Meditation: The Knowing Field of Awareness
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2019
- After separating ourself from the objects of experience, we recognise ourself as the subjective knower of all experience. We now begin to explore the knowing field of awareness in which all objects of experience arise.
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This is healing me from a psychosis ... the remains of it... a trauma... thank you!
Perfect
I have to thank you or maybe in way I'm thanking myself lol but your words cut right through to my heart of awareness. So hard to use words to describe nothingness. I'm grateful
What an amazing mind guiding minds to no-mind. Sophisticated vocabulary working as laser-sharp sword to the non-speakable. Simply. Delightful.
Thank you dear Rupert you are one of the best spritual teacher .❤
I would like to add. If there are others planets with “intelligent” life (and surely there are) the experience of being aware on these creatures would be exactly the same as the one we have. Because there is only “I am that I am” in this Universe. Thank you Rupert
What a beautiful meditation. We never leave awareness. We were never separated from awareness. There is no thing outside awareness.
This is not just another intellectual Dharma talk or foray into some rarified spiritual realm. It is a vehicle; a boat directly to the shore of one’s true nature. GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SVAHA.!
Yes! gate gate...
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All of Rupert's talk is Advaita Vedanta simplified and demystified for the layman.
It is so clear, nice, gentle, patient... It takes me slowly back to my pristine condition of being, the starting point of any experience. And now I can finally start to live counciously, which means see the beauty, the love and the gorgeous of God everywhere. Thanks Rupert!
What a beautiful gentle soul
Clear cut and profound. Very grateful to have these modern day Sages guiding us.
Me too.
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Excellent guided meditation to experience the bliss of being alive! I am a Practioner of Buddha's teaching. Your approach resembles the Buddha's direct path, commonly translated as Four Foundations of Awareness/Mindfulness. Your guidance is very clear, precise, and effective. I recommend this to all meditators.
RUPERT SPIRA, The True Master, Explained with such clear understandable quality, Thank you Rupert.
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my thoughts exactly 💗
Mr. Spira, you have generously shared your talent and gift in helping people to survive trauma, suffering and enjoy life in peace!
Out of all the non dual guides I have encountered and appreciated greatly, you have become my priority of late. When the student is ready...
Heartfelt love and gratitude.
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To be repeated many times, until we abide in the awareness
Marcela Ramonet you always abaid there just realize it
@@tuficek 'You' don't abide there.......you ARE that!
Beautiful. Just very true, thanks to the lady who connected me to this🌷
At certain time I felt like pure awareness was when i felt like I was on autopilot, my body just did the work and “I” was just the observer who was watching the show, observing how I moved and talked on autopilot
The greatest at explaining truth!
totally agree 💗
God is literally knowing and seeing everything
So grateful! Thank you
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The breakthrough is close for many.
Closer than Close
Wishful thinking....the non-dual teaching has no better track record than the progressive approach.
@@integralsun Really? You actually keep those kind of statistics? And, of course, you actually know how close various people are to "breakthrough?"
GetMeThere1 please show me the stats on “The breakthrough is close for many.”
@@integralsun I suppose you'll have to ask the OP about that. If you had, then I wouldn't have had to challenge your comment.
Consciousness is experience itself. We only have the illusion of a conscious self because all of our experience is neurological connected in our brain and results in memories. These collections of experience we're able to recall give us the illusion of a self. But in the end, there is only subjective experience whose experiencer is fundamentally the same in every single living thing. At the very basis, there is only one experiencer / consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. You will experience and have experienced every instance of life. You. Me. Even the smallest organisms. We are instances of the same life, separated by the borders of each of our brains, which naturally only have access to each of our memories, thoughts and sensations.
Link I am sort of understanding what you are explaining. Very close, but still not fully engaged. But I think the key seems to be the manufacture and recall of our memories. Is that true? Many thanks eileen
I was just preparing to write that, after some meditation, that in fact, if all of us are this same awareness, or consciousness, we are only one. The individuality only comes from different life experiences, memories, and I'm trying to join Krishnamurti teachings that we are not individuals, the content of our consciousness, like fear, anger, reactions, pleasure, suffering, stress, jealousy, hate, ambitions, are common to all mankind. So, we are not individuals either in the very self ( awareness ), or in the content of our consciousness. Krishnamurti always dazzled me when he says that we are not individuals. The second point I'm trying to bring about: Is the observer that which is observed ? According to K. when you look at a beautiful landscape, you momentarily transfer yourself to the reality you are observing, so, intimately, the observer is the observed.
I would love to see Rupert debate Sam Harris on consciousness. As far as scientists go, I think he is as close to “getting it” as any. And it would be a thrill to watch someone as articulate and intelligent as Rupert change his and potentially others world views (regarding the existence of an outside world made of matter, etc.). I hope someone reads this and makes it happen, it would be like candy for my brain to hear them debate
You might not be aware of this but Sam Harris expresses the same knowledge of awareness that Rupert speaks of. Both of them believe that consciousness is primary.
