Can We Abide Fully in Our True Nature? from the media Living the Non-Dual Understanding of Our Shared Being
A man from Los Angeles asks if it's really possible to abide fully in our true nature. Rupert responds that it is, and that the question doesn't really make sense since what you are is always and already that.
- Duration: 7 minutes and 37 seconds
- Recorded on: Jul 25, 2021
- Event: Our Shared Being – Weekend Retreat at Home
A man from Croatia who says he realised his true nature six weeks ago now experiences doubt. He asks if he is abiding in non-dual awareness or whether there is more he needs to do. Rupert suggests that if he has to ask then there may be more, because the question of what to do no longer arises once the self is established in being.
A woman from Poland says that she has trouble feeling the depth of love she has for her son for those she doesn't know. Rupert acknowledges that, of course, her love for her son is uniquely strong, but clarifies that the exercise that gave her trouble, which explored extending love to all beings, wasn't meant to be felt for any person but for the shared being behind the appearance of the person.
A man from Los Angeles asks if it's really possible to abide fully in our true nature. Rupert responds that it is, and that the question doesn't really make sense since what you are is always and already that.
A woman asks about the radical implications of living with the understanding of our shared being. Rupert suggests that her question implies a heaviness to living from this understanding, whilst it is living from the ego that is truly heavy.
A man from California asks how to manage his sexual desire from this understanding. Rupert suggests that he investigate from where the impulse arises, and if it originates from a sense of lack, then he can face that feeling directly.
A woman says she is confused by the personification of consciousness and the expression of human qualities like the freedom to choose or pretend. Rupert uses the analogy of John Smith and King Lear to describe how intimate the nature of consciousness is with and as its own activity.
A woman asks about her anxious feeling of resistance to the seemingly dull, boring aspect of awareness. Rupert responds that this is natural and a good sign that she is no longer avoiding the resistance to emptiness, which can feel like the loss of identity.
A man asks if the investigation of thoughts arising on behalf of a separate self is a task for the separate self. Rupert responds that investigating thoughts is one of many tools of discovery that our true nature can use.
A man from Croatia who says he realised his true nature six weeks ago now experiences doubt. He asks if he is abiding in non-dual awareness or whether there is more he needs to do. Rupert suggests that if he has to ask then there may be more, because the question of what to do no longer arises once the self is established in being.
A woman from Poland says that she has trouble feeling the depth of love she has for her son for those she doesn't know. Rupert acknowledges that, of course, her love for her son is uniquely strong, but clarifies that the exercise that gave her trouble, which explored extending love to all beings, wasn't meant to be felt for any person but for the shared being behind the appearance of the person.
A man from Los Angeles asks if it's really possible to abide fully in our true nature. Rupert responds that it is, and that the question doesn't really make sense since what you are is always and already that.
A woman asks about the radical implications of living with the understanding of our shared being. Rupert suggests that her question implies a heaviness to living from this understanding, whilst it is living from the ego that is truly heavy.
A man from California asks how to manage his sexual desire from this understanding. Rupert suggests that he investigate from where the impulse arises, and if it originates from a sense of lack, then he can face that feeling directly.
A woman says she is confused by the personification of consciousness and the expression of human qualities like the freedom to choose or pretend. Rupert uses the analogy of John Smith and King Lear to describe how intimate the nature of consciousness is with and as its own activity.
A woman asks about her anxious feeling of resistance to the seemingly dull, boring aspect of awareness. Rupert responds that this is natural and a good sign that she is no longer avoiding the resistance to emptiness, which can feel like the loss of identity.
A man asks if the investigation of thoughts arising on behalf of a separate self is a task for the separate self. Rupert responds that investigating thoughts is one of many tools of discovery that our true nature can use.