Abiding as Awareness is a Non Practice

[@pathendy]

What you are looking for is where you are looking from ~ Rumi

[@aash2009aash]

Amazing!

[@mohaneesh]

Rupert is a true Master and teacher of "Advait Vedant". This video is the ultimate expression in the English Language of the highest truths of Advait (non-duality). It can't get any better in clarity, succinctness and precision. All the ultimate concepts and tenets of "Advait Vedanta" are contained in this 15 minute video clip. There is nothing essential that remains and is not contained in here. The truths of the Vedantic Mahavakyas " Pragyanam Brahman", "Tat tvam Asi", "Aham Brahmasmi" and "Ayam Atma Brahman" are all parceled into one beautiful oral thesis that has almost mesmeric power to take us back home to our real nature and permanent resting place even as we live. Rupert's beautiful explanations like "Attention shines out through the senses towards external objects" are almost perfect poetic restatements of verse 4 in the grand Advait eulogical composition "Dakshinamurti Stotra" of the great Indian Vedanta revivalist guru Adi Shankaracharya. Rupert not only says it all, he instructs and enlightens like very few living gurus can. He almost leads us verbally into meditation. He holds our hand and takes us along the Direct path to true enlightenment. Thank you Rupert. Thank you very mush. You are The Best of the non-dual teachers in the western world.

[@alicepesta7694]

beautifully said. Thank you

[@sudhirraghubir]

ABSOLOUTELY CORRECT. Cuts like a knife ,his FEW words ...and his clarity,is astonishing.And we are very very blessed to be here in the time and space Rupert is here on this Planet.Thank you very very much.

[@mad-bhaktimlabhateparam2592]

I disagree. I think what Rupert speaks of as Awareness, and that this awareness is non different from the self, is not complete.

[@AyamThat]

🙏🕉️🏵️💜

[@dattadandge5803]

Very well said, Mohaneesh...I have personally traced his Guru Parampara and read/heard all of them..But when it comes to teaching, Rupert is The Best..He is truly blessed..! Thanks again for putting our gratitude in precise words.

[@brizhnev]

Hi Mr Rupert .. I am from Bangalore, India.. This is one of the most beautiful and valuable thing I got from you.. I was searching for Awareness but today I realised it is within me .. Touching your feet 👣😭😭😭😭 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Butterfly-t6d]

The clearest understanding of awareness I’ve ever heard.

[@dilikeswardas3985]

The ultimate explanation. Incredible

[@ailidhlalala1592]

Me too

[@tw3638]

Same.

[@KimBieske]

Finally...FINALLY it clicked. This short 14-minute explanation just began the unraveling of the knot. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 🙏❤

[@dannophilips1923]

This man is amazing. I found out too late he was holding a retreat near me, but never mind. I spent a week at a Eckhart Tolle retreat, but just 12 minutes with a Rupert clip like this cuts right to the core - SNAP!

[@jimcrich]

I like Eckhart also but, the teachers of Advaita touch me more deeply and show me my real identity. I never got that with Eckhart.

[@alexgabriel1835]

Sorry, but mr Tolle is not enlightened as he tried to show up! His addiction to money contradict what he is saying...

[@tamarasunshine386]

Alex Gabriel he is. if you listen with your heart you could see it. money means nothing to awarness but means a lot to the mind. enlightment cant be pretended and money or any object or thought is not of importance.

[@kanishkabanerjee]

We are blessed to be able to listen to Rupert and Eckhart, supreme masters

[@ciaranmcerlean773]

I came across him two days ago and it just makes so much sense..

[@jrzjintheuk2519]

My South Korean professor recently translated your book ‘being aware of being aware’ in Korean language. He’s a neuroscientist in Yonsei university he said he is inspired by your book and teaching. I’m excited to read the book both Korean and English.. Thank you!!🙏

[@stevedawson6979]

Tell him to come to one of Rupert Spira’s webinars. It would be a pleasure to get his insights and also understand what he has understood as a result of these teachings. From a neuroscientist’s perspective.

