From The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton by R Shnayor Burton.
- Published: Fri, 23 May 2025 17:52:41 GMT
- Duration: 01:09:28
- Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/fb5467c/podcast/play/103110651/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-23%2F400880823-44100-2-58bccdce97e21.mp3
- Page: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shnayor-burton/episodes/S10--E1-In-Pursuit-of-Knowing-Hashem-Mans-True-Mission-e3396hr
- TorahApp: https://torahapp.org/share/p/3P_r_shnayor_burton_great_sources/e/eae27049-02fa-44ab-b8ab-7cd6b396c249
0:00 Knowledge of Hashem is supposed to be the most fundamental subject for humanity but is seldom discussed
5:30 Knowledge of Hashem is not well defined. How can it perfect humanity? What should we do to promote it?
9:00 Should we articulate how knowledge of Hashem will solve all the world's problems?
15:00 Why people don't think about how knowledge of Hashem works
24:45 Should we seek knowledge of Hashem for any reason other than its own sake?
29:30 Is knowledge of Hashem effective if pursued for any reason other than its own sake?
33:30 The experience of relentlessly seeking knowledge of Hashem and how it changes a person fundamentally
36:45 What is lacking in Exodus, Exile and Redemption (here: https://open.substack.com/pub/shnayor/p/introduction-to-exodus-exile-and?r=111271&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false)? Where Rambam and Kabbalah part ways
41:00 Even Popperians talk about love and other intense experiences
44:00 Phenomenology and knowing Hashem
48:00 The theory of da'as Hashem
51:00 The notion of Pure Being and its power to inspire right action
57:00 Why it's important for people capable of it to understand da'as Hashem
1:01:00 Chasing beauty, wisdom, and knowledge of Hashem
1:04:00 Torah and practical wisdom
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