The Holy Name (Mysticism in Judaism)

Language: EnglishPages: 344PrefaceTheHoly Name: Mysticism in Judaism explores the mystic truths common to Judaismand the teachings of the saints (sant Mat). It coversseveral thousand years of Jewish mystic history and thought and provides thereader with a rich and varied compilation of writings collected from theprophets of the Bible, Jewish Sufis of thirteenth-century Egypt, the Kabbalists of Safed, the Hasidimof Eastern Europe, and many other Jewish philosophers and mystics.Inorder to clarify and elaborate on certain concepts and demonstrate thecommonality of mystic experience, the author includes quotations from suchmystics as Rumi (MaulanaRum), Bulleh Shah, KabirSahib, Guru Nanak and Mira Bai. She brings referencesfrom Judaism and other mystic traditions to show that the practice ofmeditating Gods holy Name, or the inner sound reverberating within each one ofus, is a timeless path to God-realization. She also affirms from mystic textsthat we need the guidance of a living spiritual master or teacher for spiritualliberation.Thefirst edition of The Holy Name was published in 1989. MaharajCharan Singh passed away in 1990, naming Gurinder Singh Dhillon to succeedhim. Under the present masters guidance, the publications department of the Radha soami Society at Beas isrevising many of its English titles in the context of the globalization ofknowledge about different religions and spiritual paths.Thisnewly revised edition of The Holy Name thus reflects a decision by thepublisher to minimize the