Bruce Joel Rubin YouTube channel
Buddha at the Gas Pump 11/14/15 (watch)
Sunday Meditation Talks 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Click on the links below to watch on YouTube or listen to the audio.
2018 Talks
June 10, 2018 San Rafael (watch , listen)
Most human beings are clueless. There are few real answers in the outer world. True clues lie within. You will not find them with your mind. Be quiet. Listen hard. Dig deep.
June 3, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Finding sanity in an insane world. The essential role of a Bodhisattva.
May 27, 2018 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Spiritual strength and empowerment--a journey into action.
May 20, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
I have recently felt that I was done with life but couldn't escape the discomforting truth that I was still here. Welcome to death and rebirth.
May 13, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Self-righteousness affects nearly all human beings and is the cause of much suffering. Consider being wrong. Consider not knowing.
May 6, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Living in the moment does not mean burying your head in the sand to escape the world but being a witness to all of the past and future present in the Now.
April 29, 2018 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
We are multidimensional beings living in a world of chaos. Only when we expand beyond the dimensions of time and space can we find the truth and simplicity of who we are.
April 22, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
We don’t know what we don’t know... until the Universe reveals itself. Then we know what we don’t know and there are no words for it.
April 15, 2018 San Rafael (Only the audio is available for this talk. You can listen on YouTube or here.)
The question "Who am I?" can best be answered by "I am That." You are not a who. The journey to That is what your life is about.
April 8, 2018 LA (watch, listen)
The human race may have only ten years left. How does this impact your search for enlightenment?
April 1, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
There two kinds of surrender, passive and active. Both are essential. Passive opens you to being with what is. Active engages the demands of what is. It is important to know the difference.
March 25, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Spending the night cradled in the Buddha's hands. It's not what you would expect.
March 18, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Why teachers stop teaching. Why the great teachings cannot be taught.
March 11, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
On turning 75. Lessons learned.
March 4, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
How to get what you want, what you wish for and what you need.
February 25, 2018 LA (watch, listen)
A brief talk on the celebration of Rudi’s Samadhi.
February 11, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Are we human beings learning to become spiritual or spiritual beings learning to become human?
February 4, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Yo-Yo Yoga. How self-destructive behavior prevents spiritual growth and keeps people repeating the same cycles over and over again.
January 28, 2018 LA (watch, listen)
Suffering.
January 21, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Our lives have a symphonic quality full of melody, theme, dissonance, coloration. Great symphonies and great lives come from a higher dimension. That is the source of Beauty.
January 14, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Learning is a synaptic experience. We fill in the gaps. Somewhere between one set of facts and another is a space where knowing arises. That space, that arising, is our true home.
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January 6, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
There is a place, deep within the heart, deep within the present moment, where Presence announces itself and says "Gotcha, I've got you." It has your back. It's worth finding.
Buddha at the Gas Pump 11/14/15 (watch)
Sunday Meditation Talks 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Click on the links below to watch on YouTube or listen to the audio.
2018 Talks
June 10, 2018 San Rafael (watch , listen)
Most human beings are clueless. There are few real answers in the outer world. True clues lie within. You will not find them with your mind. Be quiet. Listen hard. Dig deep.
June 3, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Finding sanity in an insane world. The essential role of a Bodhisattva.
May 27, 2018 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Spiritual strength and empowerment--a journey into action.
May 20, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
I have recently felt that I was done with life but couldn't escape the discomforting truth that I was still here. Welcome to death and rebirth.
May 13, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Self-righteousness affects nearly all human beings and is the cause of much suffering. Consider being wrong. Consider not knowing.
May 6, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Living in the moment does not mean burying your head in the sand to escape the world but being a witness to all of the past and future present in the Now.
April 29, 2018 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
We are multidimensional beings living in a world of chaos. Only when we expand beyond the dimensions of time and space can we find the truth and simplicity of who we are.
April 22, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
We don’t know what we don’t know... until the Universe reveals itself. Then we know what we don’t know and there are no words for it.
April 15, 2018 San Rafael (Only the audio is available for this talk. You can listen on YouTube or here.)
The question "Who am I?" can best be answered by "I am That." You are not a who. The journey to That is what your life is about.
April 8, 2018 LA (watch, listen)
The human race may have only ten years left. How does this impact your search for enlightenment?
April 1, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
There two kinds of surrender, passive and active. Both are essential. Passive opens you to being with what is. Active engages the demands of what is. It is important to know the difference.
March 25, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Spending the night cradled in the Buddha's hands. It's not what you would expect.
March 18, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Why teachers stop teaching. Why the great teachings cannot be taught.
March 11, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
On turning 75. Lessons learned.
March 4, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
How to get what you want, what you wish for and what you need.
February 25, 2018 LA (watch, listen)
A brief talk on the celebration of Rudi’s Samadhi.
February 11, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Are we human beings learning to become spiritual or spiritual beings learning to become human?
February 4, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Yo-Yo Yoga. How self-destructive behavior prevents spiritual growth and keeps people repeating the same cycles over and over again.
January 28, 2018 LA (watch, listen)
Suffering.
January 21, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Our lives have a symphonic quality full of melody, theme, dissonance, coloration. Great symphonies and great lives come from a higher dimension. That is the source of Beauty.
January 14, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Learning is a synaptic experience. We fill in the gaps. Somewhere between one set of facts and another is a space where knowing arises. That space, that arising, is our true home.
v
January 6, 2018 San Rafael (watch, listen)
There is a place, deep within the heart, deep within the present moment, where Presence announces itself and says "Gotcha, I've got you." It has your back. It's worth finding.