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Everyday Holiness

The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar

By: Alan Morinis

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Everyday Holiness

The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar

By: Alan Morinis

Mussar is an illuminating, approachable, and highly practical set of teachings for cultivating personal growth and spiritual realization in the midst of day-to-day life. Here is an accessible and inspiring introduction to this Jewish spiritual path, which until lately has been best known in the world of Orthodox Judaism. The core teaching of Mussar is that our deepest essence is inherently pure and holy, but this inner radiance is obscured by extremes of emotion, desire, and bad habits. Our work in life is to uncover the brilliant light of the soul. The Mussar masters developed transformative teachings and practices—some of which are contemplative, some of which focus on how we relate to others in daily life—to help us to heal and refine ourselves.

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0834822210

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With Heart in Mind

Mussar Teachings to Transform Your Life

By: Alan Morinis

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With Heart in Mind

Mussar Teachings to Transform Your Life

By: Alan Morinis

Introducing a weekly spiritual practice for developing a strong and open heart—drawn from Judaism's Mussar tradition Mussar is a practice that draws from the vast storehouse of Jewish wisdom, law, revelation, and text, bringing it right home in a way that is completely practical. Judaism teaches that Torah (the collective wisdom of the tradition) provides the blueprint for human experience—and so the more of it we acquire, the more we gain a clearer, truer perspective on life and learn how to navigate its pathways. The phrase “acquiring Torah” is code for the process of internalizing this wisdom to bring about a genuine transformation of the inner self. In short, accessible chapters, this book describes forty-eight methods through which we can acquire Torah—and turns them into a straightforward practice. These methods include cultivating humility, joy, awe, good-heartedness, closeness with friends, not taking credit for oneself, judging others favorably, and so on. The fruit of working through each quality or method is a refined soul and a strong and open heart.

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1611801524

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Climbing Jacob's Ladder

One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition

By: Alan Morinis

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Climbing Jacob's Ladder

One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition

By: Alan Morinis

“A compelling portrait of the relationship between a student and a teacher,” this spiritual memoir “raises important questions about the meaning of Judaism and the search for spirituality in this world” (Los Angeles Times) Jewish by birth, though from a secular family, Alan Morinis explored Hinduism and Buddhism as a young man. But in 1997, in the face of personal crisis, he 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. Eventually reaching the limits of what he could learn on his own, he decided to seek out a Mussar teacher. This was not an easy task, since almost the entire world of the Mussar tradition had been wiped out in the Holocaust. In time, he found an accomplished master who stood in an unbroken line of transmission of the Mussar tradition, and who lived in the center of a community of Orthodox Jews on Long Island. This book tells the story of Morinis’s journey to meet his teacher and what he learned from him, revealing the central teachings and practices that are the spiritual treasury and legacy of Mussar.

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Shambhala Publications

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1590303660

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9781590303665

Every Day, Holy Day

365 Days of Teachings and Practices from the Jewish Tradition of Mussar

By: Alan Morinis

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Every Day, Holy Day

365 Days of Teachings and Practices from the Jewish Tradition of Mussar

By: Alan Morinis

The myriad events and interactions that make up our everyday life provide a rich opportunity for us to examine our impulses and actions and grow spiritually, according to the Jewish practice of Mussar. Mussar is an eminently wise, practical, and effective way to cultivate awareness, gratitude, personal growth, and ethical action on a daily basis. The path has its origins in Orthodox Judaism but it has become popular with Jews of all affiliations who are interested in a practice that can infuse daily life with more purpose and meaning. This daybook will be an essential companion to anyone who wants to experience this life-changing contemplative practice. Using a "soul trait" such as honesty, courage, enthusiasm, honor, and equanimity as a starting point, each practice page includes: • a teaching that illuminates the trait of the day • an affirmation phrase focused on that trait • a practical exercise to expand our experience of the trait • a space for journaling about experiences with the trait To learn more, visit www.mussarinstitute.org.

