How Can I Pray Without Ceasing?

A woman who had given up attempting to pray without ceasing after many years of devotional practice has decided to try again after recently hearing Rupert talk on the subject. She asks him for guidance. Rupert says: ‘Like you, I spent a lot of time trying to pray unceasingly and found it frustrating. I noticed that I continually forgot God’s presence because I was giving my attention to something else. I then realised that praying without ceasing is not literally repeating something in your mind, but an attitude of the heart. ‘Later, when I recognised that there is no being in me other than God’s being, I saw that the idea that I could somehow pray or have this attitude towards God was still coming from the sense of separation. This made it clear to me that praying without ceasing is not something we have to do, it is what we are. ‘We are this unceasing prayer, this devotion to itself. It doesn’t have to be something we do with our thoughts or even an attitude of the heart, although both are beautiful. To pray without ceasing ultimately means just the shining of being in the midst of experience. Right now, being is shining in the midst of experience – that’s God’s presence.’ *This video is taken from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Garrison Institute, 10–17 October 2021. To view and book for upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to: ▸ UK https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ EU https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... Timestamps: 0:00 The Way of a Pilgrim 0:55 The Philokalia 1:49 Sufi Chanting 2:42 There Is No Reality except God 3:12 The Practice of the Presence of God 4:25 How Can I Pray without Ceasing? 5:26 Paramatman 7:00 Forgetting God’s Presence 7:33 The Shankaracharya’s Prayer 9:20 What Does ‘I Am’ Refer To? 10:52 The Sense of Separation 11:32 Our Being Is God’s Being 12:42 Prayer Is Not Something We Do 14:08 The End of Effort –– 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: ▸ https://rupertspira.com/join –– 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... ▸ EU https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... –– 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 ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events/webinar –– 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   –– SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ▸ Website: https://rupertspira.com ▸ Instagram:   / rupertspira_   ▸ Facebook:   / rupertspira   ▸ Twitter:   / rupertspira   ▸ Tiktok:   / rupertspira_   –– FOLLOW RUPERT ON MEDIUM   / rupert_spira   –– SUBSCRIBE TO RUPERT’S YOUTUBE FOR NEW VIDEO ALERTS ▸ https://www.youtube.com/user/rupertsp... –– #rupertspira #nonduality #happiness #natureofreality #consciousness #awareness #meditation #guidedmeditation RS21114i