Hi Brendan, I am actually a huge fan of Sam Harris and his podcast and have heard him speak quite a bit on the issue. I actually typed this comment because I had just finished listening to his podcast with his wife on her new book “conscious”. I am under the impression that he sees the self and free will as fundamental illusions, but just misses the final step in seeing that consciousness is fundamental, rather than a product of matter. He would label Ruperts work (or so I believe anyway) in the category of either pan-psychism or new age and pseudo-scientific. However, I believe that he is open minded and just hasn’t spoken to someone like Rupert, who is without a doubt the clearest and most eloquent speaker I have ever heard regarding these matters. I think meetings behind minds like theirs are the only way to bridge the gap between main stream science and philosophy and the non dual understanding.
@@jon3076 Hi Jonathon, thanks for the reply. It looks like you know a bit more about Harris' opinions on the subject than I do. I also listen to his podcast but haven't heard the newest episode yet. That surprises me that he believes conciousness to be a product of matter. The lessons in his Waking Up app (which I reccomend) led me to assume otherwise.
I would also genuinely love to hear a conversation between the two. Intellectually honest and curious individuals seem to be a rarity these days, particularly any with a scientific background. Unfortunately I doubt it will happen as both are very busy and move in related but very different circles, I would think.
Brendan, couldn’t agree with you more on everything you have stated above. I believe we are drawn to them for the same reason :) . Yes I’ve always been confused on his (Harris) stance, as he admits that there is no self and that it is an illusion and yet still subscribes to the notion that conscious awareness is an object in and of itself. I would be very curious to hear your thoughts after listening to their conversation.
Jonathan Tousley Sam has a two-hour interview with Rupert on Sam’s Waking Up app.
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The term 'awareness' nounifies an activity, the activity of that which is being aware of the activity of being aware. Our nature or way of being is knowing experiencially the qualities of Infinite Being, of being knowingly.
Awareness or being aware is our way of knowing. Experience of Knowing is our way of being.
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Hello please Tell me is my understanding Good? Like every thought wants us to believe that we are separated beeing in The world. I mean EVERY. I just realized this whatever you think is thinking as A separated ego
I'd like to ask this question to Advaita followers~ While it appears accurate we don't 'have' a separate Self it seems functionally essential that we are a POV and a unique one...Being a POV or a center of experiencing appears to me different than a Self...
Functionally esential, as Buddha would say, for the vessel to go to the other shore. not to be maligned, but to be respected as a decent aand worthy vessel... Worthy is the key.
But there is no division, really. both are true, and the separate self, so called, is a tool for the wholeness...I have lost my words, and you would too, if you look at who is looking... Watch some Mooji satsangs. he takes you directly to IAM.
What does he mean when he says experience arises in awareness? I understand that I'm aware but is that the awareness he is talking about?
Yes he is talking about that single awareness that is all there is like there is only a single space all there is. Only the body mind limitations SEEM to separate each other. Like in our dream all the characters created in the dream are nothing but our own single mind acting differently.
Awareness is the witnessing presence of our body mind activities in this life, all experience will turn to bad and good karma when One is reborn with his destiny which already applied.
Rupert, I would be interested to know how somebody so aware (Enlightened) interacts with others in a "messy" world; is ego necessary to stand up for yourself? i.e. setting boundaries, demanding your rights If there's a problem. How do you resolve conflicts with people who are not at your level of awareness?
David K. Yes me too, the integration is the hard part
Solution: see everyone as yourself.
GalaxeeCat sure thanks, but in practical life it present issues. For instance, a teacher at my son’s school keeps giving him detentions for bad behaviour. The teacher believe is doing the right thing, from his level of awareness he is, but without wanting to sound arrogant he is missing the bigger picture, has no lateral view capability. So, I don’t judge him nor am I angry, but still it’s a problem that is there. I tried to explain calmly the possibility of him being a bit less robust and a little more understanding and compassionate, to look a bit wider or deeper, even if it’s just to get the best result for the teacher. But these sort of interactions are common, and it can become difficult to interact tbh as with increased awareness you become somewhat different to everyone else. So how to deal with that sort of thing? I think the answer is to just go with the flow, stay routed in awareness and act from there, without any ideas of how that should look.
David K. My understanding is that the ego does have to be there to live in the world, but the ego is as clear as possible, as aligned as possible with truth. As such, your practical behaviour is not tainted with bogus ideas and beliefs, the automated conditioned reactions are removed slowly and there remains a light ego that operates in the moment, based on the current situation, without all the baggage, practical. This does not mean you become a mat to be walked over, that would more likely be an identity ‘wimpy mat victim person’, which is the opposite of this. So ‘right action’ should emerge spontaneously without a pre defined ego pattern.
