Meditation: The Light of Our Self
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2020
- In this contemplation we recognise that the self knows itself by itself, and that knowing is what it is, not what it does. We see the nature of our being, unqualified by any objects of experience, and find it to be intimate, transpersonal and unlimited.
This meditation has been taken from Rupert's Seven Day Retreat at the Garrison Institute in Spring 2019.
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You are so blessed Rupert and we are so blessed that you are blessed. Thanks a lot 🙏♥️ for seeing Myself in You ♥️🤗🙏
And I am so blessed to be brought to both of you that are so blessed 🥰🥰🥰🙏
Through you I m recognizing myself
Great, unique, clear as the sun, real teacher-magister for the era is taking birth, the dawn of the golden era. Thanks a million times.
Rupert Spira is the Living Haiku Poem of Oneness. So distilled, so simply effective. I love you brother.
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I Am has to be before anything else can appear within it's awareness, meaning nothing has it's own independence except awareness itself. Everything is an appearance within awareness and out of awareness, appearances are the play of awareness, only we have mistaken ourselves to be the play. When the recognition of our true nature becomes clear, at that instant you become one with all that is, you get a glimpse of eternity. You become YOURSELF.
When I listen to my japa then I am John Smith. Right?
Makes sense
Yes before that u just have to bear ur own silence
Crystal clear! Thank you so much, Rupert!🙇🏻♀️
I just wanna say THANK YOU! THANK YOU for saying the things others wldnt say, even when they felt it to be true!! I love listening to your words..YOU ARE so humble, so full of love, and so full of TRUTH!!! I LOVE YOU BROTHER!!! 🙏❤🙏
The best meditation.... Rupert you are the best indeed. Endless love and gratitude 💕💕💕
Thank you Namaste 🙏
Thank you for this beautiful meditation 🧘♀️
Absolutely beautiful Thankyou Rupert🙏
I love you... in the most respectful way. Thank you for your words.
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Thank you very much Rupert.
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Rupert is the best!!! Love him to pieces
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Thank you so much for that meditation Rupert, it reached me deeply.
Just found Rupert . I love all this kind of awareness realization exercises.
@Ruby Badilla there are no distinguishing things 😂
@Ruby Badilla you can't see what you don't know to look for until it presents itself to you.
@Ruby Badilla the 2 are 1.
@Ruby Badilla Which English words do you understand and I'll use those? 😁
All the best on your journey.
If I could give you one piece of wisdom, I would say, allow everything to be as it is. As it truly is. All the rest will follow.
Thank you, Rupert
Dios, qué claridad! Alucinante
Muchísimas gracias
Much Love Rupert :)
Thank you very much. It was very clear. Awareness is the same Religious God but with the difference that its not separate from us. We are God and God is us. 💜❤️🙏🏻
Thank you, with gratitude
Very good 👍
Rupert = the master of the masters : )
baptised with words again, thank you Rupert
Yes yes yes 😂🙂🙃😊😇🥰 amazing seeing all that now after so many years. Thank you so much for makeing me aware of it 🙏
Very concise, thank you.
Its knowing by itself
Amazing clear best pointing. Thank you
Thankyou master🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Ty for this wisdom
Love it! Thank you
Such a great teacher. ♥️🙏
Best
Groovy video; thanks.
And it's at times when life is really bad that there can be a longing to take 'self' back to factory settings
You know you've REALLY done your "homework" when this teacher appears on ones path. I can't count the number of non thermal shivers that I have inperienced by the "aha's!" from his teachings.
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The second thing that can be known has arrived.
Superb.
I am awareness
This is all gratefully known to me and experienced, at times. The only element I'm still curious about is there is a perception of (if not actually) a Perceiver that stands behind the I Am, behind the I. There are no words to describe this place in the scope of my awareness except it seems to be before it, somehow. Perhaps we are multi-dimensional, or one aspect in a soul group, a part of something much greater than we can imagine at this time. I would love to ask Rupert this question someday. Blessings to all of you! We are a part of the One sharing us!💖🙏💥
Infinity is non-dimensional and undefined. Theres nothing greater or less than it. Who is perceiving this perceiver standing behind? No need for it to be that complicated. Every moment perception rises up out of or as infinity before diving back into itself, apparent waves in the ocean.
If you are perceiving a subtle perceiver behind the I AM, then you must be subtler/greater than that perceiver. You must be that which knows both. What is it that knows that?
@Ruby Badilla Wonderful:)
Now I understand the meaning of Paradise
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Hello everyone if you are on a spiritual path I suggest you also look for Adyashanti on you tube he is awesome just as Rupert 😊
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people are often offended by scientology i dont know why i am not a scientologist but i did start the communication course the first exercise is to sit and BE I quit because i was to self conscious. that was 50 years ago still remember that however.
