Rabbi Brian and Religion Outside The Box

Rabbi Brian's less than 10 minute message for the Beloved ROTB Community. Podcast Note: Good stuff in here.  1,528 total views,  74 views today

Rabbi Brian's minute message for the Beloved ROTB Community. Podcast Note: Good stuff in here. About SHAME and CONCEIT.  1,497 total views,  81 views today

Rabbi Brian's less than 10 minute message for the Beloved ROTB Community. Podcast Note: Good stuff in here.  2,919 total views,  80 views today

Rabbi Brian on Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton Podcast Notes We live in one of the most “unchurched” cities in the United States. Only 25 percent of Portland, Oregon residents claim affiliation with any kind of religion. This might be one of the reasons Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer's unaffiliated religiosity gatherings are becoming so popular. … Rabbi Brian on Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton Read More »

Rabbi Brian interviewed on Spiritual Cake Podcast Notes Religion Outside The Box! Special guest, Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer. ROTB.org. What is the true purpose of religious clergy? What are the stages of faith? How does Voltaire fit into a spiritual journey?  290 total views,  37 views today

Rabbi Brian interviewed on The Homance Chronicles Podcast Notes The Homance Chronicles is a storyteller podcast hosted by Nicole Bonneville and Sarah Andonian. They have a ‘homance,' the female equivalent of a bromance. They've been friends for a decade and have gone through some crazy times. They share their unbelievably entertaining and slightly embarrassing, yet … Rabbi Brian on The Homance Chronicles Read More »

Rabbi Brian on the Breathe: Faith and Creativity Podcast.    We engage in a colorful, outside the lines conversation with Rabbi Brian.  299 total views,  38 views today

Rabbi Brian interviewed on The Fascination Podcast Podcast Notes Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Rabbi Brian. Rabbi Brian is; you guessed it, a Rabbi. In this episode, we chat about what made him decide to leave behind teaching math in high school, why he went to Rabbinical … Rabbi Brian on the Fascination Street Podcast Read More »

HHD 2019 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/AUDIO%2BHigh%2BHoly%2BDays%2B2019%2B5780 Podcast: Join Rabbi Brian and 30+ people for a discussion about forgiveness and atonement. The service happened on October 4, 2019. It was lovely despite a technological snafu where Rabbi Brian wasn't hosting his own meeting. Enjoy the 52 minute discussion! High Holy Day 2021 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android High Holy Day 2021

Podcast: Join Rabbi Brian and 30+ people for a discussion about forgiveness and atonement. The service happened on October 4, 2019. It was lovely despite a technological snafu where Rabbi Brian wasn't hosting his own meeting. Enjoy the 52 minute discussion! Video version:  284 total views,  131 views today

Podcast: Join Rabbi Brian and 30+ people for a discussion about forgiveness and atonement. The service happened on October 4, 2019. It was lovely despite a technological snafu where Rabbi Brian wasn't hosting his own meeting. Enjoy the 52 minute discussion! Video version:

Can Religion Be Beneficial on The Right to Reason Podcast by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Can_Religion_Be_Beneficial_with_Rabbi_Brian77ej1.mp3 Podcast: Rabbi Brian interviewed on The Right To Reason Podcast Podcast Notes Rabbi Brian of Religion Outside The Box discusses mindfulness, compassion, and the benefits and detriments of religion. Can Religion Be Beneficial on The Right to Reason Podcast Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Can Religion Be Beneficial on The Right to Reason Podcast

Podcast: Rabbi Brian interviewed on The Right To Reason Podcast Podcast Notes Rabbi Brian of Religion Outside The Box discusses mindfulness, compassion, and the benefits and detriments of religion.  14 total views

Rabbi Brian interviewed by Snarky Faith Radio Podcast by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SnarkyFaithOutsidetheBoxwithRabbiBrian.mp3 Podcast: Rabbi Brian interviewed on Snarky Faith Radio Podcast. Podcast Notes Rabbi Brian Mayer is a beautiful anomaly. He helps people feel comfortable enough to question religion, and seek out their understanding through mindfulness, research, and his own heartfelt stories. He’s the founder of Religion outside the Box – a digital congregation reaching out to people regardless of religious background or affiliation. He also runs the popular ‘The 77% Weekly Newsletter.’ Today, Rabbi Brian joins us to talk about looking for God outside of organized religion. His journey as rabbi led him out of the institution and into being a high school math teacher and beyond. Join us as we talk about the evolution of faith, outgrowing places, seeking new spaces, and the God of your understanding. It’s fun and raw talk with two ministers of different faiths that somehow see the world through very similar eyes. Rabbi Brian interviewed by Snarky Faith Radio Podcast Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Rabbi Brian interviewed by Snarky Faith Radio Podcast

Podcast: Rabbi Brian interviewed on Snarky Faith Radio Podcast. Podcast Notes Rabbi Brian Mayer is a beautiful anomaly. He helps people feel comfortable enough to question religion, and seek out their understanding through mindfulness, research, and his own heartfelt stories. He's the founder of Religion outside the Box – a digital congregation reaching out to … Rabbi Brian interviewed by Snarky Faith Radio Podcast Read More »

Chats with Larry Episode 5 by Rabbi Brian | Season One https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/chatswithlarry/RBCWLE05_MASTER.mp3 Subscribe Android Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Spotify On today’s RABBI BRIAN’S CHATS WITH LARRY Why we do things we know aren’t good for us The seven deadly sins (particularly sloth) Busyness, The word Serendipity, The word Glossolalia, The word Reify How God reveals godself to us Science and Religion There’s gold in the opposites

Saturday Service February 2021_2 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/021321TheSaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service February 13, 2021 Podcast Notes The Saturday Service --08:00​-0:8:10​ Reports from the committee dedicated to watching the mud settle.08:10​-08:20​ Edutitarg, Backward ways of doing gratitude.08:20​-08:30​ "No one heals themselves by hurting another." - St. Ambrose08:30​-08:40​ Treat yourself as kindly as you would treat an 11-year-old08:40​-08:50​ Review 08:50​-09:00​ Transition to donut hour   Shapeable as a block of wood.Receptive as a valley.Clear as a glass of water.Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles?Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?The master does not seek fulfillment.Not seeking, not expecting, but present and welcoming the outcome of all things.-Lao-Tsu Gratitude = Thankfulness — Complaints Why do people shout?To make up for the distance of their hearts. Edutitrag — Saturday Service February 2021_2 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service February 2021_2

