Thoughts Are an Activity of the One Universal Consciousness

What are thoughts and where do they come from? A questioner says she is struggling to understand certain aspects of the subjects of thought and thinking and asks Rupert for clarity. Rupert says the reason you're having difficulty is because you're looking for the source of something that doesn't exist. As a concession, we can say that thought arises from consciousness. That would suggest that there is a thought. But ultimately there is no thing called a thought -— there is only the process of thinking. That process is the activity of consciousness. And if you touch the stuff that thinking is made of, all you find is knowing or consciousness. *This video is taken from one of Rupert's in-person at Garrison Institute 26th March to 2nd April, 2023. To view and book for upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to: ▸ UK https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... Timestamps: 0:00 Where Do Thoughts Come From? 0:53 What Are Thoughts? 1:36 Nothing Exists 2:50 The Source Of Thought 3:31 There Are No Thoughts 5:05 Understanding Thinking 5:41 What Do Thoughts Appear In? 6:28 Thoughts Do Not Exist 6:57 Thinking Is A Process 8:52 Starting With The One –– 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: ▸ https://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 ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events/retrea... IN-PERSON RETREATS SCHEDULE (Also Available to Join Online via Live Stream) ▸ UK https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... –– WEEKLY WEBINARS (2 hours) Rupert's webinars take place most Sunday and Thursday 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. Attendance is By Donation. WEEKLY WEBINAR SCHEDULE ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events/webinar –– FREE CONTENT, EVENTS & NEW RELEASES To be notified of free content, events (online and in-person), books and other new releases, please sign up to Rupert's free newsletter: https://rupertspira.com/free-newsletter –– BROWSE RUPERT’S BOOKS ▸ https://rupertspira.com/store –– LISTEN TO RUPERT’S PODCAST ▸ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ▸ Libsyn: https://rupertspira.libsyn.com/ ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6z1GN... –– JOIN RUPERT’S FACEBOOK GROUP ▸   / rupertspiracommunity   –– FOLLOW RUPERT ON MEDIUM   / rupert_spira   –– SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ▸ Website: https://rupertspira.com ▸ Instagram:   / rupertspira_   ▸ Facebook:   / rupertspira   ▸ Twitter:   / rupertspira   ▸ Tiktok:   / rupertspira_   –– SUBSCRIBE TO RUPERT’S YOUTUBE ▸ https://www.youtube.com/user/rupertsp... –– #rupertspira #nonduality #happiness #natureofreality #consciousness #awareness #meditation #guidedmeditation RS23040n