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Jacob Needleman

Jacob Needleman

American philosopher and authorWikipedia

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Oct 23, 2026

RandallHOST
1:45
Also included will be links to any books, material, teachers, or organizations that are discussed within each episode.
RandallHOST
1:53
Today I'll be sharing information from A Little Book on Love by philosopher and author Jacob Needleman, published in 1996.
RandallHOST
2:05
We'll return to the topic of love, since I think it's an extremely timely topic that our current world, awash in division and war, particularly needs now.
RandallHOST
2:17
Mr. Needleman tells us that the Buddhist tradition urges its followers to regard all human beings as individuals striving for enlightenment.
Breanna BlaneyGUEST
25:45
Right.
Rick KahlerHOST
25:45
And Jacob Needleman saying, "How can you, how can you create meaning from something that's an inanimate object?" Now, it supports our quest for meaning, and I've equated it to a feeling.
Rick KahlerHOST
25:58
Uh, people will say, "You know, I, I have bad feelings.
Rick KahlerHOST
26:02
I have good feelings." And it hit me, uh, oh, couple dec- decades ago that a feeling just is.

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