Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This conversation explores the sacred task of an artist and how art may take us beyond habitual ways of seeing and give us a direct taste of reality.
Rupert says: ‘When I look at the world, all I ever know of it is the experience of seeing. If I remove the experience of seeing, the visual world vanishes. The substance of seeing is knowing, or consciousness.’
‘The artist’s task is to convey this recognition through paint, taking the viewer to reality through perception rather than concepts. The purpose is not merely to paint a beautiful scene, but to give a taste of nature’s eternity – that which is ever-present amidst all change.’
*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at The Vedanta, 21–28 November 2025. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:
▸ rupertspira.com/events
Timestamps:
0:00 Art Beyond Matter
2:09 Painting From Direct Experience
3:01 Three Ways of Seeing
4:02 The Experience of Seeing
6:16 Consciousness and the Artist
8:04 Art That Reveals Reality
10:04 A Taste of Eternity
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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.
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▸ rupertspira.com/events/retreats-at-home
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▸ rupertspira.com/events
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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
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This conversation explores the sacred task of an artist and how art may take us beyond habitual ways of seeing and give us a direct taste of reality.
Rupert says: ‘When I look at the world, all I ever know of it is the experience of seeing. If I remove the experience of seeing, the visual world vanishes. The substance of seeing is knowing, or consciousness.’
‘The artist’s task is to convey this recognition through paint, taking the viewer to reality through perception rather than concepts. The purpose is not merely to paint a beautiful scene, but to give a taste of nature’s eternity – that which is ever-present amidst all change.’
*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at The Vedanta, 21–28 November 2025. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:
▸ rupertspira.com/events
Timestamps:
0:00 Art Beyond Matter
2:09 Painting From Direct Experience
3:01 Three Ways of Seeing
4:02 The Experience of Seeing
6:16 Consciousness and the Artist
8:04 Art That Reveals Reality
10:04 A Taste of Eternity
––
LUMINOUS MEDITATION APP
Free daily meditations for effortless peace. An invitation to pause and rediscover the stillness of being. Available on Apple store and Android here:
▸ luminous.rupertspira.com
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 & 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/retreats-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.
WEEKLY WEBINAR SCHEDULE
▸ rupertspira.com/events/webinar
––
BROWSE RUPERT’S BOOKS
▸ rupertspira.com/publications
––
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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SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS
▸ Website: rupertspira.com
▸ Instagram: instagram.com/rupertspira
▸ Facebook: facebook.com/rupertspira
▸ Twitter: twitter.com/rupertspira
▸ Tiktok: tiktok.com/@rupertspira
––
FOLLOW RUPERT ON MEDIUM
medium.com/@rupert_spira
––
SUBSCRIBE TO RUPERT’S YOUTUBE FOR NEW VIDEO ALERTS
▸ youtube.com/user/rupertspira?sub_confirmation=1
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#rupertspira #nonduality #happiness #natureofreality #consciousness #awareness #meditation #guidedmeditation
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