Saturday Service February 2021_1 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/02062021TheSaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service February 6, 2021 Podcast Notes The Saturday Service --8:09​-8:22​ shake the mud8:23​ review of spital life8:28​ wave to face book8:29​ so many ads—graitude8:45​~5 advantages of being senseYelling + tutoring.   Shapeable as a block of wood. Receptive as a valley. Clear as a glass of water. Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself? The master does not seek fulfillment. Not seeking, not expecting, but present and welcoming the outcome of all things.-Lao-Tsu Gratitude = Thankfulness — Complaints Why do people shout? To make up for the distance of their hearts. Edutitrag — Saturday Service February 2021_1 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service February 2021_1

Saturday Service January 2021_5 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/01302021TheSaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service January 30, 2021 Podcast Notes Saturday service with rB and Toni Anne! Try a little Tenderness. - Otis Redding Quote: True friends celebrate your successes. 00:00​ - 05:49​ - Greetings and rB story about magic camp. Introducing Toni Anne to do a part of the service today and then work her way up to a full service (does that sound right?). 05:50​ - 20:00​ - God created the world in 6 days and took a day off (in the Bible). How do we define ‘rest’? A break from have to dos? 25 hrs for self and God? Do fun. Do what we want. Do something with meaning. Disconnect in order to connect. “I use the sabbath as a day to actively rest from listening to my own ego.” 39 types of work (from The Torah): https://www.thetorah.com/article/four...​ Take a break from (this) to do (that). 20:01​ - 32:14​ - deliberate frustration moment! (Like the circles we were trying to do the Saturday before). Make 9 dots in a square format (Tic tac toe). In a unilinear way (but no curves to the line), can you connect all 9 dots in 5 pen strokes (or less)? 4 lines? - have to go outside the box (one spot beyond) to perform this task. Foundation of ROTB.ROTB: What do we do when things frustrate us? Either stay frustrated or learn something about myself from the situation?Krishnamurti quotes: “Truth is a pathless land.” “Do you want to know my secret? I don’t mind what happens.” - Choose how frustrated we get when things don’t go our way. Krishnamurti Podcast https://www.pushkin.fm/episode/the-gu...​ 32:15​ - 43:13​ - Talking about frustration via learning. 1.2.3.4.5 What is something we can’t do well following a 1-5 path. 1 - Beginner2 - Told step by step how to do it3 - Perform task via hints by outside influences4 - Hint yourself5 - Don’t have to think about it Frustration: most people are probably at #2. Active learners will try to follow the progression to 3, 4, 5. However, whenever you’re stressed, you may fall back a level. BE KIND TO YO’SELF! Practice practice practice (and then maybe you can make it to Carnegie Hall (my sad joke du jour)). What is the right balm or salve for frustration? What soothes you when you get frustrated? Self care? Breathing? Distraction?Surrender! When we let go, we feel better. What if one day a week, we let go of a little bit more until we can let go well (5)? 43:14​ - 51:10​ - Testimonials: Has anyone witnessed some loving kindness? Take out your phone and send a message to someone you don’t talk to a lot to say you miss them and you are thinking about them. Send your physical address to Alex via DM and she’ll get rB to send you a Loving Kindness sticker. 51:11​ - 54:33​ - Quotheth rB: “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” - Thomas Paine. No need to be mean or talk shit about them. 54:34​ - 56:00​ - Take home? Be kinder to others as well as yourself. 56:01​ - 59:15​ - Announcements **PETITION**http://chng.it/mC5xGbS8​https://www.facebook.com/rabbibrian/p...​ **NOT-ETSY SHOP** Meditation is Magichttps://www.etsy.com/listing/76287445...​ **SUPPORT**https://rotb.org/empowersupport/​ **JAMES**James’ address: James Wilson #AU​-5200High Desert State Prison / A3-243PO Box 3030Susanville CA 96127 Notecards from James and others who are incarcerated - 5 free with any purchase **ANNOUNCEMENTS**Tuesday group — same link, in three hours, but Monday.Contact Alex for information about all other days. **VIRTUAL DONUT HOLES**After the service New comers always welcome **MEDITATION**Every weekday 2pm PSThttps://rotb.org/meditation/​ **YOUTUBE ARCHIVE OF THE SATURDAY SERVICE**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v22m...​ QUOTEs FOR THE DAY True friends celebrate your successes.

Saturday Service January 2021_4 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/01232021SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service January 23, 2021 Podcast Notes 00:00 - 00:40 - Welcome 00:41 - 08:11 - Dogen Quote and interpretation: “If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?” Kind of why this service doesn’t have a strict liturgy (not one particular path), the truth is right in front of us, just takes some adjustment of vision. Rabbi doesn’t have all the answers, just the quotes. We have all the answers for just us. If truth shackles in limits, be suspicious. 08:12 - 34:25 - Gratitude exercise and interpretation: think of something for which they are grateful. BIG then small then BIG then small, etc etc. Brené Brown: “Fitting in is about assessing the situation and becoming who you need to be to be accepted. Belonging, on the other hand, doesn’t require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are.” Belonging: requires us to BE who we are - can you do belonging without fitting in? Discussion about Fitting in vs. Belonging. Do we want more belonging - a basic human need - or do we settle for fitting in when we don’t belong? As long as you have your essence - your authentic self, do you have to really fit in? eg: Family or community: do we just fit in or do we belong? Do we fit in when we have to and learn to fit in temporarily? Fitting in: like in elementary school, evolves into learning how to belong after finding your own tribe. Questions are greater than answers. As long as you can stay in the question (belonging), the rules may not have to apply to fit in. The first step in love is to recognize the other or be called on. There is a lot more fitting in to find your place to belong than the other way around. Creating space in where others feel like they belong too is part of belonging. “Island of misfit toys” 34:26 - 44:59 - Exercise: In order to belong, we have to be vulnerable, to just be ourselves. What happens when you can’t do what you want to do. Eg: start with one hand 12’ in front of your nose, other one further away, try to have your hands go in opposites. Practice! Shantideva: there is nothing that does not grow lighter through having familiarity. If you want to fit in, if you want to belong, it doesn’t come easily (eg: driving), but we have to learn it. Do we want a sense of belonging so badly to accept we cannot do it automatically but to practice? If you are frustrated, don’t try to fit in and not be frustrated. Allow yourself to be frustrated, and just be. BEEE AUTHENTIC! eg: Sheryl Crow: Leaving Las Vegas lyrics 45:00 - 52:35 - Announcements and promo for James’s book Write our Wrongs. **NOT-ETSY SHOP** Write Our Wrongs https://www.amazon.com/Write-Our-Wron... James’ address: James Wilson #AU-5200 High Desert State Prison / A3-243 PO Box 3030 Susanville CA 96127 Rev Toni Ann week next week - rB’s off week. She also does one on one spiritual counselling. Announcements: **PETITION** http://chng.it/mC5xGbS8 https://www.facebook.com/rabbibrian/p... **NOT-ETSY SHOP** Write Our Wrongs https://www.amazon.com/Write-Our-Wron... **SUPPORT** https://rotb.org/empowersupport/ **ANNOUNCEMENTS** Tuesday group — same link, in three hours, but Monday. Contact Alex for information about all other days. Virtual Donut Holes After the service New comers welcome **MEDITATION** Every weekday 2pm PST https://rotb.org/meditation/ **YOUTUBE ARCHIVE OF THE SATURDAY SERVICE** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v22m... 52:36 - 57:04 - Prayers and acknowledgements of loving kindness. 57:05 - HOMEWORK: Practice loving kindness Saturday Service January 2021_4 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android

