Shows
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 388 - Co-parenting With Your Ex: How to Stay Clear and OpenInteractive Live Stream - March 30, 2020 Evening Is it possible to navigate the difficulties that arise in divorce and co-parenting from the peaceful way of being that's known in meditation? John and the questioner explore how to live and move from all-weather inner peace. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-09-0428 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 387 - Free From Sadness and Loss: The Return to Your HeartInteractive Live Stream - June 19 and July 19, 2020 Morning The woman in this dialogue describes being stuck in the pain and sadness she feels after the loss of her relationship. John shows her the true source of her sadness doesn’t lie in her circumstance but rather in the power she has given to false beliefs. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.co...
2020-08-2812 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 386 - Remembering Why You Came Here: The Evolution of Your SoulInteractive Live Stream - July 5, 2020 Morning While we're here in this world, there's still the chance to remember and become what we were born for. John spells out the immense opportunity we have in this non-soul environment for our souls to evolve. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-08-1427 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 385 - A Universal Shift in Consciousness is HereInteractive Live Stream - April 17, 2020 Morning John describes the fundamental change in consciousness that's taking place in the unseen and manifesting in this world. How will it change us and the world as we respond or react to the inevitable shift toward everything being one? Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-07-2424 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 384 - Turning Off the TV: Free from Non-stop Self NarrativeInteractive Live Stream, Spring Online Intensive - April 10, 2020 Morning How can we be free of the illusion of self-identity and the non-stop chatter of our self narratives? John’s answer details, in practical ways, the shift from an inner dialogue to a flow of being in your day, likening the right use of mind to watching TV: when you’re done, you turn it off. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information abou...
2020-07-1115 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 383 - The Fast Lane to an Eternal Quality of LifeInteractive Live Stream, Spring Online intensive - April 13, 2020 Morning Streams of nurturing goodness came alive within for this man in a previous meeting with John, but then faded away. Why does that happen? John describes how such an awakening to the truth within can mature into an eternal quality of life – if we're willing to pay the cost. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at...
2020-06-2622 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 382 - Beyond Pain and Disability: What is True Healing?Interactive Live Stream - May 17, 2020 Morning Bed-ridden, in great pain for many years and with a lifetime of abuse behind her, this woman feels stuck in her healing process. Their conversation shifts the focus away from healing to what really matters in this life that is process-free – and that naturally engages all healing. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-06-1312 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 381 - The Nature of Pure AwarenessInteractive Live Stream - April 1, 2020 Afternoon A question about awareness in the midst of the littlest things gives rise to a teaching on the adaptability of pure awareness, and how, in the midst of any circumstances, it moves from the inside out as love. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-05-2908 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 380 - Dark Entities and Lucid Dreams: At Peace in Any CircumstanceInteractive Live Stream - April 28, 2020, Morning and Evening This young man has been having a distressing time with dark entities in his body, dealing with them in his lucid dreams. John reveals the antidote to his struggle, opening up the truth of what such entities are really looking for from him. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-05-2516 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 379 - A Different Perspective on COVID-19: A Life Changing CleanseInteractive Live Stream - March 22, 2020 Afternoon The pressure of the COVID-19 situation has the woman in this dialogue opening up to an unseen world within, changing her whole experience of her self. She explores with John the perspective of our world situation as a life changing, planetary cleanse, offering a fundamental shift of orientation, and how to be taken over by this infusion of a different life. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. ...
2020-05-1614 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 378 - From Male Identity to Transformed MasculinityInteractive Live Stream - March 22, 2020 Afternoon We all know there's a female cycle, but is there also a male cycle? In this talk, John explains what opens the deeper levels of the man, what maleness is, and what enables the balancing of male and female energies. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-05-0606 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 377 - What is Enlightenment?Edmonton, Canada Event - July 6, 2014 Afternoon Enlightenment has the reputation of being the epitome of spiritual attainment. In this short talk, John opens up what enlightenment does – and doesn't – mean. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-04-1807 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 376 - A Deeper Perspective on COVID-19: From Fear to Inner WellbeingInteractive Live Stream - March 15, 2020 Afternoon In these days of social distancing and self-isolation, John continues to meet our questions from an online platform. What does he mean by “truth is going viral?” Here are three dialogues opening different perspectives on this worldwide shock event, and revealing the opportunity for each one of us to meet and respond to it from a deeper truth within. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information abou...
