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According to Jean Klein the body-mind is only the five senses. Another teaching defines the body as the unconscious depths of the mind. Which one is correct?
Rupert says: ‘When Jean Klein states that the body is just the five senses, he means that the body is a bundle of sense perception – seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and smelling. What the second teaching is saying is that the body is how the unconscious layers of the mind appear when viewed from a second-person point of view. Both statements are true, but they’re speaking at slightly different levels.
‘You experience yourself as a mind – a bundle of thinking, feeling, sensing and perceiving. Sense perception renders the reality of the body as a body; it makes the mind look like a body. William Blake unified these perspectives beautifully: “The body is that portion of the soul or mind that is discernible to the five senses”’
*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Mercy Center, 9–16 March 2025. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:
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Timestamps:
0:00 The Body-Mind and Sense Perception
1:49 You Are More Than Your Body
2:38 What Is the Body?
4:18 Rupert’s Dream Analogy
6:30 The Senses and the Subconscious Mind
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According to Jean Klein the body-mind is only the five senses. Another teaching defines the body as the unconscious depths of the mind. Which one is correct?
Rupert says: ‘When Jean Klein states that the body is just the five senses, he means that the body is a bundle of sense perception – seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and smelling. What the second teaching is saying is that the body is how the unconscious layers of the mind appear when viewed from a second-person point of view. Both statements are true, but they’re speaking at slightly different levels.
‘You experience yourself as a mind – a bundle of thinking, feeling, sensing and perceiving. Sense perception renders the reality of the body as a body; it makes the mind look like a body. William Blake unified these perspectives beautifully: “The body is that portion of the soul or mind that is discernible to the five senses”’
*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Mercy Center, 9–16 March 2025. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:
▸ rupertspira.com/events
Timestamps:
0:00 The Body-Mind and Sense Perception
1:49 You Are More Than Your Body
2:38 What Is the Body?
4:18 Rupert’s Dream Analogy
6:30 The Senses and the Subconscious Mind
––
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 (UK, EU and US) (Also Available to Join Online via Live Stream)
▸ rupertspira.com/events
––
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.
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▸ rupertspira.com/events/webinar
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