Every time you say “I am a Christian” or “I am a Jew,” are you limiting God in you?
Most of us were taught that claiming a religious identity is how we connect to the divine. We wrap ourselves in the labels, the traditions, the beliefs. But what if your religious identity was never supposed to be the endpoint? What if it was a vessel meant to break open, not a cage meant to keep you contained?
Dr. Moshe Daniel went from Orthodox Jew to teaching one of the most provocative truths in esoteric spirituality: that the Jewish people were chosen to build the vessel for God to incarnate into humanity, and that mission was supposed to end 2,000 years ago when Christ came. The covenant wasn’t meant to continue. It was meant to shatter and release the “I am” consciousness into all of humanity.
This conversation will challenge everything you think you know about religious identity, separation, and what it actually means to embody the divine.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
Dr. Moshe breaks down why the Jewish covenant was designed for a specific purpose that reached fulfillment with Christ’s incarnation, and why holding onto it now perpetuates the very separation it was meant to overcome. He explains the Aramonic impulse, a concept from Rudolf Steiner, which describes how our minds and egos keep us identified with limiting beliefs and separating identities to prevent our evolution into spiritual wholeness.
You’ll discover how every identity you attach to “I am” restricts the pure consciousness that is your true nature. Whether you say “I am a Christian,” “I am a woman,” “I am American,” these labels create boundaries around the boundless. They’re not wrong, but they become cages when you mistake them for who you actually are.
The conversation also reveals the difference between ego’s attachment to identity and the soul’s recognition that it is simply “I am that I am” with nothing added. This isn’t about rejecting your culture, gender, or traditions. It’s about holding them lightly enough that they don’t shoulder out the real you.
Why Religious Identity Matters Right Now
We’re living in a moment of mass deconstruction. People are leaving the church, questioning their traditions, searching for something that feels true instead of inherited. But many of us swing from one identity to another, trading Christianity for Judaism, or religion for atheism, without realizing we’re still playing the same game of attachment.
The sacred curriculum here isn’t about finding the right label. It’s about recognizing that all labels limit the unlimited. Your healing isn’t personal, it’s collective. When you release your grip on separating identities, you’re not just freeing yourself. You’re participating in the evolution of consciousness itself.
This conversation matters because the pattern of identifying with our divisions is what keeps wars alive, both internal and external. The Jewish-Palestinian conflict isn’t just geopolitical. It’s a mirror of the separating impulse that lives in all of us. When you heal your attachment to identity, you contribute to healing the collective field.
Dr. Moshe makes the case that judgment toward the Jewish people for holding onto their covenant only reinforces the separation you’re judging them for. The path forward isn’t condemnation. It’s compassionate awareness that we all cling to our identities because our egos are terrified of dissolving into the vastness of what we actually are.
About Dr. Moshe Daniel
Dr. Moshe Daniel was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family and spent years studying Kabbalah and esoteric Judaism. But severe illness broke down his ego and his ability to remain strongly identified with his beliefs. That breakdown became his breakthrough.
Through Kriya Yoga and the yogic spiritual traditions, he discovered what Judaism never taught him: that his fundamental nature isn’t the body, emotions, or mind he’s inhabiting. It’s the pure “I am” consciousness that exists beyond all form and label.
Now he teaches the universal truth that runs through all wisdom traditions, helping people see that the “I am that I am” statement isn’t just for God. After Christ’s incarnation, it became available for all of humanity. His work focuses on releasing the fear-based attachment to religious identity and opening to the divine consciousness that has no nationality, gender, or creed.
You can find his controversial video series “Israel’s Unfinished Covenant” on YouTube and learn more at dr-moshe.com.
Key Insights from Dr. Moshe Daniel
The Jewish People Were Chosen to Build a Vessel, Not to Be the Vessel Forever
The entire purpose of the Jewish tradition, according to Dr. Moshe, was to prepare humanity for the incarnation of Christ. The Jewish people had to believe they were separate from other nations. They were forbidden from the dreamlike direct connection with God that ancient cultures like India, Persia, and Egypt experienced. This wasn’t punishment. It was preparation. The separation strengthened the individual “I” enough to house divine consciousness in physical form. When Christ incarnated in Jesus of Nazareth, the vessel fulfilled its purpose. The covenant was complete. But instead of breaking open and releasing that consciousness to all humanity, the vessel remained closed. The mission became an identity. And identity, when clung to, becomes a cage.
Every “I Am” Statement You Make After “I Am” Limits You
When you say “I am that I am,” you’re speaking your true nature. Pure consciousness. Pure beingness. It has nothing attached to it. But the moment you add anything, you create restriction. “I am a woman.” “I am a Jew.” “I am successful.” These aren’t inherently bad, but they’re not who you are. Your ego grabs onto these labels because dissolution feels like death. But your soul knows that labels are like clothing. You can wear them, appreciate them, even enjoy them. Just don’t mistake them for your skin.
