Recent Talks
Click on the links below to watch on YouTube or listen to the audio.
November 10, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
The ego mind is defined by its reactivity to stimuli, desiring some things, fearing others. It is pre-programmed by our DNA and runs our lives. Instructions for breaking free are inside us. We must de-activate the reactor.
October 27, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
There is a common lament among spiritual seekers that they haven't gotten there yet. The simple truth is that the only place to get to is "here" and you’ve never been anywhere else.
October 20, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
We do not so much evolve into a state of grace as realize that it has always been there. It is our ego minded self-striving that is blind to it. Let go and see who You truly are.
October 13, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
Our trip to Europe proved to be a dramatic farewell to Old World mythologies and our bearing witness to the new. It was a profound journey through the art, religious, political, environmental and personal stories of our lives. A new chapter has begun.
September 15, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
Facing the end of the world and the end of your life are not dissimilar. They are massive existential threats that require a profound psychic transformation, a journey into unconditional acceptance.
September 1, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
Asking to surrender is the core of Rudi's teaching. The final asking is to surrender the you that is asking.
July 21, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The journey from practicing, to doing, to Being. The last talk (after 5 years) in San Rafael.
July 14, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The clear light of reality is not something that greets you at the end of your life. It is always present. It illuminates this room. It illuminates your life.
June 23, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Impermanence. A summing up. The final talk (after 35 years) in the Northridge home.
June 9, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Spiritual practice and magical thinking.
June 2, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Everything happens for a reason. Or does it?
May 26, 2019 Pasadena (watch, listen)
The spiritual journey is to find wholeness while you are being shattered. We are all going to be annihilated in the end. Our goal is to discover and celebrate what remains.
May 19, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
I am an imperfect teacher. In a world of imperfect beings, that can be of help. If you are seeking perfection through a teacher, don't look to me. Find it in yourself.
May 12, 2019 Petaluma (watch, listen)
Life is about transitions. Learning how to let go, to surrender, to accept change, is at the center of all transitions. More importantly, all transitions are practice for the last one.
May 5, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
People giving each other the best of who they are is all we look for in life. It is at the core of good story telling. It is at the center of the human journey.
April 28, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Most people live in a three-dimensional world of time and space. Meditative stillness opens the door to a multidimensional existence. Step through the door.
April 21, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
"GOD EXISTS. RELAX". I was walking through the airport and saw a woman walking toward me with these words printed on her T-shirt. She was a holy messenger. Who knew? She transformed my week.
April 7, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Buddha said that life is suffering but he did not say that suffering was a bad thing. In fact, it is through suffering that we discover and become our Self.
March 31, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
What is your default position? Where do you go? Is it turning on your cell phone, streaming Netflix, another vodka, going for a walk, meditation? Do you prefer to find or lose yourself? This will define you life.
March 24, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
How to live a conscious spiritual life in the midst of worldly and personal turmoil. Embracing the journey from doubt to trust.
March 17, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
There is a crushing horror in ego annihilation--even in awakened beings. One feels like a crab crawling out of its shell and experiencing total vulnerability. There is no easy path to enlightenment.
March 10, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Forming a direct connection to God is at the core of the human experience. Becoming conscious is the doorway to that connection. Living an unconscious life is the path to suffering.
March 3, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
There is a difference between weather and climate. Weather you can prepare for, umbrellas, sunscreen, etc. Climate operates over centuries. It's invisible until it isn't. Prepare for change.
2019 TALKS CONTINUED HERE
November 10, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
The ego mind is defined by its reactivity to stimuli, desiring some things, fearing others. It is pre-programmed by our DNA and runs our lives. Instructions for breaking free are inside us. We must de-activate the reactor.
October 27, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
There is a common lament among spiritual seekers that they haven't gotten there yet. The simple truth is that the only place to get to is "here" and you’ve never been anywhere else.
October 20, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
We do not so much evolve into a state of grace as realize that it has always been there. It is our ego minded self-striving that is blind to it. Let go and see who You truly are.
October 13, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
Our trip to Europe proved to be a dramatic farewell to Old World mythologies and our bearing witness to the new. It was a profound journey through the art, religious, political, environmental and personal stories of our lives. A new chapter has begun.
September 15, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
Facing the end of the world and the end of your life are not dissimilar. They are massive existential threats that require a profound psychic transformation, a journey into unconditional acceptance.
September 1, 2019 Red Hook, NY (watch, listen)
Asking to surrender is the core of Rudi's teaching. The final asking is to surrender the you that is asking.
July 21, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The journey from practicing, to doing, to Being. The last talk (after 5 years) in San Rafael.
July 14, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
The clear light of reality is not something that greets you at the end of your life. It is always present. It illuminates this room. It illuminates your life.
June 23, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Impermanence. A summing up. The final talk (after 35 years) in the Northridge home.
June 9, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Spiritual practice and magical thinking.
June 2, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Everything happens for a reason. Or does it?
May 26, 2019 Pasadena (watch, listen)
The spiritual journey is to find wholeness while you are being shattered. We are all going to be annihilated in the end. Our goal is to discover and celebrate what remains.
May 19, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
I am an imperfect teacher. In a world of imperfect beings, that can be of help. If you are seeking perfection through a teacher, don't look to me. Find it in yourself.
May 12, 2019 Petaluma (watch, listen)
Life is about transitions. Learning how to let go, to surrender, to accept change, is at the center of all transitions. More importantly, all transitions are practice for the last one.
May 5, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
People giving each other the best of who they are is all we look for in life. It is at the core of good story telling. It is at the center of the human journey.
April 28, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Most people live in a three-dimensional world of time and space. Meditative stillness opens the door to a multidimensional existence. Step through the door.
April 21, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
"GOD EXISTS. RELAX". I was walking through the airport and saw a woman walking toward me with these words printed on her T-shirt. She was a holy messenger. Who knew? She transformed my week.
April 7, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
Buddha said that life is suffering but he did not say that suffering was a bad thing. In fact, it is through suffering that we discover and become our Self.
March 31, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
What is your default position? Where do you go? Is it turning on your cell phone, streaming Netflix, another vodka, going for a walk, meditation? Do you prefer to find or lose yourself? This will define you life.
March 24, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
How to live a conscious spiritual life in the midst of worldly and personal turmoil. Embracing the journey from doubt to trust.
March 17, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
There is a crushing horror in ego annihilation--even in awakened beings. One feels like a crab crawling out of its shell and experiencing total vulnerability. There is no easy path to enlightenment.
March 10, 2019 Los Angeles (watch, listen)
Forming a direct connection to God is at the core of the human experience. Becoming conscious is the doorway to that connection. Living an unconscious life is the path to suffering.
March 3, 2019 San Rafael (watch, listen)
There is a difference between weather and climate. Weather you can prepare for, umbrellas, sunscreen, etc. Climate operates over centuries. It's invisible until it isn't. Prepare for change.
2019 TALKS CONTINUED HERE