Meditation: 'I Am' Is the Way, the Truth and the Life

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A meditation on the knowledge ‘I Am’ as being God’s presence shining in each of us. ‘I Am’ is seen as the highest meditation and following the ‘I’ or the ‘I Am’ is the golden thread to our own essential being.
From the Seven Day retreat at Buckland Hall, 20 November 2016
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@ivettea6358 3 жыл бұрын

Great Sacred Blessings 2021, since discovering this gentle person and his approach(2 months), my "everything" has changed for the better - Thank you kindly for being part of my beautiful human process Rupert! Much Love :)

@kurthewitt3244 2 жыл бұрын

C can f. I Ty Freezrede Hey Hey just checking to get

@josefeijoo7415 2 жыл бұрын

Rupert ,mi mas profundo agradecimiento por tus enseñanzas ,este video es lo mas maravilloso ¡¡¡¡ muchas gracias ¡¡¡

@Jagombe1 2 жыл бұрын

I now understand why it is written, in the Christian Bible, that God told Moses, that, "I AM THAT I AM."

@CappieBG 11 ай бұрын

Not rly, no. When I was deep into the New Age seeing angel numbers, tarot readings and so on I stumbled upon authors like Neville Goddard who have their own interpretation of the Bible and how its just a "manifestation" tutorial and everything is my imagination and actually "I AM God" and I was like oooh this makes so much sense. Long story short I was quickly humbled down after loosing everything and a couple of demonic attacks and later on I found that the Bible is actually pretty accurate and Jesus is the only way, the truth and the life. Just sharing my story out there, might help someone.

@TatTwamAsiShwetketu 3 ай бұрын

That's not correct. It's written in old testament which is not Christian. That's Jewish.

@renko9067 7 ай бұрын

“I am is the origin, the path, and the goal.” I am is instantly transformative.

@johnellis414 5 жыл бұрын

The most powerful, brave, clear and enlightening illustration of who and what God is. The most sincere thank you possible to Rupert Spira.

@breayannawhiteoak9405 3 жыл бұрын

‘There is no separate self present that could either know or not know god’s infinite being.’ Let that percolate in your being and have its impact on the misunderstanding of separateness and ‘other.’ This is a beautiful walk out of separateness into One.

@annaschull 3 жыл бұрын

🧡🧡🧡 profound. I will never say “I” again without remembering this. I always wondered why “I” is written as a capital. Now it makes utter sense. Answers hidden under our noses! 😊

@parvatiswamy543 2 жыл бұрын

Realisation of "I" . Great !

@ivansasman702 3 жыл бұрын

God shines and speaks to us through Rupert.God listens to his words through us and thus we are “ ONE “

@mahendrashukla1895 Жыл бұрын

Feeling immensely BLESSED. Many many thanks to you,Rupert.

@nazeemummer1 5 ай бұрын

The long form speech is helping us a lot thank you sir ❤

@garycox3841 2 жыл бұрын

Rupert, ‘I Am’ feeling deeply touched by this meditation. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.🙏❤️

@helenormes404 3 жыл бұрын

So grateful for you Rupert, you, myself are bringing me home ☺️🙏❤️

@miriamclark13 6 жыл бұрын

It's like Rupert is translating into a clearer understanding what other teachers are pointing at. It's amazing like ah ha I get it! If you know what I mean. Wow! Thank you. So simple.

@carolwilliams1236 6 жыл бұрын

here and now head phones work to hear clearly

@valeriemoloto3829 2 жыл бұрын

I fully agree 👍

@stevebarnard3686 3 жыл бұрын

Crystal clear pointing to that which we’ve always been, awareness aware of awareness.

@mohammedbadr5528 4 жыл бұрын

So simple so clear thank you, sir, wonderful explanation of what everybody else is trying to say and clarify.

@sarkaragha 6 ай бұрын

When Rumi talked to his disciples, he was fluent, and straight forward, without any hesitaion or pause or....He got the Truth from his absoulute Master Shams. He was ripe enough to let germinate the seeds of knowlege of the Truth is his field. He transformed his disciples in return. It's not easy to transform others but only if you are the absolute Master.

@db-333 7 жыл бұрын

Mr. Spira has such an exquisite balance ... all and everything seems to dissolve around me when he speaks. namaste...

@clericuzio4924 4 жыл бұрын

Rupert, thank you very much for your words.

@uwvadertje 10 ай бұрын

We are made this pure in heaven when we are joined to Jesus Christ in a way beyond all previous experience.

