Some of the speakers who appear in these podcasts are some of the clearest speakers on this subject of Non Duality (not all of them).  There are thousands we could have interviewed but most do not meet the required ‘standards’ and most of them fall short by a hundred miles.  It could be said to be unfortunate, that many ‘teachers’ make everything complicated by stamping their concepts over everything.  It is plainly obvious that many have no conscience and ‘steal’ pointers and use them for their own purposes.  They sell their conceptual teaching to the unwary, gather large followings and hold everyone to ransom. There are very few ‘teachers’ who are clean and clear of conceptual nonsense. One can see clearly that no one gets any true benefit because they are all encouraged to seek MORE.

THERE IS NO MORE.   Right now reality is just as it is.  The mind finds problems because it is constantly referring to an image of self – and that ‘self’ is non existent.  Therefore the seeking and the psychological suffering continues. It is completely unnecessary.  Believing in being a seeker is a loop in mind and there is no way out except to STOP.

What is true is simple. Reality is the PROOF.  Seeking is a dis-ease in being. It is psychological – if it stays there long enough it affects the physical body. The loop appears to be strong – but it cannot stand up to a clear investigation. There is NO reason why any teacher needs to prolong the deliverance of a clear message, except because they do not understand themselves.
Non Duality has turned into a profitable industry and frankly it is nothing less than disgusting what goes on.  Ridiculous seminars and retreats that cost a small fortune to attend.  It is utterly absurd. Stupendous Nonsense and idolatry is flaunted as if it were a God sent gift and all along it is nothing but the bondage of an apparent self.  99% of the presentations on this subject are almost complete nonsense.  How anyone cannot see that is a marvel to behold.  Compromised information is glorified and twisted into cult like activities.

What is pointed to in these podcast programs will not go stale or be dated. What is pointed to has never aged or changed one iota.   Therefore these programs serve as a vehicle for clear pointing.  You may not realise it but this is rare to find.  Usually those who organise such podcasts spoil the program with all kinds of unclear ramblings.

The Urban Guru Cafe programs are downloaded by around 7,000 plus listeners and streamed by a few more. It is broadcast on only one Radio Station at the moment – 93.1 CFIS FM in Prince George BC.  8.30 Sunday mornings.

Non Duality is not some tricky subject one needs to study. It is all very simple.  It is simple – simply Seeing and knowing for oneself.  All you need to do is to pay some attention to what is being pointed out.  It needs to be attention that is free from ‘old ideas’.  There are new notes and comments on the seeing-knowing site for those interested. – Gilbert

Just to ensure that the message is ‘heard’ clearly we have taken measures to make it easier for every potential visitor – we are providing a clean transcript of this program.  This program contains all the essential pointers that anyone needs.  If you can follow what is pointed out it is virtually impossible not to recognize your own essential ‘natural state’.   You may need to read and listen a few times.  This program represents what the Urban Guru Cafe is about.  Listen in a relaxed way and let the ‘message’ register without ‘reaction’ from the mind.  Mind is only appearance.  Pure being is not in the mind.  As long as there is some form of grasping consciousness going on, then the idea of seeking will perpetuate itself.   This naked awareness, which is beyond mind, is timelessly present – it is not altered by ‘time’.   Anyone who has experienced a true insight knows that it is a wordless insight – it is not in the conditioned mind – it is pure in-seeing.  Space like awareness is prior to the appearance of all the qualities and content of consciousness. That does not mean that it is separate.  Not two.

What must be clearly understood is that no one can ‘do’ anything for you – no guru, teacher or any ‘me’ or  ’other than me’ can facilitate the recognition that is required. What is usually offered is a conditional perspective which keeps the seeker locked into a mind game.  Once a clear and precise recognition has ‘happened’ there is little one can say about it, because it is beyond language.  Knowing is never truly corrupted by thought….It is pure knowing, pure being, which has always been present because it IS presence itself.  Any ‘personal history’ is only baggage and all our old ideas amount to nil until we let go absolutely.  Link to Guest Speaker here.

The guide can walk with you and assist with direction and the avoidance of deviations.  The spontaneous recognition is always potential.  You must SEE for yourself.  Belief is useless in this ‘venture’.  Belief is a hinderance and old ideas amount to nothing.

Music: G on Mandola and Mary Hopkin’s “Those were the days”.

P.S. Thousands upon thousands have a copy of “I am THAT” – Nisargadatta.  Few understand what is offered in the book.  The book often sits on a shelf as a trophy.  The lucky one is driven to read it every day.   Something percolates down.   As for the Urban Guru Cafe, there may or may not be further programs (as the song says “we thought they would never end”).     If you get the gist of what this single program is pointing to, there will be no need for MORE.  Listen a few times.  - G.

The UGC is a FREE podcast.  The producer of these podcasts has a new e-book available on this website.

