Kosher Meditation

I was one of those Jews who became involved with meditation through the Zen Buddhists in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1980. Lucky for me I had enough of a Jewish identity to see the problem with bowing down to an idol and the Zen Master and left after a year to pursue Judaism. But there are many lost Jews who are deeply involved with the Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism and don't see a Jewish alternative. It is time to make a Jewish alternative available for them.
I have taken it upon myself to learn Jewish mindfulness and teach it to Jews in Israel. Reply

The Rebbe believed a “therapeutic” meditation could help treat “psychic stress.” In 1978, he wrote to fifty prominent psychiatrists and physicians, imploring them to develop, incorporate and publicize kosher therapeutic meditation practices.

The Rebbe also wanted a Jewish response to Eastern meditations that were attracting thousands of Jewish students and adults. The Relaxation Response developed in the mid-1970s by Harvard research physician Herbert Benson could be what the Rebbe sought. Benson devised a simple meditation that addresses stress without Hindu ceremonies and mantras. All that’s required is thinking of a sound chosen by the student and returning to the sound when aware the attention wanders. There are well over a hundred studies documenting its benefits.

Perhaps it is time for a Rabbi with the requisite expertise to determine if the Relaxation Response, a variation of it, or another meditation altogether could finally address something of such importance to the Rebbe Reply

hopefully some rabbis can rescue all the many lost jewish souls who were never taught torah who have unknowingly fallen into the evil traps of new age, yoga, hippie, and hindu, buddhist, as well as other sitra achra beliefs and practices. Maybe someone can somehow go rescue them. Reply

it would've been nice to concretize which forms of meditation and other related activities were seen by Rebbe and Judaism in general, as idolatrous. is being a John Lennon fan idolatry? is practicing numerous India, China, Japan etc originated gymnastics, martial art, proper meditation approaches idolatrous? some say eastern 'religions' are 'religions without God' and thus are quite compatible with Judaism.
also, it needs to be understood that as sad as it may sound, when there's say 'meditation' and then there's 'Jewish meditation', addition of some adjective already hints at inferiority and derivation Reply

This video only shows men, as if only men exist and the words spoken are for men. Reply

The World If only the entire world of people which God created would even listen to these teachings, I know it would change the outcome of our today world in a manner of which G~d is. with great goodness and holiness. How awesome this would be, I pray one day that G~d will direct all our paths in His direction of complete holiness making our world a complete loving people, filled with goodness and peace. How I wish I could part-take in fulfilling G~d's desires for us all, to live in harmony where there is no more sin, where sickness does not exist, where we can truly be higher than the angels, each and everyone of us. Connecting to the Almighty with love, humility, full acceptance of Him alone. One G~d. I love these teachings, it enlightens my being, my heart and soul. I can reach and touch G~d with good actions and words coming from my heart to my mind and my thoughts. G~d is so awesome, for many wonderful things he has done for me and others, everyday of our lives, all day long as we live. Reply