[@sebastianbenitez3684]

This is the only video you need to watch

[@slimrva6986]

I just discovered Rupert yesterday after googling “where is the location of awareness in the body”, a question that arose in me through my meditation practice. Naturally I came to the question “how do I put my attention on my awareness?” and felt I couldn’t find the answer. Today I found this video, and I am so grateful for Rupert’s nuanced and candid explanation!

[@arvi2010]

When you think you are lost in the world. Know these words from Rupert will show you you are never lost. Thank you Rupert for making me remember what I have always known from my early years. But could never completely comprehend.

[@AuthenticSelfGrowth]

I totally get what he's saying now. When I started meditating I would consciously try to direct my focus on 'nothing'. This required alot of will power. However I eventually came to the realization to sink my focus/mind back into its source and this helped to abide in awareness more. I now find meditation so much more enjoyable than before.

[@jakelerms1935]

But how do you let the mind sink back into its source? Thats what confuses me. :/

[@macs-13]

@@jakelerms1935 by not attending to this thought XD

[@prahslra]

He asks at the end "Have I answered your question?" This man's compassion alone is proof of the truth of what he is saying.

[@frontier9]

That is no proof of anything other than he said that, it can also be a tool to make you think he cares. Maybe he does, maybe it is a show. People are rarely this mono-tonal and controlled unless they are inducting you to be their student.

[@DavidDW]

​@@frontier9 People who do not care do not provide unnecessary opportunities for investments of their time. Every time we talk to another person is a show because we have egos. If we wanted we could just sit with other people and be present with no talking or 'show', but those silent retreats are tough for many. Personally I find his tone very calming and it helped my ability to focus on what he was getting at.

[@TheComiKen]

Holy crap, that was genius! And I've been through at least fifty videos on the same subject.

[@kippapao]

love is awareness. awareness is love. Its so swell to be aware of yourself as awareness itself. Bliss. Happiness. Nirvanna....

[@tracy3364]

I found this man today and I'm just so amazed I've been watching and reading so many people over the years who have the same message but he just takes it to another level of understanding I wouldn't of been ready to hear him a few years ago... with me it's been a journey to this point but I'm so grateful to have found him he is just wonderful

[@jameshenry7545]

Beautiful explained. The reality that can't be explained in words he just layed out beautifully.

[@jamgamber0]

Is there a Nobel price for clarity and eloquence? Every time I watch one of his videos my life seem to change profoundly, and he has many videos. Thanks!!!

[@jenikond4822]

One of the best videos I've seen

[@JavedIqbal-db9im]

This is one of the profound explanations I have ever get on awareness.. I started laughing listening to his explanations as I have been overthinking on this concept but actually non-thinking is the key of self.. Thank you very much for these bful teachings.

[@sharadponduri2010]

I love you Rupert. You hve simplified ramana maharashi teaching in the most beautiful simplistic pure way. I love you sooo much words can’t express my love towards you.

[@TheMLMGold]

Brilliant. The mental practices and strategies of resistance, to find its source, come to an end when God and awareness are seen as non-practices. It comes as a relief from all the self effort and true praise opens up.

[@MrBillcallahan]

Yeahh Rupert is one in a trillion. What a gift he has, clarity. It is hard to imagine him using a bathroom....

[@Rozay_Roses]

Well explained, for years I was looking for this answers, never found it before. Respect for the videos. Thank you.

[@dharma01v]

From this teacher comes the clear waters of the Advaita tradition. A beautiful exposition given with the utmost clarity!

[@kippapao]

we are awareness itself but then we can become aware that we are awareness itself. Beautifull.

[@purelife8559]

7:29 wow that's it, huge difference between attention and awareness 7:56

[@marcbannerman7841]

This is something that I have been stuck on, & I found this video extremely helpful. Thank you! 💙

[@Shickz]

This is a truly powerful video for all.