2020-03-2025 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 375 - Realize the Code to Inner RelaxationPoleg Beach, Israel Event - April 6, 2019 Evening How is it that we can experience being 'home' within, and then suddenly lose it? John takes this young man through what's happening in his nervous system and how, through the experience of a hot or a cold shower, he can realize and remember the code to the quiet okayness of home. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing...
2020-03-1313 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 374 - The Heart: Gateway to Your Body of LightBerkeley, USA Event - June 15, 2016 Afternoon How is the heart that John speaks about different from the place in us that gets entangled in relationships and drama? Their conversation reveals the heart as much more than this, and we discover its role in the formation of our light body. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-03-0615 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 373 - What Pain, Guilt and Shame are Trying to Tell YouPoleg Beach, Israel Event - November 3, 2018 Evening A painful physical experience has woken this man up to his body and the power of love in healing. He's shocked to see how he's neglected his body and wants to change, but how? John encourages him to let his feelings of guilt create a love-relationship with his body starting with the simple enjoyment of being in it "in the little things". Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness.
2020-02-2808 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 372 - Meet Your Shadows, the Way to GraceEdmonton, Alberta Event - April 1, 2001 How do we create separation? This dialogue shows us where our shadows lie, and how all the little annoyances we feel toward others can instead become reflectors of love, returning us to the grace we truly are. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-02-2111 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 371 - How Can I Deal With Anger?Poleg Beach, Israel Event - May 25, 2018 Evening. John’s response to this woman’s call for help with what to do with her anger goes straight to the point! His practical suggestion is followed by a full explanation of what’s really happening when we’re angry. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-02-1404 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 370 - What Happens After We Die?Poleg Beach, Israel Event - November 2, 2018 Evening. Asked the ultimate question, "What happens after death?". John answers the question in simple, yet concise terms, revealing what we really are and our sole purpose for being born. He goes on to describe the basics of what he's doing in meetings and how we can take that out into our lives, where it matters most. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de...
2020-02-1105 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 369 - Still Hoping Your Partner Will Change? The Keys to a Real RelationshipBad Meinberg, Germany Event, November 8, 2018 Afternoon This woman feels that she and her partner are no longer really together in the deeper purpose of relationship but hoping that might change. What is the value of commitment, and will marriage help? This is a talk about what relationship is for, and what's required from both if they are to build together. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter...
2020-01-3121 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 368 - From a Bicycle to a Spaceship: Opening The Codes of SexualityBad Meinberg, Germany Event - November 9, 2018 Evening Human sexuality is much more magical and powerful than most of us have realized; our physical bodies and sexual anatomy are already configured to connect with our inter-dimensional being. How can we move into that potential? John explains. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-01-2422 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 367 - Your Soul: A Continuity of Being, Untouched by DeathRishikesh, India Retreat - February 25, 2019 Morning A question about what we are after we have died opens up a fine and detailed teaching on what we will be able to see and know after death, revealing what our life was really for. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness.
More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-01-1727 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 366 - What You Are Being is What You Are Teaching Your ChildMoen, Denmark Event - September 20, 2014 Afternoon This woman feels the responsibility of bringing a child into this world and wants to know how to raise a child without doing harm. The best parenting is not what we may have thought. Here's what a child really needs from its mother. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-01-1013 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 365 - From Boy to Man: Integrating Masculine SexualityByron Bay, Australia Event - March 12, 2001 A talk about integrating male energy, hormones, desire, and the way beyond boyhood into real sexual maturity. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2020-01-0313 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 364 - Aren't All Spiritual Teachers the Same?Poleg Beach, Israel Event - November 1, 2019 Morning Aren’t all spiritual teachers saying the same thing in different ways? Isn’t the need for a teacher actually disempowering? John describes how to discern what is true amongst our beliefs and assumptions and how the emotional need for closure keeps us from what's true. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-12-2708 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 363 - Direct Knowledge: What it is "To Know"Edmonton, Canada Meeting - December 9, 2019 Evening What is real, direct knowledge amongst all that can seem the same: deep feeling, intuition and even clear thinking? This searching dialogue untangles what it means to be grounded in knowing, and how to be given only to that in the words we choose to speak. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-12-2019 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 362 - There's Nothing To Do But OpenRishikesh, India Event - February 26, 2019 Afternoon Here’s a simple answer to a fundamental question: how to be taken by the truth within? John’s response reveals that there’s nothing to be done but essence-of-baby to be: a return to openness, innocence and purity of heart. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-12-1306 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 361 - Opening Your Heart: The Antidote to Emotional PainTuval, Israel Event - November 14, 2013 Evening For the most part, emotional pain is considered something to be avoided. But what if emotional pain was actually an invitation to something much deeper? In this dialogue John illustrates how profound honesty in the midst of pain is a pathway to what we really are. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-12-0612 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 360 - What Makes Someone Violent?Montreal, Canada Event - November 1, 2000 How is it possible to accept violence when it seems so unnatural and wrong? In this talk, we get to see our role in its existence, and the way back to the tenderness of our true nature. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness.
