{"product_id":"seeing-into-the-life-of-things-9781958972915","title":"Seeing into the Life of Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/i\u003e “Best Spiritual Book of 2025”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“It needed to be written, and needs to be read, now more than ever. A real gem.” — Henry Shukman, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Blade of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOriginal Love\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jew in the Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to answer the Dalai Lama’s question.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the historic dialogue between rabbis and the Dalai Lama, as told in his international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Jew in the Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e, Rodger Kamenetz heard a penetrating question from His Holiness to the rabbis, “How does your spiritual practice purify afflictive emotions?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo Kamenetz this seemed the most fundamental question to ask of any religion or philosophy of life. How do your practices help you with negative emotions like anxiety, envy, resentment and shame?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking the reader with him on an exhilarating intellectual and emotional journey, he finds a natural spiritual path in the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKamenetz connects daily life to spiritual longing, from the musical rhythms of his beloved New Orleans to his tender bond with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, visionary founder of Jewish Renewal and a central figure in the Dharamsala dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmbedded in a rich poetic narrative. \u003ci\u003eSeeing into the Life of Things\u003c\/i\u003e offers down to earth practices from “count your blessings,” to savoring perception, from dwelling on powerful memories, to the sacred encounters in dreams. Kamenetz shows how giving birth to our images restores us to an imagination of the sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rodger Kamenetz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286835704059,"sku":"9781958972915","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781958972915.jpg?v=1772488287","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/seeing-into-the-life-of-things-9781958972915","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}