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Yoel Glick/AHA 1: Your Daily Practice
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AHA 1: Your Daily Practice

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Course Description

The center point of the meditative life is our daily meditation practice. In this course, we explore the first three stages of the meditation process: preparation, intention, and forging a connection. These three stages form the basis for our encounter with God. They enable us to contact our true Self and become aware of the living presence of the Divine that dwells within each of us. Mastering these three fundamentals is the key to serious spiritual progress.

Contents

Session One: What is Jewish Meditation?

This session looks at the nature of meditation and the channels through which it works.  
What is Meditation?
Texts: What Is Meditation 1
Walking in God
Contracted and Expanded Consciousness/The Constant Expansion of Consciousness
The Ladder
A Human Being is a Little Universe
Practices for Session One: What is Meditation?
Practice One: Physical Senses Versus Soul Senses
Practice Two: Lower Mind versus the Higher Mind
Practice Three: Meditation on the Sefirot

Session Two: The Place of Meditation in Judaism

This session looks at the place of meditation in Judaism. The purpose it serves and the goals that the practice of meditation empowers us to achieve.
Place of Meditation
texts place of Meditation 2.pdf
practices place of meditation 2.pdf
Practice One: The Baal Shem Tov’s Movement in Prayer
Practice Two: Create a Space for Silence in Your Life

Session Three: Preparation

How do we prepare to meet our supernal Beloved? This session looks at the physical, emotional and mental steps that we can take to ready ourselves for the divine encounter.
preparation 3.mp4
texts preparation 3 revised.pdf
practices preparation 3 .pdf
Practice One: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Practice Two: Evoking the Awe of God
Practice Three: Creating Your Meditation Space
Practice Four: Building a Preparation Routine

Session Four: Intention

The intention with which we enter our meditation had a potent/profound affect on our whole experience. This session explores how we formulate an intention and the impact it has on our practice.
intention 4.mp4
texts intention 4.pdf
practices intention 4.pdf

Session Five: Forging a Connection

In this session, we get down to the nuts and bolts of the practice itself. Rav Yoel will introduce the four major methods of meditation, explain the purpose of each, and present the three key dialectics we need to balance as we go through our meditation.
forge 5.mp4
forge 5.m4a
texts Forge 5 .pdf
practices forge 5.pdf

Meditation Recordings

AHA 1 Opening Meditation.mp3
AHA 1.1 Physical vs Soul Senses.mp3
AHA 1.1 Lower vs Higher Mind.mp3
AHA 1.1 Meditation on the Sefirot.mp3