The Challenge of the Soul: A Guide for the Spiritual Warrior
A Guide for the Spiritual Warrior
$26.02
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2009
Summary
What are the qualities we need to cultivate in order to face the challenges of our life with less fear and more courage? In “The Challenge of the Soul”, Rabbi Niles Goldstein uses a variety of teachings - from Jewish and other sources - to show readers how to cultivate what he calls the spiritual warrior within. Goldstein interweaves the teachings of sages, biblical figures, and philosophers of all stripes with his own insights and personal experiences as a rabbi, martial artist, and limit-pusher to help readers get past their perceived limitations and confront life’s challenges with fearlessness and fortitude. Goldstein identifies eight essential qualities that he believes we should cultivate to approach life with self-determination: openness, introspection, discipline, courage, creativity, stamina, restraint, and perseverance. Then he uses a programmatic approach to explore these qualities and the ways we can embrace them in our lives. Rabbi Goldstein is known for challenging himself physically, mentally, and spiritually. He served as an FBI chaplain to law enforcement after 9⁄11, has travelled to numerous remote and inhospitable places, and has sought out challenging experiences to rigorously test himself and the meaning of his faith.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590306604 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590306600 |
| Author: | Niles Elliot Goldstein |
| Publisher: | Trumpeter |
| Imprint: | Shambala |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 263g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 141mm x 214mm |
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Critics Review
“Highly recommended. Goldstein harmoniously blends teachings from the Hebrew Bible, Hasidism, secular contemporary thinkers, and from his own training in the martial arts and his experience as a rabbi.”–Association of Jewish Libraries “Goldstein’s work offers a strong counterbalance to so much of the current teaching that seems to imply that thinking ‘good thoughts’ and ‘visualizing’ can guarantee a life of ease and plenty.”–Spirituality & Health
“In this compelling book, Goldstein provides a step-by-step program for contemporary searchers to become spiritual warriors.”–Spirituality & Practice
“A guy who can discuss Jewish mysticism, boxing, and the Central Asian nations he has visited can make some distinctive and unique connections others wouldn’t see.”–PublishersWeekly.com
“Rabbi Goldstein shows us, through examples from his own spiritual journey, how to harmonize the fine-tuned disciplines of the martial arts with a profound and transformative Judaism grounded in its mystical teachings. Any person who seeks to transform and empower him/herself in response to the call of their soul will find Rabbi Goldstein an insightful guide and a compassionate companion.”–Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, author of Credo of a Modern Kabbalist
“Niles Goldstein makes faith an adventure–which is the only kind of trip worth taking.”–Douglas Rushkoff, author of Nothing Sacred and Life Inc.
“Goldstein’s writing style, down-to-earth and jovially conversational, is a pleasure to read.”–myjewishlearning.com
Niles Elliot Goldstein
Goldstein is the founding rabbi of The New Shul in Greenwich Village, New York. He was the voice behind “Ask the Rabbi” on the Microsoft Network, is the National Jewish Chaplain for the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association.
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