That'll be because of documentaries like "Going Clear".
A piece from an amazing new autobiography titled: Saved by the Light of the Buddha Within...
Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what some scientists are now referring to as the unified field of consciousnesses. In other words, it’s the essence of all existence and non-existence - the ultimate creative force behind planets, stars, nebulae, people, animals, trees, fish, birds, and all phenomena, manifest or latent. All matter and intelligence are simply waves or ripples manifesting to and from this core source. Consciousness (enlightenment) is itself the actual creator of everything that exists now, ever existed in the past, or will exist in the future - right down to the minutest particles of dust - each being an individual ripple or wave. The big difference between chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo and most other conventional prayers is that instead of depending on a ‘middleman’ to connect us to our state of inner enlightenment, we’re able to do it ourselves. That’s because chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo allows us to tap directly into our enlightened state by way of this self-produced sound vibration.
‘Who or What Is God?’ If we compare the concept of God being a separate entity that is forever watching down on us, to the teachings of Nichiren, it makes more sense to me that the true omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence of what most people perceive to be God, is the fantastic state of enlightenment that exists within each of us. Some say that God is an entity that’s beyond physical matter - I think that the vast amount of information continuously being conveyed via electromagnetic waves in today’s world gives us proof of how an invisible state of God could indeed exist. For example, it’s now widely known that specific data relayed by way of electromagnetic waves has the potential to help bring about extraordinary and powerful effects - including an instant global awareness of something or a mass emotional reaction. It’s also common knowledge that these invisible waves can easily be used to detonate a bomb or to enable NASA to control the movements of a robot as far away as the Moon or Mars - none of which is possible without a receiver to decode the information that’s being transmitted. Without the receiver, the data would remain impotent. In a very similar way, we need to have our own ‘receiver’ switched on so that we can activate a clear and precise understanding of our own life, all other life and what everything else in existence is. Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day helps us to achieve this because it allows us to reach into the core of our enlightenment and keep it switched on. That’s because Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what scientists now refer to as the unified field of consciousnesses.
To break it down - Myoho represents the Law of manifestation and latency (Nature) and consists of two alternating states. For example, the state of Myo is where everything in life that’s not obvious to us exists - including our stored memories when we’re not thinking about them - our hidden potential and inner emotions whenever they’re dormant - our desires, our fears, our wisdom, happiness, karma - and more importantly, our enlightenment. The other state, ho, is where everything in Life exists whenever it becomes evident to us, such as when a thought pops up from within our memory - whenever we experience or express our emotions - or whenever a good or bad cause manifests as an effect from our karma. When anything becomes apparent, it merely means that it’s come out of the state of Myo (dormancy/latency) and into a state of ho (manifestation). It’s the difference between consciousness and unconsciousness, being awake or asleep, or knowing and not knowing.
The second law - Renge - Ren meaning cause and ge meaning effect, governs and controls the functions of Myoho - these two laws of Myoho and Renge, not only function together simultaneously but also underlie all spiritual and physical existence.
The final and third part of the tri-combination - Kyo, is the Law which allows Myoho to integrate with Renge - or vice verse. It’s the great, invisible thread of energy that fuses and connects all Life and matter - as well as the past, present and future. It’s also sometimes termed the Universal Law of Communication - perhaps it could even be compared with the string theory that many scientists now suspect exists.
Just as the cells in our body, our thoughts, feelings and everything else is continually fluctuating within us - all that exists in the world around us and beyond is also in a constant state of flux - constantly controlled by these three fundamental laws. In fact, more things are going back and forth between the two states of Myo and ho in a single moment of time than it would ever be possible to calculate or describe. And it doesn’t matter how big or small, famous or trivial anything or anyone may appear to be, everything that’s ever existed in the past, exists now or will exist in the future, exists only because of the workings of the Laws ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ - the basis of the four fundamental forces, and if they didn’t function, neither we nor anything else could go on existing. That’s because all forms of existence, including the seasons, day, night, birth, death and so on, are moving forward in an ongoing flow of continuation - rhythmically reverting back and forth between the two fundamental states of Myo and ho in absolute accordance with Renge - and by way of Kyo. Even stars are dying and being reborn under the workings of what the combination ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ represents.
