Cleansing the Doors of Perception

Can we get rid of the orange-tinted glasses through which we perceive the world? Rupert says: ‘You can’t get rid of the orange-tinted glasses because it is only possible to experience the world through perception – seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. And our sense perceptions, by definition, render the world in a way that is consistent with their own limitations. However, the concealing power of perception can thin out, can become more transparent. Our understanding overrides the evidence of sense perception, and as a result, our sense perceptions lose their veiling power. The world which once veiled its reality is now seen to shine with it. You begin to feel that the world is bathed in being, bathed in presence. As your understanding deepens, the world as it were becomes transparent – it loses its veiling power and begins to shine with being.’

From event 05 - 12 April, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mandali, 5–12 April 2025

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