Where Is Consciousness Located?

Where is consciousness located if it is not in the mind? If consciousness is infinite, does that mean it is located everywhere? And why is the experience of our self as consciousness sometimes referred to as being vast, spacious or empty?

Rupert says: ‘The first step is that you feel awareness is the witness of your experience. But the witness could still be limited or feel like it’s located in your head. The second step is that the witness then loses its localisation. As a result, where you previously thought it was located in the space behind your eyes, you now feel it’s located everywhere in space. However, that’s just the mind trying to account for the feeling of being unlocalised, in a way that’s consistent with its belief in time and space.

‘But the awareness that we essentially are is not tiny or located in the head, nor is it vast or located everywhere in space – it is infinite. Vast means “endlessly extended in all directions”, but infinite means “of no dimensions”. In other words, it’s not in the time and space that seem to be real from the point of view of each of our minds. So, the statements that awareness is vast, spacious or empty are legitimate statements, but ultimately untrue – they are the mind’s attempt to describe awareness in terms of its own limitations.’

*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Mercy Center, 22–29 October 2023. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:

Timestamps:

0:00 Being the Witness in Meditation
1:09 Is Awareness in the Mind?
1:40 Where Is Consciousness Located?
2:54 Rupert’s Dream Analogy
4:54 The Infinite Has No Dimensions
6:06 The Mind’s Limitations
7:18 Nothing We Say Is Ultimately True

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[vishalmehtaWHATSNEXT]

I am laughed my heart out for 10+ seconds when I saw blue guy in the video at 5 am in the morning....just thanking him for laughter...it was bliss😂

[dinaharosamarker]

Thank you once again for your explicitness, dear Rupert... and it is where you speak from what touches that shared presence within while watching. Very thankful.
🙏🏼☺️❤️

[johnnywlittle]

Been a while since I’ve listened to Rupert. Well said, as usual. Also must say he’s looking very good, like he had a makeover. Right on.👍🏼

[themindfuldj]

I’m so glad that the profound experiential wisdom of the non dual truth is being carried to so many. Over half a million subscribers now. I remember when it was a fraction of that. This world need deeply compassionate sharers of this truth. Thank God for Rupert and thank God for this community. ❤🙏🏻

[terefefeyssa]

What an explanation! I had the same thought as awareness was vast. Thank you, Rupert!

[Willnow]

Das ist ein geniales Timing. Ich hatte heute diese Erfahrung gehabt. Diese Erklärung hat mir sehr geholfen mit meiner erfahrung. Es hilft mir loszulassen und die Versuche meines Verstandes diese Erfahrung zu rationalisieren als Versuche anzusehen und nicht als die absolute Wahrheit anzusehen. Danke.

[luisful]

Wow, great. You nailed it, Rupert. Thanks❤

[infinitenothingness]

Thank you, Rupert. 🙏
Consciousness is not confined to this time-space illusion. 🌎
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[kathrynphillips]

instant peace, and all is well, 🙏
on listening to Rupert, Thankyou Rupert, much Love & Gratitude ❤

[DF-wixb]

You can checkout anytime but u can never leave. I felt eventually, from a nondual perspective, that this was an unintentionally profound observation.😮

[shellygattenio]

Perfect explanation, Rupert, as always 😊

[gracesanity]

Of course the mind is our awareness. We think it through and stay with it. The answer comes or not. Without the intelligence, and curiousority ....no awareness. It was suffering and me working my shadow and issues that made me awake.

[sumittrox]

Awareness is your consciousness of being that you wish to be, or what you already are, what you already have,

It's your state of being

[joejoe-lbbw]

Amazing. My experience has been that Unlocatableness. Never heard of that from someone else except now.

[sampoornamkannan]

Consciousness is the basic canvas on which the Universe manifests. So there's no question of where in macro cosmic realm. In individuals it appears to manifest inthe space/cave of spiritual heart. Appears because it's there everywhere, but cause of action is from heart center.

[nsbdnow]

This is wild... he's really distinguishing between just a mere non-ordinary state of consciousness and the actual reality of awareness and the reality of human experience. That's a key thing. That is a major discernment.

[SaxonShore]

"The witness is the last refuge of the ego." Ken Wilbur

[joshwebster]

I’ve been watching hours upon hours of Rupert’s clips and 98% of what he teaches resonates with me fully. This is probably my least favorite clip of them all. Why? Because he’s claiming our limited mind’s interpretation of Infinite Consciousness is “incorrect” however legitimate the interpretation given our limitations is. Ultimately I did like how they both concluded that no words can define the actual essence of Infinite Consciousness. That’s the bottom line ultimately.

[cache]

It's like trying to localize your mind in the space of your own dream, it's everywhere and nowhere, it's "outside", yet a part of it.

[vishalmehtaWHATSNEXT]

I like this Ahaa moment which people have in rupert sessions ...😅