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We Are Eternally Awake

Sunday 19 February 2023

Waking, Dreaming and Deep Sleep

A man asks about falling asleep and waking up, as well the difficulty with staying asleep. Rupert suggests that the waking state is the presence of awareness plus thinking and perceiving, dreaming is the presence of awareness plus thinking and imagining, deep sleep is just awareness. Awareness is like the sun; it shines all the time. From the point of view of awareness, there are no states.

From event 18 - 25 February, 2023 Seven Day Retreat at The Vedanta – 18th to 25th February

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Topics:

States of consciousness

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Am I Dreaming in the Waking State?

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Constant Conflict in My Dreams

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Fear of Waking Up from the Dream

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Noticing Synchronicity in Our LIves

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Fearing Emptiness

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Deep Sleep as a Dress Rehearsal for Death

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Deep Sleep Between Two Thoughts

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Deep Sleep and Non-Meditation

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Are There Different Realms of Being?

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The Intermittent State of Witnessing

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