The Change that Changes Everything

Activist, author and spiritual teacher Richard Rohr preached about "The Change That Changes Everything" on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at All Saints Church, Pasadena.
Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34 and John 12: 20-33.

For more information on All Saints Church visit our website at www.allsaints-pas.org.

[@foxopossum]

I am very lucky and blessed to have been utterly broken by self and left with no other choice than to give my life to a Higher Power. Having said that, my small self still leads me around by the nose sometimes. It is right now actually and I really wanna be free. I’m obsessing!!! Bluh. He’s right. It isn’t real. But still has power over me sometimes.

[@samjones3334]

Thank God this message is everywhere. I never knew I could find it in Christianity. A million thanks

[@johannesnicolaas]

My God, he knows, he knows, listen to him, his words can liberate you bigtime.... Peace and love to all.

[@j4unumber1]

Wow! That is one of the most beautiful sermons I have ever heard.

[@floydturnage]

Richard Rohr brings the message that should be shared with everyone as well as we who can listen here. HE SPEAKS THE TRUTH!

[@mikehalinan]

I love Richard Rohr, he helps us so much. Thank you God for planting Richard on earth with us.

[@moiramccabe1988]

CharlesPhoenix I A Greeed

[@moiramccabe1988]

that was so badly wrote what I meant to say is I totally agree

[@mikehalinan]

Thank you :)

[@josephmcnulty6703]

I came across is teaching recently after going through a divorce he has helped me tremendously to look Within Myself and find God once I see where I block myself from God I'm a daily basis through my is changing selfishness

[@absurd0000]

this message desperately needs to reach more ears!

[@MsDidi38]

yes, someone agrees with me, I'm not crazy. That was Amazing! Thankyou, brother. Amen and Amen

[@anniecasalan922]

Fr. Richard Rohr is one of the few Catholic Priests who presents the same teachings that Eckhart Tolle has been presenting, and which are timeless, and resonate with people.

[@monicagoddard1784]

Annie Casalan How many Catholic priests have you actually listened to? There is a great difference between what many BELIEVE to be true about Catholic priests and what is actually true.

[@troyvance9533]

He is Episcopalian.

[@Abr022575]

@@troyvance9533 no he's not

[@pattersondsmccd]

You can't get there; you fall there!

[@uranomichiaruki1]

You were there the whole time, and never knew it

[@ThunderBroomPilot]

Thank you for help in spiritual growth

[@panyvinoartstudiomonastery7412]

Brief, profound, and to the point.

[@ascent7]

he is an inspiring teacher...

[@Sjo1Org]

Lord Jesus, help us to Trust you!

[@wonboy1]

Loved it. A breath of free air. jacintha

[@jamiecostco7889]

Dick Rohr with the walk away mic drop of non-dual truth!

[@Stereostupid]

JA KIRK dick Rohr that’s fucking amazing 🤣🤣🤣

[@bluewaltz4279]

@@Stereostupid Sir, you need to voice your opinions without using crass, vulgar words. I hope you'll heed my suggestion. Blessings to you and yours!

[@Stereostupid]

@@bluewaltz4279 really?and this gentleman above puts dick rohr ?i thought that was kind of unique and made me laugh even though we know father Richard rohr doesn’t go by dick rohr and there’s quite a difference between dick and Richard...just because some think dick is short for Richard it’s according to who’s name it is because if my name was Richard and a Franciscan priest on top of that and did not go by the name dick and did not consider that short for my name I might be like use some respect ok..I personally don’t take anything that serious because Im alive and that’s wonderful enough!But if my comment offended you I’m sorry I forgot KZbin and this world is changing dramatically where everybody is hurt or offended we can’t just be ourselves anymore and that really stinks..btw I love Richard rohr and I love Jesus,Thomas Merton,Ted Nottingham and the eastern orthodoxy well anything Jesus but I’m not a religious man in terms of an evangelist..sometimes I have a little fun and don’t look at things like Omg I can’t just live be myself in this moment I’m just trying to be joyful ..have a great day god bless and be safe

[@AquaKnight2k69]

Amen. I went through a fall in my life...a baptism of fire as the gospels say..the greatest thing to ever happen to me...a period of emotional/mental hell after which I saw the light and was free. Thank you, Papa, Thank you, Jesus.

[@rayholstein7108]

+RockFrogger -- Sounds as though you experienced the Dark Night of the Soul, (St. John of the Cross). That is the miracle of falling. The Burning Bush is still flaming. (March 11, 1991 was my deliverance).

[@janeksandus]

Ray Holstein How your life has been after deliverance?