Saturday Service January 2021_3 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/01162021SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service January 16, 2021 Podcast Notes 00:00 - 04:24 - Welcome and acknowledgements for helpers. Remember we have Live Transcripts!! 04:25 - 09:13 - fish quote (Hafiz) from a few weeks ago. Continuing with the fish quote and expanding on it. Quoting a lab experiment where scientists bred a fish to not school. Why would they do that? So, the takeaway is…Be the fish that doesn’t school -- DO YOUR OWN THANG! (For this week) 09:14 - 11:04 - tissue analogy. Yuk. “Not today, thank you” Anytime some tries to give you something you don’t want, you have the POWER to say “No, thank you”. Goes back to the talk last week about the default setting to take abuse. But we DO have the ability to say “No, thank you” 11:05 - 13:19 - MLK Jr quotes (acknowledging MLK Jr Day) “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” MLK Jr. Another quote “ Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction ... The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation. (1963)” “A fifth point concerning nonviolent resistance is that it avoids not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. The nonviolent resister not only refuses to shoot his opponent but he also refuses to hate him. (1958)” 13:20 - 28:44 - Change matrix. “Justice is what love looks like in public. Intimacy is what love looks like in private.” Change and live your life with love. 28:45 - 29:35 - Betsy played part of a song called “Give yourself to Love” 29:36 - 30:49 - Back to the change matrix. Give yourself to love. This world is not feeling very loving right now. When we talk about us vs them, we’re increasing the problem. 30:50 - 31:09 - Announcement: Chat with Larry Podcasts #1 here! https://rotb.org/chats/ 31:10 - 46:50 - R.A.U.R.! - To love someone is to start by Recognizing them. Acceptance. Understanding. Response. HOMEWORK: Go out and be more loving. Breakout: what would be the top 2 strangest things to explain to your ancestors in the past? - posted in the chat. Comes back to the MLK Jr quote: Hate is too great a burden to bear…can we give up the hate? If the basis of love is to recognize people, how can we go out this stressful week and not hate? Audrey Lorde quote: “For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.” John Lennon quote: “When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s game. The establishment will irritate you: pull your beard, flick your face to make you fight. Because once they’ve got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don’t know how to handle is non-violence and humour.” Martha Beck quote: “The repercussions of one person living in stubborn gladness are incalculable.” - DON’T TAKE THE BAIT. Go back to Stubborn gladness. 46:51 - 50:00 - Announcements: ETSY SHOP Reflections on Exodus https://www.etsy.com/listing/79094713... SUPPORT https://rotb.org/empowersupport/ ANNOUNCEMENTS Tuesday group — same link, in three hours Virtual Donut Holes after the service Newcomers welcome MEDITATION: Every weekday 2pm PST https://www.facebook.com/rabbibrian YOUTUBE ARCHIVE OF THE SATURDAY SERVICE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v22m... 50:01 - 57:00 - Acknowledgments and sharing. Homework: OPEN YOURSELF TO LOVE

Saturday Service January 2021_2 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/01092021SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service January 9, 2021 Podcast Notes 00:00 - 01:59 - welcome and trying out a new concept - broadcasting at a friend’s house instead of home   02:00 - 03:37 - 1/2 Exercise: breathe out via mouth (exhale).  Remember to do that often … JFE (Just F***in exhale).  Practice a few times.   03:38 - 10:14 - asking people “How are you”, do you really mean it, how are you REALLY doing? How are WE doing today and do we have enough data?  Polling for feeling.  Knowing that there are some things that are stressing us out these days.  “We are up and down”   ”The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor: he took my measure anew every time he saw me, whilst all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit me.” ― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman   10:15 - 11:50 : can you prove to me right at this moment that you are not fully loved exactly as you are?  You are loved.  You cannot tell me you aren’t.   11:51 - 13:06 - 1,2,3, EXHALE!  Keep practicing this all day, please.   13:07 - 23:59 - A story about an egg, a carrot and a coffee.  Eggs are, by their nature delicate, compared to carrots and coffee. Carrots are hard.  Coffee is bitter.  If you take any one of these and add to boiling water, something changes.  Egg goes from being delicate to being hard, Carrot becomes soft, coffee becomes delicious (ish).  Water = change.  We all are delicate that can become hard or soft or become delicious (ish).  What were we when we woke up? Transformation!  We will become something different.  Our religious trip = All about the journey.  What can be road blocks?  Pain, mindset, stimulation, comfort, fixed mindset.  We need to be of a GROWTH mindset.  Very little is fixed.  What is the biggest thing this is keeping you from changing or being loose and open to change?   - Breakout rooms question: what is keeping me fixed/keeping me from knowing it’s all about change (growth mindset)? Creating flow and change?      What is keeping me from change is ___.   24:00 - 33:05 - “There’s never enough time unless you’re serving it.” Re: Too little time in breakout rooms.  Announcement from James: he has a typewriter now and should move into a Level 2 security wing in 2021 (lower level of security).  Write to James! James Wilson #AU-5200 High Desert State Prison / A3-243 PO Box 3030 Susanville CA 96127   33:06 - 53:59 - Discussion from Breakout groups.  What is keeping us from being transformed?  Missing out on a developmental stage  FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out!  Erroneous beliefs  Transformation  Importance of a spiritual life is to be transformed.  Thomas Martin “If the you of 10 years ago doesn’t think that you of today is a heretic, the you aren’t growing spiritually.”  Time is the only thing that makes change possible.  And The only thing that keeps us FROM it. - Rob  Life gives you two options, change towards the direction or not.  Building on Rob’s comment: “Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.” ― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through it and Other Stories  I did not choose to be something, I pushed against it (like Jonah and the Big Fish).  Only when Jonah is present to reality (inside the big fish), that he is able to choose.  Then, once he is delivered to Nineveh, he realizes the task was easy.  The fish knows what to do. Hafiz: “At a certain point, the fish has to say “something just ain’t right about this camel ride…”. The fish is out of his element (Oh shit, stuff is really fucked up,

