24.40 TEMPTATION (New Format)
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Lead by Example
Rabbi Brian quotes St. Augustine and the sociological phenomenon of not facing the back of elevators in urging you to not give advice.
But that's not the problem!
Rabbi Brian relates how his 2 and 4-year-olds were upset about beads, how he thought they were upset about other things, but hey, they ought
5 Natural Emotions
Rabbi Brian discusses (quickly) the five natural emotions: grief, anger, jealousy, fear, and love. He also briefly touches on the distortions of each.
Habit & Familiarity
Rabbi Brian talks about the quote, “There is nothing that is not made lighter through habit and familiarity.” He explores the physical, intellectual, emotional, and
Sorry
Rabbi Brian apologizes if you got duplicates of podcasts. I goofed with the format and had to re-post them!
Underlying concerns
Rabbi Brian asks you to consider underlying concerns that you might have in your life.
At The Right Time
Rabbi Brian talks a little about Channukah, but really about the pre-modern sense of time.
Attachment, Greed, and Henry Higgins
Rabbi Brian talks about an experience he had in which, in the span of ten minutes, he had a gamut of human emotions dealing with
A prose about modernity
Rabbi Brian waxes about how we constantly seem to want to improve our world… and that this might not be such a good idea.
Budgetting for annoyances
Rabbi Brian talks about shifting perspective, time management, and how we need to expect to be annoyed as a way to not be annoyed.
Convenience and Stress
Rabbi Brian discusses STRESS and how we have it still in this world filled with CONVENIENCES!
Courage to be mediocre
Rabbi Brian encourages you to BE MEDIOCRE; but only if you are courageous enough to try!
Ignorant, Stupid, or Evil
Rabbi Brian discusses Kathryn Schultz’s work on mistakes. How we tend to see people who disagree with us as ignorant, stupid, or evil.
True Religion (sans God)
Rabbi Brian talks about how real religion has NOTHING to do with God, how we need to get that in our heads, and how to