Rupert Spira Mar 26, 2023 • #rupertspira #nonduality In the latest Rupert Spira Podcast episode Simon Mundie moderates a fascinating discussion on science and spirituality with Rupert and cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman. The conversation includes topics such as: Why is the concept of space-time is doomed? How close are we to a theory of everything? Does the perennial philosophy need an upgrade? Can maths describe reality? Why does the one localise? and Is science finally catching up with what the great spiritual traditions have been telling us for centuries? You can follow Donald Hoffman on Twitter @donalddhoffman You follow Simon Mundie on Twitter and Instagram @simonmundie Timestamps: 0:00 The Case Against Reality 3:00 The Hard Problem Of Consciousness 9:52 Why Are Most Scientists Materialists? 12:54 Who Is Qualified To Make Observations About The Nature Of Reality? 15:29 The Hard Problem Of Matter 20:33 No-One Has Ever Found Matter 25:10 Space-Time Is Doomed 32:48 Quantum Theory Is Not Fundamental Either 34:03 Why Is The Fact That Space-Time Is Doomed Not On The News? 40:57 The Real Meaning Of The Word Illusion 47:40 Exploring Other Dimensions 57:14 What Are Conscious Agents? 1:04:06 One Consciousness 1:07:32 Infinite Infinities 1:12:19 Why Does The One Localise? 1:15:46 Could There Be A ‘why’ On The Relative Level? 1:23:48 Interface Theory 1:36:05 A Theory Of Everything 1:41:06 A Convergence Of Science And Spirituality 1:49:46 The Implications Of The Perennial Philosophy 1:55:51 Let Go Of Thought 2:01:08 Seeing Through The Illusion Of The Separate Self 2:10:08 Thoughts, Fears And Beliefs 2:14:46 Walking The Talk
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Rupert Spira on one knowing itself
“If there is only one, then the one is always only knowing itself, for there is nothing in itself other than itself either to know or to be known.“
–Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira (born March 13, 1960) is an English spiritual teacher, philosopher and author of the Direct Path based in Oxford, UK. Wikipedia
(newsletter@rupertspira.com)
Rupert Spira says we’re not really human beings
“In prayer or meditation, we sink more and more deeply into being. That is, our being or self extricates itself from experience and sinks more and more deeply into itself. Being without form – transparent, silent, empty – our being shares none of the limitations or qualities that characterise our human experience. Therefore, at the deepest level, we are not really human beings; we are simply being, clothed in human experience.“
–Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira (born March 13, 1960) is an English spiritual teacher, philosopher and author of the Direct Path based in Oxford, UK. Wikipedia
(newsletter@rupertspira.com)
Rupert Spira: Being is the same on the inside as it is on the outside
“The being that shines as the essence of our self on the inside is the same being that shines as the essence of things on the outside.“
–Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira (born March 13, 1960) is an English spiritual teacher, philosopher and author of the Direct Path based in Oxford, UK. Wikipedia
(newsletter@rupertspira.com)
Rupert Spira on knowingly being what we already are
“We cannot practise being what we already are;
we can only be knowingly what we already are.“
–Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira (born March 13, 1960) is an English spiritual teacher, philosopher and author of the Direct Path based in Oxford, UK. Wikipedia
(newsletter@rupertspira.com)
Rupert Spira: “All people and things are an appearance of the one infinite reality.”
“Be only being, know only being and love only being. This does not imply any rejection of people or things but rather the felt understanding that all people and things are an appearance of the one infinite reality, God’s being, our being.“
–Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira (born March 13, 1960) is an English spiritual teacher, philosopher and author of the Direct Path based in Oxford, UK. Wikipedia
(newsletter@rupertspira.com)
Rupert Spira on simply being
“Simply being is the innermost aspect of our experience. All other experience – thoughts, feelings, sensations and so on – is added to the fact of simply being and then removed from it. The fact of simply being remains.“
–Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira (born March 13, 1960) is an English spiritual teacher, philosopher and author of the Direct Path based in Oxford, UK. Wikipedia
(newsletter@rupertspira.com)
Rupert Spira on having an agenda
“Don’t have any agenda with the content of experience. The reason why awareness is always at peace and happy is precisely because it does not have any agenda with the content of experience. It simply allows experience be as it is and, as a result, experience allows awareness to remain as it is.“
–Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira (born March 13, 1960) is an English spiritual teacher, philosopher and author of the Direct Path based in Oxford, UK. Wikipedia
(newsletter@rupertspira.com)
Rupert Spira on the objects and selves in our life
“Individual objects and selves are appearances of the one reality, the one infinite, indivisible being. All that is necessary is to understand this, feel this and lead a life to the best of our ability in a way that is consistent with and an expression of this felt understanding.“
–Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira (born March 13, 1960) is an English spiritual teacher, philosopher and author of the Direct Path based in Oxford, UK. Wikipedia
(newsletter@rupertspira.com)
Rupert Spira on the distance from our self to our self
“There is no distance from our self to our self and, therefore, no room for effort, practice or discipline. We simply remain as we are, before we seemed to be qualified by the content of experience..“
–Rupert Spira
Rupert Spira (born March 13, 1960) is an English spiritual teacher, philosopher and author of the Direct Path based in Oxford, UK. Wikipedia
(newsletter@rupertspira.com)