Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box

Rabbi Brian discusses the very light rock, vermiculiute. You'll understand...

Rabbi Brian goes deep on the phrase, "Fire has heat; the sky has clouds." It's a good one.

Rabbi Brian talks about why knowing the goal – even when it doesn't seem achievable – is important.

Rabbi Brian gives you an exercise to notice how much people mumble... and then asks you to think about this with regard to how we perceive others.

Rabbi Brian stubbed his toes three times in a week and it made him think about King Solomon's (apocryphal) adage, "This too shall pass." (Wouldn't you have done the same?)

Rabbi Brian re-addresses the quote "The lesser the temptation, the greater the sin" which was part of 2011's 77% Weekly 25/40. Winds up, Aristotle had something to say about this.

Rabbi Brian quotes St. Augustine and the sociological phenomenon of not facing the back of elevators in urging you to not give advice.

Rabbi Brian discussed the Biblical notion of taking off time from work and admonishes you to figure out how to do this in your life.

Rabbi Brian asks you to consider at what you want to be masterful.

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 to know, no?

Rabbi Brian discusses (quickly) the five natural emotions: grief, anger, jealousy, fear, and love. He also briefly touches on the distortions of each.

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 spiritual-religious realms.

Rabbi Brian discusses the three names by which we are known...

Rabbi Brian asks you to consider underlying concerns that you might have in your life.

Rabbi Brian apologizes if you got duplicates of podcasts. I goofed with the format and had to re-post them!