Example -
If you spill a drink on someone in the pub by mistake you would say ‘sorry mate’ etc, but if they got angry with you, you would not react with anger as such because you are not really angry with them, you understand they are acting out, showing they are not to messed with to their mates etc, you are not personally offended, but still if a danger is present you may find your fist hitting their chin, that would just be the right action. But you wouldn’t go further than necessary in a rage of anger, as you would never actually lose it, you’d be present throughout. So, in my experience, a lot of fear is dissolving, so I’m standing up for myself more actually, not less, it’s just the reasons change, the ‘rights’ or ‘boundaries’ you thought were right or important before change, but the standing up part increases, or more so, any fear of not standing up disappears. cheers, just sharing my thoughts or experiences on this path, I’m not enlightened or anything don’t want to come across as a know it all, but thanks for allowing me to think that through.
We must allow others to be; it is their journey. We can give others pointers and help them along, but it is their path to walk. People change when they are ready to change, and no sooner. We can plant seeds in others, but they must be grown by the host.
In terms of setting boundaries and resolving conflict, the pillars of our action must come from two foundations: compassion and forgiveness.
Compassion arises naturally as a consequence of resting in awareness. We derive an ever-lasting well of joy, peace and love from the eternal, infinite and ever-present nature of awareness. Compassion does not simply mean serving others, but rising to defend others and ourselves as well, when needed and appropriate.
This continues on into the second piece: forgiveness as the fragrance of our soul. We are all human and we all err. We all act based on our level of consciousness. We deserve compassion for the life we are living, for in each moment, it is the only life we know how to live. Forgiveness simply means allowing love to be extended across all barriers, across all present moments, to all people.
If we live in free-flowing compassion and an innate forgiveness, we're able to create a basis for action that is kind and gentle, intelligent and adaptable.
Please can someone who is reading this help me? In deep sleep consciousness might have left me and then returned upon awakening. If I am in deep sleep i cannot say with absolutely certainty that consciousness was present or not present because i was unaware. If Rupert were to ask me if I ever experienced the loss of consciousness I would say no but I would also say in deep sleep I haven’t experienced that consciousness was present either. And if you die in deep sleep
how do you know you are still alive in another realm. There’s no way of knowing for certainty until you die. Please someone tell me if I am wrong and correct me.
Al
The consciousness was present in deep sleep. Deep sleep state is not absence of awareness. It is awareness of absence of anything to perceive because there is no mind and sense organs in operation during deep sleep. Only mind is present during dream state and we experience subtle things in our dreams. When senses also join in the waking state we experience gross objects. You watch all the TH-cam videos of Swami Sarvapriyananda of Ramakrishna mutt order to get answers for all your queries.
Awareness functions consciously and unconsciously simultaneously as when our heart keeps beating unconsciously while we consciously attend to something else.
As a kid i was highly aware, but wasnt aware of that. Than i “lost” it on the way and now i am highly aware that i am not aware anymore and try to become more aware of awareness again tru watching this video’s. Just dont get the point or meaning of consiousnes of all of this 😂😂
Actually, i think i do get the reason for this 😂. Its because consiousness wants “me” to be aware of awareness. Therefor i had to “loose” it, by identifing and focussing on my thoughts and body and as a result experienced major suffering so i had to go look beyond and came back on the path of consiousness awareness again 😃
Great talk and all so true ..but is it the whole story? Ad the question: why is this awareness here in me? Is it mere play or is there more to it? This calls for even deeper penetration of such awareness and a more profound guru, is it not? Just questions sounding in my deep 'wizards' mind.
You are looking for cause and effect. A product of the mind.
When all our objective world of thoughts, perceptions, ideas, predilections, prejudices are all known by consciousness, are a play of consciousness and a product of consciousness; why then do we blame our mind. We should straight jump to the consciousness and tame it into doing the right thing . This, then requires a life long purification process of the consciousness, the way shown to us by Sufis. There is no other short cut or a direct path that can be alternative to the gradual process of cleansing your consciousness of the filters of your nurture.
Yes True.
I have a question which I would seriously like to have answered - why is Awareness equated with Love?
Because it is infinite and all encompassing.
@@ssudhak2 Thank you 🙏🏽
Because its non resistant and accepting and peace itself.
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if I do not sound like a robot to others when I am witnessing the one who is witnessing does that mean I’m doing it wrong?
