Accessing the Perspective of Awareness

"When you asked a previous participant questions about standing as awareness, she gave the answers you were expecting. But if you’d asked me the same questions, I think I would have given different answers. I’m not sure I can access that perspective without pretending. Rupert says: ‘You’ve acknowledged your being is present and accessible now – you don’t need to refer to your past. So I’m just helping you not to refer to the past. This is the first experience you’ve ever had. How old are you? You had to refer to memory – that answer’s invalid. Do you now experience having an age? No. A gender? No. A name? No. A colour? No. A nationality? No. A size or shape? No. Are you located anywhere? No. Try to describe your experience of yourself. You said “nothing” – you’re not a thing, that’s right. But you’re present and aware. That’s it, Esther. You weren’t faking. You were referring to yourself – not your memory, not your narrative, not your belief. Yourself.’"

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

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