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Bringing Awareness Into Everyday Life

Thursday 14 October 2021

Are the Finite Mind and Separate Self the Same?

A woman asks if the terms finite mind and separate self mean the same thing. Rupert uses the analogy of John Smith and King Lear: John Smith is infinite consciousness, the finite mind is the activity of thinking and perceiving, or King Lear, and the separate self is the belief that all we are is King Lear.

From event 10 - 17 October, 2021 Seven Day Retreat at Garrison Institute - October 2021

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Separate self

Distress Over the Separate Self as Illusion

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Distress Over the Separate Self as Illusion

Why Is the Ego Here at All?

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Why Is the Ego Here at All?

Separate Self and Lack

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Separate Self and Lack

Attachment to Foreign Identity

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Attachment to Foreign Identity

If There Are No Others, Where Is the Conflict?

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If There Are No Others, Where Is the Conflict?

Does Knowing Include Biological Sense Perceptions?

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Does Knowing Include Biological Sense Perceptions?

Why Does the Infinite Localise into the Finite?

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Why Does the Infinite Localise into the Finite?

The Fear of the Separate Self

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The Fear of the Separate Self

Intuition and Decision-Making

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Intuition and Decision-Making

Shaking Off the Separate Self

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Shaking Off the Separate Self

Everything Is Fine

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Everything Is Fine