“I am the one that sees whatever is seen but I am not made out of anything that is seen.
I am the one that hears whatever is heard but I am not made of anything that is heard.
I am the one that feels or senses whatever is felt or sensed but I am not made out of anything that is felt or sensed.
I am the one that knows whatever is known or experiences whatever is experienced but I am not made out of anything that is known or experienced.
I am the knowing element or the experiencing element that runs throughout all experience … but what is there in experience other than the knowing of it or the experiencing of it.
All that is known is the knowing of experience and I am that knowing.
All experience is a modulation of my knowing presence, my aware presence.
All that is known and experienced is the knowing of it and I am that.
… {see the video for Rupert’s remaining words}”
In this short (3:51mins) film, Rupert shares a beautiful meditation on the nature of experience, set against the backdrop of a Tortola beach (Virgin Islands), with gentle waves lapping against the shore and a brilliant sun hiding behind a billowing sky. It was filmed while Rupert Spira and Chris Hebard were vacationing at Virgin Islands several years ago.
Enjoy !
Here are Rupert’s other videos in our library. Also, check out his DVDs, particularly LOVE: The Underground River and The Transparency of Things.
You may also be interested in exploring traditions like nonduality, zen & buddhism, or science & consciousness, and more. And teachers like Ramana Maharshi, Dalai Lama, or Eckhart Tolle and more.
For more information about Rupert’s work (artwork and nonduality teachings), please visit his website or his YouTube channel.
This post is an edited migration of an old Stillness Speaks 2011 post.
Video: From Stillness Speaks YouTube channel.
Image: Meditation by Activedia, CC0 Public Domain.
