Ten Rungs

Buber had his own distinctive way of seeing Hasidism, very much connected to his own dialogical philosophy of I- Thou meeting. He also had a great literary gift that in retelling the Hasidic stories and thus provides a text of great spiritual inspiration and beauty.

This is from the back jacket of the book.'The souls, relates a Hasidic legend, " descended from the realm of heaven to earth, on a long ladder.Then it was taken away .Now, up there, they are calling home the souls.Some do not budge from the spot, for how can one get to heaven without a ladder? Others leap and fall and leap again,and give up.But there are those who know very well that they cannot achieve it, but try over and over, and over again until God catches hold of them and pulls them up." These tales and aphorisms selected by Buber from Hasidism are wise sayings that move and inspire, and hopefully move the reader to a greater sense of the holiness of God.