More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-11-2913 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 359 - If You Knew You Would Die Tomorrow...Poleg Beach, Israel Event - April 4, 2019 Evening What makes the search for the truth, within, genuine? Is the purpose of this life to awaken? John and the questioner explore the difference between knowing the truth and living it, and how quickly we would do this if we knew we would die tomorrow. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-11-2208 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 358 - Why Real Love Doesn't HurtBad Meinberg, Germany Event - October 25, 2019 Afternoon Questioning his own honesty in his relationship with his wife, the man in this dialogue asks how he can love her ‘rightly’, wondering if pain is a necessary part of the equation. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-11-1511 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 357 - Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Your HeartTuval, Israel Event - November 17, 2013 Afternoon A woman asks how to open her heart despite the fear and pain she experiences. John describes how opening beyond any comfort zone and giving all of your power to your heart is the transformation and ultimately, healing of your self. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-11-0817 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 356 - Do I Need a Spiritual Teacher?Hamburg, Germany Event - May 20, 2013 Evening Is it important to be close to someone who can help me deepen my awareness, or can I do it myself? John explains what it is about proximity to a living example that works, and how it accelerates entrance into what we know matters most. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-11-0105 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 355 - Love Without Attachment: Finding Your Golden PresenceMoen, Denmark Event - June 5, 2016 Evening This man is feeling lost in his experience of love and bonds with people, wondering how he can move rightly without falling into need, want and attachment. John explains that coming from the goldenness awakened to within is being true to what matters most, whichever direction he goes. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-10-2507 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 354 - Your Life Redeemed by Your SurrenderMunich, Germany Event - November 1, 2010 Afternoon In this dialogue a woman describes being pulled in two separate directions with regard to knowing and a sense of wanting control. John explains what’s happening to us when we’re called deeper: the choices to be made, the cost and what it means to remain true to deeper knowledge. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www...
2019-10-1831 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 353 - Comprehending Time and DestinyRishikesh, India Event - February 23, 2019 Afternoon What is time in the context of eternity? What is destiny and can it be changed? In this dialogue, John explains that there are levels to both time and destiny, and that there is really only one way to comprehend their meaning. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-10-1111 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 352 - The Root of Depression: Why You Can't Find Meaning in Your LifeMoen, Denmark Event - May 1, 2015 Evening How do we create depression? John describes how feelings of lack and meaninglessness occur in our lives and what to do to return to our own source. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-10-0406 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 351 - Out Of Control And Into Your HeartMoen, Denmark Event - April 30, 2015 Evening A young woman is ready to address her controlling ways and the burning anger that comes with them, but she doesn't know how. John takes her past her feelings and emotions, and shows her how to be what matters more than anything in this world - at home in her heart. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at ww...
2019-09-2709 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 350 - Your Magical, Transformative SelfChiemsee, Germany Event - April 19, 2015 Afternoon A question about the difference between knowing and being opens into a grand, detailed tour of the levels of our being, the relationship between awareness and knowing, the powers of the masculine and feminine, and the magical, transformative nature of the self. Now you know how to be what you were born for. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing...
2019-09-2030 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 349 - Why a Relationship Won't Make You CompletePoleg Beach, Israel Event - May 24, 2018 Afternoon This man has had vivid experiences on his spiritual journey but it has taken a lot of energy. He feels disconnected from everyday things, making difficult even his wish to find a partner. John shows him where the problem lies, how to be with his spiritual experiences, and how to become ready for a real relationship. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John...
