#157 My wonderful guest this week is Richard Rudd. Richard is an author, spiritual teacher, and mystic. During our conversation, Richard talks about his spiritual journey and how he was able to fit back into his normal life after experiencing the eye-opening things that he did. Richard puts a great deal of emphasis on contemplation and encourages us all to be aware and conscious as we go about our day. I hope that this episode allows you to pause and live your day in a different way, experiencing things you might have overlooked before. About Richard: Richard Rudd is a teacher, mystic, and award-winning poet. Richard's inner journey began early in life as he experienced strange energies rushing throughout his body, culminating in a major spiritual experience at the age of 29. Emerging from what he calls 'a field of limitless light' that lasted 3 days and 3 nights, Richard was entrusted with a sacred teaching – the wisdom of the Gene Keys. A born explorer, Richard has studied with great teachers in the East, travelled through the Himalayas, the Pacific, the Americas, and the Arctic. Earning a master's degree in metaphysics and literature from Edinburgh University, he went on to work in the film industry in Australia, trained as a teacher of Chi Kung in Thailand and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on a small yacht. All Richard's travels and studies coalesced into a synthesis in 2002 when he began to write and conceive the Gene Keys. It took seven years to write the book and understand its teachings and applications. In 2019, Richard was named on the Watkins list of The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People.

Richard's Website: genekeys.com/about

Richard's Course: The Art of Contemplationgenekeys.com/the-art-of-contemplation

The Gene Keys:www.amazon.com/Gene-Keys-Unlocking-Higher-Purpose/dp/1780285426

Richard's YouTube:www.youtube.com/channel/UCO7-rNNMA0NCGgY8xb9Tqxg

Key points with time stamp:

• Richard's work in his own words (0:14)
• People's reaction to Richard being a mystic (2:21)
• Richard's journey into the spiritual world (3:59)
• Where would Richard be without the guidance he received as a teenager? (6:38)
• Leaving our comfort zones for spiritual growth: Is it a hard task? (9:27)
• The turning point for Richard (10:55)
• Life after Richard's meditative state (17:17)
• The low points following Richard's new-found knowledge (18:21)
• Is integrating back into "normal life" a necessary step? (22:31)
• Writing The Gene Keys and the teachings of I Ching (24:24)
• A roadmap into the Gene Keys (33:47)
• The Art of Contemplation: the core of Richard's techniques (36:28)
• How did Richard feel after finishing the Gene Keys? (43:50)
• Is growth found in suffering? (45:43)
• Is Richard hopeful about the future? (51:09)
• What Richard leaves us with (54:35)

Mentioned in this episode:

• Pete Evans
• Ram Dass
• Wales
• Bardsey Island
• Llyn Peninsula
• Isle of the Saints
• The Gene Keys, A book by Richard Rudd
• Human Design
• I Ching. A Chinese divinition text
• Hua Ching Ni
• Nassim Haramein
• The Art of Contemplation, 2018. Richard's second book

About me:

My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co