Endless Light: The Ancient Path of Kabbalah

by David Aaron

Book Overview

An accessible and engaging study of Jewish spiritual tradition with a touch of self-help, this insightful read will give you a deeper understanding of Kaballah and practical methods for integrating Kabbalistic teachings into daily life.

Drawing on his own experiences as a rabbi and spiritual teacher, David Aaron helps us find the answers to life's questions as revealed in the Kabbalah, the mystical tradition of Judaism. Unlike...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425166295
• ISBN13: 9780425166291
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Amazingly Good Book

If no one said anything, you might not even know that there's anything Kabbalah in the book. It's a very light reading with a lot of positive info and wisdom. I truly enjoyed the read and it has stuck with me over the years and made a valuable impact. Here's a small excerpt of one of my favorite sections to give you a general idea of the type of teaching inside: "So let's go back to the beginning of creation again. In the very opening sentences of the Torah we are told that the first human being was created in G-d's own image. And what was that image, you might ask? Consider the possibility that the first human being was actually a single entity that included both sexes. If you don't believe me, read Genesis, chapter 1, verse 27. This is the Soncino Press version of that very puzzling sentence, from which it is apparent that the translator had some trouble juggling genders: "And G-d created man in His own image, in the image of G-d created He him; male and female created He them."" "So there we have it - the first human being, both male and female. And in this union of the sexes, in this oneness of the sexes, the first human being reflected the image of G-d - a oneness that includes otherness and yet remains one." "Incidentally, this notion is clearly expressed in the words of a Jewish wedding ceremony. When two people get married, this blessing is recited: "Blessed are You, Hashem, King of the Universe, Who created the human being in Your image." Why is this blessing said at a wedding ceremony? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to say such a blessing when a child is born? The answer is no: it is through the uniting of a man and a woman that the image of G-d is most closely reflected." "This is a very important concept. A lone individual does not reflect the image of G-d. An individual in unity with an other does. As we saw in the Kabbalistic picture of creation, the light of G-d is a oneness that includes an otherness. So until an individual makes a space to include an other, and allows that other to do the same, we do not have the oneness that reflects the image of G-d." "But creating that kind of oneness is not simple. It takes real love. And real love is not simple, either. Yet it is possible, even though we usually stumble and fall - fall in and out of love - trying to learn how." "If we go back to the Torah's story of creation, we come upon a passage, after the human being has been created, where G-d says: "It is not good for man to be alone." After every other act of creation we are told and it was good." But suddenly, "it is not good" - "not good to be alone."" "G-d determines that the human being needs "a helpmate," but it is a while before Eve is created. Instead, all the birds and animals are created and the human being is asked to name them. At the conclusion of this, the Torah tells us, "... but for Adam no fitting helpmate was found."" "Why wasn't Adam happy with an animal for a helpmate in his quest for love and oneness? Bec

Highly enjoyable, very enlightening and uplifting

Rabbi Aaron offers new and interesting insights into how to form relationships without losing your autonomy. All this is based on Biblical principles and delivered in a concise manor followed by questions to ponder. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I tried reading The Purpose Driven Life, but I never made it past day six. I also highly recommend Rabbi Aaron's other books Seeing God and the Secret Life of God. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate them. In fact he dispels the often cited myth of the "Old Testament" G-d as wrathful and unforgiving.

One of the best books I have ever read.....

Buy this book!!!! Endless Light is an extremely inspirational, approachable book. I have purchased it for many friends as gifts. I especially liked the chapter on Love and Creation. Rabbi David Aaron has a gift for explaining the esoteric in a humorous, understandable manner. This book was extremely impactful, and life changing. Here is a little taste: "Who you are is G-d's gift to you, who you become, is your gift to G-d" Enjoy!

Prepare to have your mind blown.

This book is amazing. Easy to read, broken up into very digestible sections, and short. You'll find your mind slowly drifting away from the page & into Rabbi Aaron's world of Endless Light.If you really feel like having Judaism, G-d, and life explained in entirely new ways, get this book. It'll change the way you think and feel.

I HAVE NEVER READ A BETTER BOOK ON THE KABBALAH

FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE TRIED TO FIND A BOOK THAT WOULD OPEN THE DOOR OF THE KABBALAH TO ME...AFTER I FINISHED ENDLESS LIGHT I ORDERED TWO MORE FOR EACH OF MY CHILDREN...I FEEL MUCH CLOSER TO MY RELIGION NOW...THE WARMTH AND WISDOM OF THE KABBALAH THROUGH THIS BOOK HAS HAD AN IMMEDIATE INFLUENCE ON ME... AN EASY READ ON AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT