Beautiful Rupert - all you have said resonates with me too, thank you. "The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen. A saint does not want things to be different from what they are; he knows that, considering all factors, they are unavoidable. He is friendly with the inevitable and, therefore, does not suffer. Pain he may know, but it does not shatter him. If he can, he does the needful to restore the lost balance-or he lets things take their natural course." NISARGADATTA MAHARAJ
This is the essence of how I have understood meditation for some time, but--like Rupert--I came to it only after 20+ years of practicing vipassana meditation. I have come to call it "Loving Awareness."
I feel that the important point here is clearly seeing how consciousness ALREADY freely allows everything in that we are aware of -- without any resistance what-so-ever. The secondary point being that this allowing in, also includes the mind's resistance to things. The third point being our resistance should come out of love, rather than fear. (Not trying to preach here, just thinking out loud and clarifying it in my own heart).
JamesThomas Neville Goddard has a book called power of awareness where he claims imagination creates reality. That what you assume as true will be mirrored in your life.
Rupert Spira makes clear the distinction between the infinite consciousness which say yes to everything, and the mind which can say 'no' to some things . The thing is when there is a 'yes' does it come from fear arising in the mind to a situation which is not compassionate or loving. Both can coexist, the yes of infinite consciousness and the no of the mind.
Thank you Rupert I only started meditation 18months ago, I've truly enjoyed the unfoldment of ME or I...last month or so I've been feeling unsettled a bit like an unguided missile!!!...since I've come across Rupert I feel at home now...such direct teachings..effortless
Simple realisation. I observed life all the time 24*7 and understood that life is allowing everything already always. Now the beautiful realisation that came later to me in my experience is I am life itself and this is my natural attribute.
When you are in the moment then time stops and automatically you accept everything. They are all interconnected and interchangeable. If you cannot accept some situation then immediately focus on the now and you can say yes to now you can say yes to every moment.
This is such an important key to living. If everyone learned this at a young age the world would be such a healthier place. I have been practicing a meditation that states "Yes Welcome" on the inhale and "feel in" on the exhale. For thoughts I say "hear in" for some external experience I day "out" instead of in. Anything works. There have been some amazing studies done on the chemicals released in the brain when a person mentally moves toward a feeling rather than away from it. The effects on health are remarkable. There is a book I read about 20 years ago called "Prison to Praise" that taught this principle, it was a major part in my first real Awakening. Thanks Rupert.
This is a vital teaching..! It seems we are waiting for a significant part of humanity to have this "earthquake" experience, a quantum leap from a slower evolutionary process involving much effort. Or perhaps a quantum leap by many who are not even involved in the slower way. In any case, Awareness will cleanse perceptions, as does Rupert's teaching here...
Yes Rupert on analysing one of these days before seeing this video i too felt that Awareness was just an open door way to anything and every thing never for once commenting, judging or criticising was just a silent but a conscious knower of what is going on.So these days when ever i had to take a stand or felt bad at something went back to Awareness to view the situation before becoming too sensitive on the issue and it just falls off.Leaves the mind in peace.Thank you for this wonderful teaching.You are teaching from the hard experience and so resonates with most of the seekers struggling.Thank you once again.
The statement awareness is a universal “yes” to all experience is something that is often said in theistic terms: surrender all to God. In this surrender, we lose our being in Gods being, we accept all that is, as it is. We say “yes” to all experience, to all of creation, as it arises.
funny how you can say yes and no at the same time isn't it, complete opposites, yet they arise together having an underlying connection. Can't have a Yes without there being a No and no No without a Yes, there is no separation...so cool it is
Oh, so Francis Lucille is/was his teacher. I didn´t know that. I thought they had a mutual teacher. Interesting. Because I think Rupert is more convincing in his role as a teacher:)
Every spiritual learning comes into me as something natural, without any fireworks. Sometimes I don't even know I am aware of things I'm suppossed to be aware of, it makes me glad and grateful, but that's it. However, world situations such as people doing right things, my children and grand-children being nice and good make me cry my eyes out.... can anybody explain this to me? Thank you.
