Rupert Spira Session–August 12th

Report for the Rupert Spira Session—August 12, 2018

Chapter 20—Every Breath Belongs To The Universe

Today’s session included powerful sharing—so powerful that we only completed one half of the chapter. The theme today was Rupert’s idea that belief in a separate self moving about in a world of independent objects is nothing short of blasphemy. In order to help us shift into a more spacious experience he took us through several visualizations and contemplations centered on breathing.

For example, we learned that with our eyes closed we have no experience of a solid, dense earth. Also, in these existential contemplations there was nothing to think about. It only involved visualizing and feeling.

Participants noticed a feeling of peace permeating the meditation room as we all reflected on Rupert’s words. One person shared that all we needed to do was relax and stop “seeking”. Another told us how we could experience oneness with others. This is because the awareness that I am is the same awareness that you are. The importance of breathing began to become clear as the session continued.

We spent time talking about how the power of judgments can cause us to start believing in things or conditions that don’t exist, reminding us of Krishnamurti’s focus on the importance of observing and experiencing what actually is.

In order to maintain the belief in a separate self we must rely on clues embedded in our conditioned reactions and become aware of the influence of our five senses. What Rupert does in this audio is start to erase those clues and undermine our conditioning so that we rely more and more on our actual experience. This is the way to freedom. This is the way to break up the myth that we’re a cluster of thoughts and feelings imprisoned inside a bag of skin.