Rupert Spira | Practicing advaita in daily life

recognition of ourselves as presence and appearance simultaneously.
It is made by alan neachell.

I just need to add subtitles to watch daily.

[saintx]

Meditation is not something, in this approach, that starts or stops. It's NOT an activity we do with our mind. it is the very nature of our experience.

it's not that awareness is one thing in the background, and experience is another thing in the foreground, but all there is to experience is the awareness of it.

Of course understand that, from the absolute point of view, there is no practice, there is no discipline, there is nothing to do etc etc. all of that is true, but at a more relative level, there is something to be said for doing whatever it takes, to remind us of our true nature.

Beware of the danger to try to re-create the experience.

if you want any kind of test or any kind of sign just look for the degree of peace and fulfilment that you find in your life in general, not a particular moment of peace but just your general state of peace and fulfilment that you find in your everyday life. That would be the best indication whether you're going in the right direction or not. Don't look for anything more remarkable than that.

[saintx]

i am the heart of the heart
i am the voice of a child
i am wonder astonishment and delight
i live in the space between thoughts but i play in your thinking

my abode is the moment between breaths
but i dance in your breathing

time and space move through me
but i do not move through them

i am never experienced
yet you experience only me

i never repeat myself

but i'm always the same

i have no goal but am the fulfillment of every desire
i have no feeling but i'm open to all feelings
i have no thoughts but all thoughts are an image of me
i am kindness itself

i am imperturbable and am thus peace itself

i am without resistance and am thus happiness itself

i am one with all seeming things and and thus love itself

i shine in the mind as i

i shine in the heart as you

i shine in the world as it
but i only ever am and know myself alone

i forget myself to taste the sweetness of longing
i divide myself to know the tenderness of friendship

i hide myself for the pleasure of seeking

i look for myself for the fulfillment of finding

i find myself for the knowledge of happiness
i know myself for the joy of being

i am myself for no other reason

i am closer than your breath

i am further than the stars

i am intimate but impersonal
i am peaceful like the sky

i am open like the sea

i am empty like space
i am luminous like the sun

i shine by myself

i am the substance and reality of all seeming objects and selves

i am the light of pure knowing

turn towards me and i will take you into myself

i play
i enjoy

i am

so
do
you

[AlanPhan]

TLDR: Exploring the nature of awareness through relaxation and facing outward can lead to a greater understanding of our true nature.

1. 00:00 🧘 Relaxing attention into its source and facing outward to live the implications of newfound understanding are two aspects of investigating the nature of the experience of being aware.
1.1 Making effort to focus the mind on an object is necessary to recognize our true nature.
1.2 In this approach, meditation is about understanding the nature of the one that experiences, rather than controlling or focusing the mind.
1.3 Relaxing attention into its source and facing outward to live the implications of newfound understanding are two aspects of investigating the nature of the experience of being aware.

2. 04:23 🤔 Face any discomfort you feel instead of avoiding it, but if you're enjoying an activity, carry on.
2.1 Put down the book or turn off the movie, close your eyes and face the feeling of lack instead of avoiding it.
2.2 Face any discomfort you feel instead of avoiding it, but if you're enjoying an activity, carry on.

3. 06:52 🧘‍♂ Sahaja yoga is the practice of recognizing awareness as the constant reality of our experience.
3.1 Awareness is equally available in all experiences and cannot be distracted from.
3.2 Sahaja yoga is the presence of awareness in the presence of objects, where objects can no longer distract from oneself.
3.3 Awareness is the constant reality of our experience, and meditation is not an activity we do with our mind, but the very nature of our experience.

4. 10:35 🤔 Perception is awareness, and one can become lost in the experience, but still see the screen clearly in the third state.
4.1 Awareness and the mind are inseparable, with awareness being the knowing element of the mind's experience.
4.2 Perception is simply consciousness or awareness, and the knowing element of it is always present in the perception itself.
4.3 When watching a movie, one can become lost in the experience, only focusing on the movie and not the screen.
4.4 In the first state we watch the movie, in the second we turn it off to see the screen clearly, and in the third state we turn the movie back on but still see the screen.