I'm not attached to anything and have no problem saying yes or not when I know where this yes or no comes from, but then I rest value to that and say "that's because I'm old and don't care anymore". I don't want it to be out of old age (I'm 70). I want it to be from awareness from where I know it comes from.
How do I know that the soul of the child did not choose to make this experience on the journey? Yes I see looking at the Situation with love, makes me want to act in some way. Behind me wanting to react on this Situation might also be the thought that i do not want the child to suffer which then Comes from the judging mind that this is a "bad" situtation. - Another example, If I see someone is living in dirt and mouldiness in his house, then i can also say this is not loving and I could choose to act. But this Person might need that experience and by me doing something i take away that experience. Thinking about the Situation you mentioned, my idea would be to do something to help children to have a better selfesteem so that they do not attract such situations into their lives. I believe such situations come into their lives because they are not loving towards themselves, and parents had not been loving to them too. Not saying that this is good.It is an experience. And I think we are here on earth to make experiences, that we might sort into good and bad but also good and bad does not exist in non duality.
Bare my English, but if you are TOTALLY ready to recieve that kind of attitude towards yourself (in a form of loving wisdom), maybe 'not helping' is the thing, but one can always say, that it was meant to be that this child would recieve the help you are giving. So, there is no end to these kind of speculations until we know the whole process (which we - human beings - do not know)..In that light, it may be better to respond with compassion.
'perhaps awareness saying 'yes' is misleading as awareness is like a video recorder- it has no choice of recording some scenes and not others. Interestingly, i just got to this video after some verbal scuffling over some bad customer service, still upset but also detached despite saying 'yes', i.e. allowing the story behind the physical sensations to run in the background while never losing out of sight that i am not the story or the sensations in the body. The mind still wants to go back to the story; i don't resist it- just ignore, shifting the focus on the understanding that i am not it whenever it tries to say: 'yes, but...'
daisilui Neville Goddard has a book called power of awareness where he claims imagination creates reality. That what you assume as true will be mirrored in your life
So we say "Yes" to everything except those things that the mind convince us to say "No" to it. Then by what criteria does the mind say NO? Love and intelligence is also subjective to our conditioning. People get married based on their concept of "Love" but then get divorced because their mind says it isn't working. So how does any of this help? Each individual becomes his own final arbitrator of whatever they feel like doing! Sound like endless anarchy?
It's not a literal "yes." What the phrase "Awareness says 'Yes' to everything" means is that there are no wrong outcomes. There are no mistakes in the infinite consciousness. Everything already is - and for that reason, it is perfect.
Beautiful Rupert - all you have said resonates with me too, thank you.
"The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen. A saint does not want things to be different from what they are; he knows that, considering all factors, they are unavoidable. He is friendly with the inevitable and, therefore, does not suffer. Pain he may know, but it does not shatter him. If he can, he does the needful to restore the lost balance-or he lets things take their natural course."
NISARGADATTA MAHARAJ
When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it. All else is madness. - Eckhart Tolle.
Brilliant. It resonating like fireworks. Thank you.
This is the essence of how I have understood meditation for some time, but--like Rupert--I came to it only after 20+ years of practicing vipassana meditation. I have come to call it "Loving Awareness."
George Shears like Jack Kornfield names it 🙂
Amazing Rupert Thankyou 🙏 your always amazing 💫🙏🧡
I feel that the important point here is clearly seeing how consciousness ALREADY freely allows everything in that we are aware of -- without any resistance what-so-ever. The secondary point being that this allowing in, also includes the mind's resistance to things. The third point being our resistance should come out of love, rather than fear.
(Not trying to preach here, just thinking out loud and clarifying it in my own heart).
JamesThomas Neville Goddard has a book called power of awareness where he claims imagination creates reality. That what you assume as true will be mirrored in your life.
