Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen: Why I Gave Up Buddhism for Judaism

Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer

Living Lchaim

Judaism, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen spent six years living in Asia, immersing himself in local culture and delving deeply into Eastern philosophies From orphanages in Sri Lanka to silent meditation in Thailand; from fasting in India to temples in the Himalayas; from extreme martial arts in Korea, China, and Japan.

He eventually made his way to Israel, where he discovered the depth, beauty, and wisdom of his own religion. After walking the whole length of Israel in forty days to raise money for orphanages around the world, he made aliyah, got semichah, and is now a senior lecturer at Aish HaTorah World Center in Jerusalem.

In this week's episode, we talk about Buddhism, Hinduism, the meaning of life, how to be happy and how it al led Rabbi Cohen back to Judaism.

Follow Rabbi Cohen here: https://youtube.com/@MasteringLifeSeries?si=ybNfFDbx2jpNu5VT

Get his book here: https://bit.ly/KW1as

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:58 - Rav Dovber Cohens Background
05:44 - My Rabbi Bruce Lee
06:30 - Jewish Fascination with Buddhism
08:59 - What It’s Like to Live a Buddhist Life
12:44 - Inner Tranquility: Buddhist Meditations and Breathwork 18:40 - Key Differences Between Judaism and Buddhism
22:31 - Does Attachment Cause Suffering?
23:38 - Hiring4Less
26:08 - BitBean
28:46 - Rav Dovber's Journey Through India and Japan
38:20 - The Shift From Buddhism to Judaism
46:39 - Rules Release a Person and Don't Restrict Them
50:50 - Navigating the Challenges of Self-Discovery within Judaism 55:19 - Who Would Rav Dovber Like to Meet from History?
56:43 - Twillory
58:26 - Acceptance Among Jews
1:00:21 - What is Rav Dovber’s Favorite Mitzvot?
1:03:30 - Elevating the Physical for the Spiritual
1:05:07 - Rav Dovber Cohen’s Books and Tips for Meditation 1:10:58 - A Thank You to Rav Cohen’s Grandfather
1:11:45 - Just Breathe: Finding Calm in Chaos
1:14:12 - Outro

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0:00.0	So we read into this place, it looked like a meditation cell, just with a wooden bed and this wooden pillow,
0:06.4	and a thin blanket and a mosquito net, game changer, need a mosquito net there.
0:11.7	Bell would go at 4 o'clock in the morning and you get out of bed, of wooden bed, and you get a bucket of
0:19.5	cold water.
0:20.5	We each got a kind of big ladle, big truff of cold water, splash yourself with cold water a few times and then we all walk towards the meditation hall and we do a little bit of Tai Chi or yoga, some kind of physical wake up and then we do
0:36.9	anapanassati for about 16 hours.
0:40.7	Welcome back to another episode of Inspiration for the Nation.
0:43.0	Rabbi Dauveau-Kone when he was younger had the last conversation of his life with his grandfather.
0:50.0	And that conversation made Dove Beer,
0:54.0	little Dove Beer Kone at that point, run to Asia.
0:57.0	And he was there for six years where he became a Buddhist,
1:00.0	a Hinduist, and many other things. and he thought he had it all he thought he found the
1:06.3	ultimate way to live life until he found Judaism. Here's my conversation with how
1:12.4	Rabe Dauberkcon was born into Jewish family, went through the many
1:18.1	religions, and ended up with Judaism.
1:21.2	This episode is a memory of Shemp Devdevvanyakoshlaima as well as Miriam
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1:33.7	You'll hear about how Twillery is changing the game
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1:46.5	staff. Here is my conversation with Rabbi Dauvercon. I'm Yapulanger and you're listening to Inspiration for the nation.
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