Three Gates to Meditation Practices: A Personal Journey Into Sufism, Buddhism and Judaism - Hardcover

by David A. Cooper (Author)

A spiritual memoir by the author of God Is a Verb.

"This book is a treasure map, but not like any you have seen before. Most people believe that the object of a treasure hunt is to find a chest of gold. The mystical approach, however, is that the search itself is the treasure.... Here is an invitation to begin an exploration of the treasure fields of your own mind...the most exciting and rewarding adventure you will ever take." --from the Introduction

Here is an insider's look at a spectrum of mystical traditions--by someone who is remarkably fluent in the language of each. Three Gates to Meditation Practice chronicles more than fifteen years in the spiritual journey of "post-denominational" Rabbi David A. Cooper and his wife Shoshana--years that led the Coopers everywhere from a secluded mountain hut in New Mexico to the Sinai desert, from chanting Sufi dhikr and meditation with Buddhist masters to studying Kabbalah and esoteric Judaism in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The Coopers' story is an intimate account of what intensive spiritual practice is like, with an ultimate message that is supremely inspiring: The spiritual path is completely within our reach, whoever we are, whatever we do, as long as we are willing to try.

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A Personal Journey in to Sufism, Buddhism, and Judaism

Here is an insider's look at a spectrum of mystical tradition--by someone who is remarkably fluent in the language of each. Three Gates to Meditation Practice chornicles more than fifteen years int he spiritual journey of "post-denominational rabbi" David A. Cooper and his wife, Shoshana--years that led the Coopers everywhere from a secluded mountain hut in New Mexico to the Sinai desert, from chanting Sufi dhikr and meditating with Buddhist master to studying Kabbalah and esoteric Judaism in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The Coopers' story is an intimate account of what intensive spiritual practice is like, with an ultimate message that is supremely inspiring: The spiritual path is completely within our reach, whoever, we are, whatever we do, as long as we are willing to try.