Guided Meditation: Come Back to the Self You Never Left

In this guided meditation, Rupert shows us how finding our self is not about seeking for something extraordinary, special or mystical – it’s about simply recognising what we are already. Rupert says: ‘The recognition of our essential nature is mostly described in negative terms – it’s not a thought, feeling, perception, sensation, activity or relationship; it cannot be seen, heard or tasted; it’s not located in the body or in the world – so we imagine that our essential self must be mysterious or extraordinary. ‘But our self is even more intimate, obvious, simple and familiar to us than the space in a room. And to search for our self is like travelling the world in search of space. The idea of searching for something, or indeed doing anything, subsides in this understanding. So, just come back to the self that you never left.’ *This video is from one of Rupert’s weekly webinars, 14 August 2024. You can join or learn more about upcoming webinars here: ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events/webinar 0:00 Overlooking the Presence of Awareness 5:35 Being Aware of Being Aware 7:37 The Subject-Object Relationship 10:08 Meditation Is Not Something We Do 14:05 Abiding as Awareness 18:23 Seeking Enlightenment 22:00 Finding Your Self –– 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 RS24139M