2019-09-1308 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 348 - Longing to BelongAmsterdam, The Netherlands Event - September 9, 2011 Afternoon How is it that even in connection with others we can feel alone, or even worse: offended and hurt by others’ ways? The desire to belong and be at home within, while meeting with others, is unravelled in this conversation, showing the way forward that also takes us deeper, bringing with it new perspective. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter...
2019-09-0613 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 347 - Healing from Sexual AbusePoleg Beach, Israel Event - April 6, 2019 Evening A woman who is visited by her experience of sexual abuse as a child wants to be able to leave her past in the past. John shows her how, as quiet love, she can be authentically at peace with her experience; that this - and all else in her subconscious - can truly heal. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter...
2019-08-3010 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 346 - Healing Emotional Pain: No Process, No Path, No ProblemRishikesh, India Retreat - February 12, 2018 Evening Most of us experience emotional turmoil, destructive behaviour and mental difficulty in our lives from time to time. What is the cause of these states? How can we find equanimity of being in the midst of any situation? You, being the simplicity of this, is you directly resting into the beloved within. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-08-2313 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 345 - Opening the Power of Masculine and Feminine Energy in RelationshipEdmonton, Canada Summer Seminar - July 7, 2001 In this dialogue, John gives a rare description of the potential of true relationship between man and woman: a nest for the complete integration of masculine and feminine energies, where oneness can flow in love and grace. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-08-1616 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 344 - Your Hopes and Dreams Are Really a PrisonRishikesh, India Retreat - February 14, 2018 Afternoon Popular culture asserts that your hopes and dreams are what give your life purpose. But what if looking for a meaningful life through the fulfillment of your hopes and dreams is actually a prison of your own making? Becoming free is the difference between looking for meaning and being the meaning that you really are. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter...
2019-08-0928 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 343 - Bi-Polar Disorder: Unshakeable in a HurricaneByron Bay, Australia Event - February 19, 2012 Afternoon Speaking to a woman about her bi-polar disorder, John describes how relating exclusively to what is unshakeable within her is the key to not only weathering the storms of her condition, but to her evolution as awareness. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-08-0117 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 342 - Streaming as Love: Opening to a New RealityTiruvannamalai, India Event - January 27, 2016 Morning The sweet experience of holding his little daughter’s hand has begun to open this man’s heart to his being, its deeper levels and an altogether different reality. John describes the opportunity he has to open further, and the power of proximity with another to move in the stream together. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www...
2019-07-2511 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 341 - The Gift of Pregnancy: What Your Unborn Child Can Teach YouAmsterdam, Netherlands Event - September 24, 2012 Afternoon In this dialogue with an expectant mother, John describes how best to nurture her child both in utero and after the birth, describing the gift of being-to-being connectivity available to her in pregnancy. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-07-1815 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 340 - Purity of Heart: A Jewel Greater than EnlightenmentBristol, UK Event - September 7, 2001 Evening Is it truly possible to have a pure heart? John describes purity of heart as the finest jewel anywhere, surpassing even awakening and enlightenment. In this dialogue John takes us from the very first step toward such a heart all the way to its embodiment. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-07-1209 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 339 - What is Oneness?Moen, Denmark Event - May 30, 2018 Afternoon It’s said that we are all one, but what does that mean? Do we need to 'be one' and if so, how? In this dialogue, John's response illuminates both the detail and the simplicity in the meaning of and the way to oneness. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-07-0506 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 338 - Beyond Self Esteem: Discovering the Unshakable YouByron Bay, Australia Event - November 22, 2010 Evening How did I get to feel so trapped in my self when I know there’s more to me? John describes the way to our deeper self, past practised methods of coping and ideas of self-esteem - all the way in to the real, unshakable you. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-06-2808 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 337 - The Bond in Any Kind of Relationship is ForeverBad Meinberg, Germany Event - December 6, 2016 Evening The woman in this dialogue wonders if the break-up of her relationship means she should close and withdraw. John shows her the way into the deeper connectedness of love and the timeless nature of bonds. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-06-2112 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 336 - Is Disability Coming Between You and Your Child?Tiruvannamalai, India Event - January 27, 2018 Afternoon A mother feels entangled in the difficulties of her handicapped child's condition and asks how she can be of real help. John shows how they can meet and enjoy each other without the condition getting in the way, which will also help the condition. