Recent Talks
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March 26, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
Spirituality can be a security blanket, for better and for worse. Don't cloak yourself in security. Allow security to embrace you. It always will.
March 19, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
On being lost and being found.
March 12, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
On turning 80.
March 5, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
What are "spiritual tests" and how do you pass them? They are not like history exams or final papers in English. They are easier than that and far more important.
February 26, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
An infant in the crib has no story, no idea of the future. It knows the joy of being held, hugged and fed. It experiences moments of hunger, pain, delight and wonder. In its stillness, it knows I AM. That awareness remains present in our lives. It is not to be found in the future. It is always here.
February 19, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
An appreciation of Rudi by his students on his approaching Samadhi day--Tuesday, February 21—the 50th Anniversary of his passing.
February 12, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
The death of a student and dear friend and how to serve them on their journey as well as those left behind.
February 5, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
Prayer is not for making miracles in the material world but to help guide us through the struggles and difficulties that arise along the way. The real miracle is discovering that you are already held and comforted by a Greater Power in every moment of your life.
January 29, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
There is a difference between living deeply or superficially. Pick one.
January 15, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
What do you do when the world is falling apart, the world around you, the world inside you or even your own body—or all at the same time? I only have one answer for that, do the work. Enter the space of surrender and be grateful that you have been shown the doorway into your own embrace.
2023 TALKS CONTINUED HERE
Spirituality can be a security blanket, for better and for worse. Don't cloak yourself in security. Allow security to embrace you. It always will.
March 19, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
On being lost and being found.
March 12, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
On turning 80.
March 5, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
What are "spiritual tests" and how do you pass them? They are not like history exams or final papers in English. They are easier than that and far more important.
February 26, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
An infant in the crib has no story, no idea of the future. It knows the joy of being held, hugged and fed. It experiences moments of hunger, pain, delight and wonder. In its stillness, it knows I AM. That awareness remains present in our lives. It is not to be found in the future. It is always here.
February 19, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
An appreciation of Rudi by his students on his approaching Samadhi day--Tuesday, February 21—the 50th Anniversary of his passing.
February 12, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
The death of a student and dear friend and how to serve them on their journey as well as those left behind.
February 5, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
Prayer is not for making miracles in the material world but to help guide us through the struggles and difficulties that arise along the way. The real miracle is discovering that you are already held and comforted by a Greater Power in every moment of your life.
January 29, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
There is a difference between living deeply or superficially. Pick one.
January 15, 2023 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
What do you do when the world is falling apart, the world around you, the world inside you or even your own body—or all at the same time? I only have one answer for that, do the work. Enter the space of surrender and be grateful that you have been shown the doorway into your own embrace.
2023 TALKS CONTINUED HERE