Thank you for this ☺️
And when coming from a place of acceptance (peace rather than repulsion), the right behaviour springs out.
Rupert Spira makes clear the distinction between the infinite consciousness which say yes to everything, and the mind which can say 'no' to some things . The thing is when there is a 'yes' does it come from fear arising in the mind to a situation which is not compassionate or loving. Both can coexist, the yes of infinite consciousness and the no of the mind.
And when coming from a place of acceptance (peace), the right behaviour springs out.
@@Misslotusification so well said...
So smart and wise.
Sometimes saying No to the person is saying yes to the Self 💯
Extremely smart .... on that explanation about child abuse.👏👏👏👏👏The No comes from the level of intelligence
Thank you Rupert
I only started meditation 18months ago, I've truly enjoyed the unfoldment of ME or I...last month or so I've been feeling unsettled a bit like an unguided missile!!!...since I've come across Rupert I feel at home now...such direct teachings..effortless
Simple realisation. I observed life all the time 24*7 and understood that life is allowing everything already always. Now the beautiful realisation that came later to me in my experience is I am life itself and this is my natural attribute.
When you are in the moment then time stops and automatically you accept everything. They are all interconnected and interchangeable. If you cannot accept some situation then immediately focus on the now and you can say yes to now you can say yes to every moment.
This is such an important key to living. If everyone learned this at a young age the world would be such a healthier place. I have been practicing a meditation that states "Yes Welcome" on the inhale and "feel in" on the exhale. For thoughts I say "hear in" for some external experience I day "out" instead of in. Anything works. There have been some amazing studies done on the chemicals released in the brain when a person mentally moves toward a feeling rather than away from it. The effects on health are remarkable. There is a book I read about 20 years ago called "Prison to Praise" that taught this principle, it was a major part in my first real Awakening. Thanks Rupert.
Consciousness is happening within itself as subject and objects dualities.
saying no gives them a chance to get in touch with that loving part of themselves. muy bien!
What a clarity!
Absolutely loved this video. Thank you so much for this valuable information. Lots of love from an Australian 🇦🇺❤
Your explanation was truly amazing Mr. Spira.
You took my breath away at the end.
This is a vital teaching..! It seems we are waiting for a significant part of humanity to have this "earthquake" experience, a quantum leap from a slower evolutionary process involving much effort. Or perhaps a quantum leap by many who are not even involved in the slower way. In any case, Awareness will cleanse perceptions, as does Rupert's teaching here...
Yes Rupert on analysing one of these days before seeing this video i too felt that Awareness was just an open door way to anything and every thing
never for once commenting, judging or criticising was just a silent but a conscious knower of what is going on.So these days when ever i had to take a stand or felt bad at something went back to Awareness to view the situation before becoming too sensitive on the issue and it just falls off.Leaves the mind in peace.Thank you for this wonderful teaching.You are teaching from the hard experience and so resonates with most of the seekers struggling.Thank you once again.
This statement feels connected to Surrender. Make peace with what is. Hit me so strongly recently and I added those words to my essential truths.
Literally Wow♥️
Thank you
It is exactly what I needed to hear today ! Have I got here by chance?
The statement awareness is a universal “yes” to all experience is something that is often said in theistic terms: surrender all to God. In this surrender, we lose our being in Gods being, we accept all that is, as it is. We say “yes” to all experience, to all of creation, as it arises.
Wow excellent
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Ur love 😍🌷
Phenomenal
Yesss. Earthquake for this thing, too, dear Rupert.
funny how you can say yes and no at the same time isn't it, complete opposites, yet they arise together having an underlying connection. Can't have a Yes without there being a No and no No without a Yes, there is no separation...so cool it is
The URL in the fade-out of the video is missing an "s". Thank you Rupert for your words. They were really helpful.