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-06-1406 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 335 - Healing Anxiety and the Fear of DeathPoleg Beach, Israel Event - March 30, 2017 Afternoon How is it possible to be truly free of anxiety and the fear of death? A mother speaks with John of her fears, particularly the loss of her children and loved ones, and receives an answer that can bring an end to her fears forever. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-06-0722 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 334 - How Can I Be in My Heart and Still Say No?Poleg Beach, Israel Event - March 30, 2017 Evening We often feel our heart opening when we say yes to someone. But is it possible to say no and still be open? John describes how to make every interaction like putting gold into someone's pocket, whether your response to them is yes or no. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-05-2412 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 333 - What is Love?Rishikesh, India Event - February 10, 2018, Morning “What is love?” is the question, and John’s response takes us first to the answer, and then into the many levels of love to be lived here in this life, and what remains after death. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-05-1718 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 332 - Don't Believe Spiritual Teachings, Believe Only YouRishikesh, India Event - February 19, 2019 Afternoon So many teachings, so many opportunities for confusion: how to know what to follow? In the end, it's only you, listening to your inner tuning fork that can direct you to what is worth believing. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-05-1010 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 331 - Let Love Be Your AwakeningRishikesh, India Event - February 23, 2019 Morning It comes so strongly and we feel fully taken… But what's the real purpose and meaning of a powerful experience of immense love? In this dialogue, John describes what the experience points to — the opening of the door to your being. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-05-0310 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 330 - Stillness of Heart is the Healing of Your SoulEdmonton, Canada Summer Seminar - July 4, 2002 Afternoon A questioner feeling embarrassed about her use of words opens a profound teaching that reaches through the heart all the way into the soul and spirit. Explaining that her words are a result of tightness in her heart, John reveals the way that all of her heart’s distortion can come apart and ultimately lead to the healing of her soul. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Know...
2019-04-2612 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 329 - How to Heal DepressionNew York, USA Event - November 4, 2015 Afternoon Depression and its paralyzing effect can seem insurmountable. John reaches into its darkness revealing its roots in our beliefs and, with practical examples, shows how we can be and sustain our own healing. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-04-1809 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 328 - Your Quiet, Steady Walk Through the Storm of Your Nervous SystemRishikesh, India Event - February 19, 2019 Afternoon Is it possible to walk through life, given to what we've awakened to, while the influence of the world and even our own mind seem to trigger a reaction in our nervous system? In this dialogue, a woman speaks of the fear she experiences when she considers the prospect of stepping into what she most deeply knows. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnd...
2019-04-1213 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 327 - Freeing Your Mind from Habitual ThinkingEdmonton, Canada Meeting - October 30, 2000 Afternoon This dialogue explores the topic of mind: what is subtle mind? Universal mind? What about our patterned mind, and what transforms it? John reveals the role of innocence and unconditional openness in having a mind free of patterns – an intimate, living, subtle mind. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-04-0515 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 326 - A Spiritual Path Won't Take You HomeLage Vuursche, the Netherlands Event - April 10, 2011 Morning Though it’s true that walking a spiritual path can get you closer to what you’re searching for, it may be the very thing that ultimately separates you from returning to your true home. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-03-2908 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 325 - Extreme Soul DevelopmentRishikesh, India Event - February 25, 2019 Morning In this podcast, John delves into the meaning, development and purpose of the soul. Highlighting the importance of this life, he explains how what might take 10,000 years in the development of your soul after you’ve died is possible in one year while you’re in a body, alive in this world. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-03-2226 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 324 - Why True Enlightenment Comes Through "Endarkenment"Moen, Denmark Event - June 3, 2018 Afternoon What is the relationship between darkness and light? Should we try to stay in the light and avoid the darkness? In this dialogue, John explains the meaning of the dark and the true source of the light and its relevance to the way of enlightenment. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-03-1514 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 323 - Thriving in the Midst of Physical PainFindhorn, Scotland Event - March 12, 2012 Afternoon Anyone living with chronic pain, or supporting a loved one who does, knows how it can take over a person's life, putting them into a state of total despair. In this dialogue, John describes how one can not only cope with such pain, but actually thrive in the midst of it. