Rabbi Brian discusses the five basic emotions. Anger, Fear, Jealousy, Grief, and Love. rB also talks about their distortions – that is, how we do them wrong. Here’s a write-up: https://oldrotb.wpengine.com/2013/08/12/five-natural-emotions/
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Donald J. Love A few points before the article: • If you think you are better off hating your enemies than loving them, this article is not for you. If that’s the case, here are other articles (1, 2, 3,) I have written about love that might be easier for you to
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I’m a proud member of Religion Outside The Box – a Portland-nonprofit run by Rabbi Brian. I know the words “religion” and the title “rabbi” bring up some connotations, but I’m going to ask you not to back away. Rabbi Brian is very inclusive and far from dogmatic. He is working to make spirituality and the concepts of faith more approachable in
Love, nevertheless | Rabbi Brian | 2017 | issue 36 of 40 The 77% Weekly Nourishing Spiritual-Religious Hunger 40/52 weeks a year I thank you for reading. If you know of someone who might like this, please share. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for free! oldrotb.wpengine.com/archives – ?rB Nevertheless, love. Hi. This is Rabbi Brian. My words here will implore
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Nonetheless, I feel blessed. Of course, of course, I am horrified by what occurred in Las Vegas. And, of course, I have added my thoughts and prayers to the countless compassionate voices sympathizing with the victims and their families. Nonetheless, I feel blessed. My life is blessed. This senseless tragedy along with the natural disasters
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Hate. No. Radical Love. Always.by Rabbi Brian2017 – issue 30 of 40 The 77% WeeklyNourishing Spiritual-Religious Hunger 40/52 weeks a year I thank you for reading. If you know of someone who might like this, please share.Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for free! oldrotb.wpengine.com/archives – ?rB Hate. No.Radical Love. Always. Hatred. Ours. A friend of mine told
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Themes in this article (and the story of the frogs) you’ll see repeated from issue 13 (frog or fish), earlier this year. This article explains, step by step how to go from obligation to preference. If you follow these steps, you can get what you want. Yes. You will. It’s not magic. It’s logic. Read it and you’ll see. It
We are told often about the importance of diet and exercise in our lives. I’d like to think about diet and exercise in a spiritual-religious context. With physical diet and exercise, we know that even if you aren’t on a specific diet, you still eat. We know that even if you don’t have a set (or
You might be scared. It is a scary time. The future is uncertain. It feels very uncertain right now. I don’t need to convince you of how scared the world seems. You know that. What I want to talk to you about is our need to find joy amidst the fear. You need to find
Post-election, I am still heartbroken and fearful. But, I am allowing neither to rule my life. There is an Chinese proverb: You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow and fear from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building a nest in your hair. I am fighting back in the ways that
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