| Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life Contributor(s): Kula, Irwin (Author), Loewenthal, Linda (With) |
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ISBN: 1401301924 ISBN-13: 9781401301927 Publisher: Hyperion Books OUR PRICE: $35.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Rabbi Kula asserts that the yearnings for answers to life can become a path to blessings, prompting questions and insights, resulting in new ways of being and believing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Spiritual - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296.72 |
| LCCN: 2006018823 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 5.78" W x 8.65" (1.17 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Irwin Kula shows us how to to live our humanness -- the pleasures and the challenges, the messiness and the triumphs -- with a profound acceptance of our desires and foibles and a joy that can only come from understanding. --Deepak ChopraYearning. After twenty-three years as a rabbi, I can think of no more defining human experience. Life can be messy and imperfect. We're all looking for answers. And yet, as renowned rabbi Irwin Kula points out, the yearning for answers is no different now than it was in the times that gave rise to Moses, Buddha, and Jesus. Far from being a burden, however, these yearnings can themselves become a path to blessing, prompting questions and insights, resulting in new ways of being and believing. In this, his first book, Rabbi Kula takes us on an excursion into the depths of our desires, applying ancient Jewish tradition to seven of our most wonderful yearnings. Merging ancient wisdom with contemporary insights, Rabbi Kula shows how traditional practices can inform and enrich our own search for meaning. More importantly, he invites us to embrace the messiness and complexities of the human experience in order to fully embrace the endless and glorious project of life. |