[@rayholstein7108]

It's been a little over 26 years after that experience. Still affirming that God is inside of ourselves, and not where we were taught He was. My life today is more contemplative than anything else. Not everyday is perfect, but knowing the Source is always there is comforting. My ego still exist which at times makes me feel disconnected from the Higher Authority, and knowing this always brings me back to the solution, that being God Himself. What is still painful is the point that I can't bring anyone to the point of crossing over the threshold to Union with God. This is the Dark Night of the Soul experience for me. All my teachings had to be cast aside so that I could experience God's Love and having a pure relationship with Him. The Fire still burns in a healing way. What poisons I encounter in today's social and political sense causes me sadness is destructive toward my meditation. The world has too many egos that battle each other. This makes God unhappy, at least that's what I hear in meditation. Serenity prayer and St. Francis prayer are life savers toward the greater good. I just accept that everyone has to fall in life in order to surrender to the Great Reality in each of us.

[@janeksandus]

Ray Holstein I think that no one can teach secret of falling in God or true self, only reality or God himself can lead there. It is not easy to find and alow this fall in Love.

[@rayholstein7108]

In somewhat of a paradox and humorous way, it felt the experience I went through was by accident. A drowning man will reach for the last straw. Humor the last straw, was God Himself. At that point I felt that God did not exist, and prayer didn't seem to work in my turmoil. It was truly the darkest point in my life, and I hate to admit that suicide seemed to be the only option. The burning flame turned out for me, to be a purging of my idea of God, a transference and cleansing of my soul. That experience was mystical at it's core. Growing through journey of mystical persuasion of His Love, is sometimes a lonely encounter, and we who have been there, may find it difficult to find others who might have had the same experience. Nonetheless, we are not alone in God's infinite Love and Union. Writings by St. John of the Cross, and St. Theresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, and a host of others, including Richard Rohr help in battling the dreaded aloneness one can feel when experiencing the mystical path. Ironically, even certain songs brings me into contemplation. Lyrics like: "You've got to walk that lonesome valley. You've got to walk it by yourself". Another song lyric: "I fell into to a burning Ring of Fire....". These experiences are truly an "Amazing Grace". Have a great and gracious journey Agris. Oh, by the way, I totally agree with you that no one can teach these ideas. They have to be experienced on a personal level of looking at our entire life and attempting correct our wrongs, and forgiving our resentments toward others.

[@mrtaurus51]

I can agree with MsDidi38 ... I'm not crazy ... It is indeed an amazing vid. I'm happy to hear somebody talk about what I am experiencing now ... free falling.

[@rayholstein7108]

Falling there is so well said, it is only our destruction of ego do we fall into Grace. A mystic doesn't live in God's pain, they live in His Love. Sometimes feeling alienated from the estranged world, but with a different view of a Loving Life connected to all. Thank You Father Rohr for this insight and confirmation of God's Wisdom.

[@diamondc6763]

God bless.

[@michaeldoyle6702]

Amazing.

[@richneal2990]

Fr Rohr gave my Roger Bacon HS senior retreat at his New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati, Ohio in the Spring of 1974. At the time, I was not aware who he was or that he was going to be anyone significant and I can't say the retreat really did any thing for me other than satisfy the criteria that I did my senior retreat. There was another option at a now non-existant venue known as Marydale in Northern Kentucky but the New Jerusalem retreat was more appealing. (word on the street is that the Catholic Church had to sell Marydale in order to pay off the scandalous sexual abuse civil suits) Now, I am able to better appreciate his philosophies and, therefore, his genius. The current rendition of the Catholic Church is an absolute mess yet, Fr. Rohr is one of the very few bright spots. I listen to many of his talks on KZbin but this is my favorite. I no longer attend Mass and he does give creedance to this here when he speaks of inner experience. I had discovered inner experience on my own so it blew my mind to hear him support my independent spiritual emancipation. "Religion is for people who are afraid to go to hell; spiritually is for those who have been there" , James Hollis PhD, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life" Gotham Books.

