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Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer
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Deconstructing Mamas
Highly Unorthodox Gospel - Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer
With regard to the question, “Do you believe in God?” I do not care much about your answer. But if I were to ask the last five people with whom you’ve interacted if you were kind, about those answers I care very much. (Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer)Our episode this week is with Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer, dad, author of the brilliant book, Highly Unorthodox Gospel, (also known as HUG), French Horn player and our very first Rabbi.On this episode, we talk with rB (as he refers to himself) about...
2025-03-25
57 min
Inner Peace w/ Dr. Reese
Religion Outside The Box w/ Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer
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? __________________________ L...
2022-01-09
55 min
Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton
Ep.170/Rabbi Brian Zackary Mayer
Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer grew up rational on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Asking the question why led him to rabbinical school. His love of humanity pushed him out of organized religion and to run Religion-Outside-The-Box, an internet-based congregation of 1,000’s. He loves living in Portland, Oregon with his partner and their two children.
2021-12-06
25 min
Fraternal Football
#8 With Special Guest Champagne Joey! Guest Q&A, Week 13 NFL Picks, CFB Coaching Carousel (Lincoln Riley to USC & Brian Kelly to LSU), Raiders-Cowboys Thanksgiving, MVP Watch
In this episode Cam and Zach host sensational guest Champagne Joey and interrogate him on his Patriots affiliation, give Week 13 NFL Picks, get dizzy hitching a ride on the CFB coaching carousel, fill up on turkey and praise the lord for a Raiders win on Thanksgiving, and finally offer premature and definitely wrong MVP picks that make it actually sound like we know anything at all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cameron-mayer6/support
2021-12-02
53 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Tooth Fairy
Rabbi Brian talks about the tooth fairy. And, paradigm shifts.
2017-09-29
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Made a mistake
Rabbi Brian talks about making mistakes and how horrible it is when it we didn't think it was a problem.
2017-09-27
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
The value
Rabbi Brian talks about the VALUE of a service he ran and asks you to think about the value of what you do.
2017-09-27
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
babbling
Rabbi Brian talks directly to you. It is conversational. Not much said.
2017-09-27
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Annie Upset
Rabbi Brian talks about how we sometimes get upset about the wrong things.
2017-09-27
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
The Rabbi (Outside The Box)
Rabbi Brian was interviewed on KBOO Progressive Spirit by John Shuck. It's a delightful 30 minutes.
2017-08-15
26 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Managing Expectations
Rabbi Brian talks about how we ought to be cautious not to overly manage our expectations.
2017-01-19
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Wag the God
Rabbi Brian talks about how sometimes people ACT holy, but are missing something.
2017-01-19
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Control the Message
Rabbi Brian talks about the importance of controlling the message
2017-01-19
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Non-Permanent Self
Rabbi Brian ponders about the sense of self and how it is not quite permanent.
2016-08-30
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Hacking Advertisements
Rabbi Brian teaches you how to get the best stuff being sold, free!
2016-08-01
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
What were you thinking?
Rabbi Brian talks about mistakes. We all make them. And, THEY make them too!
2016-07-15
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Discernment and Judgement
Rabbi Brian talks about the difference between NOTICING SOMETHING and making an OPINION ABOUT IT.
2016-06-17
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Gratitude
Rabbi Brian talks about having gratitude.
2016-06-17
05 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Being asked nicely
Rabbi Brian talks about how it is EASIER on authority figures when we do what we are asked to do when they ask NICELY. And, to make no mistake about it, they can MAKE us.
2016-05-10
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
from should to want
Rabbi Brian gives a hack on how to get what you want. Really.
2016-05-10
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Fill Time with Ants
Rabbi Brian talks about ants. And how busy they are. (Strike a chord?)
2016-05-10
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Self Society God.output
Rabbi Brian talks about our self, our society, and God.
2016-04-20
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
BuIIsh.t
Rabbi Brian talks about the amount of buIIsh.t we have to (get to) deal with in our lives and how to deal with it better.
2016-04-20
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Weather is not my agent.output
Rabbi Brian talks about how he knows better than to be controlled by the weather.
2016-04-20
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Anger Sublimated.output
Rabbi Brian talks about what happens when we sublimate anger.
2016-04-20
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Apology Organized Religion.output
Rabbi Brian talks about how he (as a representative of organized religion) needs to ask you to forgive him,
2016-04-20
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
As comfortable in a dress as in church.output
Rabbi Brian talks about how he is comfortable with his religious practice.
2016-04-20
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Weather is not my agent
Rabbi Brian talks about how EXTERNAL things ought not overly influence INTERNAL things.
2016-01-16
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Suffering
Rabbi Brian talks about the roots of suffering.
2016-01-16
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Gratitude practices
Two gratitude practices that Rabbi Brian likes...
2015-12-15
04 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Justified Anxiety
Rabbi Brian muses that anxiety might be brought upon the self! Wow. ()
2015-09-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
What I like about you
Rabbi Brian asks you to tell three people a week what you like about them.
