I’m drawn to the Jewish notion of the soul, nephesh, which is not something preexistent but emergent—forming in and through physicality and relational experience. This suggests that we need our bodies to claim our souls. The body is where every virtue lives or dies, but more: our bodies are access points to mystery. And in some way that barely makes sense to me, I’m sure that we have to have feet planted on the ground, literally and metaphysically, to reach towards what is beyond and above us.

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Krista Tippett was American journalist, author, and entrepreneur. Krista Tippett is an American journalist, author, and public intellectual. Since 2003, she has served as creator and host of the Peabody Award winning program On Being. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Religion — Exploring belief systems, worship, and spiritual practice
  • Soul — The inner self, consciousness, and spiritual essence
  • Wisdom — Timeless insights drawn from experience and reflection

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