[@arunmankar3917]

Lot of love Rupert. You are unparalleled. India

[@superduperdom]

Yes, simply letting attention relax back into its source, awareness, presence etc, because for some reason it likes to 'lose' itself in thought and objects. But beware, there is a subtle duality and bias in eastern spirituality traditions, that preferences the formless over form, and can lead to spiritual bypassing and nihilism. Equally valid is embracing one's experience, a tantric humanistic path if you like or 'integrated non-duality', that can arrive at the same place, but in a more hearty life-affirming way.

[@brianlittrell797]

The Formless One, God, is choosing to express Itself as an infinite number of forms and microcosmic expressions of Itself called souls/spirits in order that It might know Itself experientially. Otherwise God would just stay "home" in The Realm of The Absolute, also called the non-individuated Ultimate Reality, The Unmanifest Infinite Field, It's "Original Form". Life is God's way of expressing Itself and experiencing Itself. All of it's aspects, characteristics, qualities, attributes in an infinite variety of ways. Thus the value of form.

[@pups2979]

Extraordinarily explained with great precision and clarify.a true non dualist torch bearer

[@ranirathi3379]

another way i came across of getting to the same sinking awareness in awareness itself, from whence it arises - "when you sit quietly for a moment, a feeling of peace naturally arises". the peace is awareness collapsing in itself.. a placid lake. no movement of experience means no time.

[@pouriazareh3607]

There is nothing to say but love thank you rupert 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@baharam98]

This video alone, can be enough for awareness, be "knowingly aware" (aware of itself...).

[@TheBrakedown]

One of the best Rupert responses of all time

[@carmenraj7493]

Totally agree, can't be more explicitly said But of course these are not just words, they are Spirit / Truth filled. As we receive in our Spirit, we get clarity in our mind's. Thank you Rupert ❤....

[@Nadidudida]

I want to give unlimited thumbs up to this video!!! The best and the utmost clear pointer I have received about awareness! I can’t thank you enough Rupert! 😭

[@katebeatham333]

Wonderful explanation. Thank you.💗🙏

[@pablocordella]

Been struggling this from quite some time. Beautifully explained!

[@HemPat56]

"Be itself", beautiful 🙂

[@ukaszpospiech3817]

Wow finally the explanation I was looking for! Big thanks Rupert Spira!

[@mikes161]

he is a true artist, his past experience as a ceramic artist really comes out as he paints the audience the clear colors that are alive within, and without his being. His videos and interview on BATGAP are amazing. Most who are watching this are like me probably, somewhere we realized oh I AM. Then the train stopped. uuug.. Rupert provides the connection then with the outside world to show us the aliveness of it all. Literally! To say I love my guitar now has a whole new meaning. :)

[@alicepesta7694]

I am on the same train...thank you for sharing and assuring that I am not alone

[@Tom-gp6oy]

Great talk, great comparisons and insight, thank you

[@martinaamengual8668]

So beautifully said! Thank You!

[@pdevika3629]

Thank you Rupert.🌺🙏

[@roopkala5927]

So beautiful... Thank you so much😊

[@kippapao]

we r love. love is awareness itself

[@troysantos]

At 4:13, Rupert asked, "Where do you go to find that experience [of being aware]?" Is it just me, or is it only possible to answer this question through memory of having been aware of being aware? That's the only way I find to answer this question. Rupert is currently more useful for me than any other teacher I've followed :)

[@tacobell7233]

It's been a while since a teaching like this brought me so deeply into myself. Thanks so much Rupert.

[@hereandnow556]

Now the goal is to stay there...the truth will be reavealed if you did it ;) ! ( Hope it is already done through the time that this comment has been posted. Wich you good luck anyway :) ).

[@lorenzoleongutierrez7927]

+Here And Now ... true !!

[@lorenzoleongutierrez7927]

Great great resume lecture . It's a privilege to listen 😌

[@FabianEsparza-g8r]

Wow! simply beautiful. thanks dude!

[@debbaillie6332]

I always so appreciate your explanations Rupert... understanding becomes so simple by experiencing. Deep Peace and Happiness. Thank you.

