Being as the Ultimate Healer

"You say the being has never been traumatised, but the separate self has been. I’m struggling with where I’m having a narrative versus where feelings are a reality. The traumatised reactions keep coming back – it doesn’t feel like just a habit. Rupert says: ‘Your feelings haven’t yet caught up with your understanding. Your understanding is genuine – you know your being can’t be hurt – but you still have an old habit of feeling hurt. Thoughts change quickly; feelings take more time. Try to make a distinction between being sensitive and being hurt. You have a finely tuned nervous system – you register everything. That sensitivity is a beautiful quality, but because of it you’re easily hurt. You can be sensitive without being hurt. You don’t have to protect yourself or build a wall. You can still be completely open and sensitive, but let everything pass through without getting stuck. Don’t tell yourself there’s no “I” to be hurt – you have to feel that your being, prior to thought and perception, is like open, empty space. Being is the ultimate healer. The recognition that your being is already whole and unharmed – that recognition is the ultimate healing.’"

From event 21 - 28 November, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at The Vedanta, 21–28 November 2025

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