Kabbalah Revealed with Rabbi David Cooper

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Ancient Jewish sages developed the tradition of the kabbalah. Rabbi David A. Cooper is among the first to bring the mystery and mysticism of kabbalah to us in a way that is easy to understand. Kabbalah is about bringing human consciousness to its full potential, recognizing that we are partners with God in the continuous process of creation. This means, as Cooper says, that "There is no move we can make physically, there's nothing we can say, there's no emotion that can arise in us, there is nothing that can happen in our mind, that doesn't ripple into the universe and affect everything in that particular moment as it unfolds." Cooper discusses the kabbalistic notions of soul, soulmates, reincarnation, enlightenment, free will and God. (hosted by Michael Toms)

Bio

Rabbi David A. Cooper (1939-2020) was a student of mysticism and was initiated into Sufism by Pir Vilayat Khan, as well as Zen Buddhism with Rosh Bernie Glassman, and Tibetan Buddhism with Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Cooper and his wife Shoshana founded of the Heart of Stillness Hermitage in Boulder, Colorado. 

Rabbi Cooper’s book include: 

• The Heart of Stillness (Bell Tower 1992),
• Entering the Sacred Mountain (Bell Tower 1994)
• God is a Verb: Kabbalah and the Practice of Mystical Judaism (Riverhead Books 1997).
• The Handbook of Jewish Meditation Practices: A Guide for Enriching the Sabbath and Other Days of Your Life (Jewish Lights 2000)
• Silence, Simplicity & Solitude: A Complete Guide to Spiritual Retreat (Skylight Paths 1999)
• Three Gates to Meditation Practices: A Personal Journey into Sufism, Buddhism and Judaism (Skylight Paths 2000) 

To learn more about the work and legacy of Rabbi Cooper go to www.rabbicooper.com.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• How a one-week retreat can change your life
• How to understand kabbalah and soul connection
• The similarities among mystics of differing traditions
• The profundity of every single moment
• Why Cooper left a lucrative career as a political consultant to become a rabbi
• The continuous unfolding process of enlightenment
• The four levels of Kabbalah
• The role of free will between creator and creation