The Aramonic Impulse Keeps You Identified With Separation
Rudolf Steiner taught about the Aramonic impulse, a force that wants to keep humanity stuck in material existence and identified with separating labels. When you’re attached to being a Christian or a man or an American, that impulse is satisfied. Why? Because separation prevents the unity that would dissolve its power. This isn’t about some external demon. It’s the part of your own mind that fears evolution, that clings to the known even when the known is limiting. The antidote isn’t rejecting your identities. It’s holding them so lightly that they can’t prevent your expansion.
The Jewish Story Is Humanity’s Story
Dr. Moshe makes a critical point: judging the Jewish people for their attachment to covenant is the same pattern you judge them for. When you throw hatred at Jews for not opening their hearts, you’re perpetuating separation. The healing here is sending love, seeing them opening to unity, praying for their release from fear. This applies to all of us. Whatever group you’re pointing at for being too attached, too closed, too identified, you’re probably doing the same thing from a different angle. The pattern is universal. So is the cure.
Your True Nature Is “I Am That I Am” and Nothing Else
The challenge Dr. Moshe leaves you with is simple but confronting. Notice every time you append something to “I am.” Notice how tightly you grip it. Let it be light. Let it be ephemeral. There’s beauty in being a man, a woman, a Christian, a Jew, an American, a Palestinian. But when you mistake the clothing for your identity, you lose access to the boundless consciousness underneath. The goal isn’t to erase your uniqueness. It’s to stop letting your uniqueness erase your divinity.
The Uncomfortable Truth About Religious Identity
Here’s what no one wants to hear: your religious identity might be the very thing keeping you from the divine connection you’re seeking.
Not because the tradition is wrong. Not because the practices are meaningless. But because you’re using it as armor instead of a doorway. You’re clinging to the label because letting it go feels like losing yourself. And you’re right. It does. That’s the point.
Most spiritual seekers trade one identity for another. They deconstruct from Christianity and rebuild as Buddhist. They reject religion and identify as atheist. They’re still doing the same thing, just with different words. The ego doesn’t care what you identify as, as long as you identify as something other than the vast, formless “I am” that terrifies it.
The real work isn’t finding the right tradition. It’s releasing your death grip on being right about your tradition. It’s holding your identity so loosely that it stops defining you. And that’s uncomfortable because it means you can’t hide behind your beliefs anymore. You have to stand in the naked truth of what you are underneath all the labels.
The Jewish people’s attachment to covenant isn’t unique. It’s human. We all do it. We just do it with different stories. And until you see that your attachment is the same pattern, you’ll keep projecting it outward instead of healing it within.
Quotes That Hit Different
“The Jewish people had to believe that they were separate. And they were forbidden from the dreamlike direct connection with God that the other nations and the other epochs had.” — 53:01
This reframes the entire Old Testament narrative. Separation wasn’t punishment. It was purpose. The Jewish people had to be rooted enough in individuality to house the divine in physical form.
“When you catch yourself making any statements or appending anything to ‘I am,’ just take it with a real light grain of salt. Let it be light and fairy-like and ephemeral.” — 58:23
Dr. Moshe’s weekly challenge is deceptively simple. Notice your “I am” statements and hold them loosely. Don’t reject them. Just stop gripping them like your life depends on it.
“Anybody throwing hatred and judgment towards the Jewish people is just continuing the very problem that they’re judging the Jews for.” — 57:22
This is the mirror. Whatever separation you see “out there” is the separation you’re perpetuating in here. The healing starts with seeing that.
“I am that I am has nothing attached to it. It’s beyond the nature of the mind. It just is. It is, it was, and it will always be.” — 58:43
This is the fundamental truth underneath every wisdom tradition. The “I am” is not negotiable. Everything else is optional.
How to Apply This in Your Life
Start by noticing how often you make “I am” statements throughout your day. Not to judge them or stop them, but to simply observe. “I am tired.” “I am a good person.” “I am a Christian.” “I am struggling.” Write them down if it helps you see the pattern.
Then practice the challenge Dr. Moshe offers: let those statements be light. Ephemeral. Like clouds passing through the sky of your consciousness. You’re not trying to erase your personality, your culture, your beliefs. You’re just loosening your grip enough that they stop defining the entirety of who you are.
When you feel yourself getting defensive about your identity, whether it’s religious, political, or personal, pause. Ask yourself what you’re protecting. Usually it’s not the identity itself. It’s the fear of what you’d be without it. That fear is the doorway. Walk through it. The “I am that I am” on the other side doesn’t need protection. It just is.
Resources & Links from This Episode
- Dr. Moshe’s Website: dr-moshe.com
- Israel’s Unfinished Covenant Video Series: Search on YouTube (note: may have limited distribution)
- Rudolf Steiner’s Work on the Aramonic Impulse: Explore Steiner’s anthroposophical teachings
Related Mind Love Episodes: Episode on religious deconstruction, esoteric Christianity, and identity dissolution
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