[@bluemagic9531]

Eureka is "you fall back into it" as salvation we re-member

[@loretomazzola403]

poor uncle love

[@heinzmathias241]

SURRENDER..You Cant Get There You Fall There 🙏🏻Father

[@RichardLucas]

I don't want a "big life". Look. I had the big religious experience in my 29th year. "we are all one." High cognitive impact, as different pieces of knowledge in me, which had been hitherto separated, were integrated. Lasted about three and a half days. Definitely felt as though I had been taken in hand by god, and at the end of it, there was an explosion of pleasure behind my eyes that I had never known before, and have never felt, since. It changed my life. But now, age 46, after years of study and observation, I realize that this is a biological, emotional, psychological, and cognitive experience. Not a supernatural one. I am a Christian atheist, now. The clergy does not have the answers. They are not gatekeepers. Perhaps most of them don't even have a personal experience like my own to lean upon. They have no authority. The fact is, water seeks its level. You can have this experience if you seek it sincerely and with effort. But these words won't get you there. I think this fellow knows that undeveloped people instinctively, reflexively seek to make themselves "bigger", and so, he tries to attach their reflex to grow bigger to this experience. People seek to play a role in a larger narrative. But in the end, narrative, and its influence, is a distraction. To escape from narrative, and roles in other peoples' stories and to live your own truth by becoming your own authority is the truth that will set you free.

[@johntate5722]

Interesting richard. Thanks for your input. Do you try to incorporate a spiritual aspect in yiur life, ie spiritual practices, at all?

[@RichardLucas]

@@johntate5722 Living. Living is a spiritual practice. It doesn't take any words, much less fancy ones. It doesn't take any effort. There is nothing to be done. Everything is unfolding like a flower, according to its plan. There are not two, separate realities. There is only one. You are not divided into two parts, physical and "spiritual". There are categories, but that's a function of cognition, not spirituality. Language, also, is not holy or magical. It's a trap. We slip it on and suddenly we can live in the narrative past or narrative future, but it's a trick of the light. Language creates the sense of time, and cognition continually taxonomizes and categorizes things because that's evolution's legacy on us. We evolved to breed animals and plants, so we prune, perfect, etc, all the time, even if (especially if) it isn't necessary or helpful. We lead with our biological programming and emotions, and then language and the intellect come along and backfill the mind with narratives that justify or rationalize the pre-existing, irrational dispositions we have.

[@johntate5722]

@@RichardLucas again, interesting. So you dont really have a "metanarrative"...or if you do it seems to me that you emphsise personal autonomy which is no bad thing i think

[@RichardLucas]

@@johntate5722 I'm just agreeing with Nietzsche, here. There is no such thing as Nihilism in the wild. No one actually believes in nothing. It's a ridiculous fear. However, just because a person finds a solution or answer that, to them, is clearly better than the others, it doesn't mean their solution is the right fit for others. Super simple, intellectually. Super hard for those who clutch at power. Or maybe that's not right. Maybe they clutch at order and feel insecurity in the face of having to be the final authority. It looks like people are actually the only ones who can authorize themselves to think more and more for themselves on their own authority. Nature seems to have us lock ourselves down by default. Life seems to be in part about finding where we are bound and loosing the bonds. Language doesn't help.

[@johntate5722]

@@RichardLucas i'm with you on some of that esp the seeming "need to be right" and the difficulty most of us have living with contradiction or paradox

[@duncanfisher2986]

So how do we fall back into our true selves? Love it so far, but I'm confused about what actually to do.

[@richardbelisle7626]

Surrender is the name of the game....thy will not mine...start there be open and willing and it will take care of it self🕉☯️❤️🙏🏼

[@bluewaltz4279]

Salvation is a gift. One can never "work" his way to receive Grace. Isn't that what Father Rohr is saying? What puzzles me are the negative comments, or am I the one who's missing something??

[@hermyz8891]

Some of the sound in this video was deleted or blocked out. Why?

[@sugarpump]

Well that's a bit abrupt of an end!

[@curleyagnes4986]

Christmas carols

[@pattersondsmccd]

You can't get there. You fall there.

[@leighburville2717]

A grain of wheat is like an idea of God. If we decide that we want to move forward from being a small grain of wheat then we just go into the ground and sprout into a wheat stalk soon with a thousand small wheat seeds. A good religion is all about dying before you die.

[@carolebingham7262]

Hi Richard it says in the bible that Jesus was fully man and fully God he was the God man it. Is the blessed trinity father son and holy spirit three persons in the one God

[@hailhummus]

I think you're talking about humankind, not religions specifically. There are many religious people/organizations - Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Muslims, etc - that are not overly concerned with money.

[@bombingraid1330]

"Loose your life..." I have never heard this uncomfortable message preached in any church. Interestingly, in non duality who "you" are (what is called the small you) does not exist.

[@nicholasharris1571]

I think that people need to find their earthly happinesses before going onto Rohr's bigger picture. There is a tendency in Christianity to downplay things like learning how to do well at work, how to attract a mate, how to do well in the world. These things are the nitty gritty of life and people who bypass all this and die to these mundane things miss out on a lot of what it is to be human. When you have built up an integrated earthly sense of self, then maybe look at the bigger picture of our place in the wider world.

