Where Truth, Love, and Life Converge – Universalis #31

Aviv Shahar with Karen Heney and Kyriaki Nikandrou

July 17, 2026
by Kyriaki Nikandrou

What are the three deepest forces that have shaped human life throughout every culture, every age, and every civilization? And what becomes possible when they begin to work together?

Throughout history, people have asked remarkably similar questions. They have longed for truth, searched for love and belonging, and drawn upon an extraordinary will to continue living despite adversity, uncertainty, and loss. These enduring propulsions have accompanied humanity throughout its journey and continue to shape what it means to be human.

In Universalis #31, “Where Truth, Love and Life Converge”, Aviv Shahar, Karen Heney, and Kyriaki Nikandrou continue the inquiry that began in Universalis #30, “Liberation: The Next Frontier of Human Development.” That conversation explored how working with both personal and collective stop situations can become a pathway to liberation and to a more regenerative expression of power.

This new episode goes one step further by exploring the three fundamental propulsions that have guided humanity throughout the ages: the search for truth, the yearning for love and intimate connection, and the will of life itself. When these three forces become integrated rather than fragmented, they generate a living field through which new capacities, deeper coherence, and higher possibilities can emerge.

Join us in an exploration that is experiential, participatory, and alive, inviting each of us into the direct discovery of these three propulsions within our own lives. Together, we inquire into how these three propulsions can become active within our own lives, shaping not only how we understand the world, but how we participate in it. For it is often our deepest experiences, our deepest sentiments, and our deepest encounters with life that become the source of our greatest transformation.

Highlights from the conversation include:

  • The search for truth is the search to discern what truly is.
  • An invitation to reconnect with the curiosity of a three- or four-year-old and rediscover the question, "What is this world like?"
  • The yearning for intimate connection and the discovery that love is something we work for.
  • The willpower of life as the desire to allow life itself, and the universe, to come through us.
  • The convergence of truth, love, and life as three propulsions that generate a conductive field through which higher possibilities become accessible.

This episode continues the Universalis journey into the evolving frontiers of human consciousness, coherence, and capacity, where knowing becomes a living force, and validation is no longer abstract but deeply alive in the experience of life itself. Information about upcoming special events can be found on the Events page. Also visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

The second propulsion, the yearning for love, has a different nature because it wants to be close to things. It wants to accompany things. It wants to be soft. To be equal to this propulsion requires some work; it needs us to provide a platform for it to come. There is a level that is automatic, that is wired in our system, and then there is a level to be earned. This has a lot to do with what you will not do, what you host in your life, what you align yourself with; and this can engender a completely different dynamic and range of love.

Kyriaki Nikandrou

Karen Heney

Karen Heney

From an early age there has been a compelling search for truths, those realities that didn’t have a fixing or a closed door. The quest for meaning, sometimes quiet, other times reaching and finding pathways, has always accompanied me. The awareness that all life is caused to exist for an inherent purpose, one that allows for the possibility of furtherance and refinement, has prompted both perceptions and questions. These concern the purpose of human life, its integration within greater domains and what I personally may need to discover in order to play my part. Creativity has always been integral, with an endeavour to create visual interpretations of concepts as practical activities. The intention behind a current project is to broaden the paths of relevance and meaning for others to access and explore.

Kyriaki Nikandrou

Kyriaki Nikandrou

When I was a child, staring at the starry night skies, I was filled with awe and wonder, about the mysteries of the Universe, Life, Time, the Human and its place in the Cosmos, trying to connect the dots that link everything with everything… Some years down the line, I still do. I am seeking to be in conversation with others in search for keys, for tools of understanding and application and for the real questions, the ones that become portals to contemplative journeys, leading to uncharted territories that feel like home. I believe we are on a trajectory of multiple and unpredictable changes; it is up to each one of us to rise to the challenge of our times. Now, more than ever before, is the time to be true to ourselves and fulfill our potential.

Aviv Shahar

Aviv Shahar

Aviv serves as the Portals' sherpa. He curates transformational journeys and is a storyteller of the epochal evolution culminating at this time. Aviv is the Founder of Aviv Consulting, helping leaders unleash strategic innovation, and is the author of Create New Futures: How Leaders Produce Breakthroughs and Transform the World Through Conversation.

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