When it was recommended that I do a podcast with Rabbi Dr. Marc Gafni, I knew nothing about him. I dove straight into his body of work and my life will never be the same. This is perhaps the most paradigm shifting podcast I have ever recorded. It tells the tale of the greatest love story of all–the story of the cosmo-erotic universe Herself. In this paradigm shifting masterclass, we learn how a force he calls Eros is the fundamental substrate of creation all the way down to the first principles of subatomic matter. Gafni’s wisdom stretches back deep into the secrets of the Temple of Solomon and the mystic Kabbalist tradition. Our conversation touches a wide range of topics, including the nature of the Goddess, the democratization of enlightenment, and rewriting our sexual narratives. I would be remiss if I did not mention that following the recording of this podcast, I became aware of allegations against him that have populated the internet. In subsequent intimate conversations with him, and after checking out the sources that refute the claims here (including polygraphs and independent investigations) I can say that for what it is worth, I trust him. There is a cognitive bias that leads us to believe that in a situation like this ‘the truth is somewhere in the middle’. And while this is sometimes the case, sometimes it is not the case. What I can say with certainty is that his wisdom is timeless and important for the healing of our world, and that no person should be punished forever, especially without a trial. We intend to discuss his personal story on a follow up podcast toward the end of the year. This note aside, this conversation is in every sense of the word, MIND BLOWING. For more from Gafni, check out his masterpiece of a book A Return To Eros | https://amzn.to/3icuDRo Addendum: There is a cognitive bias that leads us to believe that in a situation like this ‘the truth is somewhere in the middle’, or ‘where there is smoke, there is fire’. And while this is sometimes the case, sometimes it is not. What I can say with certainty is that his wisdom is timeless and important for the healing of our world. No person should be “canceled” forever, especially without a fair forum to deploy evidence to refute claims that may be false or distorted. How we gather information and judge is the essence of our society. In light of this, we intend to discuss his personal story and associated meta-theory on a follow up podcast toward the end of the year. Until then, if you don’t wish to dive into the evidence yourself to make an informed judgment, perhaps afford yourself the gift of leaving an open question mark about the man, and receiving just his words without bias. Time Stamps: 00:00- Intro 1:54- Setting Up A Framework For Eros: A Need To Remember 13:24- Solving The Existential Crisis 23:29- Ayahuasca Story 25:18- Defining Eros And Intimacy 36:27- Applying The Eros Equation 45:44- "Every Crisis Is A Crisis Of Intimacy" 1:09:46- Scarcity Of Eros 1:25:44- Unique Self Vs Separate Self 1:28:47- Pleasure And The REAL Meaning of Tantra 1:41:49- The Faces of Eros 1:55:21- Pseudo Eros 2:06:40- The Denigration Of Desire 2:16:45- Truth Only Lives In Paradox 2:26:00- The 4th Face Of Eros 2:32:35- Pseudo Eros Revisited- Dark Eroticism Connect with Dr.Marc Gafni Website | https://www.officeforthefuture.com/en Website | https://www.marcgafni.com/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/MarcGafni Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/marcgafni/ This episode is sponsored by: Onnit Get 10% off Onnit products | https://www.onnit.com/Aubrey/ | Aubrey Marcus | ► Fit For Service: https://fitforservice.com/ ► Own The Day, Own Your Life: http://bit.ly/2vRz4so ► Aubrey Marcus Podcast: https://apple.co/2ns8zFP ► Ayahuasca Documentary: http://bit.ly/2OrNBTf ► Get 10% off all Onnit Products: https://bit.ly/3LMVArK ►Aubrey Marcus Poetry: http://bit.ly/2My1ezC ►Aubrey Marcus Binaural Beats: http://bit.ly/2vVc3EC #lovestory #eros #universe #AubreyMarcus | Listen to the Aubrey Marcus Podcast | ►iTunes | https://apple.co/2lMZRCn ►Stitcher | http://bit.ly/2G8ccJt | Connect with Aubrey | ►Website | http://bit.ly/2GesYqi ►Instagram | http://bit.ly/2BlfCEO ►Facebook | http://bit.ly/2F4nBZk ►Twitter | http://bit.ly/2BlGBAdAd ========================================­===== About the Podcast Founder of Onnit and modern philosopher Aubrey Marcus asks the important questions: How do we find our purpose, wake up to who we truly are, have a few more laughs, and human being a little better? The Aubrey Marcus Podcast brings in world-class guests from the fields of athletics, health, business, fitness, science, relationship and spirituality, and asks them to open up about the failures and successes that define their wisdom and character. Follow me on social to keep up with the latest, and meet many of the incredible guests we’ve been honored to have on the show.

