Be the Sky, Be the Ocean

"I wake at 3 a.m. overwhelmed by emotional storms. During the day, the world distracts me, but at night there’s nothing to push the feelings away. How do I work with this? Rupert says: ‘At night, when perceptions of the world are withdrawn, feelings that were at the periphery rush into the empty space. Ideally, you would feel yourself as the open, empty, loving space of awareness in which these storms arise – be the sky through which the clouds pass, be the ocean in which the waves rise and fall. If that feels too abstract in the intensity of the moment, take intermediary steps: listen to music, listen to recordings of these teachings, read something beautiful – I recommend Jacques Lusseyran’s And There Was Light. If that’s still not enough, do some gentle yoga, or reach out to someone in the community app who’s in another time zone. But I want to say something directly to you: the teaching alone isn’t enough for most people. You need community. You need the support of others on this path. And you have to show up. Come back. Let the community take care of you. The door is open, but you have to walk through it.’"

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

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