A Heart Afire

A brilliant anthology of early Hasidic teachings which encompasses teachings from Sufism, Buddhism and depth psychology.

Foreword by Arthur Green
A Note to the Reader
Introduction

Part I. THE HIDDEN TRADITION AND THE BA'AL SHEM TOV
1. The Hidden Light: The Ba'alei Shem and the Hidden Tzaddikim
2. A Heart Afire: The Revelation of the Ba'al Shem Tov
3. The Wheel of Fate and Fortune: Whispers of the Ba'al Shem Tov

Part II. THE CIRCLE OF THE BA'AL SHEM AND THE MAGGID OF MEZRITCH
4. The Knowledge of Fire: Adel Ashkenazi, the Daughter of the Ba'al Shem Tov
5. Awake in the Dark of Night: Pinhas of Koretz, the Silent Sage
6. A Bear in the Forest: Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mezritch
7. The Thirteenth Gate: The Great Maggid and the Voice of the Shekinah

Part III. THE CIRCLE OF THE MAGGID AND THE REBBE KING
8. The Heavens of the Angel: The Lonely Path of Avraham the Malakh
9. Beggars and Kings: Elimelekh of Lizhensk and His Brother, Zushya of Anipol
10. The Kind's Counsel: In the Court of the Rebbe Reb Melekh

Epilogue
Appendix: Tree of Life
Notes:
Glossary
Bibliography
About the Authors
How This Book was Written
Index