Yes
Ego also is an activity of Consciousness
Oh, so Francis Lucille is/was his teacher. I didn´t know that. I thought they had a mutual teacher. Interesting. Because I think Rupert is more convincing in his role as a teacher:)
nimim. Marko Mikkilä they both are good teachers. Rupert is more clear and to the point (only my personal opinion)
Spiritual circuit:P This one reminded me of a movie, I watched, last night. Short Circuit.
8:00 !!! Love
Every spiritual learning comes into me as something natural, without any fireworks. Sometimes I don't even know I am aware of things I'm suppossed to be aware of, it makes me glad and grateful, but that's it. However, world situations such as people doing right things, my children and grand-children being nice and good make me cry my eyes out.... can anybody explain this to me? Thank you.
I'm not attached to anything and have no problem saying yes or not when I know where this yes or no comes from, but then I rest value to that and say "that's because I'm old and don't care anymore". I don't want it to be out of old age (I'm 70). I want it to be from awareness from where I know it comes from.
I am the knowing in which the body has thoughts. I am nothingness.
How do I apply this to what feels like injustice on a political level? And which concerns me and limiteds my freedom?
Did the same amount of time with Mantras etc gerrrrrrrr
How do I know that the soul of the child did not choose to make this experience on the journey?
Yes I see looking at the Situation with love, makes me want to act in some way. Behind me wanting to react on this Situation might also be the thought that i do not want the child to suffer which then Comes from the judging mind that this is a "bad" situtation. - Another example, If I see someone is living in dirt and mouldiness in his house, then i can also say this is not loving and I could choose to act. But this Person might need that experience and by me doing something i take away that experience.
Thinking about the Situation you mentioned, my idea would be to do something to help children to have a better selfesteem so that they do not attract such situations into their lives. I believe such situations come into their lives because they are not loving towards themselves, and parents had not been loving to them too. Not saying that this is good.It is an experience. And I think we are here on earth to make experiences, that we might sort into good and bad but also good and bad does not exist in non duality.
Bare my English, but if you are TOTALLY ready to recieve that kind of attitude towards yourself (in a form of loving wisdom), maybe 'not helping' is the thing, but one can always say, that it was meant to be that this child would recieve the help you are giving. So, there is no end to these kind of speculations until we know the whole process (which we - human beings - do not know)..In that light, it may be better to respond with compassion.
So is Rupert saying forget all other types of meditation like mantra or watching your breath ? & just rest in awareness & self inquiry ?
Excelent :)
❤️🔥
'perhaps awareness saying 'yes' is misleading as awareness is like a video recorder- it has no choice of recording some scenes and not others.
Interestingly, i just got to this video after some verbal scuffling over some bad customer service, still upset but also detached despite saying 'yes', i.e. allowing the story behind the physical sensations to run in the background while never losing out of sight that i am not the story or the sensations in the body. The mind still wants to go back to the story; i don't resist it- just ignore, shifting the focus on the understanding that i am not it whenever it tries to say: 'yes, but...'
daisilui Neville Goddard has a book called power of awareness where he claims imagination creates reality. That what you assume as true will be mirrored in your life
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So we say "Yes" to everything except those things that the mind convince us to say "No" to it. Then by what criteria does the mind say NO? Love and intelligence is also subjective to our conditioning. People get married based on their concept of "Love" but then get divorced because their mind says it isn't working. So how does any of this help? Each individual becomes his own final arbitrator of whatever they feel like doing! Sound like endless anarchy?
Thank you. ..doesn't Rupert say somewhere there is no sep self/doer? Anyone know, please?
Awareness says 'NO' to 'bad' students :)
What the Bhagavad Gita teaches.
The gita teaches 3 modes of nature. Yes to mode of Goodness, No to mode of ignorance. That makes sense!
It's not a literal "yes." What the phrase "Awareness says 'Yes' to everything" means is that there are no wrong outcomes. There are no mistakes in the infinite consciousness. Everything already is - and for that reason, it is perfect.
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I don't agree
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Thank you
Thank you