Understanding our Self

Blurry image of whirling dancers in white robes performing a traditional dance indoors.

In 2016 I came across the non-dual teachings of Rupert Spira. His approach to Advaita resonated deeply with me and addressed my original questions: Who am I? Why am I not content with my life?

It is the knowing of our true "I" or Being - temporarily veiled by the thoughts, feelings, sensations and perceptions of our different selves - that brings the peace and happiness that we seek. This was formulated in sanskrit over two thousand years ago as "sat chit ananda": knowing Being happiness.

Below are some video clips of Rupert and others talking about non-duality.

Rupert and Cali Alpert from the Omega Institute’s Dropping In podcast discuss the true self, the importance of the non-dual understanding in easing global suffering, why self-knowledge is essential and why it takes courage to pursue it. They discuss why happiness so often eludes us, how self-enquiry eventually gives way to self-abidance and how that allows our own, innate peace and happiness to shine. Cali also asks Rupert about his own spiritual journey and why non-duality is often called the direct-path.

In this conversation about the hard problem of consciousness a questioner asks how we can know that consciousness is not an emergent phenomenon. How can we say that consciousness is infinite and eternal?

A conversation about sharing the non-dual understanding in therapy.

Understanding our Self

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