Episode 25.
The meaningless Judaism of his childhood Conservative synagogue, and the depressing results of chasing pop music fame, prompted a search for the ‘truth’ of Judaism. Since studying Talmud in Jerusalem in his 20s, David has felt a deep connection to the land of Israel and a spiritual home in the Orthodox community. Inspired by the Tanya, David has authored the Real You Project. In this conversation, we exchange differing experiences and views, without the need to agree.
Highlights:
· Despite growing up Jewish in the USA, David has found a spiritual home in the Orthodox community in Israel.
· David sees the exploration of the self and soul as universal journeys and finds understanding from followers of other religions.
· Pictures of Your Soul brings the intangible soul down to a concrete level. Each chapter asks and answers questions about the soul based on the Tanya, written by the first Lubavitcher Rebbe of Chabad.
· David has used Torah and Tanya to help people deal with problems such as loneliness and low self-esteem.
· As an Orthodox Jew, David takes Torah literally, and lives by the understandable and mysterious commandments each day.
Quotes:
“I feel so much more of who I am, regardless of my religious affiliation. I feel connected to my soul and connected to the land of Israel.”
“The soul is always rising, wanting to reconnect with God. But there's a mission to achieve in this world, and He wants us to be able to keep that soul within the physical body so that we can achieve something with the physical world.”
“I'm not trying to create a new religion I'm trying to help people connect to who they are and utilize the practice if they want to.”
“I went through that process of searching and I think that that's a very healthy thing for other people to do as well. And wherever they land, that's their choice.”
“God knows what's best for me and I will do what He tells me to do.”
“The Torah is the manual. It's the instruction manual of life.”
“In Judaism we that we believe that no two souls are the same and no two souls have the same purpose in this world.”
Social Media links for David:
Real You Project – https://www.realyouproject.com/home
Social Media links for Méli:
Talking with God Project – https://www.talkingwithgodproject.org
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/melisolomon/
Transcript:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1851013/episodes/11646048-25-david-green-pictures-of-your-soul/edit
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