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The Sacred Pause, Forgetting Hashem, and Mezuzah Experiment Update #3 (Aurelius – Meditations 4:3:1)

The Sacred Pause, Forgetting Hashem, and Mezuzah Experiment Update #3 (Aurelius – Meditations 4:3:1)

FromThe Stoic Jew


The Sacred Pause, Forgetting Hashem, and Mezuzah Experiment Update #3 (Aurelius – Meditations 4:3:1)

FromThe Stoic Jew

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
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Podcast episode

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Synopsis: Today’s episode may be thought of as a further elucidation of the concepts I’ve been speaking about in relation to my Mezuzah Experiment that’s been going on for the last two weeks. Although you can definitely listen to this one on its own, it’ll make more sense in context to listen to the “Sacred Pause”-related episodes linked below. As for the experiment itself: we’ll see if the new trick I introduced today helps! (Think of this trick as being similar to those street signs that notify you that a stop sign is coming up.) Related Episodes:- TSJ Interlude: Korach and My Sacred Pause Mezuzah Experiment- The Sacred Pause as Applied to Mezuzah (Aurelius – Meditations 5:23)- “The Sacred Pause” in Light of Stoicism and Judaism (Epictetus – Discourses 2:18)- Aurelius - Meditations 4:3a Sources: - Aurelius, Meditations 4:3:1- Tara Brach, Radical Compassion, pp.3-4,10- Rambam: Mishneh Torah, Sefer Ahavah, Hilchos Tefilin, u’Mezuzah, v’Sefer Torah 6:13- Rambam: Mishneh Torah, Sefer ha’Mada, Introduction----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------Stoic texts:The Meditations of Marcus AureliusLetters from a Stoic Master (Seneca)The Discourses of EpictetusThe Enchiridion (Handbook) of Epictetus----------Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comGuide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.htmlSupport the show
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
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Podcast episode

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My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. I am, first and foremost, an Orthodox Jew. My primary area of focus is the teachings of Shlomo ha'Melech (King Solomon) in Mishlei (Proverbs) and Koheles (Ecclesiastes). I also consider myself to be a student of the Stoic masters: Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Over the past two decades I have been exploring the relationship between Judaism and Stoicism - where they overlap, where they differ, and how they complement each other. This year I started a daily reading of Marcus Aurelius with an aim to explore these questions. I'll read a passage from Aurelius's Meditations and then muse (or meditate aloud) on my thoughts about what he said and what the Torah would have to say. As Seneca taught: "Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well; and after you have run over many thoughts, select one to be thoroughly digested that day" (Letter #2). If this podcast serves that purpose, then it will have been of value.