Rupert Spira | Guided Meditation: You Cannot Have Your Cake and Eat It @rupertspira | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 19 hours ago.
In this guided meditation, Rupert explores two concepts – ajātivāda and vivartavada.
Rupert says: ‘Vivartavada is the idea that the world is an illusion – it is real but not what it appears to be. It just appears to us the way it does because we view it through the lens of perception. And this is the level on which most of the highest non-dual teachings are given.
‘Ajātivāda is the highest non-dual understanding, and it is very rarely spoken of. It is the idea that there is no creation, no world, no universe – that nothing exists. There is not even the appearance of a world from this point of view. This seems to conflict so profoundly with our experience that it is considered too profound even to speak of.
‘I want to try and say something about this ultimate point of view to somehow bring it into our experience so that it’s not just some abstract philosophical idea beyond our comprehension. And in order to do so, I get to use a very well-known colloquial English saying, namely: “You cannot have your cake and eat it.” You might be surprised to learn that it contains the highest non-dual understanding.’
*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at The Vedanta, 11–18 November 2023. To view and book for upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:
Timestamps:
0:00 An Unconventional Guided Meditation
0:58 Ajātivāda
2:59 Vivartavada
5:49 Can You Have Your Cake and Eat It?
10:53 Knowing Our Self
16:11 Is Our Self Nothing?
18:40 The Knowledge ‘I Am’
23:46 What Is Consciousness’s Experience of Itself?
29:04 Our Experience of Our Self
31:30 Consciousness Knows Nothing, Is Everything
40:38 The Experience of Love
49:02 The Highest Non-Dual Understanding
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In this guided meditation, Rupert explores two concepts – ajātivāda and vivartavada.
Rupert says: ‘Vivartavada is the idea that the world is an illusion – it is real but not what it appears to be. It just appears to us the way it does because we view it through the lens of perception. And this is the level on which most of the highest non-dual teachings are given.
‘Ajātivāda is the highest non-dual understanding, and it is very rarely spoken of. It is the idea that there is no creation, no world, no universe – that nothing exists. There is not even the appearance of a world from this point of view. This seems to conflict so profoundly with our experience that it is considered too profound even to speak of.
‘I want to try and say something about this ultimate point of view to somehow bring it into our experience so that it’s not just some abstract philosophical idea beyond our comprehension. And in order to do so, I get to use a very well-known colloquial English saying, namely: “You cannot have your cake and eat it.” You might be surprised to learn that it contains the highest non-dual understanding.’
*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at The Vedanta, 11–18 November 2023. To view and book for upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:
Timestamps:
0:00 An Unconventional Guided Meditation
0:58 Ajātivāda
2:59 Vivartavada
5:49 Can You Have Your Cake and Eat It?
10:53 Knowing Our Self
16:11 Is Our Self Nothing?
18:40 The Knowledge ‘I Am’
23:46 What Is Consciousness’s Experience of Itself?
29:04 Our Experience of Our Self
31:30 Consciousness Knows Nothing, Is Everything
40:38 The Experience of Love
49:02 The Highest Non-Dual Understanding
––
DOWNLOAD TWO FREE RUPERT SPIRA EBOOKS
We are delighted to share two free Rupert Spira ebooks with you, titled 'An Introduction to Non-Duality'. When you download the books you will also receive Rupert's weekly newsletter where you will be notified of free content, events (online and in-person), books and other new releases. Download your two free ebooks here:
▸ rupertspira.com/join
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ACCESS FULL VIDEO ARCHIVE
You can watch or listen to 1000s of hours of teachings, guided meditations and answers in Rupert's full video archive here:
▸ rupertspira.com/subscriptions
––
RETREATS (Weekend, 5-day, 7-day)
Rupert holds regular retreats, roughly once per month, either in-person and online. Many in-person retreats can also be attended from the comfort of your home via livestream.
ONLINE RETREAT SCHEDULE
▸ rupertspira.com/events/retreat-at-home
IN-PERSON RETREATS SCHEDULE (Also Available to Join Online via Live Stream)
▸ UK rupertspira.com/event/location/united-kingdom
▸ EU rupertspira.com/event/location/italy
▸ US rupertspira.com/event/location/united-states
––
WEEKLY WEBINARS (2 hours)
Rupert's webinars take place on Wednesday evenings, from 4pm UK time. In the first twenty to thirty minutes, Rupert leads a spontaneous meditation. The remaining time is open for attendees to discuss their questions with Rupert.
WEEKLY WEBINAR SCHEDULE
▸ rupertspira.com/events/webinar
––
BROWSE RUPERT’S BOOKS
▸ rupertspira.com/store
––
LISTEN TO RUPERT’S PODCAST
▸ iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rupert-spira-podcast
▸ Libsyn: rupertspira.libsyn.com
▸ Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6z1GNgC1js30g9RLSfBB4M
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