In this episode, which is cross-posted to both the Cosmo-Erotic Humanism and Authors Series playlists, Layman sits down with Marc Gafni and Zak Stein to discuss their jointly authored book, First Principles and First Values. They are publishing the book pseudonymously under the name, David J. Temple. First Principles and First Values https://www.amazon.com/First-Principles-Values-Propositions-Cosmoerotic/dp/B0CS85WYVX/

We stand at a pivotal moment in history – a time between worlds and a time between stories, poised between dystopia and utopia. To bridge the gap between our external technologies and internal narratives of identity and purpose, every human and every epoch of humanity must evolve responses to three essential questions: "Who are we? Where are we? What is ours to do?" In a profound analysis of our current meta crisis and global intimacy disorder, Dr. Marc Gafni draws from the exterior and interior sciences to deepen our responses to these three questions. The responses offer a new understanding of the good, the true, and the beautiful, and generate the beginning of a “universal grammar of value as a context for our diversity.” A universal grammar of value is grounded in eternal yet evolving first principles and first values, which are inherent in the intimate universe in which we all participate. A new grammar articulates a potent story of intrinsic value, with the poignancy and power to respond to the meta crisis. At the core of this story of value, called CosmoErotic humanism, is a new narrative of identity, both personal and collective. Principles of Unique Self and Unique Self Symphony contribute to the shaping of a shared reality that is flawed and human, filled with holy and broken Hallelujahs. Yet that reality reaches insistently towards better tomorrows that are suffused with ever deepening eros and ethos, kindness, and creativity. Time Stamps: 00:00- Intro 6:17 - Star Wars & Existential Risk 0:07:09 - Existential RIsk 0:10:00 - Death of Humanity & Death Of Our Humanity 0:16:00 - Death Star & Existential Risk 0:18:52 - A Time Between Worlds - A Time Between Stories 0:24:03 - Generator Functions 0:34:41 - The Root Cause Beneath The Generator Functions: Global Intimacy Disorder 0:40:11 - Why IS Global Intimacy So Critical In Responding To Existential RIsk 0:43:02 - A Universal Grammar Of Value Generates Global Intimacy 0:46:24 - A New Story 0:49:30 - The Plotline Of Cosmos: The Evolution Of Intimacy 1:03:17 - A New Story Of Value: A New Emergent Of Intimacy 1:06:26 - First Principles & First Values 1:12:06 - Three Great Questions Of Reality 1:18:14 - Who Are You: Unique Self 1:12:06 - Unique Self Symphony 1:28:10 - Unique Self Symphonies: The Direct Hit 1:32:52 - The Direct Hit: The New Story Of Evolving Value First Principles & First Values: https://amplifypublishinggroup.com/product/nonfiction/politics-and-current-affairs/first-principles-and-first-values/ Free Weekly Broadcast with Dr. Marc Gafni: https://www.onemountainmanypaths.org/ Free Unique Self Mini Course: https://www.uniqueselfinstitute.com/the-unique-self-mini-course/ Unique Self Emergence Training Program: https://www.uniqueselfinstitute.com/programs-and-courses/ Center for World Philosophy and Religion: https://worldphilosophyandreligion.org/ A Return to Eros: the Radical Experience of Being Fully Alive (book): https://www.amazon.com/Return-Eros-Radical-Experience-Being/dp/1944648186 | Connect With Dr. Marc Gafni | Substack: https://substack.com/@marcgafni Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcgafni/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarcGafni Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMarcGafni Twitter:https://twitter.com/MarcGafni LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmarcgafni/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmarcgafni | 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 | Listen to the Aubrey Marcus Podcast | ►iTunes | https://apple.co/2lMZRCn ►Spotify | https://spoti.fi/2EaELZO ►Stitcher | http://bit.ly/2G8ccJt ►IHeartRadio | https://ihr.fm/3CiV4x3 ►Google Podcasts | https://bit.ly/3nzCJEh ►Android | https://bit.ly/2OQeBQg | 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.

