Under the Table: Jewish Pathways of Spiritual Growth (And How to Get Up : Jewish Pathways of Spiritual Growth) [Paperback]

Avraham Greenbaum (Author)

Book Description

Series: And How to Get Up : Jewish Pathways of Spiritual Growth | Publication Date: June 1991

"The king's son had gone crazy. He thought he was a turkey. he felt he had to sit naked under the table and eat crumbs. None of the doctors could do anything for him... until a mysterious Wise Man appeared, sat down right next to the Prince, and cured him in a simple and highly original way."

UNDER THE TABLE & how to get up
takes an informal look at the most important issue we all face: how to discover ourselves and attain genuine fulfilment in life.
The funny but profound chassidic tale of "The Turkey-Prince" provides the framwork for this handbook of easy-to-apply Jewish teachings on ways of developing the higher self.
Subjects covered include positive thinking , faith, Torah study, prayer, goal-achievement, relaxation,sensible diet, breathing, exercise, meditation, the power of words... and friendship

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Product Details

• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: Breslov Research Inst; 1st edition (June 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930213416
• ISBN-13: 978-0930213411
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,647,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Personal spiritual growth, based on a famous Breslov parable, July 24, 2000

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Rabbi Yonassan Gershom (Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Under the Table: Jewish Pathways of Spiritual Growth (And How to Get Up : Jewish Pathways of Spiritual Growth) (Paperback)

This book is based on the parable of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov about the prince who thought he was a turkey (or rooster, in some versions, but Greenbaum translates it turkey) and sat under the table naked, clucking and squawking and refusing to act like a normal human being. A wise sage was able to cure him by first sitting under the table with him, pretending that he, too, was a fowl. Slowly, step by step, he convinced the prince that even if he was a turkey, he could still dress, eat, and sit at the table like a person. Because the sage related to the prince by first "meeting him where he was at," the sage was able to cure his delusions.

What Avraham Greenbaum does in this book is, to take each step in the prince's recovery, and apply it to the steps that we take in our own spiritual growth. Very clever! And a fine introduction to the practical application of Breslov Hasidic teachings in daily life. We are, all of us, lving under various delusions that we are something less than we really are, and these delusions prevent us from being all we can be.

As an added note, this story is why my nickname on Amazon is "rooster613" -- the "613" referring to the 613 commandments. Yes, Avraham, I know you think the story was about a turkey, not a rooster -- but first heard it as a rooster, and I'm not about to call myself "turkey613" -- so we will have to agree to disagree on the exact barnyard bird referred to in the story. But really, that little detail doesn't really matter -- it's still a great book!