5. 16:02 🧘 Experience the present by being aware of awareness and its objects as one experience.
5.1 Close your eyes, focus on being aware, and then open them again while still being aware of being aware to experience the present.
5.2 Awareness and its objects are one experience, allowing attention to range freely over it without losing sight of the knowing in every experience.
5.3 Experience is seen as a coloring of consciousness, with no distinction between self and experience.

6. 20:20 🧘‍♂ Remember your true nature and let it become second nature.
6.1 Use whatever means necessary to remind yourself of your true nature and keep going back to it until it becomes second nature.
6.2 Moments of remembering our true nature punctuate our normal state, and eventually these moments of remembering squeeze out the moments of forgetting.
6.3 Forgetting is natural and not a problem, as long as remembrance gradually takes over your life.

7. 24:15 🧘‍♂ Find your true nature by exploring different pathways and look for peace and fulfillment in your everyday life.
7.1 You can find your ever-present essence by looking deeply within yourself, and there are many pathways to do this.
7.2 Don't expect the same physical or mental side effects each time you recognize your true nature.
7.3 Look for peace and fulfillment in your everyday life to determine if you're on the right track.

8. 28:50 🤩 Experience the reality of all objects and selves in the moment between thoughts and breaths.
8.1 I exist in the moment between thoughts and breaths, never experienced.
8.2 I am the substance and reality of all seeming objects and selves, playing and enjoying, and inviting you to join me.

[gilliantaylor]

Exquisite! Deeply touching and affirming. The poem! Thank you, beautiful Rupert.

[petrospis]

I follow Rupert but was very happy to find this audio, as it goes straight to the point. Thanks for sharing.

[johnnalussier]

The poem touched me to my core. The words are the portrayal of each one of us yet he is the author...or are we? It is absolutely beautiful and one that I will listen to often. 🙏

[karenross]

This is one of many of Rupert quintessential messages 🙏❤️ thank you for uploading

[zzgeneralsearch]

Ruoert is so clear in his explanations. It shows the level of his understanding.

[sushilkumarkalia]

Wow!!
This is what I have been looking for, how to live spirituality in our daily lives.
Thanks a million MASTER for sharing your profound wisdom.
My heartfelt gratitude.
💖💖🙏

[cosmic]

Absolutely love rupert! Thank you for just being you expressed authentic as u can😊🙏🏾💜

[innerlight]

The answer to the first question is what i needed to hear at the present!
Thanks Rupert! light, love and peace ॐ ॐ ❤

[lindaj]

When I look at photos of Rupert, I see discernment. Awesome.

[janetsontilt]

What a beautiful invitation calling with the last few spoken words with I Am. Starting a day with these words and perhaps replay if forgetting comes in will be most soothing. Thankyou Rupert 🤗

[scottmcvicar]

Thank you Rupert for all your wisdom. I appreciate all your talks 🙏

[sunnymodi]

Life-changing talks. Thank you very much. Love

[gillespelland]

INCREDIBLE PRAYER AT THE END, WHICH MAKES TEARS COME OUT, TO BE THE ETERNAL LIGHT, ALL MY GRATITUDE TO US, PURE CONSCIENCE! THANK YOU!

[baronbullshyster]

Found this by mistake, I’ll have to make more mistakes like this one, and be aware it’s not a mistake after all. The metaphor of the tv screen is brilliant. Sam Harris uses the metaphor of a mirror an says “if the mirror reflects good or bad thoughts, mirror stays the same. I think the more metaphors you have, makes the intangible easier to conceptualise. Also the affirmations at the end were magic. Thank you

[billdarte]

I understand Rumi's "Flow down and down in always widening rings of being" ...indeed, I am living this thanks to Rupert. Last night I dreamed of a confrontation and woke realizing that I had not acted as I know I must...."'Let whatever strange things that happens happen, let us see!" says Rama Maharshi....Rupert's advice is "Awareness....its nature is simply to welcome whatever arises"... I feel that I will truly be one when I can dream in this context...

[mariateresamiddelmann]

Thank you so much for your clear and tender way of explaining. I am deeply touched. Bless you a thousand times!

[ENTChattisgarh]

Mr Rupert Spira is the real master. Havent seen any one more clear simple and precise than him.
Just love him.