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Shambhala Publications

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0834822199

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9780834822191

Climbing Jacob's Ladder

One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition

By: Alan Morinis

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One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition

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With Heart in Mind

Mussar Teachings to Transform Your Life

By: Alan Morinis

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Mussar Teachings to Transform Your Life

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Everyday Holiness

The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar

By: Alan Morinis

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The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar

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Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain

Nahua Sacred Journeys in Mexico's Huasteca Veracruzana

By: Alan R. Sandstrom,Pamela Effrein Sandstrom

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Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain

Nahua Sacred Journeys in Mexico's Huasteca Veracruzana

By: Alan R. Sandstrom,Pamela Effrein Sandstrom

An ethnographic study based on decades of field research, Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain explores five sacred journeys to the peaks of venerated mountains undertaken by Nahua people living in northern Veracruz, Mexico. Punctuated with elaborate ritual offerings dedicated to the forces responsible for rain, seeds, crop fertility, and the well-being of all people, these pilgrimages are the highest and most elaborate form of Nahua devotion and reveal a sophisticated religious philosophy that places human beings in intimate contact with what Westerners call the forces of nature. Alan and Pamela Sandstrom document them for the younger Nahua generation, who live in a world where many are lured away from their communities by wage labor in urban Mexico and the United States. Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain contains richly detailed descriptions and analyses of ritual procedures as well as translations from the Nahuatl of core myths, chants performed before decorated altars, and statements from participants. Particular emphasis is placed on analyzing the role of sacred paper figures that are produced by the thousands for each pilgrimage. The work contains drawings of these cuttings of spirit entities along with hundreds of color photographs illustrating how they are used throughout the pilgrimages. The analysis reveals the monist philosophy that underlies Nahua religious practice in which altars, dancing, chanting, and the paper figures themselves provide direct access to the sacred. In the context of their pilgrimage traditions, the ritual practices of Nahua religion show one way that people interact effectively with the forces responsible for not only their own prosperity but also the very survival of humanity. A magnum opus with respect to Nahua religion and religious practice, Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain is a significant contribution to several fields, including but not limited to Indigenous literatures of Mesoamerica, Nahuatl studies, Latinx and Chicanx studies, and religious studies.

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University Press of Colorado

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1646423305

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Sacred Mobilities

Journeys of Belief and Belonging

By: Avril Maddrell,Alan Terry

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Sacred Mobilities

Journeys of Belief and Belonging

By: Avril Maddrell,Alan Terry

This collection draws on the Mobilities approach to look afresh at notions of the sacred where they intersect with people, objects and other things on the move. Consideration of a wide range of spiritual meanings and practices also sheds light on the motivations and experiences associated with particular mobilities. Drawing on rich, situated case studies, this multi-disciplinary collection discusses what mobility in the social sciences, arts and humanities can tell us about movements and journeys prompted by religious, more broadly ’spiritual’ and 'secular-sacred' practices and priorities. Problematizing the fixity of sacred places and times as territorially and temporally bounded entities that exist in opposition to ’profane’ everyday life, this collection looks at the intersection between the embodied-emotional-spiritual experience of places, travel, belief-practices and communities. It is this geographically-informed perspective on the interleaving of religious/ spiritual/ secular notions of the sacred with the material and more-than-representational attributes of associated mobilities and related practices which constitutes this volume’s original contribution to the field.

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Routledge

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1317060318

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Abuse in Society

An Introduction

By: Alan R. Kemp

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Abuse in Society

An Introduction

By: Alan R. Kemp

Today’s headlines are filled with increasingly alarming accounts of abuse by coaches, religious leaders, institutional caregivers, family members, and others. Abuse in Society provides an illuminating and timely introduction to the physical, emotional/psychological, and sexual faces of abuse. The text presents a much-needed, in-depth assessment of child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, abuse by clergy, abuse of the elderly and disabled, and abuse in sports. Among the specific problems covered are bullying and sibling abuse, courtship violence and date rape, and abuse in the relationships of sexual minorities. The author explores these complex issues using an ecological approach, examining interacting explanations from a variety of perspectives and levels of analysis: societal and cultural, family, and individual. The author’s down-to-earth, conversational style is easy to understand, and his work is exceptionally well researched and thoroughly documented. Those who are pursuing careers in the fields of sociology, psychology, psychiatry, and human-service professions such as social work, pastoral counseling, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, and psychiatric nursing will find this text valuable. End-of-chapter resources include a Review Guide, Critical Thinking Questions, Recommended Reading, Internet Resources, and Suggested Activities.

