Journey of Awakening: Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tree of Life [Paperback]

Ted Falcon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

An innovative presentation to help us all learn the universal secrets of the Kabbalah from the inside out. Rabbi Ted Falcon, Ph.D., a master teacher of Jewish meditation and spirituality and co-author of JUDAISM FOR DUMMIES, guides the reader through progressive levels of the inner spiritual journey. Experience how the sacred wisdom of the ancient Tree of Life presents a dynamic model of the way our awareness operates.

Editorial Reviews

Review

To experience these meditations with Rabbi Ted Falcon is to move through the 49 Gates of Understanding. With this sure guide, day by day you download more light into your being. --Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, of the ALEPH Alliance for Jewish Renewal, author of PARADIGM SHIFT

In this gem of a book, Rabbi Ted offers us a long-awaited lamp of wisdom illuminating an inner journey of a lifetime. The reader is invited onto this path of awakening with clarity, warmth, and accessibility by an inspired and trustworthy guide and companion who knows the way from the inside out. This is an inspiring book on meditation for people of all spiritual traditions. It will be a hallmark in the archives of contemporary Jewish mysticism and meditation. A real treasure! --Joel and Michelle Levey, authors of LIVING IN BALANCE and A SIMPLE GUIDE TO MEDITATION AND RELAXATION

Rabbi Ted Falcon's direct, straight-forward approach makes this marvelous practice accessible to people from all backgrounds. This is a great chance to experience kabbalistic wisdom teachings from a highly regarded master of meditation, and to transform oneself in the process. --Rabbi David A. Cooper, author of GOD IS A VERB

About the Author

For over 30 years, Rabbi Ted Falcon has explored the frontiers of Jewish spirituality and meditation, and has founded meditative synagogues in Los Angeles and Seattle. Rabbi Falcon's work bridges the psychological and the spiritual, encouraging deeper integration for greater freedom of personal action and understanding. He has taught Jewish traditions of meditation and spirituality in the United States, Israel, and Poland. With his colleagues, Pastor Don Mackenzie and Sheikh Jamal Rahman, he is completing GETTING TO THE HEART OF INTERFAITH: THE EYE-OPENING HOPE-FILLED FRIENDSHIP OF A PASTOR, A RABBI AND A SHEIKH, which will be published in June of 2009 and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Skynear Press; Revised edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967054710
• ISBN-13: 978-0967054711
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,096,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Spiritual guide, author, teacher and therapist, Rabbi Ted Falcon, Ph.D., has been a student and teacher of Jewish meditation and Kabbalah for over forty years.

As part of the Interfaith Amigos, he explores the frontiers of interfaith spirituality. Karen Armstrong calls their "exuberant and courageous" new book, 'Religion Gone Astray: What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith,' "an inspiration and example for all of us in these sadly polarized times."

Rabbi Ted is co-author, with David Blatner, of 'Judaism For Dummies,' in which his wit and wisdom illuminate and make accessible the broad scope of Jewish tradition and history. He is author of 'A Journey of Awakening: Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tree of Life.'

You can learn more about him at http://www.rabbitedfalcon.com/