The Presumption that Awareness Dies

A woman, whose mother is dying, questions whether deep sleep is the ultimate state since it’s changeable like meditative experiences. Rupert uses the analogy of a computer screen that remains unchanged while documents open and close upon it. When the woman struggles to identify what medium deep sleep appears in, Rupert shifts the question: has she ever experienced the absence of awareness? He emphasises that awareness is never witnessed beginning or ending, challenging the cultural presumption that awareness dies with the body.

From event 09 - 16 March, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mercy Center, 9–16 March 2025

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