Seeing God: Ten Life Changing Lessons of the Kabbalah
Seeing Godby Rabbi David Aaron presents as its subtitle promises  "Ten Life-Changing Lessons of the Kabbalah." Aaron, whose founding of the  Isralight Institute in Jerusalem helped establish him as one of today's most  popular spirituality gurus, writes in a crisp, clear style that offers eminently  practical advice for those who wish to see God in their daily lives. The book's  first chapter, "Getting Rid of God," does away with "the male, Zeus-like avenger  floating about in heaven," which Aaron calls "a childish and counterproductive"  concept. In place of "God," Aaron offersHashem, a Hebrew term that means  "the name," which stands for "Ultimate Reality Who embraces everything and fills  everything"--a theological and lexical shift that emphasizes divine immanence in  the world.Seeing Godthen elaborates 10 qualities of Hashem, derived  from the Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical text. Readers are encouraged to  acknowledge and emulate these qualities, which range fromGevurah(kindness) toMalhut(communal consciousness). Each chapter concludes  with "Seeing Exercises" and questions for contemplation ("Can you think of three  things that you have done to bring justice into the world?"), whose purpose is  to demonstrate that "Hashem is right here, right now, waiting to be seen,  wanting to be known."--Michael Joseph Gross--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.