Rupert Spira
1960-present • British
Non-Dual / AdvaitaVedanta
Contemporary non-dual teacher whose clear, precise teachings explore the nature of experience and consciousness.
Key Works
- The Nature of Consciousness
- Being Aware of Being Aware
- Satsang talks
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Quotes by Rupert Spira
111 quotes“Awareness needs no faculty to know itself.”
awarenessBeing Aware of Being Aware
“The mind is to consciousness what the dream-character is to the dreamer.”
mindThe Nature of Consciousness
“To turn the attention back on awareness itself is the highest practice.”
practicePresence
“What we essentially are is unchanging.”
essenceBeing Aware of Being Aware
“To know yourself is the simplest of activities, and the deepest.”
self-knowledgePresence
“Look for the one who is aware of these words.”
inquiryThe Nature of Consciousness
“Whatever can be known is not what you are. You are the knowing of it.”
identityThe Nature of Consciousness
“Stay as the silent, knowing presence that you are.”
presencePresence
“The peace you long for is what you essentially are.”
peacePresence
“Suffering is the byproduct of self-misidentification.”
sufferingPresence
“All paths lead to the same recognition.”
unityThe Nature of Consciousness
“To be aware of being aware is the simplest, most direct meditation.”
meditationBeing Aware of Being Aware
“Awareness is what we are most familiar with — and most often overlook.”
awarenessPresence
“Pay attention to the one who is paying attention.”
inquiryPresence
“Truth is what is closest to you.”
truthPresence
“There is no separation. There is only consciousness knowing itself.”
non-dualityThe Nature of Consciousness
“What you are looking for is what you are looking with.”
awarenessPresence
“You are at home in awareness, and only in awareness.”
homePresence
“To know that one is is the simplest experience.”
beingBeing Aware of Being Aware
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