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
October 7 San Rafael (watch, listen)
We are all being played, by the media sphere, the political sphere, the world and each other. How we react determines our lives. Detachment is not disengagement.
September 30 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Miracle workers and spiritual masters predict a state of being that overlooks the miracle of every moment. The miracle is our very Being. Become a witness to what and who you Are.
September 23 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Emptiness is the ultimate state of Being. Knowing that in the midst of life is the key to contentment.
September 16 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
All spiritual and meditative effort is a practice in ascension. It is learning to let go of all burdens and attachments so your spirit can rise into the vastness of Eternity that is the essence of Being.
September 9 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Many spiritual seekers are seeing a spiritual bypass. But there is no getting around life. Spiritual practice is what guides you through it.
September 2 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The place for madness in the spiritual journey.
August 19 Big Indian, NY morning (watch, listen)
Living with certainty is easy. Living when you know nothing requires an extraordinary amount of faith and trust in the unknown. The unknowable is where life's secrets lie.
August 18 Big Indian, NY afternoon (watch, listen)
The Universe loves you exactly as you are. The problem is that you don’t love or accept yourself and that is a cause of your suffering.
August 18 Big Indian, NY morning (watch, listen)
Seeking the changeless in an always changing world is difficult because it cannot be found in the realm of time and space. It must be found within.
August 5 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The real work of spiritual practice comes from accepting the unacceptable, the pain and fear of total annihilation. It takes a lifetime of preparation to find that grace. Start looking.
July 29 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Being a flake, having no substance, no depth, no value, no purpose, is a terrible waste of a human life. It is our job to find soil, any soil, put down roots and become who we are meant to be.
July 22 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Discovering the Universal in the particular. It is no accident that our mundane lives are manifestations of the Absolute.
July 8 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The role of service in an awakened life. Thy will be done.
July 1 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
The grand "YES". It is the secret to getting through each day, each moment, and the last instant of your life. It is worth practicing.
June 24 Big Indian, NY afternoon (watch, listen)
Many lives are misaligned and lead to tragic outcomes. The material world offers only temporary fixes. True alignment comes from the repair shop within. It is never closed.
June 24 Big Indian, NY morning (watch, listen)
It is possible to go through a life and never know who you are. You don't want to meet your Self as you are departing the world. It is with you right now. Wake up.
June 23 Big Indian, NY afternoon (watch, listen)
The adventure of life is setting out on a journey without any sense of where the next step leads. It involves great trust, openness and total surrender to the endless unknown.
June 23 Big Indian, NY morning (watch, listen)
The experience of grace in human lives is recognized through a profound acceptance of whatever arises.
June 17, 2018 San Rafael (watch , listen)
There is TRUTH, HIGHER TRUTH and the meditative soul searching that leads you to them. In this age of FAKE TRUTH, it is an essential journey to take.
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 Los Angeles (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 Los Angeles (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
October 7 San Rafael (watch, listen)
We are all being played, by the media sphere, the political sphere, the world and each other. How we react determines our lives. Detachment is not disengagement.
September 30 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Miracle workers and spiritual masters predict a state of being that overlooks the miracle of every moment. The miracle is our very Being. Become a witness to what and who you Are.
September 23 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Emptiness is the ultimate state of Being. Knowing that in the midst of life is the key to contentment.
September 16 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
All spiritual and meditative effort is a practice in ascension. It is learning to let go of all burdens and attachments so your spirit can rise into the vastness of Eternity that is the essence of Being.
September 9 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Many spiritual seekers are seeing a spiritual bypass. But there is no getting around life. Spiritual practice is what guides you through it.
September 2 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The place for madness in the spiritual journey.
August 19 Big Indian, NY morning (watch, listen)
Living with certainty is easy. Living when you know nothing requires an extraordinary amount of faith and trust in the unknown. The unknowable is where life's secrets lie.
August 18 Big Indian, NY afternoon (watch, listen)
The Universe loves you exactly as you are. The problem is that you don’t love or accept yourself and that is a cause of your suffering.
August 18 Big Indian, NY morning (watch, listen)
Seeking the changeless in an always changing world is difficult because it cannot be found in the realm of time and space. It must be found within.
August 5 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The real work of spiritual practice comes from accepting the unacceptable, the pain and fear of total annihilation. It takes a lifetime of preparation to find that grace. Start looking.
July 29 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Being a flake, having no substance, no depth, no value, no purpose, is a terrible waste of a human life. It is our job to find soil, any soil, put down roots and become who we are meant to be.
July 22 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Discovering the Universal in the particular. It is no accident that our mundane lives are manifestations of the Absolute.
July 8 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The role of service in an awakened life. Thy will be done.
July 1 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
The grand "YES". It is the secret to getting through each day, each moment, and the last instant of your life. It is worth practicing.
June 24 Big Indian, NY afternoon (watch, listen)
Many lives are misaligned and lead to tragic outcomes. The material world offers only temporary fixes. True alignment comes from the repair shop within. It is never closed.
June 24 Big Indian, NY morning (watch, listen)
It is possible to go through a life and never know who you are. You don't want to meet your Self as you are departing the world. It is with you right now. Wake up.
June 23 Big Indian, NY afternoon (watch, listen)
The adventure of life is setting out on a journey without any sense of where the next step leads. It involves great trust, openness and total surrender to the endless unknown.
June 23 Big Indian, NY morning (watch, listen)
The experience of grace in human lives is recognized through a profound acceptance of whatever arises.
June 17, 2018 San Rafael (watch , listen)
There is TRUTH, HIGHER TRUTH and the meditative soul searching that leads you to them. In this age of FAKE TRUTH, it is an essential journey to take.
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 Los Angeles (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 Los Angeles (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.