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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00:30 Moses perceived the whole of the universe, which is "all of God's goodness"
2:15 In order to understand the true nature of reality, one has to transcend the body
10:00 Was Moses' great perception the whole of the created universe or God's transcendence?
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
21:00 What is actually meant by "God saw that it was good"?
24:00 The world is right but by no metric
29:30 To see the goodness of the world is to be blinded
33:30 Everyone perceives evil since they perceive reality through the lens of the body
35:00 The perception through the lens of the body is also important and a part of nature
42:00 The hamoni in the Guide is not the other guy – everyone has some hamonism within themselves
44:00 The tension between whether man is defined by his intellect or by his body as well
45:00 How to prevent evil actions – through knowledge or character training?
48:00 Does human perfection involve intellectual perception or doing good?