychology for many years. Over the past forty years, he has read or studied with many eastern and western teachers of spirituality. He is an initiate and practitioner in the Tradition of the Himalayan Masters, as propagated in the West by the late Sri Swami Rama of the Himalayas. This broad-based tradition includes the classical Ashtanga Yoga/Raja Yoga and meditation systems of Patanjali and the Advaita Vedanta systems and philosophy of Shankara. He is a graduate of the Karin Kabalah Center course on Kabalah: A Process of Awakening, and has continued a course of self-study of Torah and mystical Judaism in light of yoga for several years. He has studied with Zev ben Shimon Halevi and the following rabbis: Joseph Gelberman, Gedalia Fleer, Eliyahu Schusterman, Arthur Waskow, Phyliss Berman, Marcia Prager, Gershon Winkler, Yoel Glick, and Mitch Cohen. The mission of Torah-Veda is to provide an avenue for the awakening, nurturance and expression of spirituality with a focus on the nondual mystical traditions of Torah/Kabalah and Veda/Vedanta. We seek the common threads that exist between these and various other spiritual and mystical traditions, exploring the possibilities for a new synthesis relevant to the spiritual needs of today.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1979787905
• ISBN 13: 9781979787901
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 265
• Contatto del produttore: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.it/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Lussemburgo