Window of the Soul - by James David Dunn (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Some four hundred years before Albert Einstein proposed his theory of relativity of the outer universe to the scientific community, a rabbi named Isaac Luria (1534-1572) passed his theory of the inner universe and its evolution to his students. With vision given only to the most gifted of kabbalistic mystics, Luria explained the inner worlds of the spirit and of the evolution that led to the ultimate birth of our cosmos. In a selection of passages from Luria's Kabbalah that is both universal and stand-alone in transcendental value, Professor James Dunn presents, for the very first time, the essence of the great rabbi's teachings. According to Luria, the ultimate calling in this lifetime or in future lifetimes is to reharmonize (and hence remove) inherent imperfections through proper heart, and the teachings presented here have just this aim: to help ""heal the broken vessel of the world"" (tikkun olam). We all long to be healed and whole, and here scholars and lay people alike will find the wisdom they seek.

Review Quotes

"A fine introduction to Lurianic Kabbalah."
--Morris M Faierstein, author of Jewish Mystical Autobiographies, in Religious Studies Review

"An essential primer to guide any serious reader who yearns to encounter firsthand the teachings of Luria, of Lurianic Kabbalah."
--Rabbi Ernesto Yattah, from the foreword

"Luria's meaning and power will enlighten and change you."
--Bernie Siegel, MD

About the Author

James David Dunn is professor of foreign languages at San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas. His private and most passionate work for over twenty-five years has been Judaic mysticism and Jungian depth psychology. Through many years of research, he found those teachings that unlock the worlds of the subconscious mind through revelations from the secrets of Kaballah, translated from the original passages of Hebrew--Window of the Soul. James Dunn is a distinguished languages educator and retired intelligence officer. He served in the Pentagon, NSA, and Europe and was decorated many times for distinguished military service. He is a member of Mensa and has been published in Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who among America's Teachers.