What paths lie ahead for religion and spirituality in the 21st Century? How might the insights of modernity and post-modernity impact and inform humanity's ancient wisdom traditions? How are we to enact, together, new spiritual visions – independently, or within our respective traditions – that can respond adequately to the challenges of our times? ON VALUE, THE UNIQUE SELF, AND COSMO-EROTIC HUMANISM For episode 39, Layman meets with Marc Gafni to talk about his thoughts on an emerging World Spirituality, grounded in ritual and practice; the need for an integral orientation to encourage "dual citizenship," embracing a global spirituality while also preserving and developing historical religious traditions; spirituality as the ground of value for human becoming; Marc's notion of the Unique Self and its relationship to enlightenment; cosmic history as intimate conversation; and Marc's recent work with Zak Stein on developing a Cosmo-Erotic Humanism. Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary thinker, social activist, passionate philosopher, and author of ten books. He is the co-founder of The Center for Integral Wisdom, and a rabbinic lineage holder in Bible, Talmud, and Kabbalah. He self-describes as a “citizen” of both Integral World Spirituality and classical Hebrew practice. He has been an editor of the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice on issues of Integral spirituality and a faculty member of J.F.K. University. In 2014, Dr. Gafni co-initiated the Success 3.0 Summit and Rise Up movie, with John Mackey and Kate Maloney whose method and movement is to bring together key thought leaders and change-agents to collaboratively evolve a bold new Integral vision of Success, rooted in the entrepreneurial values of Wake Up, Grow Up, Show Up, and Evolutionary Love. Professional Website https://www.marcgafni.com/ The Center for Integral Wisdom https://centerforintegralwisdom.org/ Please consider supporting The Integral Stage on Patreon to make more of these conversations possible! https://www.patreon.com/theintegralstage

In the Integral community, we tend to show too little love to the Lower Right quadrant. In this new series, Love the System, Layman Pascal and his guests will take deep dives the nature of living and man-made systems, and explore the most promising systemic approaches to managing the challenges of our day. For episode 10, Layman is joined by Dr. Marc Gafni, the co-founder of the Center for Integral Wisdom and the author of multiple books and essays on integrative spirituality and spiritual activism. Marc presents his vision of what a planetary politics could and should be, and together they explore the question of AI and the enormous challenges manipulative algorithms pose not only to informed voting, but to sensemaking in general; the emergence of techno-feudalism; the problems with voting protocols rooted in rivalrous dynamics, and the possibilities for liquid democracy or a synergistic democracy; the viability and role of nation states in a globally interconnected and interdependent society; the dynamics of intimacy, and the importance of shared first principles and a shared story; and much more. Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary thinker, social activist, passionate philosopher, and author of ten books. He is the co-founder of The Center for Integral Wisdom, and a rabbinic lineage holder in Bible, Talmud, and Kabbalah. He self-describes as a “citizen” of both Integral World Spirituality and classical Hebrew practice. He has been an editor of the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice on issues of Integral spirituality and a faculty member of J.F.K. University. In 2014, Dr. Gafni co-initiated the Success 3.0 Summit and Rise Up movie, with John Mackey and Kate Maloney whose method and movement is to bring together key thought leaders and change-agents to collaboratively evolve a bold new Integral vision of Success, rooted in the entrepreneurial values of Wake Up, Grow Up, Show Up, and Evolutionary Love. Professional Website https://www.marcgafni.com/ The Center for Integral Wisdom https://centerforintegralwisdom.org/ Please consider supporting The Integral Stage on Patreon to make more of these conversations possible! https://www.patreon.com/theintegralstage

May 2nd, 2022 Marc and Zak provide an overview of an emerging philosophy. Topics include neo-perennialism, eros, ethics, evolutionary metaphysics, and the future of civilization. thestoa.ca patreon.com/the_stoa thestoa.substack.com

Round 2 of a dialogue with Marc Gafni hosted by Andrew Sweeny Marc Gafni is a Rabbi, an integral philosopher, and—and by his own description—an outrageous lover, as any good philosopher should be. I spoke to him about his book ‘a return to eros’ and the need for eros in spirituality, politics, and life. In this conversation, I will query him about ‘the murder of eros’, based on the final chapter in his book—and ask him how spirituality and religion can integrate the erotic, beyond mere hedonism or repression. As Marc says, ‘We need to take sex seriously. Parallax: https://parallax-media.eu/ Podcast Version: https://anchor.fm/podcast-c709ee4/episodes/The-Murder-of-Eros-with-Marc-Gafni-Round-2-of-a-dialogue-with-Marc-Gafni-e1hqdhm Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ParallaxMagazin

Parallax Spiritual Book Club Presents a dialogue with Marc Gafni Dr. Marc Gafni’s Biography: https://www.marcgafni.com/dr-marc-gafni-biography Parallax Spiritual Book Club: The Parallax spiritual book club is every Sunday 8pm CET on Zoom: https://parallax-media.eu/bookclub/parallax-spiritual-book-club

Dr. Marc Gafni and James Bampfield speak about Enlightenment and Intimacy in this beautiful conversation. "Enlightenment is intimacy with all things." For more information: Center for Integral Wisdom http://www.centerforintegralwisdom.org Office for the Future https://www.officeforthefuture.com/en Dr. Marc Gafni http://www.marcgafni.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmarcgafni/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMarcGafni/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcGafni  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcgafni/ Medium: https://drmarcgafni.medium.com/