By letting go of our old notions of reality, we can recognize the undivided nature of the world and enter into a transformative divine awareness.
“Instead of conceptualizing the Divine Presence, analyzing it, or talking about it, we rather strive to experience it moment by moment in our lives. Any moment we open our hearts to the Divine Presence, any moment we experience it, we cultivate a loving relationship to All That Is. If this book has one lesson to offer, it is this: what we need to do is to strive to overcome the sense of separation through clear seeing.... Once we have done that, there is nothing left but love.”
—from Chapter 7
Many of our human existential struggles stem from the sense of disconnection, alienation and loneliness that comes from a fragmented view of reality. Drawing on the insight and audacity of Jewish mystics, and rooted in a rich understanding of Torah, Rabbi Jeff Roth helps us overcome this sense of separation and reconnect with a more harmonious flow of life. He equips spiritual seekers of all faiths—or none—with powerful techniques rooted in Jewish mystical practices and mindfulness meditation.
“A theology of mindfulness is unique! Practitioners who have found that mindfulness has deepened their religious sensibilities will rejoice to find the God-language that resonates with their experiences of freedom and compassion.”
—Sylvia Boorstein, author, That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist
“A literate and nuanced synthesis of mindfulness practice and the study of Torah.”
—Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, Emanu-El Scholar at Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco; author, Honey from the Rock and God Was in This Place and I, i Did Not Know
“Jeff Roth has dedicated his life to seeing clearly, knowing directly and understanding truly for the sake of wisdom.... Here he invites us to join him—and it is worth doing!”
—Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater, DMin, Institute for Jewish Spirituality; author, RA Partner in Holiness: Deepening Mindfulness, Practicing Compassion and Enriching Our Lives through the Wisdom of R. Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev’s Kedushat Levi
“Bringing his deep understanding of Torah together with his wise understanding of Jewish and Buddhist teachings on meditation, Rabbi Jeff Roth unfolds a complex and compelling theology of mindfulness.”
—Rabbi Rachel Cowan, executive director, Insitute for Jewish Spirituality
“A fascinating and profound integration.... Will challenge you, inspire you and open your heart and your mind!”
—Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg, Institute for Jewish Spirituality
“A truly inspiring work of theology, radically grounded in experience, not doctrine and dogma.....This excited, exciting and revelatory book is a must for the reader seeking direct access to Torah for our time.”
—Norman Fischer, author, Experience: Thinking, Writing, Language and Religion and What Is Zen? Plain Talk for a Beginner’s Mind
“A wonderful example of the fruits of interfaith seeking.... Most certainly a gift to practitioners.”
—Ebn Leader, faculty, Hebrew College; co-editor, God in All Moments: Mystical and Practical Wisdom From Hasidic Masters
Rabbi Jeff Roth helps spiritual seekers cultivate gratitude, awe and an awareness of the Divine Presence from a Jewish perspective. A well-known meditation practitioner, teacher and facilitator of Jewish retreats, he is founder and director of the Awakened Heart Project for Contemplative Judaism and co-founder of Elat Chayyim, where he served as executive director and spiritual director for thirteen years.