@johnb8854 10 ай бұрын

*ACCORDING to JESUS ! NO Man hath ascended up to HEAVEN !* *From "The Gospel [ ACCORDING TO ] John" , in chapter 3, verse 13, Quote;* *And NO man hath ascended up to HEAVEN, but he that came down from HEAVEN, even The SON of MAN WHICH is in HEAVEN...*

@uwvadertje 10 ай бұрын

@@johnb8854 you need the holy spirit to study the holy bible

@paulamalcolm6092 3 жыл бұрын

A blessing to humanity 🙏

@Workdove 7 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that you have also walked the path I've taken. The works of Rumi, Jesus, Buddah, kristnamuti, and more mentioned in this video; I've also been brought to on my own path. I find it very helpful that you quote from them and provide gentle reminders of what I already am aware of.

@raiseyourvibration1411 3 жыл бұрын

The feeling of “I Am” is what Alfred North Whitehead calls the feeling of “Causal Efficacy.”

@kolarz2128 2 жыл бұрын

"I am" always here, no matter what the circumstances. It's the only one in my life that never comes and never goes and it's me. Did I missed something, or is it a truth?

@RobbeyT1 10 ай бұрын

"Our essential Being, is aware of it's own existence"

@swiftfest 7 жыл бұрын

40 Verses on Reality - “Ulladu Narpadu” by Ramana Maharshi Translation and Commentary by S.S. Cohen 24. Neither the body nor the Self says “I”: between them the ego rises and ties them together. The insentient body does not say “I.” The ever-existent consciousness is not born (thus cannot say “I”). The “I” of the size of the body springs up between the two: it is known as chit-jadagranthi (the knot which ties together the sentient and insentient), bondage, individuality, ego, subtle body, samsara, mind, etc

@davidsweeney111 4 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent meditation 🧘‍♀️

@nevillefernandez8933 Жыл бұрын

A penetrative meditation !! Thank you.

@ericminze 2 жыл бұрын

I am al(l)one und there is nothing else than I? All is one and therefore this one is alone. I had a dream last night, where I left the world and got to see it as an energy field. Touching this field I was able to be everything at anytime which felt very seperated, dark and void. There was no point in being in this outside perspektive. No joy no love, just pure information and no surprise nor playfulness. It was depressing but made me realize to be infinite love in my own being when waking up.

@maxi04 9 ай бұрын

how can it feel separated to be everything ? in order to feel separated, there has to be smth outside of you that you feel separated from, or not ? loneliness can only occur from the perspective of being a person. when you realize yourself to actually be one with everything at the deepest level, it is a feeling of absolute unity, not of loneliness or separation :) loneliness or separation only exists for an ego and in that state there is no ego :)

@BillWest1 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rupert!! A great Friday meditation

@ganshyamkhemani 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️ Rupert God. Jai Sachidanand 🙏 Ghanshyam Khemani

@ZpointG 7 жыл бұрын

...spontaneous meditation just happens....silence is golden...the gateway to the stillness of i am...

@stephanieklein3546 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@siewkonsum7291 7 ай бұрын

"I am" is the Son of Man, and its True Nature is the Father God. 😊

@RogerDrayton 7 жыл бұрын

WoW...Expressing and sharing from the Heart, with the Heart, to the Heart. Thanks for posting...I A(nama rupa)M !!!

@frederickalschuler4693 6 жыл бұрын

Superb! Thank you.

@wisdom-for-life 4 жыл бұрын

I AM Thanks Rupert!!

@yenoiabysusanbraun9944 3 жыл бұрын

Love Love Love♥️♥️♥️

@quemaravilha 6 жыл бұрын

so inspired and inspiring thank you

@MrApotator 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@davidsweeney111 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@frederickalschuler4693 6 жыл бұрын

Self-aware living awareness. Alive - living awareness. Beingness - presence. Without objective quality - formless, colorless, tasteless - infinite singularity like the ground of being, like the formless empty earth with darkness over the surface of the deep (Genesis 1:2). I AM. Directly known by experience. "[T]here is no self and other. There's only Being, and there's only Love, which is Being sharing itself with itself without impediment and with warmth." Norman Fischer, Training in Compassion, Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong.

@RVEEATOR 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this 🙏

@freddemeijer1547 7 жыл бұрын

Great!!!!

@bille77 Ай бұрын

Consciousness is. ❤

@johannboeing-messing979 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@thetranquilview5600 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🙏

@SrimanJohn1 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@333_Tarot 7 жыл бұрын

God´s sense of humor is also infinite: 52:01

@DLBurggraf 7 жыл бұрын

Remove all concepts and there It Is !

@knovafly6879 3 жыл бұрын

Concepts and labels cloak the direct experience of knowing...what makes you think “that” is a car or tree? Without the reference to language... Take away language and all that’s left is direct experience with no label...Aka pure knowing

@marynatani7300 Жыл бұрын

Wow.

