Fear of the Separate Self’s Death

What guidance exists for someone experiencing fear and grief about the dissolution of the separate self and its relationships? Rupert says: ‘If you really understand what the separate self is, there’ll be no grieving about its dissolution. The apparently separate self is a mixture of the one infinite consciousness plus thoughts, feelings, sensations and perceptions. All that disappears – what’s traditionally referred to as the death of the separate self – is simply ceasing to identify yourself with the content of experience. The separate self doesn’t really die. It was never born or created. The separate self is just a belief: “I am defined by my experience”. What are you going to lose? Your suffering on the inside and your conflict on the outside.’

From event 06 June - 13 July, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at The Vedanta, 6–13 June 2025

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