Join The Love or Die page on our Parallax Mighty Networks: https://parallax-media-network.mn.co/share/tQLqSh5i-wE2XHm6?utm_source=manual Andrew questions Marc about the famous Tree of Life and the ten Sephirot in Hebrew Kabbalah. An introduction and a radical interpretation. And a discussion on the 4th and 5th Sepirot: Chesed and Gevurah Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary thinker, social activist, and passionate philosopher. He is known for his “source code teachings,” including Unique Self theory, the Five Selves, the Amorous Cosmos, A Politics of Evolutionary Love, A Return to Eros and Digital Intimacy. He is author of over twenty-five books, including the award-winning Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University, as well as Orthodox rabbinic ordination. He teaches on the cutting edge of philosophy and spirit in the West, with the aim of participating in the articulation of what Dr. Gafni together with Dr. Zak Stein and colleagues are calling CosmoErotic Humanism. At the core of CosmoErotic Humanism is what Dr. Gafni and Dr. Stein are calling ‘First Principles and First Values,’ Anthro-Ontology and a “Universal Grammar of Value.” This shared story rooted in First Principles and First Values can then serve as the matrix for a global ethos for a global civilization. Dr. Gafni is the Co-Founder and Co-President of the Office for the Future, the Center for World Religion and Philosophy and the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. At the core of their shared missions is the articulation and delivery into culture of a Great Library - in multiple forms - which participates in evolving the source code of consciousness and culture in response to the Meta Crisis. " Artist links: Website Dr. Marc Gafni: http://www.marcgafni.com Radical Kabbalah: https://www.marcgafni.com/main-teachings/radical-kabbalah/ Parallax Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/2024-courses-and-events Membership and Donation: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar

Absolutely delighted to be back again with Dr. Marc Gafni to try and tackle one of the most complex issues in philosophy and religion; the causal root of Evil. The thesis Marc offers is that the atrocities we see in the world can all be described as a failed love story. Our own stories serving as a strand in the braid of this universal cosmic love story. This frame will help bring understanding to how much of what we are seeing in today’s culture, from AI to the war in the Middle East. The surprise reveal is how the box office hit Barbie, actually points to the reality of our failed love story in culture. Check out more of Dr. Marc Gafni’s work at https://www.marcgafni.com/ Center for World Philosophy and Religion: https://worldphilosophyandreligion.org A Return to Eros (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Return-Eros-Radical-Experience-Being/dp/B08HR7MQJ6/ Weekly Broadcast with Dr. Marc Gafni: https://www.onemountainmanypaths.org/ Aubrey Marcus Board Chair of Center for World Philosophy and Religion: https://worldphilosophyandreligion.org/leadership/current-and-former-board-chairs/ A deeper dive into "Barbie, Hamas & Homo amor": https://worldphilosophyandreligion.org/barbie-hamas-homo-amor-from-degraded-love-stories-to-the-universe-a-love-story/ Social Media Dr. Marc Gafni: Instagram: http://bit.ly/3VDpio4 YouTube: http://bit.ly/3VPa6UV Facebook: http://bit.ly/3H0Ujhu Twitter: http://bit.ly/3XO640F LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3UFUx0R TikTok: https://bit.ly/3HWqWNx Time Stamps: 00:00- Into 1:33- The Love Story Of Reality & Evil 27:30- The Barbie Movie Deciphered 40:30- Transhumanism, Empire & Win/Lose Metrics 1:02:55- Destruction As A Part Of The Love Story 1:14:20- The Existential Risk Of AI | 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 | Listen to the Aubrey Marcus Podcast | ►iTunes | https://apple.co/2lMZRCn ►Spotify | https://spoti.fi/2EaELZO ►Stitcher | http://bit.ly/2G8ccJt ►IHeartRadio | https://ihr.fm/3CiV4x3 ►Google Podcasts | https://bit.ly/3nzCJEh ►Android | https://bit.ly/2OQeBQg | 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.

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 — https://chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-246-dr-marc-gafni-awakening-to-love/ — returns for another deep dive into cosmo-erotic humanism — https://medium.com/sexually-incorrect-the-new-phenomenology-of/cosmo-erotic-humanism-fcfa105a4945 — in this Living 4D conversation. Learn more about Marc’s work on his website — https://bit.ly/3X55vP8 — where you can register for his free, weekly Evolutionary Sensemaking program — https://medium.com/sexually-incorrect-the-new-phenomenology-of/cosmo-erotic-humanism-fcfa105a4945 —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 — https://amzn.to/3Rk08d1 — for free. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course — http://bit.ly/3XULrjE — that’s also free. Check out Marc on many social media platforms, including Facebook http://bit.ly/3H0Ujhu , Instagram http://bit.ly/3VDpio4 , Twitter http://bit.ly/3XO640F and YouTube http://bit.ly/3VPa6UV . Listen to this complete TOO HOT FOR YOUTUBE conversation between Paul and Marc Gafni on our website at https://chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-272-dr-marc-gafni-exploring-the-self/ Thanks to our awesome sponsors! • BiOptimizers https://masszymes.com/paul10 (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout) • Ned https://helloned.com/chek (use the code CHEK to save 15% on your first order) • Organifi https://organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout) • CHEK Institute https://chek.group/workin (access the free Red, Yellow Green Days to Work Out or Not to Work out) • Paleovalley https://paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase) • Wild Pastures https://wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order) We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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 — https://chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-246-dr-marc-gafni-awakening-to-love/ — returns for another deep dive into cosmo-erotic humanism — https://medium.com/sexually-incorrect-the-new-phenomenology-of/cosmo-erotic-humanism-fcfa105a4945 — in this Living 4D conversation. Learn more about Marc’s work on his website — https://bit.ly/3X55vP8 — where you can register for his free, weekly Evolutionary Sensemaking program — https://medium.com/sexually-incorrect-the-new-phenomenology-of/cosmo-erotic-humanism-fcfa105a4945 —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 — https://amzn.to/3Rk08d1 — for free. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course — http://bit.ly/3XULrjE — that’s also free. Check out Marc on many social media platforms, including Facebook http://bit.ly/3H0Ujhu , Instagram http://bit.ly/3VDpio4 , Twitter http://bit.ly/3XO640F and YouTube http://bit.ly/3VPa6UV . Listen to this complete TOO HOT FOR YOUTUBE conversation between Paul and Marc Gafni on our website at https://chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-272-dr-marc-gafni-exploring-the-self/