2015-09-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
21 Day no Complain Challenge
Rabbi Brian challenges you to go 21 days without complaining.
2015-09-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Mystical Experience
Rabbi Brian discusses the 7 qualities that make up a mystical experience.
2015-09-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Decoy Effect and Not Knowing
Rabbi Brian suggests that we know less than we think that we do.
2015-09-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Non Violent Communication and God
Rabbi Brian talks about "IS" -- the verb and it's theologic implications. (More interesting than it sounds.)
2015-09-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Heaven on Earth
Rabbi Brian talks about standards and how we have lost sight of heaven on earth.
2015-09-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Authorized
Rabbi Brian talks about what it means to be AUTHORIZED. Did someone ask you to help? If they didn't, stop helping.
2015-09-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
non-attachment
Rabbi Brian talks about non-attachment.
2015-08-03
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Emmett about Wisdom and Love
Rabbi Brian's son grabs the mic and talks with rB about wisdom and knowledge.
2015-08-03
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
God Talk 11/16 @ WHUUF (2/2)
Rabbi Brian did two presentation on finding and being with (the) God (of your understanding) at the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Portland, Oregon. This is the second of the two presentations.
2014-11-18
37 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
God Talk 11/16 @ WHUUF (1/2)
Rabbi Brian did two presentation on finding and being with (the) God (of your understanding) at the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Portland, Oregon. This is the first of the two presentations.
2014-11-18
41 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Time off, Rabbi
Rabbi Brian admits that he is mainly preaching to himself.
2014-10-22
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Measuring Wrong
Rabbi Brian delves into how we might just measure badly, a lot.
2014-10-22
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Anxious for good reason
Rabbi Brian muses that sensational news might be good to help us feel anxious.
2014-10-22
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Love
Rabbi Brian talks about feeling ACCEPTED.
2014-10-22
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Compartmentalized
Rabbi Brian talks about how his students are often more alive than he is.
2014-10-22
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Accentuate the negative
Rabbi Brian wonders why it is that we hold onto the bad better than the good.
2014-10-22
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Annie on my lap
Rabbi Brian's daughter snuck onto his lap and shared some thoughts about God and love. Rabbi Brian promises that he never taught Annie the theology that she picked up -- like God being a "he," "omniscient, " or "love." Amazing.
2014-09-02
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Confirmation Bias
Rabbi Brian explains how "If you dislike someone the way they hold their spoon with offend you, if you like them they could drop a plate of food on your lap and you won't mind" has to do with God.
2014-07-09
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Oversteering Reality
Rabbi Brian urges you to stop oversteering reality.
2014-07-09
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Things we do well
Rabbi Brian asks you to ponder and be proud of the things you do well.
2014-07-09
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Embracing the corrections
Rabbi Brian asks you to get comfortable with the corrections that the universe gives you.
2014-07-09
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
God as Foreign Exchange Student
Rabbi Brian ponders what if God didn't understand our language.
2014-07-08
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
From Annoyed to Amused
Rabbi Brian asks "How long does it take for you to go from annoyed to amused?"
2014-07-08
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
As is
Rabbi Brian challenges us to love things "as is" instead of needing them to be perfect.
2014-07-08
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Happy with what is
Rabbi Brian talks about becoming happy with what is.
2014-07-08
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Change, change, change
Rabbi Brian talks about how CHANGE is important in spiritual-religious growth.
2014-07-08
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Live Fully, Love Wastefully
Rabbi Brian encourages you to, in the words of John Shelby Spong, "live fully, love wastefully."
2014-07-08
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Latitudinarianism
Rabbi Brian encourages you to have a mind so open your brain falls out.
2014-07-08
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Fighting Against Love
Rabbi Brian explain that sometimes to restore equilibrium after a wonderful event, we go to anxiety... perhaps this is why we have a hard time settling into the notion that (the) God (of our understanding) loves us?
2014-07-07
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Forgive Them
Rabbi Brian using Jewish and Muslim law about suicide as a way of looking compassionately at those who wrong us.
2014-03-01
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Saving TIme
Rabbi Brian talks about the IRONY of trying to SAVE time... yikes!
2014-03-01
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
FanningTheFlames
Rabbi Brian exhorts us to NOT tell ourselves stories to justify our emotional state.
2014-01-12
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
SA'TANS
Rabbi Brian encourages you to embrace the difficult things in your life as they might be there to teach you a lesson.
2014-01-03
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Done Enough
Rabbi Brian asks you to contemplate if you have done enough...
2014-01-03
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
ErrorsWeHumansDo
Rabbi Brian talks about forgiveness.
2014-01-03
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Surrender Enjoy The Ride
Rabbi Brian speaks again about the spiritual-religious notion of SURRENDER and how we might be better off enjoying the ride than trying to control it.
2014-01-03
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
ShoutInAnger
Rabbi Brian retells a story that explains why it is that people SHOUT when they are angry, but so physically close to each other.
