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Gayatri is a prayer book designed for use by the family of Sufi lineages descending from Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan (1882-1927). Included within are all prayers of the "Gayatri" sections of the Gayan and Vadan, as well as other prayers and remembrances, composed by Hazrat Inayat Khan, held and honored in the tradition of Inayati Sufism. Additionally, there is a section of universalist prayers and remembrances of the Inayati-Maimuni Sufi community composed by Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez and Hazrat Pir-o-Murshid Zalman Sulayman Schachter-Shalomi, for the use of that community. For this volume, the original prayers & remembrances have been edited and adapted for clarity in modern English and made gender inclusive. Notes have also been added in the back to explain context, non-English vocabulary, and the origins of various prayers.

THE PREVIOUS REBBE of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880-1950) said, "When we remind ourselves of the 'sayings of old, ' it enlivens us." That is to say, the expressions used through the generations in Lubavitch are permeated with a life and a holy energy. In them is preserved an entire culture, a lifestyle, and a place of genuine warmth . . . for they come from a time and a place when people truly cared for one another. LubavitchSpeak is a fascinating dictionary of words, sayings and colloquialisms used by generations of Chabad-Lubavitcher Chasidim to express the most important concepts and contents of their unique culture which has been so influential on modern Judaism. It is a language which has evolved through 200 years of pious and dedicated service to G-d, and includes the terminology of the Chasidic gathering (farbrengen), the synagogue (shul), the seminary (yeshiva), and even Lubavitch 'street language, ' the day-to-day talk of Lubavitcher Chasidim, young and old, male and female, past and present. The more one is familiar with 'LubavitchSpeak, ' the better one will appreciate the Lubavitch lifestyle and its holiness. For, to know a culture, you must first understand its language.

IN 1985, POET AND TEACHER Carol Rose designed a set of cards with artist Lu-Ann Lynde called, "Walking the Motherpath." Each oval-shaped card represented a woman from the Bible accompanied by a poetic interpretation of her significance. The hope was that the cards would serve as "mirrors of identity" or doorways into a greater sense of personal awareness, and that women and men could use the cards to unravel the stories of the biblical mothers to gain greater insight into their own life processes. Over the years, the cards have been used in private study groups, as meditative tools for individuals, and in Rose's own workshops called "Walking the Motherpath" and "Listening to Our Inner Prophetesses." In these workshops and study groups, an image is chosen randomly and serves as a guide for directing seekers inward to the Source of Wisdom, allowing the stories of these biblical women to be re-imagined experientially. Now, it is hoped that the book, The Path of the Mothers, will provide new opportunities for the same kind of exploration, opportunities for expanding one's understanding of the lives the biblical matriarchs from a woman-centered perspective, and for finding personal meaning in them.

Yishmru Daat is a collection of Hasidic teachings from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi in the traditional Hebrew of the beit midrash.

Once, when Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi was still a young Hillel director, he took his students to meet the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994). To his embarrassment, one of his students asked the Rebbe, "What is a rebbe good for?" But the Rebbe was not offended and offered this amazing response: "I can't speak about myself; but I can tell you about my own rebbe. For me, my rebbe was the geologist of the soul. You see, there are so many treasurers in the earth. There is gold, there is silver, and there are diamonds. But if you don't know where to dig, you'll only find dirt and rocks and mud. The rebbe can tell you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do yourself."In this amazing series of talks, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the founder of the Jewish Renewal movement and one of the world's leading authorities on Hasidism, discusses Jewish spiritual leadership from the perspective of the Hasidic Rebbe, applying traditional Hasidic models and teachings to contemporary situations. He covers issues of identity for spiritual leaders, the teacher-student relationship, spiritual guidance and intercessory prayer. Anyone who is deeply involved in Jewish spiritual leadership, or a student of Hasidic models of leadership, will find a wealth of valuable information in these informal talks on the subject

A disciple, fool, and pious heretic, Daniel Jami weaves a map of poems, from separation to union and back again. Inviting the reader into the mythic realm of Love, Lover, and Beloved, this contemporary collection explores traditional motifs of Sufism's 'school of love, ' through an interspiritual lens, in modern American language.

IN THE LATE 1950's, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, better known as 'Reb Zalman, ' penned what was perhaps the first book on Jewish meditation and contemplative Judaism in English. It was called, The First Step: A Primer of a Jew's Spiritual Life, and was printed in a simple stapled booklet edition which he mailed out to friends and students. But it was not long before this humble booklet had reached readers as diverse as President Zalman Shazar of Israel and the famous author of The Seven Storey Mountain, Father Thomas Merton. In 1965, it was included as a chapter in the widely influential Jewish Catalog, and read by thousands of young Jews in the late 60s and early 70s looking for an authentically Jewish approach to meditation. Then, for many years, the booklet fell out of use until it was completely revised and updated in 1993, in a new booklet called, Gate to the Heart: An Evolving Process, which was again privately printed and distributed within the Jewish Renewal movement. In this expanded version, the booklet inspired a whole new generation of Jewish contemplatives looking for a manual of Jewish practice. Now, after being revised and supplemented once again, Reb Zalman's first and most personal book, the culmination of over 60 years of spiritual guidance work, is finally being published and made available to the general public. "For me, Gate to the Heart is the one essential book by Reb Zalman. Although there are others that go into more depth, and are more expansive on certain topics, none convey his authentic voice and brilliant creativity more that this one. It is the book that I want to carry with me at all times, a true vade mecum that one can consult again and again to renew one's spiritual practice." --- Netanel Miles-Yépez, co-author of A Heart Afire: Stories and Teachings of the Early Hasidic Masters