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-03-0818 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 322 - Called and Given to a Life of OnenessBad Meinberg, Germany Event - November 24, 2017 Afternoon. In response to the sharing of a profound experience by the man in this dialogue, John explains the connection between the Calling, our energy centres and the manifestation of oneness in this life. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-03-0123 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 321 - Being a Love Team: Fulfilling the Purpose of Relationship July 4, 2011, Edmonton, Canada Seminar What is the relationship for, what needs to go and what needs to thrive? John gives the couple in this dialogue a new purpose: to be a love team. He shows them how it will take them into a relationship of real belonging, mutual enchantment and adoration. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-02-2211 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 320 - I've Had a Spiritual Awakening. What's Next?Moen, Denmark Event - June 3, 2018 Afternoon. A young woman is exploring a powerful awakening that opened her to a sense of oneness with the universe and enlightenment. John supports her in the newness of her experience with vivid analogies, encouraging and guiding her in how to carry this forward in her life. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-02-1518 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 319 - Is the World Just a Reflection of My Self?Moen, Denmark Event - May 30, 2018 Afternoon. This man has been told that the world is a reflection of himself and does not know how to deal with the rejection and unfriendliness he feels. John shows him what really matters and how he can heal himself and become a reflection of his own heart in the midst of this world and all his troubles. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John...
2019-02-0809 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 318 - Is the Purpose of Sexuality Different for Men and Women?Moen, Denmark Event - June 2, 2018 Evening This woman is touched by John sharing what sexuality is really for and wants to know what it means to be a woman. John shares the subtle differences between man and woman, and shows her how to invite and move in her sexuality anew – this time aligned to the delicacies of its deeper mystery. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Kn...
2019-02-0108 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 317 - How to Deal with Unfairness and MistreatmentPoleg Beach, Netanya, Israel Event - November 1, 2018 Afternoon Is it possible to let go of having been mistreated? This questioner feels angry about what happened in his career and is having a hard time finding forgiveness. John takes him to the root of what really matters, revealing the real cause of his separation and showing him the way home to his deep okayness within. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.j...
2019-01-2518 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 316 - How to Be Truly Free of AddictionPoleg Beach, Netanya, Israel Retreat - May 24, 2018 Afternoon
2019-01-1806 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 315 - True Parenting: Transcending the Influence of GeneticsCopenhagen, Denmark Event - June 5, 2010 Afternoon This dialogue addresses a woman questioning whether or not to have a child. John shows her all the complexities she would be taking on and shares the possibility of raising a child with opened genetics, through being the grace of her own deepest orientation. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-01-1109 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 314 - What You Do With Your Heart Matters More Than What You Do With Your LifeBoulder, USA Event - September 15, 2016 Evening How can I live in what I know of beingness, and the busy-ness of daily life? John’s response takes the questioner to see what he will know on his deathbed, when what matters most will be clear and can be lived for, now. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2019-01-0405 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 313 - The True Function of Chakras ExplainedPoleg Beach, Netanya, Israel Event - November 4, 2018 Evening What are the chakras or energy centres, and how do they relate to enlightenment? In this dialogue, John explains that the chakras are like gates. When they are closed we feel empty and stressed. When they are open, there is alignment and enlightenment. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-12-2811 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 312 - The Deeper Purpose of SexualityEdmonton, Canada Winter Seminar - December 27, 2013 Evening A woman is experiencing a new, subtle sexuality in her body not connected to want and need but to qualities of dearness and love. John speaks about this deeper sexuality, its connection to her heart, her being, and how it all empowers her deeper womanness – the ability to meet and commune. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-12-2111 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 311 - I'm Afraid of How My Spiritual Awakening Will Affect My LifeAmsterdam, The Netherlands Event - September 12, 2011 Afternoon This questioner can feel daunted by the effects she fears her changing orientation might have on those she loves. How to live it in the workplace, too? There is a cost, John agrees, but with a gift just beneath it. He clarifies for her how to be in her changes with others. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-12-1404 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 310 - Learning the Language of Real ParentingMoen, Denmark Event - June 2, 2017 Evening This young woman knows she could deepen her connection with her unborn baby but does not know how. John shows her the real language of parenting she can learn from her baby in the quiet of her heart. It not only opens the connection she longs for but will teach her what really matters in her own life, and in parenting her baby once born. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John...