Saturday Service January 2021_1 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/01022021SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service January 2, 2021 Podcast Notes B! (Mad World, Tears for Fears) - bit of tech problems but hey, we’re together :) 00:00 - 01:59 - Welcome 02:00 - 09:06 - :quote: “One must stand with one’s mouth open for a very long time before roast duck flies in. “ Anon - Chinese proverb. Bad dad jokes. Explanation of why we have the Saturday session for adults only, because we know some kids (NAMES REDACTED) are attending to see how naughty parents are :) . Language is used to emphasize points. 09:07 - 11:01 - Did anyone take advantage of the duo to check in with each other before Xmas? Are you still? 11:02 - 28:59 - Quoteth rB:  “We are more defensive instead of being more proactive”  What are our default settings? Eg: to feel alone. If we got off our default settings, how long would it take to realize that we are not alone? Like showing up for Saturday service, for example. Or default settings could be avoiding responsibility. Or judgement over understanding?  Default setting: everything should come to me (a la quote of duck flying in mouth)? Perchance? Better self is to do another thing?  5 different qualities of a spiritual life review: Questions are more important than answers Some connection to the infinite Allow yourself to be changed It’s not all about me. Hierarchy of values 29:00 - 32:34 - Prayers for those who need them. 32:35 - 43:25 - Breakout rooms for discuss…this is my default setting and I’d like to have another one. Then discussion afterwards. 43:26 - 48:34 - Announcements: THREE WAYS TO BE OF SUPPORT: Tell your friends about the service. Forward your friends the newsletter Make a donation to partner with rB on creating ROTB magic Buy something at the ROTB ETSY store. ETSY SHOP + Stained Glass https://www.etsy.com/listing/92411936... SUPPORT https://rotb.org/empowersupport/ ANNOUNCEMENTS https://rotb.org/hebrew/ 7-sessions to learning Hebrew Virtual Donut Holes after the service MEDITATION: Every weekday 2pm PST https://www.facebook.com/rabbibrian YOUTUBE ARCHIVE OF THE SATURDAY SERVICE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v22m... Reminder to write to James. For those that want to write to our friend James… James Wilson #AU-5200 High Desert State Prison / A3-243 PO Box 3030 Susanville CA 96127 48:35 - 50:41 - Homework - How can we live through all of this with love? Stay present Kind Be Patient Get Vulnerable (Get, as in not the default to HAVE, active verb) Not judge 50:42 - 56:40 - Blaise Pascal: Either you believe in something or not…4 options… UGH: “Either Christianity is true or it's false. If you bet that it's true, and you believe in God and submit to Him, then if it IS true, you've gained God, heaven, and everything else. If it's false, you've lost nothing, but you've had a good life marked by peace and the illusion that ultimately, everything makes sense. If you bet that Christianity is not true, and it's false, you've lost nothing. But if you bet that it's false, and it turns out to be true, you've lost everything and you get to spend eternity in hell.” eg: Santa. If you believe in Santa, Xmas is awesome. If you believe in Santa and he doesn’t exist, you get coal. If you don’t believe in Santa and he exists, Is Isn’t Believe + + Don’t - 0 56:41 - 58:30 - What are you taking away from today’s session? To get through all this with love. We are not alone. If all else fails, REBOOT! Re: Diversity, have you attended an online service with another religion lately? Saturday Service January 2021_1 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android

Christmas Magic by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/ChristmasMagic.mp3 Podcast: Christmas Magic Podcast Notes This Rabbi believes in Christmas magic. Here's why. Christmas Magic Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Christmas Magic

Saturday Service December 2020_4 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/12262020SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service December 26, 2020 Podcast Notes Toni Anne! (Bourée, Jethro Tull) 00:00 - 13:04 - Thanks to contributors and note the Transcriptions for Closed Caption at the bottom of the screen. Happy holidays! Last Saturday service for 2020 in the year of disconnection. Toni Anne commented on the fact that she doesn’t know people on the chat very well so she wanted to start an exercise to turn cameras off (on Zoom) and ask a few questions, which, if they apply to you, turn your camera back on then turn it back off. Are you retired? Full time student? Work in Finance or banking? Healing trade? Military? Teacher or instructor? 13:05 - 23:01 - Take a mental note of how diverse this group is, and take note of the fact that we all show up for each other. Minute to highlight the year. Link in chat, open in Incognito mode, go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J... . Or stick it in chat if you don’t want to answer anonymously. What do you want to cultivate in/around yourself the coming year? Name one area of your spiritual life that has been helped by RoTB programming? (A habit, relationship, perspective, etc. What topics, exercises, questions, _, would you like to explore at the Saturday Service? 23:02 - 26:24 - Announcements. THREE WAYS TO BE OF SUPPORT: Tell your friends about the service. Forward your friends the newsletter Make a donation to partner with rB on creating ROTB magic By something at the ROTB ETSY store. (The stained glass nightlights are new.) ETSY SHOP + Stained Glass SUPPORT https://rotb.org/empowersupport/ ETSY ITEM OF THE WEEK https://rotb.org/hebrew/ 7-sessions to learning Hebrew MEDITATION: https://www.facebook.com/rabbibrian YOUTUBE ARCHIVE OF THE SATURDAY SERVICE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v22m... TUESDAY GROUP (different Zoom line) Alex will send out a PM to people who want it. 26:25 - 1:04:00 - What can we envision collectively in the New Year. Discussion. (In transcript. Yes, I’m that lazy today, sorry :) .). Talking about what brings up here and what makes us a great collective. What kinds of spectrums are we coming from? 1:04:01 - 1:07:00 - Thanks and farewells. Saturday Service December 2020_4 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service December 2020_4