Edward Bastian's groundbreaking book, Mandala: Creating an Authentic Spiritual Path: An InterSpiritual Process, provides the reader with a profound tool for constructing and cultivating a personal spiritual path from the world's collective spiritual wisdom, utilizing one's own preferences and learning styles to find the answers to our most profound questions. That is to say, it provides the means, not the answers - those we must find ourselves. Through the Spiritual Paths Mandala one explores one's own archetypal approaches to spirituality, one's own questions about the spiritual path, and finds the practices and traditions that best suit our particular needs. Of it, Dr. Carol S. Pearson, author of The Hero Within and Awakening the Heroes Within, has written: "In Mandala, Dr. Bastian has done for spirituality what I've worked to do with archetypes, developing a system through which anyone-religious or not-can identify his or her own natural mode of assessing spiritual truth. Dr. Bastian's work is a great and important breakthrough, as so many believe they are not spiritual because they do not follow a particular dogma or because the tradition in which they were raised does not fit for them. His work also can be of assistance to those within any spiritual tradition to expand their horizons and to promote respectful interfaith dialogue."

"THOUGH IT IS MORE THAN sixty years later, the memories of World War II continue to haunt me. However determined I was to erase them from my consciousness through the years, they simply would not fade away. Thus, I resolved to write this memoir in the hope that it would liberate me from the shackles of their continual recollection." With these words, Leo Michel Abrami begins his poignant memoir of childhood in Nazi-occupied France, recounting the numerous dangers faced by his family during these years and his hiding on an isolated farm in Normandy. It is a story seen through a child's eyes, full of beauty and betrayal. It is a story of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, most importantly, young Leo's courageous and inventive mother who, according to him, is "the real hero of this story.""[The Eleventh Commandment], like The Cellist of Sarajevo brought me close to the horrors of war and shows in a touching and highly personal way how people are changed by it and how powerful and admirable is the will to survive."- Barbara Milbourn, reviewer, Nashville, Tennessee

THE GAYAN OF HAZRAT INAYAT KHAN is one of the three most important works of inspiration for Inayati Sufis; the others being the Vadan and Nirtan. This edition of the Gayan: The Song of Divinity has been edited and adapted from the original for clarity in modern English, numbered and reformatted for ease of use, and made gender inclusive for modern readers.

Once, the medieval Jewish poets of Spain and Germany offered their best to the Jewish tradition, and their works were appreciated and incorporated into its liturgy. But since the Renaissance, many of the best artists have moved away from religion, leaving it impoverished and dependent on classic works. But in Time, Space, and Soul, Ken Rosenstein, a talented and highly original modern Jewish poet, once again gives us new and innovative poetry for the Jewish holidays and liturgy, poems on the Torah portions, as well as poignant and insightful poems on history, culture, and the self. Time, Space, and Soul, according to the earliest book of Jewish mysticism, Sefer Yetzirah, are the three fundamental dimensions of our Cosmos. They are also the dimensions that define this collection. Dip into them and find yourself renewed.Time, Space, and Soul is a many textured outpouring of prayer poems that contemplative mystic Ken Rosenstein has woven, the product of his own profound life-journey as a scholar of a renewed Judaism. Replete with midrashic, kabbalistic, and liturgical allusions, Rosenstein's poems are a gift of the spirit. - Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, author of The ReceivingTime, Space, and Soul are sacred entry points. Readers journey through each, carrying bones of ancestors past inquisition and exile toward freedom. Here the great arc of light reveals a single vibrating truth "You are there" "You are here".- Carol Rose, author of From the DreamKen's unique poetic vision combines Bible, Kabbalah and philosophy to reveal worlds of meaning in Jewish traditions. His rich metaphorical writing challenges us to imagine and experience a deeper spirituality.- Rabbi Laura Duhan Kaplan

Tamam Kahn's poetry carries bright exuberance, as well as empathy and sorrow. Her work is inspired by the mystical Middle East, and her time in Morocco and Syria. The poems are anchored with her research on women from early Islam to today. Anecdotes from history are mixed with today's unchosen difficulties. The reader is introduced to the remarkable Rabia of Basra (Rabi'a al-Adawiyya), eighth-century leader on the path of Unity of Being. What would it be like to meet with her today? Across the Difficult presents tales of other famous mothers such as Eve (known as Grandmother Eve in Arabia), Hagar, Sayyida Zaynab-granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad, her niece Ruqayya, and Fatima al-Fihri, founder of the great Qarawiyyin University, who changed history with her life's work. The brutal difficulties of living at this time in countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine and other countries, are included in the final poems.Winner of The BookFest First Place award for Poetry, Spring 2024, and an International Book Award, 2024

The Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim) is among the most beloved books of the Hebrew Bible, beloved both for the beauty of its language and for the mystical ideas it has inspired. However, many new readers may be surprised to learn that-while it is often understood as an allegory for the relationship between God (the Bridegroom) and humanity (the Bride)-it has no explicit religious content whatsoever and actually seems to celebrate erotic love. In this new translation, Netanel Miles-Yépez, attempts to emphasize the "earthy immediacy" of the original Hebrew, wishing the Song of Songs to stand on its own as "love poetry," arguing that the mystical poetry and insights about Divine Love it has inspired actually come from an engagement with the raw imagery of human love. Also included are translations of the mystical poetry of Juan de la Cruz, Elazar Azikri, and Shlomo Halevi Alakabetz from the Spanish and Hebrew. "Netanel Miles-Yépez' translations soar with the erotic ecstasy of holy desire, reminding us that knowing God isn't only a matter of emptying out, but also a matter of merging with. His Song sings, and invites you to sing along."-Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author of Embracing the Divine Feminine: Song of Songs Annotated and Explained"Trust a contemplative to translate a deeply mystical text; better yet, a contemplative with literary ability. Netanel Miles-Yépez combines these and other talents to illuminate the eternally fascinating Song of Songs."- Sheikh Kabir Helminski, author of The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation, and translator of Rumi

The tikkun klali, or 'general remedy, ' are ten psalms specifically chosen by Rebbe Nahman of Bratzlav to expiate guilt for various kinds of sins. Many Bratzlaver Hasidim recite these psalms daily, while others do so once a week. Recitation of the tikkun klali also forms the most important aspect of the ritual around visiting the grave of Rebbe Nahman in Uman, Ukraine. About this ritual, Rebbe Nahman said: When my days are over and I leave this world, I will intercede for anyone who comes to my grave, says these ten psalms and gives a coin to charity. No matter how great their sins, I will do everything in my power, spanning the length and breadth of creation, to cleanse and protect them. . . . I will pull them out of Gehennom by their peyos! It makes no difference who it may be, or how seriously they may have sinned. All they have to do is to take upon themselves not to return to their folly."In this beautiful new edition, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, one of the world's great teachers of Hasidism, has made a new prayable translation of the Hebrew psalms in everyday English. For those who are fluent in Hebrew, the original psalms are provided in the bac

Here is a handbook for accessing the secrets of the second half of life. In the first half of life, we strive, work, achieve, compete, and accumulate. Will we do this until we die? Because we live in a world that worships youth-often disparaging aging (and our elders)-we have little imagination for embracing the possibilities that aging offers. Based upon the pioneering work of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Embracing Wisdom: Soaring in the Second Half of Life (Revised Edition) presents aging as an opportunity on the frontier of human development, an opportunity to complete life successfully and leave a legacy of wisdom to future generations.

"Alejandra is a highly respected leader and role model in both childhood education and spiritual development. Her book, Remembrance, offers us a vision of the evolution of human life on Earth grounded in a mature feminine wisdom. It is a story of the energetic power of love as a universal force behind the creation of all life. It is a story of how humanity has been created to mirror the universe to itself and how human beings are endowed with the capacity to rediscover the essence of love that is at the heart of their existence. With this rediscovery of who we really are, life on Earth is healed from the trauma of centuries of abuse."- Edward W. Bastian, Ph.D., author of InterSpiritual Meditation and Mandala: Creating an Authentic Spiritual Path "Sensitive mystic and spiritual teacher, Alejandra Warden, invites us into a richly descriptive and cellular journey back to our essential and shared nature, that of the "golden substance" of "primordial love" and Oneness. Guided by the ancestral feminine and the angelic, Alejandra serves as a conduit for a mythopoetic narrative of Earth's birthing, nonlinear knowing, embodiment, loss, and a call to remembrance. May we accept her beautiful gift of wisdom and listen deeply, particularly at this crucial time."- Juliet Rohde-Brown Ph.D., author of Imagine Forgiveness, and Chair of Integrative Therapy and Healing Practices specialization of the Depth Psychology program, Pacifica Graduate Institute

In The Merging of Two Oceans, Pir Netanel Miles-Yépez follows his In the Teahouse of Experience with a new collection of talks, laying the foundations for understanding the historical and spiritual connections between Sufism and Hasidism, two of the world's great mystical traditions. He explores the many 'meetings' between these two traditions in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, details his own role in the formation of a new Sufi lineage connected with Hasidism, and gives a series of teachings drawing on both traditions. The Merging of Two Oceans is a book that will fascinate admirers of these traditions and their teachings.

In God Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown, Netanel Miles-Yépez and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi offer little-known stories of the kabbalist, Isaac Luria, and explore the profound implications of the kabbalistic idea of Tzimtzum, the 'contraction' of God that allows for creation, through different paradigms of Jewish belief over the centuries, and look at its function in Judaism and Jewish practice today.