E117 - Marc Gafni: Decoding The Kabbalah Tree Of Life: Realize Your Unique Self & Unleash Eros
Know Thyself8 Okt 2024

E117 - Marc Gafni: Decoding The Kabbalah Tree Of Life: Realize Your Unique Self & Unleash Eros

This week we explore the depths of Kabbalah, unique self, and Eros with renowned philosopher Marc Gafni. He begins by defining the foundational concepts of Kabbalah, setting the stage for an exploration of the interplay between masculine and feminine energies that shape our reality. He introduces the profound symbol of the Tree of Life and its relevance to personal mastery. As he describes each piece of the 11 stories in the Tree of Life, the discussion unfolds to encompass the realms of imagination, understanding, and the balance between love and boundaries, highlighting the beauty of contradictions and the coexistence of joy amidst life's challenges.

He then describes the concept of unique self, an understanding of self that transcends the misconceptions of both Western and Eastern traditions.

As the episode progresses, we delve into how Eros can serve as a portal to deepening intimacy, and ultimately heal our disconnected world.


André's Book Recommendations: https://www.knowthyself.one/books


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0:00 Intro

1:40 Defining Kabbalah: A Mathematics of Cosmic Intimacy

9:57 Masculine and Feminine Energy in the Universe

20:50 Introducing The Tree of Life

22:19 Keter: The Profound Power of Silence

30:43 Chochmah & Binah: Ideas, Imagination & Understanding

32:49 Chesed & Gevurah: Outrageous Love & Boundaries

35:31 Tiferet: Laughter & Beauty that Holds All Contradictions

38:51 True Meaning of Beauty & Laughter

49:16 Netzach & Hod: Forever & Surrender

51:50 Yesod & Malchut: That Which Receives & Becomes

52:11 Practical Applications of This Wisdom

1:01:56 Finding Light in the Broken Heart

1:07:28 Every Place You’ve Been, You’ve Needed to Be

1:09:21 Who Are You? Defining Separate Self vs True Self

1:19:02 The East & West Both Got This Wrong: The Emergence of Unique Self

1:29:46 Infinity Desires Finitude: What True Love Is

1:37:28 Qualities of Unique Self: Looking Beyond Nondual Thinking

1:44:54 Your Risk to Bring Your Gift into the World

1:53:40 Framework for Defining & Unlocking Your Purpose

1:55:54 Shadow-work: Your Pathway to Purpose

2:08:23 Your Unique Obligation

2:15:51 Eros: Desire as a Portal to Deepening

2:30:08 Earth’s Problematic Intimacy Disorder

2:40:27 Human Love: From Soulmate to Whole-mate

2:56:38 Conclusion


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Dr. Marc Gafni has been described as a world philosopher — a kind of galaxy heart brain — integrating wisdom from across multiple disciplines into what he has called a New Story of Value in response to the meta-crisis.

Gafni’s doctorate is from Oxford University with a masters degree from Bar Ilan University. He holds an orthodox rabbinic certification from the Chief Rabbinate in Israel and non-denominational rabbinic ordination.

He is the author of forty books, of which only the first twelve have been published, including the award-winning Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment.


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcgafni/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarcGafni


First Principles and First Values (book):

https://www.amazon.com/First-Principles-Values-Propositions-Cosmoerotic/dp/B0CS85WYVX


A Return to Eros: the Radical Experience of Being Fully Alive (book):

https://www.amazon.com/Return-Eros-Radical-Experience-Being/dp/1944648186


Your Unique Self: the Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment (book):

https://www.amazon.com/Your-Unique-Self-Personal-Enlightenment/dp/1467522775/



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In the modern age, we have access to unlimited information at our fingertips. However if we do not take advantage of this gift, it will become our curse. We can harness the potential of all of this available knowledge to wake up to our own light or let the darkness of ignorance continue to run the show. Most people are sleepwalking through life, chained to their perceived limitations and inevitably miss the bliss of what it means to be human.   The Know Thyself Podcast is a place to dive into the perennial questions of life, and in doing so, reveal ancient wisdom applicable for these modern times. Each week the host André Duqum connects with various teachers, spiritual leaders, doctors, heart-led creators and storytellers on topics such as the true nature of ‘Self’, consciousness, philosophy, health optimization, and personal growth.   These conversations are aimed at supporting individuals on their awakening journey, how to reduce human suffering and providing actionable tips for experiencing a truly liberated and fulfilling life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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