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  <default_description>Techniques explained by the masters-for spiritual seekers of all backgrounds.This inspiring yet practical introduction to Jewish meditation approaches it in a new way: As a living experience described by today's most experienced Jewish meditators from around the world.In their own individual voices, more than 18 masters of meditation-teachers, scholars, psychologists, rabbis-explain why they meditate, how they meditate, and how the meditative experience brings them closer to themselves, to God, to the universe.  Equally important are their confessions about obstacles to meditation in their daily life-and how they can be overcome.Through a detailed compendium of the experts' &quot;Best Practices,&quot; Davis offers readers practical advice, starting points, and direction for making meditation a source of spiritual energy in their own lives.Meditation has been practiced for centuries in the Jewish community, as a powerful tool to transcend words, personality, and ego and directly experience the divine.  Meditation is not, as many assume, the sole province of eastern faiths, but also a Jewish spiritual resource for today that can benefit all people.</default_description>
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