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Lech Lecha - Yoga and the Rediscovery of our "Selves" - Episode 3

Lech Lecha - Yoga and the Rediscovery of our "Selves" - Episode 3

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times


Lech Lecha - Yoga and the Rediscovery of our "Selves" - Episode 3

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The modern world limits us, both our bodies and our minds. Yoga teaches us how new body positions (asanas) can allow us to embody new selves. Modernity has also pressured us to view our sense of self in binary terms: we are either animal or human, strong or weak, East or West. Hermann Hesse's buddhist novel Der Steppenwolf allows us to visualize that there are thousands of selves within us. Finally, we learn that even Abraham had multiple selves.IG: Stevehead0001steventobyweinberg.comMusic: The Beatles - "The Inner Light"
Released:
Oct 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

It is time that we see philosophy as something rebellious and therapeutic rather than boring and esoteric. Using humor, personal anecdotes, and much hubris, the Schrift provides fresh and unexpected answers to life's most tricky and fateful questions. The anchor of the Schrift is the weekly reading of the Torah. These passages are analyzed not as religious dogma but as brilliant pieces of literature and anthropology which bring ancient wisdom back into our lives. The greatest philosophers and writers of the German canon also weigh in on these questions during the Schrift. Finally the lectures incorporate Buddhist teachings and the practice of Yoga to bring together East and West, body and mind, eternity and the moment. And the Schrift will always give you a "life tip" to carry with you along the way. IG: stevehead0001 s.t.weinberg@gmail.com