[@johntate5722]

Powerful statement nicholas; with you in spirit - i think there is a way to do these things "with or thru christ"

[@rogeredwards4871]

The false self is the bad self, because ultimately it doesn't care how it finds it's pseudo identity and perpetuate the illusion of solidity, even if it's a 5 yr prison sentence, as long as it finds something, even killing.

[@elizabethmcewen6230]

Really enjoyed listening to him. But he seems to be seeing that everyone will be saved. That seems to contradict Jesus who said the way was narrow and not many find it. Did I misunderstand something?

[@unclelove2959]

+Elizabeth McEwen Run Elizabeth, this guy is the serpent in the garden. His teaching are horrifying. God wishes purity and holiness for his children...this guy is supporting immorality at it's highest level....whether consciously or not, he is seduced by satanic forces. 'Contemplating' is a close association to ALPHA mediation which is used by witches/occult, etc. They use this technique to summon demons....this is CRAZY stuff and the world needs the TRUTH, NOT LIES....

[@unclelove2959]

+Carlos Jimenez So, if you're a 'christian' then you know he says you have low level small mind? Especially if you use critical thinking as directed by the word of God to perfect yourself as commanded. What he trying to do is get christians to not have ANY MORAL DIRECTION. I feel he is under demonic forces. He is the 'seducing spirits' we were warned about. The danger of what he is propagating is unimaginable. He has already DESTROYED my niece. Her head is so messed up, she doesn't know the truth of God anymore. I've only heard of his 'retreats'....running naked men jumping over fire burning their genitalia...he called it a 'rite of passage'....perverted/filth/twisted/demented. I don't know about this as I read it somewhere else. What I DO KNOW is this is not good. Satan tries to block the truth of God....surely you will not die. Keep you from the TRUTH OF GOD....homosexuality is OK with God??? This alone is the greatest perversion of God's word....God created them male and female for a REASON....Christians should love and pray for homosexuals as many have been abused and need healing and understanding and love and compassion......not acceptance...WITH LOVE

[@stevepayne5965]

Romans 8: 38-39. Nothing separates us, *can* separate us, from the love of God - nothing.

[@angelgirldebbiejo]

Look up "Off the Left Eye " on Swedenborg You Tube channel, you will start to understand how alot of the bible is symbolic and correspondences, not literal. Also written for Jews about Jews......

[@angelgirldebbiejo]

Has the religious panties in a bundle...lol In many Near Death experiences it is very clear--Jesus gets a chuckle out of the pharasee people always pointing the finger at others and being superior themselves......

[@barbjephson]

The letter of the law? It is the Spirit of the law that gives LIFE....literal translations... What about the experience of Christ in everyday life? I don't think some understand about living in the world but not of it! Killing and maiming in the name of God....how many ways can a man be killed!

[@cloudandchorus]

A literal translation does not allow God to continue to speak to us (Jersak) so are you saying that God is finished speaking to his people? I think not

[@barbjephson]

Killing of the Spirituality, emotionally and physically....of a person!

[@MrDrofinnah]

forgive me that i do not trust religions... i can not help but feel religions main concerns are of a financial nature... george carlin... though he may be a comedian... made sense to me when he said... god is omnipotent... all mighty... the beginning... the end.. but he seems to have problems with money... he can never seem to manage that well... he can never seem to get enough... hmmmmm... no thanks...

[@publicpitchblendeorg]

Too fucking late!

[@nickimokwa3512]

Wow, calling people who don't follow his teaching are "stupid". Flee from all these things: aim at and pursue righteousness , godliness, faith, love, steadfastness , and gentleness of heart. 1Tim.6:11.and turn away from irreverent babble and godless chatter, with vain and empty worldly phrases and the subtleties and the contradictions in what is falsely called knowledge and spiritual illumination .

[@deastwest]

It's not his teaching, it's the teaching of Jesus. Letting go is difficult. Praying you find and live your true self.

[@jjmccrea]

Letting go is a dimension of salvation, but it is not the whole thing - salvation is real struggle and real hard work to eradicate our vices and implant virtues (a struggle that lasts all our lives - it is a fire fight to the end) - we cannot do that by ourselves but we need the grace of Christ assisting us - and that grace is found in persistent prayer, self denial, and Sacrament - to purely drift and do nothing but let go is to drift down stream to eternal perdition - that priest is a false prophet.

[@johntate5722]

@@jjmccrea jim i see the points youre making; it sounds too easy and makes no mention of the narrow way...but i think he has a handle on the truth we cant ignore. It may not fit our theology but it wont go away, i think

[@carolebingham7262]

Heresy