Rabbi Brian On Inner Peace

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In episode # 128, Dr. Reese sits down with Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer, a spiritual director, author and leader of an online open-minded community called Religion Outside the Box. In this interview, they talk about the GOD of your understanding and how the baggage of language and meaning can play a factor in someones belief. They also discuss the power of surrender, the 21-day no complaint challenge, the significance of the book of Deuteronomy, and the obvious place GOD would place a treasure map for humans. Plus – What are the 7 things that qualify a mystical experience?

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✧✧✧   I am a rabbi.   I have a Masters Degree in Hebrew letters and a Doctorate of Divinity, and I am ordained as a rabbi.   I have each credential framed, in my office, just behind where I sit.   They’re not individually affixed to the wall—they lean against one another in a stack.   I like the

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