Like the dolphin who breathes in two seemingly incompatible worlds, water and air, so must people learn to live and thrive in two conflicting worlds: the rational/material and the spiritual. In fact, balancing our two worlds -- difficult as it often is -- is the source of our spiritual survival.In the same tradition as her inspiring God Whispers, Karyn D. Kedar shows, through poignant stories, examples, and insights, how to more successfully navigate both worlds at the same time. Kedar leads readers to an understanding of three different "languages" that can help us integrate the worlds in which we live:
-- Prayer -- The path through which our souls connect with the Divine.
-- Perspective -- How we define life's twists and turns, and how our words and actions define the very quality of our lives.
-- Meaning -- The quest to understand and make sense of all that seems incompatible.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Imagining the Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Prayer: The Language of the Spirit
The Iron Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Navigating the Heavens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Meditation on the Beach of Boca Raton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
And Then There Was Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mystery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Communal Prayer: The Philosophy of the Minyan . . . . . . . . . 32
May the Words of My Mouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Perspective: The Language of Thought
Choice as a Spiritual Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Envision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Memory: Life Retold or Unlearned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reflection, Then Reaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lingering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Change for the Sake of Transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Meaning
Searching for Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Shema: Listening Is the Language of the Soul . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Yisrael: Struggling with Reality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad: All Is One . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Noticing the Invisible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Passion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Divine Discontent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Mortality Demands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
