Understanding and Difficult Families

A man describes personal family trauma, including a recent suicide, and asks about integrating awareness with difficult family dynamics, particularly given his opposite experience to Rupert’s regarding unconditional love. Rupert acknowledges that while the man has access to the peace of being, his nervous system still operates on conditioning laid down in early life, creating a gap between understanding and expression. Rather than suggesting spiritual practice alone, Rupert recommends therapy with someone skilled in addressing body-mind tension patterns, ideally but not necessarily someone who shares non-dual understanding. The goal is harmonising body-mind with being’s peace, enabling the man to become a genuinely healing presence for his family.

From event 21 March - 28 April, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Garrison Institute, 21–28 March 2025

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