Saturday Service December 2020_3 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/12192020SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service December 19, 2020 Podcast Notes Rabbi Brian! (Fanfare for the common man) 00:00 - 01:59 : Welcome and question: What is keeping you from being content?     02:00 - 04:00: Announcements and welcome back, Emily! Remember to use the Closed Captioning.     04:01 - 05:00: Deep quote and 2 comics.     05:01 - 05:41 : Rumi quote (as per email before the service): There is one thing in this world you must never forget to do. If you forget everything else and not this, there's nothing to worry about, but if you remember everything else and forget this, then you will have done nothing in your life. It's as if a king has sent you to some country to do a task, and you perform a hundred other services, but not the one he sent you to do. So human being come to this world to do particular work. That work is the purpose, and each is specific to the person. If you don't do it, it's as though a priceless Indian sword were used to slice rotten meat. It's a golden bowl being used to cook turnips, when one filing from the bowl could buy a hundred suitable pots. It's like a knife of the finest tempering nailed into a wall to hang things on. You say, "But look, I'm using the dagger. It's not lying idle." Do you hear how ludicrous that sounds? For a penny an iron nail could be bought to serve for that. You say, "But I spend my energies on lofty enterprises. I study jurisprudence and philosophy and logic and astronomy and medicine and the rest." But consider why you do those things. They are all branches of yourself. Remember the deep root of your being, the presence of your lord. Give yourself to the one who already owns your breath and your moments. If you don't, you will be like the man who takes a precious dagger and hammers it into his kitchen wall for a peg to hold his dipper gourd. You'll be wasting valuable keenness and forgetting your dignity and purpose.” ― Rumi, The Soul of Rumi: A New Collection of Ecstatic Poems https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes...     05:42 - 15:59 : Interpretation from rB: what is that one thing? Sounds like Jack Palance from City Slickers (One thing you need to do in life...which he never says). Comments and discussion. Betsy had a poem that was similar: Betsy’s poem: https://wordsfortheyear.com/2017/10/1... Go to 1st person singular statements: What does this mean to you? What is the one thing you keep forgetting to do that you have to do in life? Being present in the moment for the person/people you are with? Present with presence. - Carol Ann. Be present to reality in front of you.     16:00 - 18:45 - Announcements and thanks for being here. ETSY SHOP + Stained Glass https://www.etsy.com/shop/RabbiBrian JAMES'S BIRTHDAY - SEND CARDS James Wilson #AU-5200 High Desert State Prison / A3-243 PO Box 3030 Susanville CA 96127     SUPPORT https://rotb.org/empowersupport/ ETSY ITEM OF THE WEEK https://rotb.org/hebrew/ MEDITATION: https://www.facebook.com/rabbibrian YOUTUBE ARCHIVE OF THE SATURDAY SERVICE https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=9v22m7DBCMw&list=PLCzoab1Iky9zbxMTLtNImmTIeyOlRW9rn     18:46 - 31:00 : Breakouts rooms of 2 people: Exchange info with each otters (5 mins) . Question: randomly assigned accountability-buddy. Between now and next week. Check in with your buddy to see how they are doing. They will be checking in with you too. Medium doesn’t matter, it’s about being kind to each other. A small thing but it can be really big. “Random angels”     31:01 - 34:24 : rB: recording phone calls with him and Larry. Larry said it was ok to share with anyone who would like to listen. rB contacts a podcast producer to see if they could do something with it. Podcast coming soon :) .     34:25 - 37:20: James’ birthday!

Saturday Service December 2020_2 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/12122020SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service December 12, 2020 Podcast Notes 00:00 - 06:19 - Romper Room welcome. Dec 12, 2020. Words of 2020: “Zoom”, “Pandemic”, “social distancing”, “Unprecedented” “Covidiot”, “Fascism”, “Pod”, “Cohort”, “Bubble”. What do you say when someone says “How are you”, can we reflect on this and turn it into a moment of kindness and say “How AM I”   06:20 - 17:29 - REPORTS FROM THE FIELD: “What’s it like being kind without liking the person/situation”?   Logic exercise “It takes a fixed amount of time for a person to leave A and arrive at B. Let “t” be a variable of that exact amount of time. Is it advantageous in a travel tense about matters beyond one’s control?” discussion -   Quote: “Almost 80% of a religious/spiritual/faith is comprised of Acts of loving kindness” - agree/disagree? Discussion. Yeeaaaaah, noooooo.... “Same doodoo (shit), different shovel”   17:30 - 26:29 any testimonies from people. People shared good and bad stories.   26:30 - 32:01 - Backwards quote (Thanks for that, rB, make me think...): “Let your mind be like a mirror. Grasp nothing. Reject nothing. Receive it all. Keep none.” - Chuang Zhu. Discussion. “Process of cultivating goodness of heart is not easy, but it has to be done.” - Michael - Constant practice.   32:02 - 41:30 - Taking up something that is hard to do because you can (Like climbing Mount Everest or taking up the French Horn). 1-2-3-4-5 (1= brand new at it, 2=hand holding, 3=teacher hints, 4=self hints, 5=fluid). It’s like every skill we do. When we are stressed, we fall back a level. How many people have to practice at being patient, for example? If you are stressed, you can fall back a level and need a reminder to take a breath. John Reid should listen at this minute... (rB told me to type that...) 41:31 - 45:06 - Announcements: TELL A FRIEND!!! Don’t tell them we have free candy, that’s just creepy...   ETSY SHOP https://www.etsy.com/shop/RabbiBrian SUPPORT - pass the electronic Yarmulke https://rotb.org/empowersupport/ ETSY ITEM OF THE WEEK - Now, Learn to Read Hebrew!   https://rotb.org/hebrew/   45:07 - 56:50 : Touching Fireside Christmas story from rB. (Transcript)   56:51 - 59:30 : Virtual donuts announcement, after the session. James’ birthday is Dec 20. James Wilson #AU-5200 High Desert State Prison / A3-243 PO Box 3030 Susanville CA 96127   His Birthday is 12/20   NEXT WEEK: WHAT BEHOOVES YOU TO BELIEVE ABOUT SANTA CLAUS. Saturday Service December 2020_2 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service December 2020_2

