To nourish your spiritual self you need “rest” from your hectic life. This book shows you how to do it.“Renew the soul and your perspective of daily life will completely change. It is simply a matter of taking time, slowing down, shifting mundane consciousness into realms of higher insight and giving yourself the gift of reflection and contemplation.”—from the IntroductionWhile broad interest in Jewish meditation is a relatively new phenomenon, medit...

From the best-selling author of God Is a Verb, the classic spiritual retreat guide that enables anyone to create their own self-guided spiritual retreat at home. The ancient mystics looked to spiritual retreat as a way of cleansing the body and healing the soul. In Silence, Simplicity & Solitude, David A. Cooper traces the path of the mystics and the practice of spiritual retreat in all the major faith traditions, sharing the common techniques and practices of the retreat experience for be...

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 IntroductionHere is an insiders look at a...

The thorough manual "Speed Reading: Accelerate Your Learning and Comprehension: Techniques and Strategies to Read Faster and Retain More" was created to increase your reading speed while maintaining a high degree of understanding and retention. The capacity to swiftly comprehend vast amounts of material is essential in the fast-paced information world we live in today. This book is your road map to mastering it, offering helpful techniques and perceptive approaches to change the way you re...

Over 2,000 years ago, Jewish mystics devised unique meditations to enhance awareness and contact higher planes of consciousness, becoming vessels for the light of God. They developed a precise system—the Kabbalah—and passed its teachings by word of mouth only, believing that the secrets of the Kabbalah transcend the written word.In the spirit of this great oral tradition, Kabbalah Meditation will immerse you in this traditional school of sacred wisdom for reaching peace through unio...

A comprehensive, nonsectarian guidebook to the basic principles and practices of meditation. By showing the way to what mystics have experienced for thousands of years, David Cooper's accessible, clear advice provides invaluable guidance both for students already studying with a meditation teacher and for those who want to develop a meditative practice on their own. Drawing from the wisdom of the world's great spiritual traditions, Cooper teaches basic meditative principles and practices to l...

"When we engage in a daily relationship with angels, our lives become filled with a vast array of heavenly sparks that inform us of the divinity within even the most mundane activities … Come and see for yourself how to invoke angels, and discover a new way to experience your world."—Rabbi David A. CooperHave you ever experienced something so extraordinary as to leave you wondering whether some higher power or force were responsible? "We do not need to sit and wait for the finger o...

Not only is silence a great healer, but inner spiritual retreat can also provide life-changing insight into deeper spiritual truths. The ancient mystics looked to spiritual retreat as a way of cleansing the body and healing the soul. Silence, Simplicity & Solitude traces the path of the mystics and the practice of spiritual retreat in all the major faith traditions, sharing the common techniques and practices of the retreat experience and clearly instrucsts how to creat an effective, self-gui...

Guarded for centuries, its secrets once passed by word of mouth only, the Kabbalah remains one of our oldest mystical paths for union with the divine. What is the Kabbalah, and why are its teachings so treasured by those who know them?On The Beginner's Guide to the Kabbalah, you will join Rabbi David Cooper for an uplifting introduction to this living cornerstone of Judaism's esoteric tradition. Join him as he lifts the veil on the Kabbalah's core teachings and practices, and their...

Everyone has seen photographs of the Taj Mahal. The massive, bulbous central dome, the four slender minarets, the shimmering marble, the long reflecting pool, the manicured gardens - all seem too striking for adequate description and proper appreciation. But there is more to the Taj than its beauty. The world's best-known mausoleum celebrates the love story of the seventeenth-century Moghul emperor Shah Jahan and his queen, Mumtaz Mahal. They fell in love at first sight and were married fo...

Called upon to defend an acrimonious libel action on behalf of an important newspaper client, newly appointed law firm partner Alex Harris never once expected to find his efforts impeded by wanton disregard for ethics and blatant self interest that crossed all boundaries. Not only on the part of his opponents, but also those he should have been able to trust implicitly and without question…What must he do to withstand the onslaught against his clients' interests – and his own? How ...

Barely days after recruitment consultant Karen Rutherford's right hand man suddenly quits, she is horrified to discover the theft of her database and an underhand campaign to entice her clients away and destroy her business. Anger turns to disbelief when immediate legal redress fails. Her livelihood threatened to the core, she finds herself locked into a courtroom battle escalating into bitter conflict when a fraught episode from her private life pours oil on already troubled waters.