The Loving, Stable Presence of Awareness

A woman asks Rupert to elaborate on what takes place between student and teacher when when a student asks a question.

A man asks if we are hard-wired to require deep physical attraction towards our partner in order for a relationship to flourish and last.

A man shares a synchronicity that occurred with his partner the night before and Rupert responds by speaking about the porousness of the mind.

A man asks if it is necessary to complete the three stages of understanding in sequence.

A man who is experiencing anxiety due to the social distancing orders for the Coronavirus pandemic asks if he should practise self-enquiry all day long.

A woman says fear arises within her when she practises self-enquiry and asks if she should continue the practice or try a different type of contemplation.

A woman whose father died several days before the retreat asks if the personal suffering of his separate self will continue beyond the death of his body.

A flight attendant says that since the COVID-19 pandemic he has been lost in the drama of experience and feels disconnected from himself. He asks how to find the way back to his true nature.

A man ask Rupert what he means by the 'non-activity of meditation' and asks for practices to assist him in quieting the mind and returning attention to its source.

A man says that when he practices yoga meditations with his eyes closed he feels himself to be the open presence of awareness, but when he opens his eyes he feels he is located within the body.

A man says he must turn his attention away from the objects of experience and return it to rest in his true nature repeatedly throughout the day and asks if there will be a time when he can seamlessly be aware of both.

A woman says she feels a strong need for her boyfriend's attention and asks Rupert for help in getting beyond that feeling.

A man says he feels that pressure from society takes him away from his true nature. He asks when it will become easier for him to resist the pull and abide in being.