EPISODE 272
Dr. Marc Gafni — Exploring the Self
The state of our world is in such a fragile place right now, which means it’s up to all of us to step up to the plate and do our part to make it better. You can’t be that agent of change, however, if you don’t know your self…
Explore the concept of self and be prepared to tackle the three most important questions any human being has to answer as Dr. Marc Gafni returns for another deep dive into cosmo-erotic humanism in this Living 4D conversation.
Learn more about Marc’s work on his website where you can register for his free, weekly Evolutionary Sensemaking program Sundays at 10 a.m. Western Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time and receive Chapters 1-4 of his book, Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment, for free. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course that’s also free.
Check out Marc on many social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
SHOW NOTES
- The most important questions a human being has to answer. (4:14)
- “If we don’t get this right, we’re going to go extinct.” (10:15)
- The second simplicity. (18:41)
- The separate self is a puzzle piece. (32:18)
- Your unique self. (40:23)
- Uniqueness: The currency of connection. (52:57)
- “God is an ultimate wholeness…” (59:09)
- Evolutionary unique self. (1:11:33)
- “My unique self is my unique eros.” (1:33:11)
- The self as an archetype. (1:53:26)
- Your storyline. (2:10:44)
- One of the mysteries of reality. (2:20:37)
- Certainty and uncertainty: Values of the cosmos. (2:27:59)
- The other door in the self. (2:35:28)
RESOURCES & FURTHER READING
- Self in Integral Evolutionary Mysticism by Dr. Marc Gafni
- The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
- Laughter in Hell: The Use of Humor During the Holocaust by Steve Lipman
- The Social Dilemma on Netflix
- The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis by Alan Turing
- The work of Herbert Simon, Daniel Kahneman, Edward Edinger and B.F. Skinner
- The Consilience Project
- Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention — and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari
- Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Nir Eyal
- The Trial by Franz Kafka
- Nirvikalpa samadhi and Sahaj samadhi
- Soul Prints: Your Path to Fulfillment by Dr. Marc Gafni
- The Erotic and The Holy by Dr. Marc Gafni
- A Return to Eros: The Radical Experience of Being Fully Alive by Dr. Marc Gafni
- The Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrest
- Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal
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