The Path of the Upright: Mesillat Yesharim

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Author: Mordecai M. Kaplan

ISBN-10: 1568214278

ISBN-13: 9781568214276

Category: Jewish Philosophy

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IntroductionAuthor's Preface1Ch. IOf Man's Duty in the World11Ch. IIOf Watchfulness19Ch. IIIConcerning Some Phases of the Trait of Watchfulness22Ch. IVHow to Acquire the Trait of Watchfulness28Ch. VThe Hindrances to Watchfulness40Ch. VIOf Zeal48Ch. VIIOf the Various Functions of Zeal54Ch. VIIIHow to Acquire Zeal59Ch. IXThe Hindrances to Zeal61Ch. XCleanness67Ch. XIDetails of Cleanness71Ch. XIIHow to Acquire Spiritual Cleanness117Ch. XIIIAbstinence118Ch. XIVDifferent Phases of Abstinence128Ch. XVHow to Attain Abstinence131Ch. XVIPurity135Ch. XVIIHow to Attain Purity141Ch. XVIIISaintliness144Ch. XIXThe Aspects of Saintliness148Ch. XXDeliberation a Phase of Saintliness182Ch. XXIHow to Attain Saintliness188Ch. XXIIHumility192Ch. XXIIIHow to Attain Humility205Ch. XXIVThe Fear of Sin211Ch. XXVHow to Attain the Fear of God218Ch. XXVIHoliness221

\ Jewish Book WorldThis edition is translated by Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionism and contains critical comments. The original work was published in Amsterdam during the first half of the 18th century. It was intended as a guide to the perfection of the soul.\ \