Richard Rudd, founder of the Gene Keys, joins the Know Thyself podcast again for a deeper dive into the Art of Contemplation. He reveals how to pay deeper attention, take more pauses, and see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Explaining that within the ‘normalcy’ of our lives is a profound stillness and peace waiting to be discovered. He redefines what he calls ‘the spirituality of effort’, and explains that the path to enlightenment can be a gentle, playful, and blissful one. He shares his practices for taking more pauses in life, tapping into your inner genius, and transforming your greatest shadows. He also gives his insights on the next stage of human evolution, and why he believes we are all moving towards a simpler life. SPONSOR: https://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyself Code: KNOWTHYSELF for 15% off (Currently only ships to US & Canada) === TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 3:11 Invocation of Holy Solace 5:44 The Art of Contemplation 8:18 Ordinary Life is Extraordinarily Profound 15:43 The Search for Purity: Don’t Be Afraid of the World 20:23 André Shares a Poem 22:02 Power of Paying Attention & Pausing 30:59 Transforming Shadow Patterns 37:02 Pivot: Unlocking Your Inner Genius 46:53 Caution of Rapture & The Superpower of Grace 56:02 Removing the Excess Noise - Healing the Shadow 1:02:28 Remembering Our Own Eternity within Mortality 1:06:30 Contemplating Death 1:14:12 The Next Stage of Humanity's Evolution 1:17:19 What Happens When We Die: The Unchanging Atom 1:20:59 Nirvana is Within Us 1:26:09 What’s Next for Richard 1:30:19 What’s Coming in 2027 1:38:05 The Dream Arc & Gene Keys 1:42:16 Conclusion === A teacher, mystic and award-winning poet, Richard Rudd’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, traveled 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. During this time he lived in Manhattan, Oregon and Hawaii before finally returning to the UK in 1998, where he met Marian his wife. Over the following years they had three children and moved to Devon in southern England. Throughout his adventures Richard has explored his love of writing and in 2006 he won the FISH international poetry award in Ireland. 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. Today Richard continues to expand the wisdom that he was gifted, remaining always a student of the Gene Keys while teaching all around the world. In 2019, Richard was named on the Watkins list of The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People. Website: https://genekeys.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genekeys/ The Art of Contemplation: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Contemplation-Richard-Rudd/dp/0956975097/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=art+of+contemplation&qid=1560865235&s=gateway&sr=8-1 ___________ Know Thyself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/ Website: https://www.knowthyself.one Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg Listen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927 André Duqum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/ Meraki Media https://merakimedia.com https://www.instagram.com/merakimedia/