# <![CDATA[S7, E8.1 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 04: Transcendent God, Moses, and the Body, pt. 1]]>

From **The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton** by R Shnayor Burton.

- **Published:** Wed, 07 Aug 2024 02:44:28 GMT
- **Duration:** 00:54:28
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<![CDATA[<p>This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger. </p>
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00:30 Moses perceived the whole of the universe, which is "all of God's goodness"</p>
<p>2:15 In order to understand the true nature of reality, one has to transcend the body</p>
<p>10:00 Was Moses' great perception the whole of the created universe or God's transcendence?</p>
<p>14:00 One cannot understand God's transcendence without understanding the whole of the created universe; and one cannot understand the whole of the created universe without understanding God's transcendence</p>
<p>21:00 What is actually meant by "God saw that it was good"?</p>
<p>24:00 The world is right but by no metric</p>
<p>29:30 To see the goodness of the world is to be blinded</p>
<p>33:30 Everyone perceives evil since they perceive reality through the lens of the body</p>
<p>35:00 The perception through the lens of the body is also important and a part of nature</p>
<p>42:00 The <em>hamoni</em> in the Guide is not the other guy – everyone has some <em>hamonism</em> within themselves</p>
<p>44:00 The tension between whether man is defined by his intellect or by his body as well</p>
<p>45:00 How to prevent evil actions – through knowledge or character training?</p>
<p>48:00 Does human perfection involve intellectual perception or doing good?
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