Title: Climbing Jacob's ladder : one man's rediscovery of a Jewish spiritual tradition /
Authors: Morinis, E. Alan
Publisher: Broadway Books,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Morinis, E. Alan Religion.; Jewish ethics.; Spiritual life Judaism; Self-actualization (Psychology) Religious aspects Judaism; Musar movement.
Abstract: In the face of personal crisis, the author turned to his Jewish heritage for guidance. In his reading he happened upon a Jewish spiritual tradition called Mussar. Gradually he realized that he had stumbled upon an insightful discipline for self-development, complete with meditative, contemplative, and other well-developed transformative practices designed to penetrate the deepest roots of the inner life.