Jewish Lights Pub, Sachbücher, The Magic of Hebrew Chant: Healing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love (Eng...

Foreword xiii Introduction xv AbracadabraxixFundamentals of Chant 1 Chant What It Is 3 The Sacred Phrase Or ... How a Chant Is Different from a Song 7The Ground of a Chant 8 Components of a Chant 9 Entering the Silence 10Intention 11 Cultivating Four Pathways of Intention 13Memory 14 Imagination 19 Presence 22 Attunement 24"That This Song May Be a Witness" The Power of Chant 27Entering the Mishkan 28 Developing a Chant 29 Obstacles and Traps 31 Meditative Practice in Relation to Prayer 32The Lineage of Chant 34 Chant as a Core Spiritual Practice 41Why We Value This Practice as a Core of Contemporary Jewish Spirituality 41 The Relationship between Chanting and Other Spiritual Practices 42Meditation as the Foundation for Chant Practice 45The Functions of Consciousness 46Rhythm 49The Secrets of Chant 51The Inner Dimensions of Chant 53 Eight Functions of Consciousness in a Spiritual Group 56 Power and the Open Heart 67 Longing Fuel for Spiritual Practice 73 Focus, through Pleasure, All the Way to Basking 77T he Uses of Chant 81 Chanting as a Healing Modality 83 Chant in Ritual 86 Chanting During Taharah 92 Chant Transformation, Purification, Healing, and Renewal 97 Inquiry and Shadow Work 104 Ecstatic Practice and the Establishment of Basic Trust 109 Soulful, Wholehearted, Embodied Text Study 113 Gratefulness as the Foundation of Practice 119 Healing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love 125 Chanting-Alone and Together 131The Practices 135 Liturgy 137 Scripture 159 Psalms 173 The Daily Psalms 205 Isaiah 209 A Few More Practices Elements, Directions, Spirit Buddies 220The Musical Notations 225 Introduction to the Musical Notations 227 Liturgy 231 Scripture 253 Psalms 266 The Daily Psalms 298 Isaiah 305Acknowledgements 315 Appendix 1 316 Suggestions for Further Reading318 Index of Practices and Notations319 Index of First Lines323.