Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi lectures on “beauty.” The film opens in the classroom with a guitarist leading a chant: “Kyrie eleison.” The Rabbi discusses prayers and how they should be made beautiful. Beauty, goodness and truth all have a connection to the heart. When truth touches your heart, you become engaged. He follows with a definition of beauty and aesthetics, beauty of character, and moral beauty. Another chant ensues: “Oh God beautiful, oh God so beautiful.” The Rabbi continues, saying we have a hunger for beauty in our lives, and when we experience it, it pays off in endorphins and relaxes anger, anxiety, etc. He discusses art vs. ordinary experiences. He says beauty demands that it should be shared but it needs to have the balance of truth or it could be perverse. He relates the 3 faces of God: truth, goodness and beauty. He concludes with an exercise to outwardly project beauty.
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Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi lectures on “beauty.” The film opens in the classroom with a guitarist leading a chant: “Kyrie eleison.” The Rabbi discusses prayers and how they should be made beautiful. Beauty, goodness and truth all have a connection to the heart. When truth touches your heart, you become engaged. He follows with a definition of beauty and aesthetics, beauty of character, and moral beauty. Another chant ensues: “Oh God beautiful, oh God so beautiful.” The Rabbi continues, saying we have a hunger for beauty in our lives, and when we experience it, it pays off in endorphins and relaxes anger, anxiety, etc. He discusses art vs. ordinary experiences. He says beauty demands that it should be shared but it needs to have the balance of truth or it could be perverse. He relates the 3 faces of God: truth, goodness and beauty. He concludes with an exercise to outwardly project beauty.
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