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Behmidbar - A Schrift about Nothing - Episode 30

Behmidbar - A Schrift about Nothing - Episode 30

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times


Behmidbar - A Schrift about Nothing - Episode 30

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Seinfeld was not a show about nothing. Rather, it was a show about trivialities, trifles, mundane occurrences. This is not nothing. Nothing, in fact, is a lot more complicated -- and, according to Kabbalah, a lot more holy.One show which really may have been about nothing was Kafka's short story "The Hunger Artist," published in 1922.Nothingness is not an empty white room, or a black void, or a nihilist's favorite buzzword. Rather, it is a concept which stretches the limits of human imagination. If you can find nothingness, prepare to be whelmed, if not overwhelmed. It is not a coincidence that it was in the desert, the realm of pure nothingness, where the ancient Hebrews formed their vast army to eventually conquer Israel. IG: Stevehead0001steventobyweinberg.comMusic: Mozart - "Turkish Rondo"
Released:
May 13, 2021
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