Trauma Is Like an Idea Stuck in Mind

Could you expand on how the mind stores trauma and in what forms? Rupert says: ‘Trauma is when something gets stuck in the mind. The event has passed, but the mind keeps rehearsing it. When you hear the church bells in the middle of our meditation, the sound passes through your mind, it doesn’t leave a trace, because it’s neither particularly pleasant nor particularly unpleasant. A traumatic event didn’t pass through your mind; you entered into relationship with it. Your mind keeps it alive through memory. And that’s the trauma. By saying that your trauma is stuck in your body substantiates it, validates it. It’s not stuck in your body – it’s stuck in your mind. It’s like an idea.’

From event 07 - 14 September, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mandali, 7–14 September 2025 – ‘Meister Eckhart and the Love of God’

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