What Is Reality?

A woman asks, 'What is reality?’ She also asks about humility. Rupert responds that reality is what truly is, and further explains that an illusion still has a reality to it, perceived by the senses. He asks what would be left if you removed sense, perception, and thinking. There would be no form, but there would be an undivided presence, which is aware being, or God's being. Reality is half-created and half-perceived and precedes the finite mind which creates the appearance of the world, but also perceives its underlying reality. Rupert mentions the book 'The Matter with Things' by Ian McGilchrist. In response to the question about humility, Rupert responds that it is a difficult thing to articulate, but it is the natural result of understanding the nature of reality.

From event 14 - 18 January, 2022 Five Day Retreat at Froyle Park – 14th to 18th January

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