John de Ruiter Podcast
John de Ruiter is a Canadian author and spiritual leader. He holds weekly meetings from his home base in Edmonton, Alberta, where he established the College of Integrated Philosophy in 2006. John has been offering seminars online and in Alberta since 2020, resulting in conversations with people all over the world. As an innovative voice for spiritual evolution, John de Ruiter teaches that life's meaning can be known and lived through "core-splitting honesty," a concept he discovered in his teens after a profound awakening to foundational levels of existence. Ever since, John’s life and teaching have been informed by that direct knowing. His desire to communicate these ideas led to two books, “The Intelligence of Love: Manifesting Your Being in This World” and “Unveiling Reality.” John’s teachings focus on a willingness to let go of your ego and desires: He draws a distinction between your self and your soul, as well as your mind and your being. When teaching a group, John prefers to interact with audience members one-on-one, rather than addressing a whole crowd. This method results in fascinating and intimate dialogues. Find more information about him at www.johnderuiter.com.

Totnes, United Kingdom Meeting - June 14, 2013 Afternoon

A question about the self, how to be free of it, free of being selfish. How to stay in the peace that isn’t of the self, and what is the distinction between the heart and the 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

Direct download: JdR_Podcast_269_-_Your_Self_Isn_t_Selfish.mp3
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Findhorn, Scotland Retreat - March 12, 2012 Morning

How to be free of past hurts and conditioning? Is there a method that can help, a spiritual practice? Can meditation help? John explains why methods and spiritual practices ultimately don’t work. Spiritual practices can help bring you to the door of your being, but they can’t take you through the door. It is only a shift of orientation that can take you through the door, into pure you and into freedom from past hurts and from the conditioning in 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
Direct download: JdR_Podcast_268_-_Spiritual_Practices__Why_They_Dont_Work.mp3
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Edmonton, Canada Meeting - April 24, 2016 Evening

The questioner is noticing a subtle uncomfortable movement of his sexuality, and is asking if it is best to stay in it as still as a lake. John explains that our conscious self is only the tip of the iceberg. When you deeply open, this allows for your subconscious to come up into your conscious self. It is like a deep lake doing a flip: the deep comes to the surface while the surface goes into the deep. That flip is made possible by you belonging to your heart. This is how you get to know your self. It is the transformation 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

Direct download: JdR_Podcast_267_-_The_End_of_Your_Life_in_Illusion__Entering_Deep_Peace.mp3
Category:Spoken -- posted at: 2:00pm EDT

Netanya, Israel Retreat - October 26, 2017 Evening
 
What is the calling? How does the knowing of a depth way beyond our selves influence our lives and specifically our choice of partner? Listen to this talk and find out what it means to be in a relationship that is fair to your awakening and magnifies 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
Direct download: JdR_Podcast_266_-_Relationship__Empowering_The_Calling_Together.mp3
Category:Spoken -- posted at: 6:03pm EDT