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God just won’t go away. Godliness on the other hand is in short supply. This is because many of the gods we humans believe in are simply fantasies of our own making designed to excuse the fears that haunt us (fear of death, fear of other) and give divine sanction to the violence we imagine is necessary to defeat these fears. The godswe imagine make godliness—treating life justly, compassionately, and humbly—impossible. But the gods of our imagining are not the true God, the God beyond naming, the God who transcends theology and religion,the God who is the source and substance of reality—you, me, and the other who lives next door.Rabbi Rami’s Guide to God isn’t a handbook of the world’s religions, but a guidebook to the One that lives outside them. Based on thePerennial Philosophy of the worlds great mystics, Rabbi Rami’s Guide to God explores the panentheist notion that God embraces andtranscends all reality. This is not a Guide for philosophers or theologians, but for ordinary people who wish to open to the divine in the midst of their everyday lives. This is not a guide for Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Baha’is or any other brand name faith competing in the xenophobic marketplace of gods andsalvation. This is a guide for people who suspect that Coke is not all that different from Pepsi, and who doubt that what difference there may be is worth fighting or damning one another over.Blending talk about God with contemplative practices aimed at awakening to God, Rabbi Rami’s Guide to God is a map for every seeker,and a challenge to everyone who calls themselves finders.