Jeffrey Katz

RULES TO LIVE BY

The Wisdom of Maimonides

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Produktbeschreibung

RULES TO LIVE BY FOR WEALTH, HEALTH & HAPPINESS"There is a lot in this book that can turn lives around, towards fulfillment and happiness."-The Jewish PressBorn in Spain during the height of the Middle Ages, Maimonides, also known as Rambam, is recognized as one of the greatest scholars of all time. Influential throughout the Middle East, he was both a traditionalist and an innovator - a Rabbi, physician, and philosopher - and his teachings continue to be widely respected today by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. Jeffrey Katz is recognized as one of the foremost contemporary interpreters of Maimonides' teachings. In RULES TO LIVE BY: Maimonides' Guide to a Wonderful Life, Katz shows today's readers how the strategies and advice of this medieval philosopher stand the test of time and serve as a roadmap to health, wealth, and satisfaction despite the turmoil and uncertainties of modern life. By following these RULES TO LIVE BY readers can help make themselves physically, psychologically, and morally sound, as stated in the Bible, "And you shall be holy for My sake, for I, God, am holy" (Leviticus 20:26).  Using these rules, readers can take cues from above rather than from below, and retain enough of these time-tested values to keep their bodies and our society at its strongest, healthiest, and most honorable. "Rules to Live By: Maimonides's Guide to a Wonderful Life, divides Rambam's advice into seven categories, covering the key areas of life, including character development, family life, connection with G-D, career, and health. The advice is profound and provides an approach to excelling in each area, while also achieving an overall balance in your life, so you can be fulfilled and happy."-The Jewish Press

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Humanix Books
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 159mm x 236mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 504g
• ISBN-13: 9781630062453
• ISBN-10: 1630062456
• Artikelnr.: 64369936

Autorenporträt

JEFFREY KATZ (NEW YORK, NEW YORK) is a lifelong student and teacher of rationalist religious philosophy. He became fascinated in his youth by his discovery of the ancient wisdom of Maimonides and received rabbinic ordination while focusing on disseminating the ancient, life-changing wisdom he had uncovered. He is a practicing attorney, has appeared on national television and lectured widely on a broad range of issues, and is the author of The Secret Life: A Book of Wisdom from the Great Teacher. The author lives & works in the New York City metro area.

Inhaltsangabe

RULES TO LIVE BY: Maimonides' Guide to a Wonderful Life by Jeffrey Katz is
separated into seven sections, with practical steps and advice that readers
can immediately apply in their day-to-day lives:
1. Physical: Maimonides continually stresses preventative measures for
good health. His focus is on maintaining excellent health and
preventing disease, rather than on fighting illness once it has set
in.
2. Building a Strong Family: By continuing to cherish values such as
family, and taking personal responsibility for their well-being,
instead of looking to the authorities to do the job, we can recapture
for ourselves many of our greatest ideals of honor, initiative and
self-reliance that will serve as tools and blessings for us in all
other aspects of our lives as well.
3. Character is Key: Earning a reputation for honesty and integrity will
raise the tone of your life in dramatic ways. It will cause others to
view you as a serious prospect for all sorts of relationships, both
personal and professional. It will draw others to you as someone they
want to interact with on many different levels, and will propel you
and your life forward. When combined with wisdom, your honesty and
integrity will join with your wisdom in making you a valuable partner
to most people and in most enterprises.
4. Success on the Job: Consider what inspires you. What is it you REALLY
care about? What would you like to be remembered for? What might you
do that can help many people? Once you discover what inspires you,
you will learn the secret of inspiring others AND yourself. MAKE THAT
inspirational mission and challenge a part of your personal and
professional life.
5. Financial Wealth: One should strive to make the most of one’s
financial situation. One way of doing this is to always be trading up
from things that are temporary to things that endure. Invest in
things with long-term value, real estate being one such example,
rather than spending a lot of money on momentary pleasures or even on
longer-lasting ones that are very costly.
6. Focus on the Spiritual: By clearing your mind of all extraneous
thoughts and purifying your concentration and focus on prayer, you
will find it far easier to achieve focus on each of the other matters
in your life that demand your attention and best thinking and
problem-solving abilities. This is, in essence, a form of practiced
meditation, whereby you practice clearing your mind of everything
except your single desired focus, whether it be on God, in the case
of prayer, or on any other issue in your life that you are intent on
focusing on, and eliciting your best thoughts on. The ability to
attain this type of focus and directed thinking is a powerful tool
that will help you to be your best in many areas of your life.
7. A Positive Mental Attitude: Overall happiness is a key to good
health, spiritual development, and even material prosperity. And you
can increase your overall happiness simply by acting that way. You
may not be able to directly change your mood, but each of us can
directly change his or her actions. By changing your behavior in this
way, you will have taken a vital step toward improving your overall
mood and spirits. Although achieved indirectly in this manner, the
results obtained can be very tangible and real.
By following these RULES TO LIVE BY, readers can help make themselves
physically, psychologically, and morally sound, as stated in the Bible,
“And you shall be holy for My sake, for I, God, am holy” (Leviticus
20:26).  Using these rules, readers can take cues from above rather than
from below, and retain enough of these time-tested values to keep their
bodies and our society at its strongest, healthiest, and most honorable.