The Shining Self
- Duration: Video: 1 hour, 35 minutes, and 8 seconds / Audio: 1 hour, 35 minutes, and 8 seconds
- Recorded on: Oct 28, 2019
- Event: Seven Day Retreat at Mercy Center, CA - October 2019
We deeply contemplate the prayer, 'May knowledge of myself be dissolved in Thyself, and may knowledge of Thee shine brightly in the midst of all experience'.
A man asks about the self-enquiry process of asking, 'Am I aware?' and then abiding in that knowing.
A woman asks Rupert to elaborate on the analogy of seeing the screen behind the movie.
A woman says her mind gets bored while abiding in awareness and is immediately drawn to the objects of experience, and asks Rupert for guidance
A 'recovering Buddhist' asks how to stop giving permission for experience to veil awareness.
A man asks how to know if he's on the right path.
A woman says as she gets older she gives herself permission to do the things she enjoys but worries she should be doing more.
We deeply contemplate the prayer, 'May knowledge of myself be dissolved in Thyself, and may knowledge of Thee shine brightly in the midst of all experience'.
A man asks about the self-enquiry process of asking, 'Am I aware?' and then abiding in that knowing.
A woman asks Rupert to elaborate on the analogy of seeing the screen behind the movie.
A woman says her mind gets bored while abiding in awareness and is immediately drawn to the objects of experience, and asks Rupert for guidance
A 'recovering Buddhist' asks how to stop giving permission for experience to veil awareness.
A man asks how to know if he's on the right path.
A woman says as she gets older she gives herself permission to do the things she enjoys but worries she should be doing more.