- Written in a warm, accessible, and intimate style, BE STILL AND GET GOING will touch those who are searching for an authentic spiritual practice that speaks to them in their own cultural language.- Lew's first book, "One God Clapping (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2/01), was a "San Francisco Chronicle bestseller and winner of the PEN Josephine Miles Award for Literary Excellence. "Publishers Weekly hailed him as "a perceptive thinker" for his "refreshing and sometimes startling perspective" in his last book, "This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared (Little, Brown and Company, 2003).- Lew is one of the most sought-after rabbis on the lecture circuit. He has had national media exposure for his dynamic fusion of Eastern insight and Bible study, having been the subject of stories on ABC News, the "McNeil Lehrer News Hour, and various NPR programs.- In the past five years there have been national conferences on Jewish meditation in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Miami where Lew has been a featured speaker.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Keen insight - advice for those who meditate:
This book came highly recommended by a friend. It has helped him and me through difficult times. It is an important book for the important matters of life. It includes significant and useful advice on meditation. I've purchased the book for other family members.
Amazing the authour can be so ignorant in Jewish Meditation:
... to the extent he declares it non-existent and tries to inject in the buddhist practices... If you interested in genuine Jewish Meditation,
check out "Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide or The Art of Amazement by Alexander SeinfeldThe Art of Amazement.
Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life:
Very thought-provoking! Good specifics on how to accomplish a positive meditation regimen and what results/benefits to expect. An easy read; not overly technical.
A bit ahead of it's time:
Houston Smith and Philip Novak describe Siddharta Gautama, the first Buddha, in their book about Buddhism. "Perhaps the most striking thing about him was his combination of a cool head and a warm heart, a combination that shielded him from sentimentality on one hand, and indifference , on the other... Every problem that came in his way, was subjected to cool, dispassionate analysis. He was a master of dialogue and dialectic, and calmly confident. The remarkable fact was the way this objective critical... more info
