See Where Love Takes You

A man asks if violence, like all things, is an expression of love, how do we approach that. Rupert suggests that violent actions, though ultimately expressions of true nature, are filtered through a deep feeling of separation which perverts the love. It is good that he is working with a therapist on this issue to address these deep conditionings.

A man shares his experience of getting lost in experience. Rupert suggests that the ‘I am’ is the only being there is. Being belongs to itself. Meditation is letting anything that comes after the ‘I am’ go, no matter what it is – I am a man, woman, sad, angry. When meditation ends, we allow everything to come back, but those qualities don’t obscure the ‘I am’. We remain as the ‘I am’.

A woman wonders how to move beyond intellectual understanding. Rupert says there is no intellectual understanding, asking what the intellectual understanding of two plus two would be. You can believe or understand that it equals four, but understanding doesn’t take place in the mind. That’s why understanding is always the same experience.

A woman asks, ‘Why do I not forget two plus two equals four, but I often forget my true nature?’ Rupert suggests it is the constant background of your experience. The ‘I am’ is always there, but your attention is often focused on the foreground.

A woman shares her sense of expansion after previous retreats followed by physical and mental challenges. Rupert suggests that lots of old conditionings may come to the surface. This is a result of old patterns meeting this new understanding. Let this reconfiguration happen.

A woman asks for advice on how to share her poems with others in guided tours she is offering. Rupert suggests that all she needs to do is read them, as everyone has an intuition of the infinite. Presume your listeners will understand.

A man asks about the meaning of the crucifixion, resurrection and transfiguration. Rupert suggests that the crucifixion is the death of the ego, the resurrection is the recognition of our true self and the transfiguration is the shining of that true self in the world.

A woman shares her experience of love during meditation and asks if that love is different from the love in her life with people. Rupert suggests that in relationships, our longing for love comes from our deep intuition of our true nature of love. In relationship, we attribute that love to a person, but the love that we feel in any relationship is the very same love. Love is expressed in relationship but is not dependent on them. It is our innate love.

A man says he has been marinating in the teaching, and asks how to bring forth this ‘understanding together’ in his life. Rupert suggests that he should not feel that he must imitate how others teach. We each have different minds with different conditioning. We are all qualified to share this understanding simply because of our love of it. Be true to your unique character and language.

A woman asks about uncomfortable emotions and atonement. Rupert suggests that she not work with the regret but deeply investigate the one who feels the regret. The side effects of that investigation will take care of the regret, as well as shame, guilt, anxiety and so on. It is the same one that experiences these things. Find its reality.

A man asks how to know when the separate self is appropriating the understanding. Rupert suggests that what is important is that our intention is pure, that we think and behave on behalf of our true nature. Allow yourself to think freely about your future and not sabotage those thoughts by wondering if the ego is appropriating them. And if a thought is appropriate by the ego, don’t worry, as it will become clear down the line. Rupert offers an example to clarify.

A woman shares that she doesn't know what to do with her life. Rupert asks her if someone offered her a holiday, where would she go and what would she do there. Go from love to love to love. Follow the hints and see where they take you.

A man asks Rupert about the word ‘relaxation’, as he feels that Rupert points to that state but never uses that word. Rupert suggests that there are relaxed states of the mind and of the body. But meditation has nothing to do with states. States come and go. Meditation is recognising the presence of awareness that is present no matter what the state of the mind or body.