One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a ZEN Rabbi by Alan Lew (English) Paperb

Description: One God Clapping by Alan Lew The firsthand account of the Jewish meditation movement leader Alan Lew's roundabout spiritual journey from Zen Buddhist practitioner to rabbi. This fascinating personal story serves as a source of inspiration for anyone who is on the journey to find God in today's multi-faceted spiritual world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller. Known as the Zen Rabbi, Rabbi Alan Lew has been a leader in the Jewish meditation movement and has worked to bring two ancient religious traditions into seekers everyday lives. This is the story of his roundabout yet continuously thought-provoking spiritual odyssey. Author Biography Rabbi Alan Lew has been the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Shalom in San Francisco since 1991. He is the author of "This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared, One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi, and numerous works of poetry. Table of Contents PART I: To Leave Everything That Is FamiliarPrologue: The Way Things Are1. A Vivid Dream2. Jewish Karma3. Please Throw Me a Rope4. How I Learned to Look Beneath the Surface5. Freedom Is a Spiritual State6. Sublimating Spirituality7. Lech Lecha8. The War Between the Two Sides of the Brain9. Death Recycles into Life10. The Question Is Not Whether a Teacher Has Real Spiritual Power, but How That Power Is Used11. Centering12. Meditation13. The Gateway14. Form Is Emptiness15. Spiritual Pyrotechnics16. Dokusan17. When Peace Breaks Out, the First Thing You Feel Is the Devastation of the War18. The Need to Belong19. Emptiness Is Form20. Compassion21. They Do Not Appear or Disappear22. My Naked Heart23. Healing Presence24. Closure25. Family26. Wedding27. Narrative28. Hold On to Your HatPART II: God Was in This Place and I Didnt Know It29. The Funnel30. The Kaddish31. Studying Talmud32. The Holocaust33. Prayer34. Service35. Why the Messiah Doesnt Come36. Death37. Teshuvah38. The Lineaments of the Divine Encounter39. Kabbalah40. Taking LeavePART III: To Struggle with God Until Your Name Changes41. The Shema42. Open the Gates43. Our Divine Name44. What I Learned from Buddhism About How to Save Judaism45. How to Look at Your Heart Review "Speaks with honesty, compassion and humor, sharing the revelations and insights that spiritual seekers need and appreciate. A beautiful and rewarding read."-Light of Consciousness "A fascinating personal story and a parable for Jewish practice in our time. Lew is not afraid to share some of the stumblings and confusions of his life, and so when the moments of clarity arrive, they do so with sincerity and force, and often in images that linger with the reader like a bell sounding in a quiet space."-Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus and Stalking Elijah "Lew opens his heart and treats the reader to a banquet for the soul. A treasure."-Lawrence Kushner, author of Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary; Honey from the Rock: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism; and other books"The compelling personal encounter with the divine that shines through this straightforward, honest, wonderfully well-written autobiography inspires faith that an awakened spiritual life is a possibility for all of us."-Sylvia Boorstein, author of Thats Funny, You Dont Look Buddhist Long Description From Zen Buddhist practitioner to rabbi, East meets West in this firsthand account of a spiritual journey. Rabbi Alan Lew is known as the Zen Rabbi, a leader in the Jewish meditation movement who works to bring two ancient religious traditions into our everyday lives. One God Clapping is the story of his roundabout yet continuously provoking spiritual odyssey. It is also the story of the meeting between East and West in America, and the ways in which the encounter has transformed how all of us understand God and ourselves. Winner of the PEN / Joseph E. Miles Award Like a Zen parable or a Jewish folk tale, One God Clapping unfolds as a series of stories, each containing a moment of revelation or instruction that, while often unexpected, is never simple or contrived. One God Clapping, like the life of the remarkable Alan Lew himself, is a bold experiment in the integration of Eastern and Western ways of looking at and living in the world. Review Quote "Speaks with honesty, compassion and humor, sharing the revelations and insights that spiritual seekers need and appreciate. A beautiful and rewarding read." --Light of Consciousness "A fascinating personal story and a parable for Jewish practice in our time. Lew is not afraid to share some of the stumblings and confusions of his life, and so when the moments of clarity arrive, they do so with sincerity and force, and often in images that linger with the reader like a bell sounding in a quiet space." --Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus and Stalking Elijah "Lew opens his heart and treats the reader to a banquet for the soul. A treasure." --Lawrence Kushner, author of Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary; Honey from the Rock: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism; and other books "The compelling personal encounter with the divine that shines through this straightforward, honest, wonderfully well-written autobiography inspires faith that an awakened spiritual life is a possibility for all of us." --Sylvia Boorstein, author of Thats Funny, You Dont Look Buddhist Details ISBN1580231152 Author Alan Lew Short Title 1 GOD CLAPPING Publisher Jewish Lights Publishing Language English ISBN-10 1580231152 ISBN-13 9781580231152 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Year 2001 Publication Date 2001-02-28 Birth 1943 Affiliation Northern Arizona University Pages 336 Imprint Jewish Lights Publishing Subtitle The Spiritual Path of a ZEN Rabbi Place of Publication Woodstock Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9781580231152 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2001-02-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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