Meditation Versus Simply Being

"What is the difference between meditation as a practice and simply being? Should I be doing something, or just remaining as I am? Rupert says: ‘On the Progressive and Direct paths, meditation is something the separate self does – a practice, a method, an effort. On the Pathless Path, meditation is what you are. Simply being is not a practice; it’s the recognition and abiding as your essential nature. You don’t need to do anything to be – being is what you naturally, effortlessly are. However, if you find yourself lost in the content of experience, make the gentle effort to extricate yourself and return to simply being. In time, this will become effortless. The essence of meditation is simply to remain as you are, prior to the arising of experience, knowing yourself as pure being.’"

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

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