[@AuthenticSelfGrowth]

By letting go of what are not, you become who you are 🙏🏽

[@brianlittrell797]

When you let go of everything, what remains?

[@GalaxeeCat]

So Simple. So Beautiful.

[@coenterhaar9183]

Always here as still present awareness!.....Never not here! 😊

[@sushilkumarkalia8605]

Heartfelt gratitude to you , Master Rupert.💖🙏

[@Joshua-dc1bs]

Pure genius. Thank you, Rupert.

[@anshumandriwedi6971]

Fantastically fabulous

[@pramodwadekar4670]

That is wonderful Vedantic knowledge. Thank you sir.

[@daeronb]

What a brilliantly elegant explanation. Wow

[@atmannityananda-autognosia]

❤ Yes indeed, but maintaining the mind and attention focused on the silence within is a continuous effort, which is practice.

[@sharonbrooks7560]

So clear, as always.

[@hemamalini8933]

Beautiful 🙏❤️

[@wuppistruppi4768]

At the moment I am hearing this video again and again and I get not enough...

[@ivettea6358]

So amazing 🥰 and Super "puts the puzzles" together in a way I've not been exposed to. Thank you 💗 Great Sacred Blessings 2021

[@mariekuijkenhistoricallyaw2598]

I have no words... ❤❤❤

[@joe86569]

❤❤

[@healthawarenessprosperity4428]

Never left the house while looking for the way home. You can never see the seer of seeing. In fact, there’s only seeing.

[@dominiqueethervecortina5834]

Superb

[@johnwat7825]

Excellent explanation of being still.

[@Dooality]

I've needed this video for years. Thank you.

[@MagdiNonDuality]

"The blank state is an object, a state of the limited self and mimics the true emptiness of awareness". "You can only walk towards something that is not yourself"

[@lorenzoleongutierrez7927]

This is truly an high point into the lecture. Truly clarify a key aspect to take into account "abiding the awareness" , thanks for share !

[@egzonkrasniqi8773]

this is a key point in the spiritual journey. I have been looking for awareness as a blank state for quite a while trying to find it. Amazing lecture.

[@dorianshaffer7120]

So now what does that look feel or taste like then? I've still no reference or what exactly am I looking for after knowing that attention simply mimics awareness as a blank state but no clue as to what I'm looking for

[@MagdiNonDuality]

@@dorianshaffer7120 Being knowingly awareness feels and tastes like causeless peace, freedom, understanding (meaning end of questions), happiness... namely life without the sense of lack and without the sense of impending doom. What you are looking for is your true being. Your true being can only be fully revealed to you once you come to clarity that you are not Dorian, that you are not the person you imagine yourself to be and that rather, you are formless aware presence. Although the body mind is named and known as Dorian, you are not the body mind. Concerning the blank state, if it appears to you, it is not the end state. It is a phenomenal state that is still an object and not your true nature. Your true nature is not a state.

[@kippapao]

return your attention to awareness itself which your true self!!!!

[@brown09]

Every sentence is a work of art

[@ajt7899]

!!!

[@otiliabrichisala4710]

Thank you!❤

[@kippapao]

being aware of being awareness itself

[@lilmisstlkalot]

Brilliantly spoken and beautifully simple, you make some of the most difficult questions posed seem completely uncomplicated. Thank you Rupert!

[@alexgabriel1835]

really wonderfull. Great Teacher I have never met with that profound explanation! Direct, clear and penetrative. Many THANKS to him!!!!

[@MrEric23]

Rupert's book 'The Light of Pure Knowing' includes a set of CDs with all 30 meditations for those who find more time for listening rather than reading. Thanks to those, the process of reconditioning as been facilitated tremendously, since listening allows the flow of awareness to gradually colonise understanding. Based on these videos and on the questions asked by people, it seems they start to struggle with reconciling where true value rests: in understanding the essence of our true self. Much time and effort could be saved if those meditations could be heard and understood prior to any questions. Those meditations are a journey that step by step take the listener to where they need to be, leaving the struggle and clarity to take place whenever they are meant to occur.