2018-12-0713 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 309 - Why Do I Feel the Need to Be Special?Poleg Beach, Netanya, Israel Event - April 30, 2016 Afternoon This man no longer finds satisfaction in things he once enjoyed and feels alone and separate. He fears losing his uniqueness if he stops all his doing. John shows him how only by being at home in his heart, as nobody and nothing, can he know his true uniqueness and be free of his genetics. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnd...
2018-11-3010 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 308 - The Illusion of "Me-Time": How to Make Your Time Off MeaningfulCologne, Germany Retreat - January 25, 2015 Afternoon. This questioner has been working hard and knows she needs to spend her time differently, but how? John shows her how time off can be spent in a repeating loop of self-rejuvenation, or be given to what has already made a difference: her awakening. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-11-2609 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 307 - Purity of Heart Goes Beyond Spiritual Awakening and EnlightenmentTiruvannamalai, India Event - January 31, 2017 Afternoon What is enlightenment? Is it the highest spiritual attainment as many perceive it to be? In this dialogue, John explains that it is not enlightenment, but purity of heart that is what we are in a body for: awareness and knowing being one. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-11-1610 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 306 - Unlocking The Meaning of Life: Free of the Persecutor and the VictimEdmonton, Canada Meeting - March 19, 2017 Afternoon This vivid conversation dives into the topic of a real relationship to power. John describes how most of us live as both victims and perpetrators. We create a life of stories and illusion, losing the opportunity to awaken and, more importantly, to build on that awakening before we die. He reveals the fundamental simplicity and rare value of living a real life. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Kn...
2018-11-0918 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 305 - Your Heartache is Your AwakeningNetanya, Israel Retreat - February 21, 2015 Afternoon. The questioner in this dialogue has been experiencing heartache and loneliness. John speaks about the reasons for and purpose of heartache, revealing the opportunity for awakening that is in it. The heartache is there to bring you to what your whole life is for; you ache in your heart until it opens. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at ...
2018-11-0209 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 304 - What is a Master of Truth?Hamburg, Germany Event - May 24, 2000 This young woman speaks the uncertainty of many in today's spiritual marketplace. She wants to give her heart away to truth, but experience has revealed that many teachers are untrustworthy. John reveals the differences between a teacher of truth and one completely mastered by truth; to listen to all but to give her heart only to what she genuinely knows. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ru...
2018-10-2613 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 303 - From Difficulty to Realization: Your Heart is the Only WayCologne, Germany Event - January 24, 2015 Evening This man has taken steps beyond his addictions and difficulties but fears ultimately succumbing to their power: it's all just too painful. John encourages him in the one way that really works – to become gentled in his heart and to live his daily life in the realization of the nurture he will find there. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Kno...
2018-10-1909 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 302 - Awakening to Unseen Reality: John de Ruiter on the Essence of His TeachingMoen, Denmark Retreat - June 2, 2018 Afternoon. In this interview with Rishi Itzhak, therapist and meditation teacher from Israel, John is asked questions about the essence of his teaching and what happens in his presence that is so much more than teaching. This rich dialogue opens and explores what is real; how to access the full potential of our selves through openness and softness of heart; why there is so much suffering and depression in the world, and the particular gift of being in John's presence. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your...
