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Behaalotecha - Klimt's The Kiss and Moshe's Humility - Episode 32

Behaalotecha - Klimt's The Kiss and Moshe's Humility - Episode 32

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times


Behaalotecha - Klimt's The Kiss and Moshe's Humility - Episode 32

FromThe Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We tend to think that the more information we have about a person, the better we know that person. Yet, this is not the case. Just because we have spent our whole lives with "ourselves" does not mean we really "know" ourselves. To know oneself requires one to lose one's ego. When you lose your ego and know yourself, you will simultaneously be better able to connect with others and with God. In Hesse's 1922 novel Siddhartha, the emptying of the ego leads to self-knowledge and Oneness. It is not a coincidence that the Torah describe Moses as the "most humble person on Earth" and also the only prophet God spoke to "mouth to mouth." In Gustav Klimt's 1908 painting The Kiss, we have a pair of egoless lovers also speaking to each other "mouth to mouth."IG: Stevehead0001steventobyweinberg.comMusic: Mahler - "Symphony No. 2 - II.iv. "Urlicht"
Released:
May 27, 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