2014-01-03
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
The Rabbi who Swore at God
Rabbi Brian was interviewed on Tapestry with Mary Hynes on Canadian Public Radio. He might have cursed at God. OK, he did. It's pretty awesome.
2013-11-24
20 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Don't measure in time.
Rabbi Brian laments that school (and our lives) are measured on time, not proficiency.
2013-11-10
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Anger Barometer
Rabbi Brian explains how we can tell that we need to open our hearts more.
2013-11-10
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
MoreLove
Rabbi Brian talks about LOVE and how we need to meet people where they are and love them.
2013-11-10
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Buber, Jung, Heschel & God walk into a bar
Rabbi Brian waxes on about God, Buber, Jung, and Heschel. Yum.
2013-11-10
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
To What End
Rabbi Brian recounts a story of Rabbi Robert Levine's about a boat trip.
2013-11-10
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
DoBeDoBeDo
Rabbi Brian explains the spiritual advice from the song singing in the rain... well, from the part before the song.
2013-09-14
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Lots of Annoyances
Rabbi Brian wishes you lots of annoyances.
2013-09-14
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
BearHuntThroughDifficult
Rabbi Brian tell you how a children's song has spiritual advice.
2013-09-14
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
How To Love
Rabbi Brian talks 20 seconds longer than usual to explain the proper elements of love. Listen and do this!
2013-08-09
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Hope with Feathers
Rabbi Brian talks asks about hope. From where do any of us get a sense that tomorrow will be better than today?
2013-08-06
02 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
AnnieOnMyLap
Rabbi Brian four year old, Annie shares her four year old wisdom, some shouting, and a joke.
2013-08-06
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Drama of The Gifted
Rabbi Brian discusses the book "Drama of the Gifted Child" and how it might apply to religion.
2013-08-06
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
BreatheSlower
Rabbi Brian asks you to take a breath of air, a deep breath, before you need it.
2013-07-24
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Repeating
Rabbi Brian explains that many ROTB articles sound like.
2013-07-24
00 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
MyGod
Rabbi Brian talks about having a personal relationship with God.
2013-07-24
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
SelfPoopCircle
Rabbi Brian talks about our sense of self and the poop that gets in our lives.
2013-07-24
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Virtuous
Rabbi Brian details what a virtuous life might hold.
2013-07-24
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Surrender to surrendering
Rabbi Brian gives a primer on how to surrender! Don't try so hard!
2013-07-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Frustration Dam (not Damn)
Rabbi Brian uses the analogy of a dam to understand being frustrated.
2013-07-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
5lovelanguages
Rabbi Brian discusses the 5 languages that people mean when they use the word love.
2013-07-11
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Fun and loss
Rabbi Brian tackles the notion that joy and sadness are opposite sides of the same coin.
2013-07-10
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
B'shert the bad
Rabbi Brian asks why is it that we only comfortable saying things are "meant to be" when they are positive ones?
2013-07-10
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
3 balls, pool, and attachment
Rabbi Brian tires to keep track of three balls in a pool and realizes he is dealing with life.
2013-07-10
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Running out of excuses
Rabbi Brian muses on a friend's notion that he is "running out of (external) excuses" for not being happy.
2013-07-10
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
God Calling
Rabbi Brian, stereotypes, God, and more.
2013-07-02
04 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Rabbi Brian On Tapestry
THIS ISN'T A PODCAST. This is an interview of Rabbi Brian on Mary Hynes's program(me) Tapestry broadcast on 11/2/08. http://cbc.ca/podcasting
2008-11-03
31 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Rabbi Brian Interview on Inside Personal Growth
THIS ISN'T A PODCAST. (26 minutes) This is an interview of Rabbi Brian on Inside Personal Growth by Greg Voisen on Feb 1, 2008. (It just got published to the web late June 2008.)
2008-06-30
26 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Rabbi Brian on KPFK's Aware Show with Lisa Garr
THIS ISN'T A PODCAST. This is an interview of Rabbi Brian on KPFK (Pacifica Radio) by Lisa Garr on May 22, 2008. It's about 30 minutes long. (That about 10 three minute podcasts!) At the 15 minute mark there's a series of simple, spiritual-religious exercises. I'm glad you are choosing to listen! -RB
2008-05-27
24 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Doing Therapy with God (2/2)
Rabbi Brian takes you on a journey... into a couple's therapy session with you, Rabbi Brian, and God. (Again, it doesn't matter what you believe, this exercise will help you to figure out what you do and don't believe.) This week's shout-out is to Jason Crigler whose background music you hear on these podcasts. Part 2/2
2007-08-29
03 min
Wisdom Biscuits and Religion-Outside-The-Box
Doing Therapy with God (1/2)
Rabbi Brian takes you on a journey... into a couple's therapy session with you, Rabbi Brian, and God. (Again, it doesn't matter what you believe, this exercise will help you to figure out what you do and don't believe.) Part 1/2
2007-08-22
03 min