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Pratipaksha Bhavana in Judaism

By Reverend Sam Rudra Swartz “Yit’gadal v’yit’kadash sh’mei raba . . .” As I realized that these words of the Mourner’s Kaddish were coming out of my mouth, my head dropped, my eyes closed and I heard wails of grief come from both me and my...

Give God a Noble Ride

Sample from the Spring 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi By Padma Wick Reb Zalman, as he is affectionately known, is a major figure in the Jewish spiritual renewal movement, presenting the central teachings of...

Torah and the Yoga Sutras

  In his Yoga Sutras, Patanjali says: “Tapah Svadhyayesvara Pranidhanani Kriyah Yogah.” Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda translates this as: “Accepting pain as help for purification, study of spiritual books, and surrender to the Supreme Being constitute Yoga in...