{"product_id":"18116243","title":"David Chaim Smith | AWAKENING GROUND : A guide to contemplative mysticism","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eSÅLD\u003c\/font\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTyvärr är detta exemplar redan sålt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"product-form__submit button\" style=\"width: 100%;\" onclick=\"window.location.href='\/search?q=Smith David Chaim+Awakening ground : A guide to contemplative mysticism'\"\u003eSe om vi har fler exemplar\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEller lägg upp en aktiv sökning på finndinbok.nu: \u003cbutton class=\"product-form__submit button\" style=\"width: 100%;\" onclick=\"window.location.href='https:\/\/finndinbok.nu'\"\u003eLägg upp en sökning på finndinbok.nu\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTEMPLATION BEGINS WITH\u003c\/b\u003e intellectual understanding. As contemplation deepens, the mind shifts from the accumulation of data to the unfolding of direct gnostic apprehension. This dissolves the idea that outer and inner or personal and cosmic distinctions exist, allowing phenomena to return to its basis as a single, uninterrupted continuum. As the mind becomes dwarfed by the sheer immensity of this vast wholeness, the character of meaning begins to change. Meanings fullness shapes the mind rather than the minds reflexes and habits shaping meaning. Meaning passes beyond the experiences that an individual uses to define themselves in the world, yet it arises nowhere else but from those experiences. This is the paradox of gnostic awakening.Offering a step-by-step guide to the practice of mystical contemplation and direct ecstatic revelation, David Chaim Smith explores how to ride the razors edge of the paradox of gnostic awakening and coax the mind from the sleep of habituation into non-conceptual gnosis. He sets the process within the symbology of the kabbalah, introducing six stages or gates of contemplation, each illustrated by original works of art that elaborate the stages main tendency, kabbalistic implications and symbolic functioning.Drawing upon the 13th-century kabbalistic text -The Fountain of Wisdom -, 17th-century alchemical texts and writings of Isaac the Blind and other kabbalistic masters, the author reveals how meaning never remains static - -its nature is to move, transmit and display - -yet its precious potential becomes buried under layers of mental constructs. He explains how the minds habits and reflexes impose structures of containment to make sense out of phenomena, but these very structures obscure the essential nature of all phenomena. Smiths experiential path to gnostic awakening reveals how, in the wake of the lesser concerns of the contained mind, the primordial purity of creativity shines, great resonances of poetic beauty arise spontaneously and a sensibility of wonder, awe and delight is cultivated.· Introduces six stages of mystical contemplation to break the habits and reflexes of the ordinary mind and expose the awakening ground from which meaning arises· Each stage is illustrated by original art that elaborates the stages main tendency, kabbalistic implications and symbolic functioning· Draws upon the 13th-century kabbalistic text - The Fountain of Wisdom, 17th-century alchemical texts and writings of Isaac the Blind and other masters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 20px 0 20px; border: thin solid #000000;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: smaller;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBindning:\u003c\/b\u003e Förlagsband. 4:o (203x254 mm) \u003cb\u003eÅr:\u003c\/b\u003e 2016. \u003cb\u003eOmfång:\u003c\/b\u003e 208 s. \u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620555330. \u003cb\u003eSpråk:\u003c\/b\u003e Engelska\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHitta fler liknande böcker i dessa kategorier:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"product-form__submit button button--secondary\" onclick=\"window.location.href='https:\/\/bok.hstrom.se\/pages\/humaniora'\"\u003eHumaniora\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cbutton class=\"product-form__submit button button--secondary\" onclick=\"window.location.href='https:\/\/bok.hstrom.se\/collections\/religion-esoterika'\"\u003eReligion \u0026amp; esoterika\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cbutton class=\"product-form__submit button button--full-width \" onclick=\"window.location.href='\/search?q=title:Smith%2BDavid%2BChaim%2BAwakening%2Bground'\"\u003eSök fler exemplar av denna bok\u003c\/button\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"product-form__submit button button--full-width \" onclick=\"window.location.href='\/search?q=title:David%2BChaim%2BSmith'\"\u003eFler böcker av David Chaim Smith\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 0 20px 0 20px; border: thin solid #000000;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: smaller; font-weight:bold;\"\u003eAnvänd gärna länkarna nedan för att hitta liknande böcker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: smaller;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFörfattare:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:Smith+David+Chaim\"\u003eSmith, David Chaim\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitel:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:Awakening+ground\"\u003eAwakening ground\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUndertitel:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:A+guide+to+contemplative+mysticism\"\u003eA guide to contemplative mysticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFörlag:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=vendor:Inner+Traditions\"\u003eInner Traditions\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Astrologi+och+esoterika\"\u003eAstrologi och esoterika\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtikelnr:\u003c\/b\u003e 18116243\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Inner Traditions","offers":[{"title":"Förlagsny bok \/ Förlagsband","offer_id":45265193337099,"sku":"18116243","price":308.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/8856\/1163\/files\/18116243_988f21de-6103-4e9f-a9a3-faf616e79be1.jpg?v=1719308545","url":"https:\/\/bok.hstrom.se\/products\/18116243","provider":"bok.hstrom.se | Antikvariat \u0026 Bokhandel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}