This is part of a series of interviews I gave to a Russian film crew in my old house in Tiruvannamalai around 2003. In this particular segment I talk about how Papaji lived and taught in the 1970s and 80s, before he settled down in Lucknow and became more famous.
In this beautiful 10 minute video, an emotional woman longs to come back to herself and asks Rupert for guidance. Let’s listen to Rupert’s patient and loving response…
In this beautiful 5 minute video, a woman asks for guidance on discerning actions that come from our separate self vs. our highest understanding. She also asks if there is absolute truth.
In this simple, yet important short 8 minute video clip, a man speaks about the separate self as a mask and Rupert elaborates about the mask and the one that stands behind the mask. Let’s listen in… (In his examples John Smith is having a dream about being King Lear during sleep)
In this 5 minute reminder, Gautam shares his experiential understanding of Advaita during talks with groups of like-minded people, with the specific focus of ‘peace of mind in daily living’. Let’ listen in on this wonderful wisdom…
In an interview with Russell Brand, Eckhart explains that the unrest happening in the world right now can drive us deeper into the state of delusion or can be a great catalyst for Awakening. Let’s listen to this important message…
In this 7 minute gem, a woman describes an ongoing conversation she has with God, and asks who is talking to whom. Rupert asks if there is a distinction between talking to oneself and talking to God.
In life, what we actually value is displayed by what we give our time and attention to. In this 7 minute video clip, Adyashanti encourages us to see what we value by examining where we place our attention. By identifying and nourishing our deepest values with attention, we allow them to grow and flourish in our lives and empower their presence.
In this wisdom filled 8 minute video, a man asks why consciousness creates manifestation at all. Let’s listen as Rupert responds…
In this great little 12 minute video, a woman who shares this teaching with others says she still gets caught up in the personal and becomes depressed, so she wonders if she is in a position to share. Rupert describes how attention goes to personal drama, and how a shift of attention towards others, in the form of sharing, is the relief for that.
In this beautiful 4 minute video, Gangaji explains that as human beings we crave intimacy, imagining it can only be found in relationships with friends, family, and partners. Rather than trying to find intimacy through others, in this moment, you can immediately discover intimacy in the last place you thought to look—within yourself.
In this interesting 7 minute video, Jac O’Keeffe helps us understand some of the “spiritual” traps that many fall into during their search, how to detect it and what to do about it. Let’s listen…
In this lovely 9 minute video filled with ancient wisdom, Gautam shares some quotes of Siddharameshwar Maharaj that impacted him deeply. Siddharameshwar Maharaj was Nisargadatta Maharaj’s Guru. This is Part 2 of this series so let’s get started…
This 17 minute conversation dives into the emotions we encounter and the mental constructs we run into when we start to really let go of control. With humor and delight, Gangaji guides the conversation under all judgments or attempts to control thought patterns or circumstances, into a free fall into the unknown. Lets’ get started…
In this revealing 12 minute video, a man asks Rupert to provide guidance on how to be more open to experiencing vulnerable emotions he has tried to avoid throughout his life. Let’s listen to Rupert’s advice…
In this revealing 15 minute video, a man asks for assistance with understanding that experience is made of awareness. Let’s listen as Rupert replies to this man by taking him step by step through a series of questions that leads him to the answer he is looking for…
Recorded at Stinson Beach on January 9, 2000, Gangaji recounts how she asked Papaji: “How is it possible that I can thank you, that I can show my gratitude. Tell me something that I can give you.” And he said, “Well, I will tell you, you give your whole life to This. Everything. You make This all.” When Gangaji heard this she said “yes,” but she had no idea of the depth of receiving in that giving. Let’s watch this wonderful 5 minute video…
In this 9 minute clip, Adyashanti invites us to authentically embody our awakening by being fully grounded in our connection to the realities of life. As we contemplate our lives, we can ask ourselves how we can allow our awakening to authentically inform our way of being in everything we do.
In this very interesting 9 minute video, Rupert Spira responds to a questioner who wants to know what kind of aware experience are people with Alzheimer’s disease experiencing. Let’s listen to what Rupert has to say about this…
This is a lovely 15 minute guided meditation from Roger Castillo. This meditation will help guide your attention back to yourself in deep peace, love and harmony. Let’s just sit back, relax and listen as Roger provides the ultimate message of truth and freedom…
In this enlightening 13 minute video, a man asks if consciousness can know itself without being the witness of experience. Rupert explains that as an actor looses itself in the role that he is playing, so does Awareness when experiencing the world of duality. Let’s listen in…
In this inspired 7 minute video, Rupert speaks about creation and manifestation as the nature of consciousness, and the desire for happiness as the one shared desire of all seven billion people on the planet.
In this eye opening 10 minute video, a woman is curious about the nature of attention and what triggers it. Let’s listen as Rupert uses his amazing teaching style to explain the nature of attention.
In this direct 4 minute video, Roger explains that life is always flowing between pleasure and pain. Once this is realized, there is no longer resistance to pain which is actually the element that causes suffering. Pleasure and pain are necessary parts of life but “suffering” is completely unnecessary. Let’s listen…
In this wisdom filled 8 minute video, Nada explains that emotions are a natural part of this human experience. And in order to heal we have to allow ourselves to feel. Let’s listen to these words of wisdom…
When we are filled with doubt and overwhelm, and all seems to be falling apart, there is the potential through self-inquiry to discover home. This enlivening 14 minute exchange with Gangaji, recorded in Santa Fe in 1998, demonstrates how in our willingness to fall apart, we ultimately see what falls away and what remains—the home that is real.
In this short 3 minute clip, Gangaji invites you to rest profoundly. “Our ideas of rest have to do with some kind of exhaustion because that’s usually when we rest. But there’s a kind of rest that’s out of that realm, that is the peace of who you are, the home that is always here. The opportunity of retreat is so that that peace cannot go overlooked in any degree ever again.”
This clip 10 minute clip was taken from the Spring Retreat at Buckland Hall 2018. A woman new to retreats wants to understand what Rupert means by true meditation and what he means by the statement, “Meditation is what we are, not what we do”.
