The Way Of Man: According to the Teaching of Hasidism [Mass Market Paperback]

Martin Buber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Martin Buber was one of the most significant religious thinkers of the twentieth century. In this short and remarkable book he presents the essential teachings of Hasidism, the mystical Jewish movement which swept through Eastern Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Told through stories of imagination and spirit, together with Buber's own unique insights, The Way of Man offers us a way of understanding ourselves and our place in a spiritual world. 'There is something', he suggests, 'that can only be found in one place. It is a great treasure, which may be called the fulfilment of existence. The place where this treasure can be found is the place on which one stands.' Challenging us to recognize our own potential and to reach our true goal, The Way of Man is a life-enhancing book.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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'To read Martin Buber is to encounter an extraordinary soul - and to risk changing your life ... Unique, exhilarating, profound.' - David Wolpe, author of Why Be Jewish?

'This is a delightful book. In its brief compass Martin Buber has distilled the essence of Hasidic wisdom.' - Jewish Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Martin Buber (1878 - 1965) Jewish theologian and philosopher. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 42 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806500247
• ISBN-13: 978-0806500249
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,050,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Hasidism
  • #98 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Movements > Orthodox

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars short but powerful taste of Jewish philosophy, December 30, 1997

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Jason Frankovitz (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Way Of Man: According to the Teaching of Hasidism (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is comprised of several short essays that are each about ten pages or so in length. It is difficult to explain exactly what the book talks about. But it basically is a series of discussions about what our lives mean in relation to G-d. Why we are here on this planet, how you can think of your life and the lives of others, and lessons from other great Jewish thinkers about these same topics. I read this book, which is tiny and small, maybe 80 or so pages, and it changed my life. It opened for me a new way to explore my Jewish identity that was discrete from the mechanics of the religious observances. I am now very interested in Jewish philosophy and epistemology and want to read further. I would highly, highly recommend this book to anyone, Jewish or not.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars short and sweet, September 2, 2001

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Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of TERRAPSYCHOLO... (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Way Of Man: According to the Teaching of Hasidism (Mass Market Paperback)

41 pages of wisdom from the standpoint of Hasidism (from "hasidut": allegiance, piety)--but Hasidism seen through the heart of Martin Buber.

This too-brief book really asks only one question: why are we here?

Buber responds with thoughts, anecdotes, and reflections, all of it extraordinarily condensed and yet marvelously lucid.

Here are two quotations:

"Our treasure is hidden beneath the hearth of our own home."

"Man was created for the purpose of unifying the two worlds. He contributes towards this unity by holy living, in relationship to the world in which he has been set, at the place on which he stands."

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Existential to the Spiritual, February 12, 2004

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George Leone (Las Vegas, New Mexico USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Way Of Man: According to the Teaching of Hasidism (Mass Market Paperback)

Martin Buber has a way of speaking to my heart. He speaks as a human who has always struggled with the cynicism and skeptical spirituality of our age. Yet he has retained a strong faith in God, and a strong faith in God's real presence in our struggling human everyday life. We may not always feel His presence...but in Buber's words we hear another's testimony that God is with us even when He seems absent. In these short parables, Buber introduces us to other humans...ordinary men...who likewise have struggled to walk with God. Their walk is grounded in the existential. But unlike other ways such as Zen, their walk gradually reveals the real presence of God who has been walking with us since day one. It is as if in our faithful walk God gradually becomes trulu felt as walking beside us...and in our hearts.