WHAT'S THE RUDI MOVIE?

In 1970 Swami Rudrananda (Rudi) hosted a visit for his teacher, Swami Muktananda from Ganeshpuri, India. It was Muktananda's first visit to the U.S., and Rudi and his students went all out to make it a memorable and, more importantly, a nourishing visit for everyone who attended.

The event included bringing Swami Muktananda and his contingent up to Rudi's Big Indian ashram in the Catskill Mountains of New York, newly-renovated for his visit. A four-person film crew of Rudi's students documented the classes, lectures and festivities over several days.

Over a decade later after Muktananda's visit, a 28-minute 16mm documentary was completed in 1981, and had its debut in Big Indian, NY. It was simply called the RUDI movie.

WHY IS THE RUDI MOVIE IMPORTANT?

It came as a shock to everyone that Rudi was killed on February 21, 1973 in a small plane crash while traveling with three students. While many snapshots and amazing teaching pictures were taken, the film shot in 1970 remains as the only substantial footage we have of this remarkable teacher giving lectures, offering shakti, and teaching classes on film. To this day the film is a valuable vehicle and teaching class that students can use to do their inner work and continue to receive Rudi's shakti.