Nam, or Namu - which mean the same thing, are vibrational passwords or keys that allow us to reach deep into our life and fuse with or become one with ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’. On a more personal level, nothing ever happens by chance or coincidence, it’s the causes that we’ve made in our past, or are presently making, that determine how these laws function uniquely in each of our lives - as well as the environment from moment to moment. By facing east, in harmony with the direction that the Earth is spinning, and chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo for a minimum of, let’s say, ten minutes daily to start with, any of us can experience actual proof of its positive effects in our lives - even if it only makes us feel good on the inside, there will be a definite positive effect. That’s because we’re able to pierce through the thickest layers of our karma and activate our inherent Buddha Nature (our enlightened state). By so doing, we’re then able to bring forth the wisdom and good fortune that we need to challenge, overcome and change our adverse circumstances - turn them into positive ones - or manifest and gain even greater fulfilment in our daily lives from our accumulated good karma. This also allows us to bring forth the wisdom that can free us from the ignorance and stupidity that’s preventing us from accepting and being proud of the person that we indeed are - regardless of our race, colour, gender or sexuality. We’re also able to see and understand our circumstances and the environment far more clearly, as well as attract and connect with any needed external beneficial forces and situations. As I’ve already mentioned, everything is subject to the law of Cause and Effect - the ‘actual-proof-strength’ resulting from chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo always depends on our determination, sincerity and dedication. For example, the levels of difference could be compared to between making a sound on a piano, creating a melody, or producing a great song, and so on. Something else that’s very important to always to respect and acknowledge is that the Law (or if you prefer God) is in everyone and everything.
NB: There are frightening and disturbing sounds, and there are tranquil and relaxing sounds. It’s the emotional result from any noise or sound that can trigger off a mood or even instantly change one. When chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day, we are producing a sound vibration that’s the password to our true inner-self - this soon becomes apparent when you start reassessing your views on various things - such as your fears and desires etc. The best way to get the desired result when chanting is not to view things in a conventional way - rather than reaching out to an external source, we need to reach into our own lives and bring our needs and desires to fruition from within - including the good fortune and strength to achieve any help that we may need.
Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo also reaches out externally and draws us towards, or draws towards us, what we need to make us happy from our environment. For example, it helps us to be in the right place at the right time - to make better choices and decisions and so forth. We need to think of it as a seed within us that we’re watering and bringing sunshine to for it to grow, blossom and bring forth fruit or flowers. It’s also important to understand that everything we need in life - including the answer to every question and the potential to achieve every dream - already exists within us. ruclips.net/video/NR5DdqjMxgA/видео.html
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What causes time to pass in deep sleep ii time is simply the mind connecting thoughts? I go to bed at midnight. When I awake it is morning. Time still proceeded, even when there was no mind there to attend to it or construct it, so there must be a collective or "external" element to it...at least external to me.
To shed more light: What does deep sleep mean? The intellect with it's evaluated waking state dualities of feelings and thoughts disappears and it's like a mirror without any reflected contents on it during our deep sleep. The blemishless, stainless, spotless "intellect" itself is the "True SELF" and it does reflect on it the pure True SELF at that time (during our deep sleep). But why one is not conscious of IT during one's waking state? And also why all the human beings after waking up from deep sleep state do not REALIZE their TRUE, ESSENTIAL, FUNDAMENTAL SELF at all? It is analogous to all the river water, fountain water, and rain water merging, converging in the Oceans. After their convergence in the oceans, one cannot segregate them by saying this part of the Ocean contains river water, and this part contains rainwater, and this part contains fountain water, etc. This experiencer-less experience when it is done during our waking state is called "Samadhi" (meaning "equilibrium state" that existed before the arisal of a separate "I-am consciousness" of an individual human being). Only a SELF-REALIZED can transmit this.
Arunachala Ramanan
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‘Seems’ to be obscured, so not really then? How can I am ever be obscured? Our naked body remains our naked body irrespective of our experience, so our being manifests in our body but is not our body?
No you're not he body, "your body" appears in awareness, pay attention to your real experience and not to your mind and cultural concepts. Blesings.
In other words: when there's I that knows that I am, I'd have to check with the I that knows to tell me that I am. And I'm not checking with anyone to know that I am. The knowledge that I am is the self evident fact as soon as i wake up in the morning. When i sleep, though, it's not there. Why?
Presence (I am) is still present in sleep (the absence of apparent objects), it’s just not appearing to itself as the THOUGHT “I am.”
The knowledge of "I am" must be present in sleep. The second self disappears, but the Self remains. It is this self that knows that you have slept, and rises from that sleep. The second self is extinguished in sleep rises anew from sleep.
