Daily Archives: October 11, 2014

Over-Seriousness Kills Self Differentiation

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Luke Ford

Therapist Jerry Wise: “Over-seriousness is a reactive state…when we become immature, naive…when we enmesh through seriousness and intensity. This lessens our self-differentiation and clouds our self-awareness.” “So often, people are talking and someone becomes very serious… If we are the … Continue reading →

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How Did You Die In Your Past Life?

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Luke Ford

I took the quiz and got this result: “Hundreds of millions of people died during World War II, but your death was quite special. You died while freeing a Nazi concentration camp and saving the lives of dozens of kids. … Continue reading →

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The Rebbe On Journalism

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Luke Ford

From Joseph Telushkin’s biography, Rebbe: The Life and Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, the Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History: In 1972, the veteran journalist Gershon Jacobson was considering starting a new Yiddish newspaper (Der Tog Morgen Zhurnal had recently … Continue reading →

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As Though He Were Human

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Luke Ford

A Lubavitcher told me he didn’t like this Joseph Telushkin’s biography, Rebbe: The Life and Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, the Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History because “it treated the Rebbe as though he were human.”

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Mizrahim Vs Sephardic Vs Ashkenazi Life Results In Israel

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Luke Ford

Mizrahim (Jews from Arab lands) average IQ is about 90, Sephardic average is about 97, Ashkenazi average is about 112, hence their disparate life results and lack of integration. These basic facts of life are missing from this long Mosaic … Continue reading →

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