Rupert Spira: A Spiritual View on Addiction

In this short clip, Rupert explains how a nondual view of consciousness can help us understand and overcome addictions.
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[@Julian2Sounds]

"Not everybody who was traumatised becomes addicted. But everyone addicted was traumatised" - Dr. Gabor Mate

[@martin-hall-northern-soul]

This is undoubtedly one of the most accurate summaries of the addiction mechanism on the internet today.

[@eric_grossman]

I love the format of pulling out a highlight of a talk. What Rupert is saying here is so incredibly important for every aspect of life, so I'm glad to see it being featured. My take: Happiness comes from the cessation of our search for a more preferable circumstance, not the acquiring of the object of desire. The acquisition does allow us to temporarily end the search, but it will always be impermanent. Through mindfulness, study, etc. you can directly end your search without reliance on external objects, thus finding happiness/contentment in every moment. And when I say "every moment", I'm not exaggerating. Hopefully this helps someone, peace!

[@tattvamasmi]

Absolutely true. There is a book of Christina Groff "The Thirst for Wholeness: Attachment, Addiction, and the Spiritual Path", she describes this search very well. AA may help... However, it is difficult to overcome it. As much simple it is explained by Rupert (best explanation), so much difficult to make it true.

[@FreeFlow__]

Not necessary. Addiction is in many cases a coping mechanism to escape pain, not lack.

[@ArchieHopping]

Yes, the lack of comfort or the ‘lack’ of NOT feeling pain. What you said means the same thing but from different angles

[@kkop4982]

The neo advaita this sir is teaching is another addiction. Spiritual search is not different than drug addiction.

[@motauheed]

all causes of the addiction is stress

[@phantasticflox]

What is the intermediary step?

[@Samadhijunkie]

An intermediary step would be, noticing whenever an urge arises as an impulse,pauze at least one minute, just feel into the urge, explore it deeply without wanting to change anything, then go for it whilst being fully aware without feeling guilty in any way, of coarse you don’t want to do that the rest of your life, so it’s a maturing in daring just to feel, to fully allow, go gentle about it but be wise, wish you the best

[@Samadhijunkie]

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[@Socrates77]

Bollocks

[@salvandorum]

Complete Bollocks indeed

[@tonyburton419]

Not for me, this one. Worked within substance misuse services. Explaination woo woo language is frankly...being polite, a strong no.

[@salvandorum]

Rubbish.