Andrew questions Marc about the famous Tree of Life and the ten Sephirot in Hebrew Kabbalah. An introduction and a radical interpretation. And a discussion on the 2nd and 3rdd Sepirot: Chokhmah and Binah Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary thinker, social activist, and passionate philosopher. He is known for his “source code teachings,” including Unique Self theory, the Five Selves, the Amorous Cosmos, A Politics of Evolutionary Love, A Return to Eros and Digital Intimacy. He is author of over twenty-five books, including the award-winning Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University, as well as Orthodox rabbinic ordination. He teaches on the cutting edge of philosophy and spirit in the West, with the aim of participating in the articulation of what Dr. Gafni together with Dr. Zak Stein and colleagues are calling CosmoErotic Humanism. At the core of CosmoErotic Humanism is what Dr. Gafni and Dr. Stein are calling ‘First Principles and First Values,’ Anthro-Ontology and a “Universal Grammar of Value.” This shared story rooted in First Principles and First Values can then serve as the matrix for a global ethos for a global civilization. Dr. Gafni is the Co-Founder and Co-President of the Office for the Future, the Center for World Religion and Philosophy and the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. At the core of their shared missions is the articulation and delivery into culture of a Great Library - in multiple forms - which participates in evolving the source code of consciousness and culture in response to the Meta Crisis. " Artist links: Website Dr. Marc Gafni: http://www.marcgafni.com Radical Kabbalah: https://www.marcgafni.com/main-teachings/radical-kabbalah/ Parallax Academy: https://www.parallax-media.com/2024-courses-and-events Membership and Donation: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar

Andrew questions Marc about the famous Tree of Life and the ten Sephirot in Hebrew Kabbalah. An introduction and a radical interpretation. And a discussion on the first Sepirot, Keter, the crown. Our Substack: https://parallax.substack.com/ Parallax Homepage: www.Parallax-media.eu Events: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Parallax Academy: https://parallax-media.eu/curriculum Membership: https://parallax-media.eu/parallax-academy-calendar Website Dr. Marc Gafni: http://www.marcgafni.com Your Unique Self: the Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment (book): http://bit.ly/3FkFhli A Return to Eros: the Radical Experience of Being Fully Alive (book): https://bit.ly/3XRCA28 Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary thinker, social activist, and passionate philosopher. He is known for his “source code teachings,” including Unique Self theory, the Five Selves, the Amorous Cosmos, A Politics of Evolutionary Love, A Return to Eros and Digital Intimacy. He is author of over twenty-five books, including the award-winning Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University, as well as Orthodox rabbinic ordination. He teaches on the cutting edge of philosophy and spirit in the West, with the aim of participating in the articulation of what Dr. Gafni together with Dr. Zak Stein and colleagues are calling CosmoErotic Humanism. At the core of CosmoErotic Humanism is what Dr. Gafni and Dr. Stein are calling ‘First Principles and First Values,’ Anthro-Ontology and a “Universal Grammar of Value.” This shared story rooted in First Principles and First Values can then serve as the matrix for a global ethos for a global civilization. Dr. Gafni is the Co-Founder and Co-President of the Office for the Future, the Center for World Religion and Philosophy and the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. At the core of their shared missions is the articulation and delivery into culture of a Great Library - in multiple forms - which participates in evolving the source code of consciousness and culture in response to the Meta Crisis.