Open Secrets is a jewel for the inside pocket. Open the book to any page, read and be surprised by the loving wisdom that makes the day good again. People who feel addressed by Buddhism, Taoism, Vedanta and Christian mysticism will certainly also appreciate this booklet.
During an uninspired, lonely period in his life, Rabbi Shapiro asked his spiritual master Rebbe Zalman Schachter Shalomi for advice. He received an unexpected answer: 'Your work for Jewish people is done. You have told them what you have to say. You feel so lifeless right now, because you're repeating yourself. You must move on.... I suggest that you offer the teachings of Judaism to people who want to learn from them as they would like to learn from Buddhism or Sufism. Create a Judaism for everyone, not just Jews.
The booklet contains profound letters from the fictional Eastern European Hasidic Rebbe Yerachmiel Ben Yisrael to Aaron Heschel, the author's great-grandfather. All the great questions of life - death, the soul, good and evil, the meaning of life - are addressed in a language that largely avoids the specifically Jewish idiom. The clear, religion-transcending words in Open Secrets border on the deepest language of the soul, the language of silence, and touch the non-dual core of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism.
'Open Secrets breathes warmth, a passion for the divine and an earthly confidence in sanctity. This is a gem for the spiritual seeker within any spiritual tradition.'
Judith Simmer-Brown Professor at Naropa University and author of Dakini's Warm Breath.
'Open Secrets is my favorite way to introduce people to the essence and depth of Judaism.'
Bo Lozoff, author and founder of the Human Kindness Foundation
- Author(s) : Rami M. Shapiro
- ISBN : 9789491411625
- Language: Dutch
- Number of pages : 82
Only available in the Dutch edition.
