{"product_id":"with-heart-in-mind-mussar-teachings-to-transform-your-life-paperback","title":"With Heart in Mind: Mussar Teachings to Transform Your Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Morinis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing a weekly spiritual practice for developing a strong and open heart\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003edrawn from Judaism's Mussar tradition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mussar is a practice that draws from the vast storehouse of Jewish wisdom, law, revelation, and text, bringing it right home in a way that is completely practical. Judaism teaches that Torah (the collective wisdom of the tradition) provides the blueprint for human experience--and so the more of it we acquire, the more we gain a clearer, truer perspective on life and learn how to navigate its pathways. The phrase \"acquiring Torah\" is code for the process of internalizing this wisdom to bring about a genuine transformation of the inner self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In short, accessible chapters, this book describes forty-eight methods through which we can acquire Torah--and turns them into a straightforward practice. These methods include cultivating humility, joy, awe, good-heartedness, closeness with friends, not taking credit for oneself, judging others favorably, and so on. The fruit of working through each quality or method is a refined soul and a strong and open heart.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALAN MORINIS is the founder and director of the Mussar Institute (www.mussarinstitute.org), an organization that promotes the study of Mussar through study groups, courses, and public talks. He has been a student of the Mussar tradition since 1997, training under Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchok Perr. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eEveryday Holiness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClimbing Jacob's Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEvery Day, Holy Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.56 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765415936288,"sku":"9781611801521","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cc5d583f06145f465145f7d64c545e4e.webp?v=1780268952","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/with-heart-in-mind-mussar-teachings-to-transform-your-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}