The clear pointing on this site does not date.  It is fresh as the immediate impressions that register each moment.  We encourage you to explore as many of these programs as you wish to.  If you are waiting for a new program, please start listening to those programs you have not yet listened to.  Even though the programs are presented in an entertaining format, the essence of the pointing is sharp and cutting and ever fresh.   No one knows what ‘information’ will bring about a clear insight for you.  One may hear a pointer many times and somehow it does not register with its full meaning, then suddenly it cuts to the core.  Therefore we encourage anyone who resonates with a particular ‘message’ to listen as often as you can.  The programs will not dull or get stale.  Something ‘sinks in’ and in an unexpected moment a clear pointer registers with a clarity that dispenses the ‘old view’ and it leaves you present and aware, as you always have been, nakedly aware, of being pure being.   In that moment (which can only be this moment) the ‘job’ has been done (and nothing has actually happened and nothing was ever done).  This naked moment is eternal presence.

The incentive of the Urban Guru Cafe is purely in order for such a moment to open up for you (as it did for me).   Once this has ‘happened’ things fall into place in a very different ‘order’ and many beliefs are dispensed with naturally without incident.  This has ‘happened’ for many listeners.  Be patient and listen to those programs that resonate. – G.

In the beginning was the word.

The texture of the universe is a seamless garment worn by no entity.
The following voices will be heard on this program: Rick Linchitz, Robert Wolfe, Kenneth Madden, Terence Stamp reading David Carse, Ram Dass reading an ancient text, Randall Friend, Mark West, Bob Adamson, John Wheeler, Isaac Shapiro, Ramesh Balsekar with Nisargadatta….. – G.

Music includes: Gordon Lightfoot, Gevorg Dabagian, Andreas Vollenweider, Moody Blues, Kingston Trio, Thomas Dybdahl, Rivertribe (Aus), Mozart and Pink Floyd, traffic and birds.

The various guests on this program have programs of their own and website also. Gilbert has a free trimmed version of his e-book called “Resonance in the Heart”  available – The full version is a pay for download. Click HERE to visit the e-book.

The entire 99 programs on this site were produced on a MacBook Pro using a simple but excellent audio editing program called Amedeus Pro. We recommend Apple Macs and to date we have had no software conflicts and no major hardware issues with these excellent work tools.

The UGC is on 1 Radio station in BC CFIS FM, Sunday mornings at 8.30.  It would be good to have the UGC on a few more stations around the globe. The programs are free.  Make some comments and stay in touch. – G.

Music includes: Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Ben Harper, Lemonjelly, AndreasVollenweider.

The UGC is a free podcast. Small donation can be made via the site if you are able and willing.

The book is now published – by Non Duality Press.  The ‘Bob’ that Randall mentions is of course Bob Adamson. Bob appears in previous programs here on the UGC.

Randall’s website is called “You Are Dreaming”

Music includes pieces by Gerardo Nunez, Crash Test Dummies, Andreas Vollenweider, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Van Morrison.

Short voice extracts from The Matrix movie at the head and tail of the program.

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Music by Talvin Singh (Flute) and Asad Qizilbash (Sarod).

The voices of Alan Kahaney, Jack Kornfield, Jean Dunn appear as extracts from the “Awaken to the Eternal” video on Nisargadatta. This video is well worth watching. The link above takes you to the website for the video. Watch the entire video by clicking HERE.

Also….Nisargadatta audio courtesy of Maurizio at netineti films here.

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“Delayed response is wrong response. Thought, feeling and action must be one and simultaneous with the situation that calls for them” – Nisargadatta

The essence of the message is subtle. The mind is attuned to gross concepts. In this program is a very subtle introduction to our true nature. Listen to it as often as you can. The insight that comes, opens up the being-ness.

There is ‘no reason’ why anyone should miss it. It is the immediacy of being.

The voices of Jack Kornfield, Mark West, Ramesh Balsekar appear in this program.

Three short audio extracts from the video “Awaken to the Eternal“.

Various visitors put questions to Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj through the English translator, Ramesh.

Music by Asad Qizilibash, Ravi Shanka and the closing music by Van Morrison.

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The extract is from a talk by Randal called “Oneness of Consciousness” – hear the rest through the link above.

Randall’s first book is being published in early May – The title is “You Are No Thing” - publisher Non-Duality Press.

Comedy: A short piece from the late and great Bill Hicks is featured at the beginning.

Short music interludes include: James Taylor, Flamenco Arabe, Bob Lind, Ray Stevens, Joe South and Chrissie Hynde.

A recording of Helen Adie playing a Gurdjieff piano piece from a collection of music called “Dances and Chants of the Seids” – an unusually ‘moving’ piece of music.

Point of interest: Helen Adie, a concert pianist during her early life in London, was Gilbert’s ‘sacred dance’ (‘movements’) teacher for many years. She played Piano for the Movement Classes in Paris (Fontainebleau) for G.I. Gurdjieff . Helen and her husband George Adie were pupils of Gurdjieff. This music, along with many other pieces, was recorded by Gilbert in the 80′s. There is a 3 CD set of the music available (or was for a few years). It may be hard to find. Some of the pieces are exceptionally ‘moving’. As I remember it, Helen was flown to the US to play pieces for the production of Peter Brook’s film, on Gurdjieff’s early life, called “Meetings with Remarkable Men”. Some of the ‘movements’ appear in that film. You can see them on google video.

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