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Waveland Press

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147863443X

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The Church Made Flesh

Regaining Foundational Principles and Practices of the Apostolic Church

By: Alan Todd

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The Church Made Flesh

Regaining Foundational Principles and Practices of the Apostolic Church

By: Alan Todd

In his book, The Church Made Flesh, Alan takes the spiritual pulse of the Pentecostal/Apostolic Church and lays bare its true condition. Tapping into a rich spiritual repertoire of experiences, both anecdotal and other erudite sources, this book is a tour de force that revisits bedrock issues such as the cost of discipleship, church-planting and church order, among others. Employing a fruitful dialectic of tension, these issues are explored in the intersection between the nascent Apostolic Church of the first century AD and its contemporary incarnation. The denouement is an incisive, accessible, candid and profound exposition that is a must in every discerning minister and laypersons library. Paul Thomas, PhD (Education, Kings College, London) Lecturer, University of Olso, Norway Institute for Pedagogy Comparative and International Education Give yourself this book and then help God solve the next vexing problem in the North American Apostolic church. Sorry this book is not designed to grace the shelf of your library. You should really read it on your knees. Embark on your journey with tears in your eyes. Bishop Paul Reynolds International Honorary General Presbyter United Pentecostal Church International The Church Made Flesh challenges todays commonly adopted church system of attraction by comparing it the 1st centurys church model which exercised Apostolic authority by going out to the world. Without apology Alan combats the readers thinking on how well todays church is executing the Great Commission and touching the lives of people of all nations. For those that are ready to effect change in this world the biblical way, this is a book that you must not only have but study and wrestle with. Michael Whitton, Minister of Operations, Global Apostolic Ministries Toronto, Canada

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iUniverse

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1491741554

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9781491741559

Virtuous Violence

By: Alan Page Fiske,Tage Shakti Rai

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Virtuous Violence

By: Alan Page Fiske,Tage Shakti Rai

This radical and thought-provoking book argues that violence does not result from a breakdown of morality, but is morally motivated.

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385

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Cambridge University Press

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1107088208

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Pathways of Memory and Power

Ethnography and History Among an Andean People

By: Thomas Alan Abercrombie

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Pathways of Memory and Power

Ethnography and History Among an Andean People

By: Thomas Alan Abercrombie

Romantic Motives explores a topic that has been underemphasized in the historiography of anthropology. Tracking the Romantic strains in the the writings of Rousseau, Herder, Cushing, Sapir, Benedict, Redfield, Mead, Levi-Strauss, and others, these essays show Romanticism as a permanent and recurrent tendency within the anthropological tradition.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299153142

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9780299153144

Mussar Yoga

Blending an Ancient Jewish Spiritual Practice with Yoga to Transform Body and Soul

By: Alan Morinis,Edith R. Brotman

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Mussar Yoga

Blending an Ancient Jewish Spiritual Practice with Yoga to Transform Body and Soul

By: Alan Morinis,Edith R. Brotman

A clear and easy - to - use introduction to Mussar Yoga - a blending of Jewish and Eastern spiritual practices. Intended for the novice as well as the yoga expert and for people of all faiths, each exercise is accompanied by step - by - step instructions, helpful photographs, mantras and journaling exercises.

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145968219X

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Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge

The Library of Congress Letters, 1935-1945

By: Ronald D. Cohen

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Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge

The Library of Congress Letters, 1935-1945

By: Ronald D. Cohen

Alan Lomax (1915-2002) began working for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress in 1936, first as a special and temporary assistant, then as the permanent Assistant in Charge, starting in June 1937, until he left in late 1942. He recorded such important musicians as Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters, Aunt Molly Jackson, and Jelly Roll Morton. A reading and examination of his letters from 1935 to 1945 reveal someone who led an extremely complex, fascinating, and creative life, mostly as a public employee. While Lomax is noted for his field recordings, these collected letters, many signed "Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge," are a trove of information until now available only at the Library of Congress. They make it clear that Lomax was very interested in the commercial hillbilly, race, and even popular recordings of the 1920s and after. These letters serve as a way of understanding Lomax's public and private life during some of his most productive and significant years. Lomax was one of the most stimulating and influential cultural workers of the twentieth century. Here he speaks for himself through his voluminous correspondence.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1604738014

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Everyday Holiness

Everyday Holiness

With Heart in Mind

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Climbing Jacob's Ladder

Climbing Jacob's Ladder

Every Day, Holy Day

Every Day, Holy Day

Climbing Jacob's Ladder

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With Heart in Mind

With Heart in Mind

Everyday Holiness

Everyday Holiness

Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain

Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain

Sacred Mobilities

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Abuse in Society

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The Church Made Flesh

The Church Made Flesh

Virtuous Violence

Virtuous Violence

Pathways of Memory and Power

Pathways of Memory and Power

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Mussar Yoga

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Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge

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