How to not fight fate
Rabbi Brian discusses the notion of WU-WEI and not striving with reality. Especially when it calls you to do something.
Stats say you will like this
“Have To” Like This Story Maggie and I were having coffee in the bakery that used to be the library of Northeast Portland – the neighborhood
Fork them, I don’t like them.
Introduction “She holds her fork like this,” Annie explained to me as she bear-gripped the fork in her small, almost 9-year-old hand. “And, she pretends
I guess it’s up to me.
Rabbi Brian discusses the notion that HEAVEN ON EARTH will only happen when we stop thinking that other people are the ones to do it.
Patience, Anger, Compassion
They are exhausting. Children. My children. Children in general. Just exhausting. Don’t get me wrong; they are the moon and the sun, and I love
Five Basic Emotions
Rabbi Brian discusses the five basic emotions. Anger, Fear, Jealousy, Grief, and Love. rB also talks about their distortions – that is, how we do
Have To Like This Story
Rabbi tells a story. WIth a moral and an exercise that you will “HAVE TO” like. Well, maybe, you’ll “GET TO” like it.
GodWithin
Rabbi Brian talks about his favorite Biblical passage – the one that says that the true teachings aren’t in the Bible.
Love is more than logic
You have a problem: you can’t convince people that you are right. You’ve tried reason, arguing, logic, debating, and even pleading. And yet they don’t
Meeting hate with love
I went with my family to Salem for a women’s march a few weeks ago. There we were, with thousands of people right
Ok2BScared
Rabbi Brian talks about how we only can get COMFORTED if we admit to being scared.
In Mind
Rabbi Brian talks about the POWER of the mind and how we can use WHAT ANNOYS US IN THE WORLD as a spiritual teacher.
Loving even those we don’t like.
Donald J. Love A few points before the article: • If you think you are better off hating your enemies than
Getting Used To It
Rabbi Brian talks about getting used to the fact that it always looks darker than it is.
Spread the word
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