In this 11 minute video, Rupert responds to a questioner who is extremely confused on the how the concept of God fits in to the understanding of Non-Duality. His explanation describes how there is nothing but God (Awareness), and his (its) name is “I”.
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Very Good Thank You Namaste Om Shanti Om
I like that Rupert, it’s St Patrick’s Breastplate the hymn you sang, I’m Irish that’s so nice to hear in that respect.
If God does not know the separate self, does not know the you, then how can everything be included in awareness – since we are saying that awareness does not embrace me.?
It is precisely because God does not know the separate self that it can include all.
Thank you admin – I have only just realised your response now on January 7th, 2018! But I still do not understand how, if God does not know this ‘personal self’, how can it be that God holds ‘me’ in awareness?
What seems to be implied is that the Witness is ‘Aware’–and that is the way this is usually described. How can there be ‘Awareness’ without Awareness?
Why can’t we ask God for something? Like god please send me some money or help me get a job etc? How does law of attraction fit into all of this? Or a prayer like “God please help me to be a stronger more self confident self”? Does awareness have self confidence and strength so that when we merge with it we get self confident or is the lack of confidence a separate self problem and is not needed as awareness?
If you believe you are a separate self, and separate from God, then trying to improve yourself or asking for God’s help is reasonable. But when you realise there is no separate self and that you are literally consciousness or God, then who is there to ask for help? And to whom do you ask? And for what reason?
“God” is better left out of the discussion. “God” cannot be taught. The state you are describing cannot be described. If a person is truly interested in self-inquiry he may come upon this state or he may not.
If there is no separate self praying, it is an illusion or delusion whichever understanding of those words is better. He asked a good question as Rupert says the “I” doesn’t exist, only “God”.
Oh WOW!!! This is AMAZING…. One of my favourite videos…. THSNK YOU… Clarified so much!!!
The prayer was also a childhood recollection for me (long forgotten) and the words ‘thinking’ and ‘understanding’ are it seems, the other way round!!
Rupert’s memory of ‘thinking’ referring to the head and ‘understanding’ to the heart makes much more sense and actually gave/gives a powerful feeling in the heart.
Rupert explains things beautifully.