Saturday Service December 2020_1 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/12052020SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service December 5, 2020 Podcast Notes We talked about a Victor Frankl quote, When a person does not find meaning, they seek out pleasures.   And, other goodness.   Hey, if you are reading this note, might you let me know? -rB Saturday Service December 2020_1 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service December 2020_1

Saturday Service November 2020_4 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/11282020SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service November 28, 2020 Podcast Notes Toni Anne! (Fozzie Bear theme) 00:00 - 05:50 - Toni Anne: Welcome - encourage people to connect in the time of COVID. Healing Prayers to people who are recovering or in hospital for surgery. How is everyone doing? Thanks to Jo and Leigh and RB for moderating and taking notes (RB subbing for Alex). 05:51 - 10:14 - Announcements: MEDITATION: https://www.facebook.com/rabbibrian ETSY ITEM OF THE WEEK https://www.etsy.com/listing/90872776... ETSY SHOP https://www.etsy.com/shop/RabbiBrian SUPPORT https://rotb.org/support/ 1. Weekday meditation and testimonials from attendees 2. Buy things from the Etsy shop: Item du jour: Able to read Hebrew, 7 sessions gift certificate ($108.00). Bargain! 3. Make a donation to ROTB so Rabbi Brian can offer free programming like the pants less Saturday Service. 10:15 - 39:00 - Toni Anne: exercise and book: “More Than Enough: Living Abundantly of a Culture of Excess” (https://www.amazon.ca/More-than-Enoug...). Can you share what “Enough” means to you, in a culture of excess? Eg: Food, Manna falling from Heaven, etc. Discussion. Good quote from Zoom chat: “when you don't feel the need to be going anywhere/doing anything beyond being where you are/doing what you're doing.” - Jonathan Lax - Remembering the parable of Stone soup where community gathers to share. (https://documents.wfp.org/stellent/gr...) - Toni Anne remarked that we have a Spiritual Stone Soup going on Saturdays. - Perhaps pondering “What am I afraid of?” Because that causes people to acquire more till they feel safe again. - Toni Anne played Joy and Heron (4:15) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lo-8... - Discussion about what people think “enough” means. - What’s ‘excess’, what’s ‘abundance’? Excess connects us to discontent; abundance connects us to joy and community, generosity. - Toni Anne: Rabbinic tradition: "Who is rich? Whosoever it is who is content with what they have." - Toni Anne: “Some people are so poor all they have is money.” - How does this play out in the Holiday season of giving? Black Friday sales? Should we donate instead? 39:01 - 57:10 - Toni Anne: pondering being an end of life doula and studying for it. How can I give now, while people are still alive? How can I say think you to people I am grateful for? Like RB: message him to say Thank You. - https://padlet.com/toniannereynolds/R... - Post something there to say Thank You to RB. - Discussion: Bob: send out Love to everyone, regardless of who they are. Blessings to all. - Carol: Don’t reward with $$, reward with appreciation - Carol: Love is an action word. It’s a behaviour, not just a feeling. More than just Woo Woo stuff (quoteth RB :) ) - Toni Anne: the room that we love the most in the house, how do I bring more life into it? - We all know what abundance feels like, how do we turn this into a fruitful time for ourselves and the people we love? - “Be a Care Bear, tell people the truth while you can.” 57:11 - BYE! Saturday Service November 2020_4 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service November 2020_4

Saturday Service November 2020_3 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/11212020SERVICE.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service November 21, 2020 Podcast Notes Rabbi Brian! (Looney Tunes intro) 00:00 - 04:04 - Welcome. 2nd to last of the month - comfy pants service day! Zoom bomb to Facebook viewers. 04:05 - 04:50 - Tik Tok video with Kevin Hale 04:51 - 11:30 - Homework reminder - push yourself to have more loving kindness this past week. Who did it? Who was stressed to do it this past week? Testimonials from people. How do you love someone you absolutely don’t like? Bob: you can love the person, you just don’t have to like the action (Love the sinner, hate the sin). 11:31 - 14:44 - grab a tissue, blow nose, try to pass onto someone else (YUK GROSS)! If someone goes to offer you a dirty tissue, what can you say? “No thank you” - obvious words “ Put it in the bin” - kind words… What about offering an awful opinion instead of an icky object? Can you do the same? Say ‘No thank you’ instead of something harsh? 14:45 - 16:49 quote from Lao-Zhu: “Care about people´s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back, the only path to serenity.” “Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.” Discussion and interpretation by people. 16:50 - 17:50 - homework: take a tissue, crumple it off and keep it in your pocket. When someone says something offensive or opinion, touch the tissue in your pocket to remind you of what to say.. “NO, THANK YOU!” 17:51 - 21:45 - Announcements: MEDITATION: https://www.facebook.com/rabbibrian ETSY ITEM OF THE WEEK https://www.etsy.com/listing/90872776... ETSY SHOP https://www.etsy.com/shop/RabbiBrian SUPPORT https://rotb.org/support/ 1. Weekday meditation and testimonials from attendees 2. Buy things from the Etsy shop: Item du jour: Able to read Hebrew, 7 sessions gift certificate ($108.00). Bargain! 3. Make a donation to ROTB so Rabbi Brian can offer free programming like the pants less Saturday Service. 21:46 - 37:15 - How to set up a Grateful spreadsheet in Google (Spiritual exercise, get permission from your Thanksgiving host before doing this): Type in browser: drive.google.com - Spreadsheet, New , Google Sheet, ask each person to open a new spreadsheet and type in the following: Title on the Spreadsheet - 500 Thanks Click on Share, give it a title, allow anyone to be an editor who is allowed to edit. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... - shared with Zoom people in the service to type in something you are grateful for. You can see the sheet build with grateful posts.   37:16 - 40:39 - Where did your brain go during this exercise? Did you start to smile more? Cicero: “Gratitude is the parent of all other virtues.” 40:40 - 42:00 - Reminder: Interactive spiritual classes with Rabbi Brian: https://rotb.org/spiritual-fitness-cl... 42:01 - 49:25 - Reading from the Book of James (friend-James) - Write our Wrongs reading from Jo: https://www.amazon.com/Write-Our-Wron... . Interpretation from Jo. James’ address: Write to James! James Wilson #AU-5200 High Desert State Prison / A3-243 PO Box 3030 Susanville CA 96127 No stickers, no glue, no glitter, up to one book of stamps, 10 postcards at a time. 49:26 - 49:59 - virtual donuts announcements and SPACE-X LAUNCH FROM ALEX’S BACKYARD (she’ll take her camera out so we can view it) !!! https://spaceflightnow.com 50:00 - 51:20 - Quote from RB: Gil Scott-Heron: Whitey on the moon: https://www.google.com/search?q=white... 51:21 - 54:09 - countdown to 5 mins meditation: (JFST!!) 54:10 - 59:10 - JFST (5 mins) 59:11 - 1:01:10 - Patience homework and farewell

