A Guide to Rebbe Nachman's (of Breslev) Path of Meditation
Are you looking for a spiritual practice that will calm, strengthen and awaken your heart? A spiritual practice that will ease your mind and strengthen your decision-making? A spiritual practice that requires no specific background or training, no equipment? A spiritual practice that you can take with you wherever you go and practice any time you wish?
Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810) recommended such a practice. It's called hitbodedut. This is a how-to book.
264 Pages plus appendix, Softback. Click page image below for a sample page.
A Review from the Blog 'A Simple Jew'...
A few pages into the book, I paused once I read a quote from Rebbe Nachman of Breslov that resonated with me deeply.
"Give me your heart and I will lead you on a new path, the ancient path our ancestors walked."
I cannot recommend this book highly enough and lament the fact that this review certainly does not do it justice. Rabbi Bergman's book is beautifully written with a kind and warm tone. He walks with the reader hand in hand through Rebbe Nachman of Breslov's teachings on hisbodedus - personal prayer in one's native tongue - and provides useful advice to those new to this practice and to those who have been doing it for years.
People may perceive hisbodedus solely as a bizarre Breslover or Chassidic practice, however Rabbi Bergman points out:
"Even the latter-day sage, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, author of Sefer Chofetz Chaim and Mishnah Berurah, would spend an hour a day alone in his room or in the woods of Lithuania, speaking to God in his own words." ...
Where Earth and Heaven Kiss is a must read for people who are interested in Breslover Chassidus and Jewish spirituality. If you only read one book during the month of Elul, be sure to purchase a copy and read Rabbi Ozer Bergman's beautiful new book!
