We’re here for just a little bit of time, just long enough in the midst of continual measures of difficulty to know, to realize, to be, to become and to leave. You haven’t left yet …
A newly married woman is exploring how to give more outer form to her marriage, and discovering what it means to grow in realness, togetherness and deeper sexuality with her husband.
In this clip young adults talk about their awakenings, and ask John questions surrounding their experiences.
Questioners ask John about the inability to forgive and move on from an abusive relationship, what to do with feelings of self doubt and hatred, and how to deal with an inflamed self. John speaks about self importance, the concept of holding oneself as more important than others, as the cause of negative emotions, and an obstacle to being in the heart.
Being in nature is a source of great joy for many, but is there a deeper meaning beyond the pleasures that nature’s abundance and beauty provide? This interview with John de Ruiter was filmed on the last day of a 6 day camping trip in the spectacular Canadian Rockies with over 400 people in attendance. In it, he explains not only the deeper meaning of being in nature but the potential value of being in it together.
“It’s only when you’re given to what you know that nothing else has any purchase.”
“My sole purpose is to be, in life, what we are after we’ve died. Through openness and softness of heart and core-splitting honesty at any personal cost, I live as that while actualizing the same in others I meet. I am available as a resource for anyone who recognizes and values this way of being.”
– John de Ruiter
