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Vayishlach - The Ego, Revenge, and Nietzschean Forgetting - Episode 8

Vayishlach - The Ego, Revenge, and Nietzschean Forgetting - Episode 8

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times


Vayishlach - The Ego, Revenge, and Nietzschean Forgetting - Episode 8

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Dec 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Why is it that our negative and painful thoughts are most likely to stick around? To what lengths will the ego to protect itself? How should we handle the lust for revenge? In this episode, I discuss the revenge which Simon and Levi took when a young prince had sex with their sister Dinah. When confronted with feelings for revenge, we often fall back on ingrained clichés from Christian morality that we should turn the other cheek and love our enemies. Yet, as Nietzsche argued, the real way to achieve revenge is to literally forget the wound to the ego. This can be accomplished through mindfulness of thoughts meditation and through living a life of such abundance and vigor that insults effortlessly roll off your back.steventobyweinberg.comIG: stevehead0001Music: Nas - "Ether"Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFeTTgl_wAI&t=6s
Released:
Dec 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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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