What does deep sleep mean? The intellect with it's evaluated waking state dualities of feelings and thoughts disappears and it's like a mirror without any reflected contents on it during our deep sleep. The blemishless, stainless, spotless "intellect" itself is the "True SELF" and it does reflect on it the pure True SELF at that time (during our deep sleep). But why one is not conscious of IT during one's waking state? And also why all the human beings after waking up from deep sleep state do not REALIZE their TRUE, ESSENTIAL, FUNDAMENTAL SELF at all? It is analogous to all the river water, fountain water, and rain water merging, converging in the Oceans. After their convergence in the oceans, one cannot segregate them by saying this part of the Ocean contains river water, and this part contains rainwater, and this part contains fountain water, etc. This experiencer-less experience when it is done during our waking state is called "Samadhi" (meaning "equilibrium state" that existed before the arisal of a separate "I-am consciousness" of an individual human being). Only a SELF-REALIZED can transmit this.
Arunachala Ramanan
email: maithreyaa16@gmail.com
There is just one
Found this video at 777 views 👀
He's saying same stuff thought in vedanta
I too recently discovered Rupert and listen/watch him every morning instead of endless covid stats and news of Trump. The anxiety I was going to sleep with and wake up with has already dissipated. I am afraid though of the idea of losing my identity, my thoughts and feelings and free will. But I am aware that the peacefulness that I sometimes now feel is better than anything else. Does God know me?
Are you saying we become God-mind at death?
Not really, but also not not.
talks are good. I like many of the talks by Maharishi but his talks are different from this dissection. Maharishi makes sense of the experience. Rupert seems to be creating it through words which isn't necessary when the meditation is a good one. it only takes one good meditation and what Rupert is saying is already known.
So does Advaita and Dzogchen teachings have similarities?
No. In my view, these are two distinct teachings. Advaita has this obsession with consciousness which supposedly exists prior to all manifestation. This is why Rupert stumbles over the possibility that manifest existence is ultimately separate from his understanding of being. This is also why the addresses the apparent possibility that manifest existence might qualify or alter in any way the non-dual nature of present experience.
In Dzogchen this fundamental dualism is not implied. Here the content of awareness and the awareness of content (manifestation) are directly experienced to be a non-dual present arising.
Where’s the flowers Rupert?
At death does everyone return to the awareness of "I am" regardless of our beliefs and experiences in life?
The "I Am" vanishes upon death of the body, as it was born when this body was born.
We return to our home in pure consciousness, pure awareness, pure love, peace, bliss itself.
What is meant by intimate
In other words, we can not grow without experience?
Experience catalyzes the spiritual transfiguration. It impels the spiritual process that causes us to know who we are, fundamentally, essentially.
There is no sun illuminous or otherwise remember it is a tiny mad idea that made the universe the Sun the world body's in the world etc etc etc ideas leave not their source the tiny mad idea never left our split mine therefore we never left God's perfect Oneness all matter is an illusion including the man that speaking right now and the computer or cell phone that you use to listen to this person amen
Has anyone ever told you You are a lot like Nikola Tesla or are you channelling him ? and its a reawakening most don't know we use to have 13 strain DNA and a Chakra system deluxe encoded in our cells and we are going from 2 strands DNA to 12 strands and that we are now going from a carbon-based 3rd-dimensional body to a light crystalline body of joy happiness and peace so I am the observer I am also the messenger and we might as well enjoy the awakening the remembering who we really are and the great creations of unending wonder and joy and in Unity consciousness lots of LOVE ox
I feel that Spira is too crystallized ,he takes too seriously and understands it too well .He always concentrates and is very accurate .I don't see delight ,blissfulness ,playfulness .
The formlessness of our true Self shows up differently in different bodyminds. For Rupert, he seems more analytical, observant and directed - which is how we get such tremendously clear teachings. It is a gift for many. For me, he certainly is. This may mean he's not as predisposed to throwing his head back in a jolly old laugh, but maybe he does, and we don't see that here in his retreats where he is centred on understanding and responding in kind to others as a way to guide them clearly on their path. I have seen a twinkle in his eye quite often though, and those that have attended retreats have said that he carries within him a deep presence and serenity.
I find it's much easier to see this side of Rupert if one looks at his other videos where he is out in nature and talking straight to the camera. Here's one if you'd like to check it out: ruclips.net/video/WoYrKxoTsiU/видео.html
It's funny I totally thought when I first started listening to Rupert. Even though I recognized right away what he was saying was valuable I felt there was a dryness and humorlessness about it. But over time I appreciate him more and more and I found he does have a sense of humor and playfulness. It is serious stuff though for people to pass through the mind and all its Shenanigans and come out on the other side so I think his overall approach is really great and he definitely helps people.
@@franciscleary6544 He is very sincere ,I'll give him that ,maybe that's his way but when you really get out of mind ,it's all a play and the bliss ,the benediction shines .
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