Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Our planet is suffering so deeply from a global intimacy disorder, is it even possible to turn things around?
Dr. Marc Gafni returns to share his newest work, First Principles and First Values amzn.to/3PdPLb0 (a collaboration with Dr. Zak Stein under the pseudonym David J. Temple), as a possible blueprint for a new and better way forward in this Living 4D conversation.
Learn more about Marc’s work on his website — bit.ly/3X55vP8 — where you can register for his free, weekly Evolutionary Sensemaking program Sundays at 10 a.m. Western Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time — bit.ly/3gOy3Nf — and receive Chapters 1-4 of his book, Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment, for free at amzn.to/3Rk08d1. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course that’s also free at bit.ly/3XULrjE Download Marc’s free audiobook, The Erotic and The Holy, at bit.ly/3YSDYSc
Check out Marc on your favorite social media platforms including Facebook at bit.ly/3H0Ujhu 0, Instagram at bit.ly/3VDpio4 , Twitter at bit.ly/3XO640F , YouTube at bit.ly/3VPa6UV and Substack at substack.com/@marcgafni
0:00 Intro
7:51 The value of stories.
18:31 A pivotal generation.
28:40 A cosmic story of value.
32:25 “We live in an amorous cosmos.”
45:00 “We are music.”
53:50 Is there no true shared field of values?
1:03:26 Moving from dogma to dharma.
1:08:58 Evolutionary love.
1:12:08 Eros defined.
1:20:29 How do you become a world-changer?
1:37:32 “God is a verb.”
1:42:38 A unique configuration of intimacy.
1:55:38 “God is the infinite intimate.”
Listen to Paul's complete conversation with Marc Gafni and find more resources for this episode on our Living 4D website at chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-288-dr-marc-gafni-first-principles-and-values
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Our planet is suffering so deeply from a global intimacy disorder, is it even possible to turn things around?
Dr. Marc Gafni returns to share his newest work, First Principles and First Values amzn.to/3PdPLb0 (a collaboration with Dr. Zak Stein under the pseudonym David J. Temple), as a possible blueprint for a new and better way forward in this Living 4D conversation.
Learn more about Marc’s work on his website — bit.ly/3X55vP8 — where you can register for his free, weekly Evolutionary Sensemaking program Sundays at 10 a.m. Western Time/1 p.m. Eastern Time — bit.ly/3gOy3Nf — and receive Chapters 1-4 of his book, Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment, for free at amzn.to/3Rk08d1. Take Marc’s Unique Self mini-course that’s also free at bit.ly/3XULrjE Download Marc’s free audiobook, The Erotic and The Holy, at bit.ly/3YSDYSc
Check out Marc on your favorite social media platforms including Facebook at bit.ly/3H0Ujhu 0, Instagram at bit.ly/3VDpio4 , Twitter at bit.ly/3XO640F , YouTube at bit.ly/3VPa6UV and Substack at substack.com/@marcgafni
0:00 Intro
7:51 The value of stories.
18:31 A pivotal generation.
28:40 A cosmic story of value.
32:25 “We live in an amorous cosmos.”
45:00 “We are music.”
53:50 Is there no true shared field of values?
1:03:26 Moving from dogma to dharma.
1:08:58 Evolutionary love.
1:12:08 Eros defined.
1:20:29 How do you become a world-changer?
1:37:32 “God is a verb.”
1:42:38 A unique configuration of intimacy.
1:55:38 “God is the infinite intimate.”
Listen to Paul's complete conversation with Marc Gafni and find more resources for this episode on our Living 4D website at chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-288-dr-marc-gafni-first-principles-and-values
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• CHEK Institute HLC 1 Live chekinstitute.com/core (sign up for the only live HLC 1 course May 31-June 2, 2024 in Fallbrook, Calif., before April 16 and save big!)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
• BiOptimizers bioptimizers.com/living4d (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
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