Rupert Spira is a well-known English spiritual teacher, philosopher, and proponent of the Direct Path. He was born in 1960 and is based in Oxford, UK. Here's a summary of his background and work:

Early Life and Career:

Rupert Spira initially worked as a potter, creating both functional and minimalist artworks.
He was deeply interested in spirituality from a young age, engaging with different traditions like Sufism and Advaita Vedanta.
He met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1997, who introduced him to the Direct Path teachings, which became the foundation of his own understanding and practice.
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This talk is about a guided meditation on the nature of reality and self. Here are the key points:

The Path: Initially, meditation focuses on turning inward and becoming aware of pure knowing (awareness itself). However, later stages involve returning to and integrating objective experience (thoughts, sensations, perceptions) with this awareness.

The Challenge: When we first turn our attention outward, it seems like awareness and objects (thoughts, sounds, sights) are separate. This creates a conflict because we want to stay focused on awareness.

The Solution: The solution is to be open to all objective experience without losing awareness. We are not aiming to suppress thoughts or sensations, but rather to see them as arising within awareness itself.

The Advanced Path: In the advanced stages of this path, objective experience is not a distraction but a revelation of the same underlying reality. Everything shines forth with the truth of pure knowing.


Advaita Vedanta
Non-duality
Self-inquiry
Meditation
Spiritual awakening
Consciousness
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Reality is not two:
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