095. Rupert Spira - a podcast by Rick Archer

From an early age Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. For twenty years he studied the teachings of P.D.Ouspensky, J.Krishnamurti, Rumi, Shankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1996. Francis introduced Rupert to the teachings of Jean Klein and Atmanada Krishnamenon and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience.

Rupert’s YouTube Channel. Interviews can be listened to here and watched here.Rupert lives in UK and holds regular meetings and retreats in Europe and USA.

Books:The Transparency of Things: Contemplating the Nature of Experience
Presence, Volume I: The Art of Peace and HappinessPresence, Volume II: The Intimacy of All Experience
The Ashes of Love: Sayings on the Essence of Non-DualityThe Light of Pure Knowing: Thirty Meditations on the Essence of Non-Duality
Transparent Body, Luminous World: The Tantric Yoga of Sensation and Perception (Book and six MP3 CD Box Set - 30 Hours of Audio)The Nature of Consciousness: Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter
Being Aware of Being Aware (The Essence of Meditation Series)For all further information see http://www.rupertspira.com.

Interview recorded 11/6/2011.Transcript of this interview.

2nd BatGap interview with RupertVideo and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.


YouTube Video Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Rupert Spira and his book
00:04:14 - The Path of Advaita-Vedanta00:08:06 - Recognizing"Home"00:11:59 - Explorations of Feeling in the Body
00:15:50 - The Mechanics of the Experience00:20:03 - The Knowingness of Experience
00:23:57 - The Objectivity of Reality00:27:44 - The Common Perception in a Dream
00:31:26 - The Relationship Between Intelligence and the Structure of the World00:34:53 - The Nature of Awareness
00:38:37 - The Presence of the Imaginary Separate Self00:42:38 - Individuality and the Illusion of a Separate Self
00:46:34 - Models of Enlightenment00:50:22 - Enlightenment and the Perpetuation of the Separate Self
00:53:51 - The Point of View of Awareness vs the Separate Self00:57:43 - The Illusion of Ignorance and the Reality of Awareness
01:01:23 - The Illusion of Duality01:04:34 - The Conundrum of the Apparent World
01:08:17 - The Path of Exclusion01:12:11 - The Path of Understanding and Love
01:15:22 - The Experience of Perception as Awareness01:18:12 - The Nature of Direct Experience
01:21:08 - The Illusion of Separate Objects01:24:54 - The Art of Teaching and the Nature of Experience
01:29:04 - Tailoring Love and Understanding to the Question01:32:57 - The Limitation of Language and Teaching
01:36:46 - The After-Effects of Enlightenment01:40:40 - The Art of Teaching
01:44:11 - The Continuing Process of Enlightenment01:48:03 - The Permeation of Love and Transparency

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