Three Gates to Meditation Practices: A Personal Journey into Sufism, Buddhism and Judaism - Hardcover

Cooper, Rabbi David A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1683364651 ISBN 13: 9781683364658

Publisher: SkyLight Paths, 2000

Synopsis

A spiritual memoir by the author of God Is a Verb.

"This book is a treasure map, but not like any you have seen before. Most people believe that the object of a treasure hunt is to find a chest of gold. The mystical approach, however, is that the search itself is the treasure…. Here is an invitation to begin an exploration of the treasure fields of your own mind…the most exciting and rewarding adventure you will ever take."
―from the Introduction

Here is an insider's look at a spectrum of mystical traditions―by someone who is remarkably fluent in the language of each. Three Gates to Meditation Practice chronicles more than fifteen years in the spiritual journey of "post-denominational" Rabbi David A. Cooper and his wife Shoshana―years that led the Coopers everywhere from a secluded mountain hut in New Mexico to the Sinai desert, from chanting Sufi dhikr and meditation with Buddhist masters to studying Kabbalah and esoteric Judaism in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The Coopers’ story is an intimate account of what intensive spiritual practice is like, with an ultimate message that is supremely inspiring: The spiritual path is completely within our reach, whoever we are, whatever we do, as long as we are willing to try.

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About the Author

David A. Cooper has studied mysticism for more than thirty years. His main practice has been spiritual retreats and meditation in a number of traditions, including Sufi, Vipassana, Kabbalah, Dzogchen and Zen. Cooper is the award-winning author of many books, including The Handbook of Jewish Meditation Practices: A Guide for Enriching the Sabbath and Other Days of Your Life; Silence, Simplicity and Solitude: A Complete Guide to Spiritual Retreat at Home and Three Gates to Meditation Practice: A Personal Journey in Sufism, Buddhism, and Judaism.

From the Back Cover

A Personal Journey in to Sufism, Buddhism, and Judaism

Here is an insider's look at a spectrum of mystical tradition—by someone who is remarkably fluent in the language of each. Three Gates to Meditation Practice chornicles more than fifteen years int he spiritual journey of "post-denominational rabbi" David A. Cooper and his wife, Shoshana—years that led the Coopers everywhere from a secluded mountain hut in New Mexico to the Sinai desert, from chanting Sufi dhikr and meditating with Buddhist master to studying Kabbalah and esoteric Judaism in the Old City of Jerusalem. 

The Coopers' story is an intimate account of what intensive spiritual practice is like, with an ultimate message that is supremely inspiring: The spiritual path is completely within our reach, whoever, we are, whatever we do, as long as we are willing to try.

Edition details

• Publisher: SkyLight Paths
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1683364651
• ISBN 13: 9781683364658
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240