[@BeyondNidhi]

Amazing 🎉 ❤

[@sherrigacheri]

Thank you

[@wadhwanin]

Love Rupert

[@renugarg1930]

Thanks a lot

[@bareedkhas4240]

I'm a beginner at this .. 2 weeks ago I sat alone and started doing self inquiry.. I had strange feelings. .then a realization that I am not the one asking the questions.. not the one trying to find the answers.. I am the knowing..the experience was beautiful.. unfortunately, I was not quite able to get to that spot again.. I think this clip gives some helpful clues..

[@soularlight5696]

It’s because you are not the one who was “in the spot” and then “left the spot” and is now “trying to get back to the spot and can’t find it” - this is all seen. It is all passing phenomena. You are not that which passes. You are the same.

[@TheKstuart]

This is the best explanation of Self-Enquiry that I have found. He zeroes in on exactly what the real practice is supposed to be, and then explains why Self-Enquiry is often explained differently. Highly recommended.

[@babayaga108]

I don't need Beliefs. I have my Experience.

[@sherrytaha9268]

crystal clear

[@mohdshahnawaz.australia]

Absolutely loved this video. Thank you so much for this valuable information mate. Lots of love from an Australian 🇦🇺❤

[@atmannityananda-academia]

To be aware that we are aware it is not a practice, but in order to overcome identification and forgetfulness and remain self aware we need a lot of practice. And in order to go deeper and deeper in the silence within to achieve the full absorption of the mind in its source needs much more practice for a long long time......

[@jimcrich]

He takes me right to Reality in all of his videos. Others are good but Rupert somehow hits the nail on the head for me. Tony Parsons is good and so is Mooji, Nome, John Wheeler, A. Ramana, Nukunu, etc. I love all these magical folks!

[@daendefouw]

Thanks Rupert!

[@LearnThaiRapidMethod]

Interesting, but I’m not sure I agree (yet). What I did was to “see” myself in my mind’s eye (like an out-of-body experience) to be aware of my awareness. I’m watching myself as a third person who is aware of sensations and thoughts (and inner images ir inner voices or emptinesses). How does that work? I’m not sure I’m aware of anything most of the time. I do or think things automatically, without being aware of the fact that I’m aware: I have an intention of what I want to do and something in me is aware of what I need to do (look at screen, click on button, decide what to say, type in text, etc ) but I don’t discuss with or tell myself that I need to direct my awareness… I’m like a flower that grows towards the sunlight in a mechanical (or chemical) way. But if I look at myself doing these things then I can decide whether it’s something I really want to do. How does that even happen, that I “invoke” a kind of manual override?)

[@ramyav6890]

beautifully explained.thank you so much.

[@richmac6345]

Glad to realise this before spending a lifetime in meditation...

[@dexxterducky2630]

this is very clear, and i love it, but i don't understand why conciousness would is some way rise and "regrade" herself to a finite form that we can call "attention" so that can she stretch to objects, and plus, this attention would be never ever able to know her. So maybe this is a silly question but why is so important for her to know impermanent objects via the awarenes of the finite mind?

[@jimcrich]

Perhaps the only way to answer "why" questions is with = Why not! Why not "imagine" that you, Awareness, are a limited, temporary experience or form? It's your Stage Play, so have a ball! And, when you get tired of the play, you can always just become your self again - Pure Awareness! (Which you've always been anyway!)

[@ZenMountain]

Thank you, Master!!

[@raindropcleaners]

I notice that thought seems to come from the upper right side. Anyone else experience this? Seeing that thoughts, feelings, perceptions, sounds, etc arise in the same field was the point of realization for me.

[@michaelchase5304]

I've been paying a lot of attention to my heart and abiding. However, it seems I need to be without directing the attention.

[@dr.susheelkhemariya8966]

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[@bilimoriafirdaus]

Lovely!!

[@alfreddifeo9642]

Thank You.