The Owner's Manual to the Soul

the long version

"In Nehemiah Blavin's new volume, The Owner's Manual to the Soul: A Modern Guide to Spirituality from the Most Ancient Torah Sources, the author has responded to the need for an explanation of the way of the soul.". "In The Owner's Manual to the Soul, readers will encounter the wisdom contained in the greatest spiritual documents of Judaism, as well as some of the personalities throughout Jewish history who have spoken so eloquently and effectively about the human soul and its work in the world. The author introduces Torah giants such as Rashi, Rav Kook, and many of the most influential hasidic masters, and explores the insights as recorded in the Talmud, the Zohar, the Tanya, and other essential books of Jewish wisdom.". "Nehemiah Blavin discusses the deepest concepts contained in the eternal teachings of the Jewish people, angels, dreams, one's relationship to the human body, the power of words and speech, learning in general and Torah learning in particular, love, the soul and its way to purification and the nature of evil. The author has done a great service to the growing number of modern Jews who are eager for spiritual wisdom and hopeful that their own religious tradition can nourish them."--BOOK JACKET.