I Am the Presence of Awareness
- Duration: Video: 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 20 seconds / Audio: 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 20 seconds
- Recorded on: May 5, 2020
- Event: Seven Day 'Retreat at Home' – May
A woman feels disconnected from her true nature and asks for guidance. Rupert suggests investigating the 'I' that feels disconnected and living the implications of that understanding.
A man who experienced tension arising during meditation asks what it means to be fully established in awareness. Rupert discusses the resistance of the conditioned mind and suggests taking a step back to meet the presence of awareness.
A man asks how the non-dual model defines objective reality. Rupert elaborates on the illusion of matter and the reality of all experience.
A woman who feels a settling in her heart when she hears the phrase 'returning home' asks if awareness is located in the body. Rupert explains how the language of the non-dual teaching is used to direct the separate self back to awareness.
A man who has experienced an energetic flow in the body asks if this feeling is an indicator of abiding as awareness. Rupert speaks about how identifying with fleeting sensations can take us farther from our true nature.
A woman who feels restricted by her conditioning asks for guidance moving forward. Rupert suggests turning attention towards our true nature, the knower of experience, and allowing our thoughts to flow freely through us.
A woman who realises she bases her happiness on external circumstances asks why she feels disconnected from herself. Rupert suggests finding one's innate happiness by looking inwards and sharing the understanding, without expectation, with the world.
A woman who has experienced extreme mood swings asks for guidance. Rupert speaks about bringing old patterns of emotional conditioning into the light of awareness.
A man who has had insomnia for years asks for a non-dual approach to facing the discomfort. Rupert speaks about letting go of the impulse to resist any experience.
A woman feels disconnected from her true nature and asks for guidance. Rupert suggests investigating the 'I' that feels disconnected and living the implications of that understanding.
A man who experienced tension arising during meditation asks what it means to be fully established in awareness. Rupert discusses the resistance of the conditioned mind and suggests taking a step back to meet the presence of awareness.
A man asks how the non-dual model defines objective reality. Rupert elaborates on the illusion of matter and the reality of all experience.
A woman who feels a settling in her heart when she hears the phrase 'returning home' asks if awareness is located in the body. Rupert explains how the language of the non-dual teaching is used to direct the separate self back to awareness.
A man who has experienced an energetic flow in the body asks if this feeling is an indicator of abiding as awareness. Rupert speaks about how identifying with fleeting sensations can take us farther from our true nature.
A woman who feels restricted by her conditioning asks for guidance moving forward. Rupert suggests turning attention towards our true nature, the knower of experience, and allowing our thoughts to flow freely through us.
A woman who realises she bases her happiness on external circumstances asks why she feels disconnected from herself. Rupert suggests finding one's innate happiness by looking inwards and sharing the understanding, without expectation, with the world.
A woman who has experienced extreme mood swings asks for guidance. Rupert speaks about bringing old patterns of emotional conditioning into the light of awareness.
A man who has had insomnia for years asks for a non-dual approach to facing the discomfort. Rupert speaks about letting go of the impulse to resist any experience.