sticism began learn original tongue original text age 13 um beginning memorizing things heart really trying really try understand things deeply philosophically um think think capacity ideas lead life life goodness bliss inner peace silence harmony love one another instead jealousy one another think think 's rich important unmissable think think unique contribution may bring hasidic voice bring jewish voice jewish mysticism get history often neglected comparative academic study mysticism general specific reasons related gersh charms characterization union mystica lack thereof jewish mysticism whatever historical reasons 's real need bring perennialist jewish voice back conversation use word tentatively carefully discussed last time um 's 's really see work primarily focused think particularly mean started n't know want mention really try stay away politics think politics fundamentally divisive n't anything good humanity um mean 'm living region filled much hatred much animosity absolutely heartbreaking think way forward change hatred somehow somehow move place love lot work specifically focusing sufi relationship historical conceptual sufism jewish mysticism many areas like think might um might enough introduction um maybe one two points wanted mention