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How can awareness of awareness helps me in changing my clouds in the sky of my life....please helo me to understand
@@WillSelfless Thank you for your concern but i need more understanding. Still very unclear and toi much pain
Marie AILLAUD awareness has no preferences. It is only aware. You want to change the clouds in the sky (that is your preference), thus you cannot know the preference-less awareness of awareness. What you need to do is simply be aware of the clouds and realize that you wanting them to change is just another manifestation in the ever-present awareness. Be aware of that manifestation too. Only then you can tap into that which never changes, and you’ll realize that the sky is not bothered by neither rain nor clouds.
@@Ockersvin .....so difficult to understand. ...Will i be able to grasp that ...not sure.
@@marieaillaud5362 Maybe try some guided meditations by Sam Harris. They are a bit more basic, then come back.
@@Ockersvin ok.i Will right now
Thank you
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Where can i go to meet Rupert Spira??
In London or Oxford.
I am a thought
"I" is only awareness ? I doubt that, there is MUCH more to us than just "awareness". What is life ? Just "awareness" ? We ARE life. ALL of it. Life can't be reduced to "awareness".
"Consciousness does not shine by itself, it shines by a light beyond it." (Nisargadatta Maharaj)
who is that is thinking that?
I didn't get the line 36:02 - 'Each of our thoughts and perceptions appear in a single mind... '
Don't we each have a different mind?
It should be taken as SINGLE UNIVERSAL MIND because all the experiences are experienced by the SINGLE EXPERIENCER, the SINGLE UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
Me again....I try and try....
But i DONT understand how the understanding of awareness can help in finding peace of mind... suffering still subsists.
Whats the point then to understand
If u really feel it... U will not see the suffering as suffering... In fact u will enjoy suffering....
Just accept your mind has suffering thought and ask yourself who is suffering...
Rupert said this in many videos...
Once you accept suffering.. U will start to enjoy it.. And it would slowly dissappear
Thanks To all those who respond to my comments.
But still i dont manage to get control over my pain body( dixit ET)
Marie. It is not about understanding. Understanding is thought. Clear seeing is needed. Rupert is pointing us to our quintessential nature - awareness or BEING. We confused who we are right now thinking we are a mind and body and identifying ourselves with thoughts and feelings. When we notice that in fact thoughts, feelings, perceptions and sensations simply come and go within and of the awareness, and recognise that we immutable awareness that is beyond death, damage or change, we wake up and find freedom. Our suffering comes to an end. For most people, this is a gradual process. When you see clearly who you are, you stop grasping at the mind and body and a beautiful unravelling starts to take place. Suffering reduces and reduces and reduces and at some stage comes to an end. In Rupert's book Presence 1 he breaks down this discovery into stages: recognising ourselves as the subject knowing objects, recognising ourselves as awareness as the container and knower of experience (everything happens within us) and recognising ourselves as inseparable to all that appears within ourselves as awareness (everything is made of awareness - and hence we discover love, God). By meditating and contemplating these stages, we gradually (or sometimes quickly) awaken from the dream of duality.
@@stevenlane6467 . I do understand your explanation but not sure i can apply in my life
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Muy muy mal.
Los mayores no sabemos inglés y ya siempre los subís sin subtítulos 😢😢😢
hay asi una motivacion, una razon para aprender inglés, ;) es facil ingles,
Hay Grabaciones con subtitlos en esta pagina:
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P.e. 14 abril -april. Y hay mas!
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Gracias amiga.
Es que antes los subían a youtube con subtítulos y ahora no😢😢😢🙏
@@j.garcia6753 si, es una pena!
actually, we can have clouds without sky, since we are only imagining this image, it is posible, if we just imagine clouds. But if we observe "the sky" and "clouds" in reality, we know there is no cloud, no sky... not trying to compete here, just trying to see different perspectives from what an enlightened master sees, trying to bring his words to now, just makes my curious mind lurk around .. PEACE BITCHES
not even what i wanted to communicate, but nothing will be i guess
What do you imagine the clouds in? It has to be in some space (we usually call sky).
@@metasaman yeah, but if i imagine the clouds i just imagine clouds, just the image of clouds, since its just an image, you don't actually have to have sky haha, it's our mind ,we can do whatever, and it does whatever actually
It’s an analogy, you can’t have actual clouds without an actual sky, referencing you can’t have thoughts (such as the cloud without sky) without consciousness, clouds appear in the sky, thoughts appear in awareness.
@@epilefchannel9424 Replace the concept of 'sky' with the space in which your skyless clouds appear. Is it possible for them to exist in nothing? Of course not, they must always appear in something, even empty space is not empty of space. Nothing cannot exist.
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Only saints can understand
Not really. That's a belief that keeps you from understand.
Yes. Understanding needs lots of body mind purification which in turn is obtained through spiritual sadhanas.
@@anbukkarasimanoharan775 The Direct path is open to all people.
Without purification anyone can understand Advaita intellectually but actualuzing and abiding in the SELF is quite difficult for them without sadhanas.