Saturday Service November 2020_2 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/11142020TheSaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service November 14, 2020 Podcast Notes Epictetus: “What upsets people is not things themselves but their judgments about the things…So when we are thwarted or upset or distressed, let us never blame someone else, but rather ourselves, that is, our judgments.” 00:00-01:00- Welcome and Happy Birthday, Alma! 01:01-04:10 - 260+ days of COVID and losing our minds Links: SUPPORT: https://rotb.org/support/ ETSY SHOP: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RabbiBrian 04:11-05:04 - deep breaths! 05:05 -33:00 - quoteth Rabbi Brian: “What upsets people is not things themselves but their judgments about the things…So when we are thwarted or upset or distressed, let us never blame someone else, but rather ourselves, that is, our judgments.” -Epictetus Discussion from the peanut gallery - how can we interpret this quote? Maybe that judgment shouldn’t bother us so much? Spending too much energy on what is bothering you. Reflection on ourselves? Becoming the thing that we’re judging? Robert Schuler quote: "moral indignation is often jealousy with a halo” Examples: Discernment vs Judgment - kids on a basketball court not wearing masks… why are you judging this? Rabbi Brian: take your judgy pants off! Can we be judgmental without being so indignant? Eg: telling the kids that there is a pandemic and they should have their masks on calmly instead of screaming at them Difference between judgment of a person vs judgment of an action (Bob)? Hoping that lessons will be learned via the action done. “Hate the sin, love the sinner” 33:01-36:10 - Breakout groups: A Quality of mine I like is… plus ANOTHER quality of mine I like is 36:11-40:35 - feedback from the very short breakout: Peanut gallery said the breakout time was adequate. Rabbi Brian: every Friday, gather around the table and say 3 things you like about everyone else around the table. Suggestion for Zoom Thanksgivings. 40:36-48:10 - Rabbi Brian: Draw a picture of a spoon. How, you ask? Draw the handle, then draw the bowl. Give it some depth by going along at the bottom. Then, draw in the shading around the bowl and handle. Then, you MIGHT have to title the work of art (if you draw like me). Accompanying quote: “If you dislike someone, the way they hold their spoon will offend you. If you like someone, they could drop a plate of food in your lap and you’d not mind.” Interpretation: How many of you like your drawings? If you didn’t, why were you less kind to yourself about your drawing? SO… BE KIND TO YOURSELF! Peanut gallery discussion 48:11-49:30 - Shameless plug: spiritual discussions for friends hosted by Rabbi Brian 49:31-55:10 - different question: would you like to share something with our lovely sympathetic group? John suggested the song Hello in There John Prine to reflect on loneliness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnyCJ... 55:11-58:00 - Takeaways from today’s session? We are OK! Self-love, be kind to yourself. 58:01 Plug for James’ book and what celebrities can we get in touch with re: his book? Book:   PREVIEW of Next week: use of the word cathect?   Saturday Service November 2020_2 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service November 2020_2

Saturday Service November 2020_1 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/11072020TheSaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: The Saturday Service November 7, 2020 Podcast Notes 0:00 - 1:35 - 251st day of COVID joke (BOOO) greetings, salutations, etc. 1:35 -  3:04 - announcements - thanks, Toni Anne!, week off, feeling refreshed, Favorite thing she said “Subtle idea of connecting , watching the British bake off with the desire to stay healthy, what are you influencing in your mind (always in the process of becoming)” 3:05- 5:16 - last week review, alive? Have you learned something in the past week? Poll attendees.  Hope! A few different shades of patience (Betsy Ann), could just be still in the middle of chaos (Marcus) 5:17 - 9:11 - answer we receive is a factor in our becoming.  Eg: How are you?  Response depends on environment. What happens if we answer the question differently than what we expect?  When we hear someone say “How are you”, sometimes we reach for how we have been wronged.  If you could choose the category to respond, how would you answer it?  Depends on who is asking? 9:12 - 9:47 - how are you blessed?  HOMEWORK! 9:48 - 10:51 - 3 ways to help ROTB: get this part out of the way!  1.  Tell peeps 2.  Go shopping in the ETSY store 3.  Donate! 10:52 - 13:30 - Quoteth Rabbi Brian:  Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the right action arrives by itself.  How patient do you find yourself today vs this week (pick a number for each)?  What is your patience level at this moment (number) vs. What it was last week (#)? 13:31 - 14:15 - How many peeps are trending more patient today? If not, it will happen.  The mud will settle.  Patience will arise. 14:16 - 18:24 - Quoteth Rabbi Brian (a few quotes): how can I have the first 6 week lessons planned (to student interns advisor) if I haven’t met the students?  Need to know who is showing up in class.  Need to make assessment as to what students know.  Same as prepping for services, notes are there, but not sure how long each note will take.  You can prep as much as possible, but it may not work out that way. Why? 18:25 - 23:24 - THIS HAPPENS LIVE! (On a note). Comments from Peanut Gallery. JUST F***IN SIT THERE! Takes Practice.  How many people JFST vs flossing teeth (comparison)? 23:25 - 25:25 - You need an extra weight in your bottom in order to stay straight (even keel)- Ballast comparison. 25:26 - 31:00 - breakout rooms: QUESTION: What are the things that gives us ballast?  What about false ballast (think they give us ballast and they don’t). 31:01 - 36:20 - Media orgs have called the US Federal Election - return to main room. Conversation around hope and reluctance to feel joy.  Rabbi: Restricted Joy :) .  36:21 - 44:04 - We think that certainty will give us ballast, however, would you think that thinking would give you ballast? Review comments in the breakout rooms: Being Present Results Practice Coming to Saturday Service Gathering in a group - connections to others Boundaries LOVE is a buoy (nautical reference) 44:05 - 48:58- ETSY item de semaine and discussion: Meditation Maaaagic book quote: It’s as easy as JFST plus guesses (in book page). How can we stay fully present in the moment even while being emotional and admitting it? 48:59 - 51:19 - notes from James: Nagy quote: One “lit” candle can light a thousand other candles. Promo for James’ book: Write our Wrongs. Link to book in newsletter (https://www.amazon.com/Write-Our-Wron...) . 51:20 - 53:40: Write to James!  James Wilson #AU-5200 High Desert State Prison / A3-243 PO Box 3030 Susanville CA 96127 No stickers, no glitter, up to one book of stamps, 20 postcards at a time. 53:41 - 56:20 - 2 other announcements:  virtual donuts after the service,  start 5 programs by Thanksgiving, Big Impacts Easy to do Spiritual Fitness,