2018-10-1219 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 301 - Opening Your Heart: Being Okay with PainTiruvannamalai, India Retreat - February 2, 2017 Afternoon. The Questioner feels guilty and trapped in her inability to deal with the pain of others. She knows that separating from them or confronting them does not help. John shows her how a simple return to openness and softness of heart allows the cycle of their pain and hers to end... in her. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-10-0507 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 300 - Is It Important to Work Hard and Be Successful? February 9, 2018, Rishikesh, India When we work hard on our projects and goals, it can be difficult not to be dependent on the outcome. Striving for success or fear of failure... how to overcome this source of stress? In this talk, John offers keys to connecting our outer life on the surface, with deep inner beingness. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-09-2812 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 299 - True Belonging: Living From the Deeper Levels of YouHamburg, Germany Retreat - June 9, 2017 Afternoon. Let not your heart nor your self be a port for negativity. This questioner has experienced the deeper ground she really belongs to, but can be overtaken by negativity. John shows her how to care for what she knows in her heart, even under pressure. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-09-2113 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 298 - Return to Your Heart, Return to Your InnocenceHamburg, Germany Retreat - May 18, 2013 Afternoon. How can a person with strong mental conditioning connect to their heart? Through the example of loving someone, John shows the questioner how to be in his heart and, despite shyness and embarrassment, let it come into his face, filling his body and changing his thinking. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-09-1412 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 297 - Change Your Destiny October 30, 2011 Munich, Germany Retreat This conversation addresses destiny. Does it just happen or can we do something to change it? John explains how it can only be changed with a shift of awareness: away from our emotional makeup into what we know the truth of in our heart, bringing stability, freedom and healing that before seemed impossible. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-09-0706 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 296 - Stillness in a Storm: Finding True Stability WithinMunich, Germany Retreat - October 30, 2011 Evening. [Add Podcast summary from masterlist here] Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-08-3107 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 295 - Finding Compassion and Love After Sexual AbusePoleg Beach, Netanya, Israel Event - May 24, 2018 Afternoon In this gentle, profound dialogue, a woman who was sexually abused by her father asks how she can be with the ongoing sense of uncleanness she feels in her body. John reveals to her deeper levels unaffected by the trauma, opening the possibility of true healing and a return to a heart-to-heart connection with her father. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about...
2018-08-2414 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 294 - Return to OnenessTiruvannamalai, India Retreat - February 2, 2015 Morning. The wish to return to oneness is unravelled for us in this talk. John uses analogies to reveal how wishing and longing separate us from what we long for, and explains how only being the same as the direct knowledge fuelling our wish can return us to oneness. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-08-1514 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 293 - Can We Really Save This Planet?Lage Vuursche, The Netherlands Event - April 25, 2012 Evening This questioner feels frustrated in her wish to be of help to the world, to address the environmental problems and human suffering. John explains to her that frustration only makes matters worse – that the planet will thrive when we live and relate to it instead from our innermost being. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More information about John de Ruiter - Knowing Reality at www.johnderuiter.com
2018-08-0314 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 292 - How Do I Say No to My Child?Cologne, Germany Event - January 30, 2012 Afternoon Becoming a parent is a joyous experience, but for many it can be quite overwhelming. Anxiety can quickly replace joy as we struggle with our own uncertainty and reactivity. How do we set boundaries and say no in ways that do not trigger a power struggle with our child? In this talk, John gives practical advice about how to give your child what your child really needs by coming from quiet clarity and warmth: the juiciest kind of parenting. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of yo...
2018-07-2715 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 291 - Why Are Relationships So Painful?Rishikesh, India Event - February 9, 2018 Afternoon Deeply loving someone and being in love... you start a relationship and then you wonder why, after familiarity has set in, the in-loveness is gone and there is difficulty and pain. If you start from wanting and needing a relationship, you are already relating in a way that is not like your being. So how to have a meaningful, pain-free relationship? Listen to this talk to find out! Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the meaning of life opens up in awareness. More...
2018-07-2023 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 290 - The Sweet Ache of Profound ChangeMunich, Germany Event - October 31, 2011 Afternoon This questioner had an awakening which he hoped his Buddhist spiritual practice would open further. He feels stuck and wants to know how he can move forward. John explains that his awakening caused a shift in orientation that does not yet match the self that he has, the result being an ache felt deeply in his heart. John shows him the shift that is needed: a surrender beyond his understanding to the knowing in his heart. Dialogues with John de Ruiter bring you into your heart, and into the depths of your being, where the...
2018-07-0607 min
John de Ruiter PodcastJdR Podcast 205 - A Mercy to Your Mind - January 21, 2016 Morning - Tiruvannamalai, India RetreatTitle: A Mercy to Your Mind.
Location: January 21, 2016 Morning - Tiruvannamalai, India Retreat.
Quote: For your being, your conditioned mind is not a problem or a hindrance. It is an opportunity for you as a being to be free in." —John de Ruiter.
Info: People are responding worldwide to John and his message of knowing and meaning. John currently holds events in India, Israel, Canada and several countries in Europe. These international retreats include meetings, informal gatherings and oftentimes meals shared with John. The informal gatherings with John are a...
2016-02-1909 min