The Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Times

Re'eh - On the Seventh Day, Don't Just Rest: Release - Episode 42


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Our best thoughts often come from not-thinking. Our wisest actions come when we don't act. German philosopher Martin Heidegger advocated the concept of "Gelassenheit" in order to escape our addiction to thinking and willing. But Heidegger struggled to explain how to achieve Gelassenheit. The Torah already had the practical solution to Gelassenheit figured out. Every seven days, seven weeks, seven years: do nothing, sit, release, surrender. Paradoxically, when we do nothing, we are doing quite a lot. We are doing this strange thing called "yielding. "

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The Schrift - Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern TimesBy Steven Toby Weinberg

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