Saturday Service October 2020_5 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/10312020AUDIO.mp3 Podcast: Podcast Episode Notes 0:00 - 02:00 - deep breaths and welcome statement 02:00 - 03:15 - home work noticing complaining with participant comments 03:15 - 04:30 - quick note form Rabbi Brian to say thanks to Toni Anne 04:30 - 12:35 - Toni Anne: discussing what we’ll talk about today - podcast recommendation (Finding our Way (podcast) hosted by Prentis Hemphill; Episode 7: Remembering with Alexis Pauline Gumbs “A cell can’t defend itself and grow at the same time.” (+too many other gems in this episode to count!) if we’re in defence mode, what does that mean to be able to grow at the same time? How does this fit into the election this week (America): how can this be a moment of growth instead of defence? Thinking about repetition - like what Rabbi Brian does with us every Saturday - routine - how does repetition work into today’s discussion? 12:35 - 17:09 - Toni Anne: talking about dream work - unconscious mind - talking about repetition in the mind and how it becomes reflex and acceptance of yourself - it’s a practice done via repetition. Eg: using “I am” statements - using notes to create positive statements 17:09 - 18:50 - statement on the power of visualization (“A study looking at brain patterns in weightlifters found that the patterns activated when a weightlifter lifted hundreds of pounds were similarly activated when they only imagined lifting. In some cases, research has revealed that mental practices are almost effective as true physical practice. For instance, in his study on everyday people, Guang Yue, an exercise psychologist from Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio, compared results of those who did physical exercises to the results of those who carried out virtual workouts in their heads. In the physical exercise group, finger abduction strength increased by 53%. In the group that did "mental contractions", their finger abduction strength increased by 35%. However, "the greatest gain (40%) was not achieved until 4 weeks after the training had ended" (Ranganathan et al., 2004). The power of visualization https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl.... This demonstrates the mind's incredible power over the body and its muscles.”) and how it works physically 18:50 - 27:50 - Toni Anne: 5 mins written exercise on aspect of life you want to realize through actualization (I AM…) and what does it look like when it’s here - what are the questions that you would ask , what does it smell like, what does it look like, how do you feel, what is there to appreciate? Rabbi Brian quote: nothing is different in my world. nothing. not one rock in a different space. everything is the same on the universe, minus one thing. I’m 0.02% healthier, more present. and I have 0.02% more pride. and I love myself just 0.02% more than I did. 27:50 - 37:05 - Toni Anne review of what was written by people with several participants. Can you see and feel what some of that you wrote is real? 37:06 - 38:05 - Toni Anne quote: Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.--Earl Nightingale - eg: Muhammad Ali saying he was the greatest - subconscious affirmation made conscious instead of ego. 38:06 - 46:00- actualization discussions continue. What felt different? I am in the process of… instead of I am or I should (to say you are working towards but not there yet). Bob talked about parent/child/adult modes of self and how it works in the use of verbs (should/will/in the process of…). Toni Anne discussed the softening of ego to allow for forgiveness. 46:00 - 50:35 - 5 min meditation or visualization 50:36 - 53:35 - Toni Anne: Rabbi’s announcements: Sat service same link as Tuesday 11 AM PST chat, newsletter (rotb.org),

Saturday Service October 2020_4 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/102420TheSaturdayService.m4a Podcast: The benefits of complaining? Camus. Simple teachings about love. Simple teachings about anger. A five minute mediation. A serious, but not humorless, spiritual-religious gathering. Topics include how to deal with frustration and the most common caricatures of God. Saturday Service October 2020_4 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service October 2020_4

Saturday Service October 2020_3 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/101720TheSaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: One hour of conversation with Rabbi Brian and friends. Recorded live on Saturday mornings. You are invited: Topics include how to deal with frustration and the most common caricatures of God.  Saturday Service October 2020_3 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service October 2020_3

Saturday Service October 2020_2 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/10102020SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: One hour of conversation with Rabbi Brian and friends. Recorded live on Saturday mornings. You are invited: Topics include how to deal with frustration and the most common caricatures of God.  Saturday Service October 2020_2 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service October 2020_2

Saturday Service October 2020_1 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/10032020SaturdayService.mp3 Podcast: One hour of conversation with Rabbi Brian and friends. Recorded live on Saturday mornings. You are invited: Topics include how to deal with frustration and the most common caricatures of God.  Saturday Service October 2020_1 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service October 2020_1

Forgiveness Service by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/ForgivenessService2020.mp3 Podcast: Forgiveness and Atonement for the High Holy Says Service.  September 25, 2020 Forgiveness Service Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Forgiveness Service

Saturday Service September 2020_4 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/SaturdayService09262020.mp3 Podcast: One hour of conversation with Rabbi Brian and friends. Recorded live on Saturday mornings. You are invited: Topics include how to deal with frustration and the most common caricatures of God.  Saturday Service September 2020_4 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service September 2020_4

Saturday Service September 2020_3 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/20200919SaturdayService.m4a Podcast: One hour of conversation with Rabbi Brian and friends. Recorded live on Saturday mornings. You are invited: Topics include how to deal with frustration and the most common caricatures of God.  Saturday Service September 2020_3 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service September 2020_3

Saturday Service September 2020_2 by Rabbi Brian https://rbpodcasts.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/SaturdayService/09122020TheSaturdayService.m4a Podcast: One hour of conversation with Rabbi Brian and friends. Recorded live on Saturday mornings. You are invited: Topics include how to deal with frustration and the most common caricatures of God.  Saturday Service September 2020_2 Subscribe iTunes Subscribe Android Saturday Service September 2020_2

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