false 2944000 2 The idea of eternal life has long been a major source of fascination and anxiety, rebuked by the rational mind as impossible, yet cherished and pursued by alternative thinkers. In <i>Inmortalidad,</i> scholar Rav Berg explores Kabbalistic thought on this controversial subject, showing how conventional science is beginning to catch up with Kabbalistic teachings. Berg examines the links between ancient thought and contemporary discoveries in life extension, from stem-cell research to the finding of the body's hitherto unsuspected "immortalizing" enzyme. Berg's survey of the history of perhaps humankind's most coveted dream takes readers from the early mystics, through explorers like Ponce de León, to 73-year-old psychologist James Bedford, an early participant in cryogenics. Drawing also on the personal story of his own journey toward spiritual enlightenment, Berg shares the compelling insights he learned from his Kabbalist master into the origins of death, and the spiritual tools required to forever eradicate it from the world. 2509876 28 2 2006 Inmortalidad (Span, Tr) 0 0 0 0 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2502511