@bille77 Ай бұрын

Presence is. ❤

@quidjacques 7 жыл бұрын

I love listening to these videos, but the sound in almost all videos is very low. Isn't there a way to improve that? Thank you.

@jurek46pink 7 жыл бұрын

I have been pointig out this fact for a year now and begging to lift it a bit at least ! Hardly any result. And technically it is NOT difficult.

@slporter722 7 жыл бұрын

Jacques Tétrault maybe using earbuds might help when listening to these videos....

@robphipps9662 7 жыл бұрын

Jacques Tétrault earbuds for sure👍🏼 using earbuds I only need volume at 50% and can hear him perfectly

@daverose1458 7 жыл бұрын

I agree; I find that the majority of KZfaq vids (volume) is too low.

@TheKstuart 7 жыл бұрын

I have emailed them about this and still no change. You can paste the KZfaq video URL into VLC player, which has a volume control that goes above 100% and thus provides a boost.

@catherinea2726 4 жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@omsharadcs 4 ай бұрын

I don't understand one thing ,I have understood what he says many of you people must have also understood it but what's the use? My inner and outer life is exactly the same ,then what is use of this great knowledge ,true knowledge of vedanta ,and all scriptures? What is the path to change our status of experience.

@unnisrsveen4661 3 жыл бұрын

💞

@nirdajones1000 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful...but volumn too low.

@saiarulkumar 4 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@charlesgodwin2191 3 жыл бұрын

Being aware presupposes being or 'that' which is, that is aware. Awareness is not a thing to be designated by a noun, it is an activity, a way of knowing directly instead of conceptually, indirectly. The all-inclusive includes everything that is, including awareness - as a way of knowing - the midmost of the reality continuum of innermost being - that I am - midmost awareness - outermost experience; being experiencing knowing itself by being aware of being aware, wherein perceiver, perceiving and perceived are one and the same, no division, a 3 in 1 unity. This is our inherent Wholeness of Being. Being aware of being aware that I am that which is, is the eternal mystery of Being. We are yet we have no objective qualities so what we are ultimately is inherently mysterious, forever unknown conceptually, yet known directly as our most intimate feeling of being that which is - I AM. Awareness is our way of knowing. Wholeness is our way of being. The Whole that is ever greater than the sum of it's constituents, all the way up and all the way down, like the Mandelbrot set. That is our true nature - an eternal, open-ended possibility in the mind of the All-inclusive Absolute. Similarly, since awareness functions consciously and unconsciously simultaneously as when our heart keeps beating unconsciously while we consciously attend to something else, the term consciousness denotes the way awareness functions, not as a thing in itself. Thus there is no consciousness per se', only the conscious and unconscious modes of functioning, of how being aware functions. This means that we are the Absolute, to an unknowable/inexhaustible extent, for only Eternity can fully embrace Infinity. I am that which is, that is aware that I am that which is..... I am that which is, is the way, the truth and the life. That I am, in contrast to what I am and who I am, is the truth of the way to eternal life.

@ssudhak2 2 жыл бұрын

Nisargadatta Maharaj says absolute is prior to I am. Can anyone explain this.

@kolarz2128 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he meant "I am" which is realised in waking state of mind :)

@blueresonantmonkey3188 3 жыл бұрын

32 to be exact.

@miroslavvasylets3743 7 ай бұрын

How do I find the music from the intro? Does anybody know the name of it?

@russjames8979 7 жыл бұрын

17:00

@kimberleycarpenter3291 5 жыл бұрын

So, during the climax of a successful self-enquiry (''who am I?'') why can I still observe the world (sensory perception) throughout?, this being that Rupert claims the world is observed through the mind (a thought) which ive allegedly, albeit momentarily, collapsed into its source ('awareness) therefore, again, why can I still observe phenomena during self - enquiry? Thanks

@vigneshkg5370 5 жыл бұрын

Maya(world) remains illusion goes... body and mind remains illusion goes... relationships life job eveeyything remains the sense of being a seperate person goes... nothing to fear

@aurelienyonrac 4 жыл бұрын

We are different in our differences We are similar in our similarity We identical in our identity

@nettienoodle20 4 жыл бұрын

Aurélien Carnoy ooh I love what you said, can I quote you please or are you quoting someone else?

@aurelienyonrac 4 жыл бұрын

@@nettienoodle20 go for it. It is all for you. Take care.

@stewartmckenzie5163 2 жыл бұрын

💜🦋🐝

@davidreynolds4942 7 жыл бұрын

I experienced loss of self when playing drums even before I knew what it was, I enter a state of focus where there are no thoughts, although I remember most everything about what I played, if you have the time, check out a song I made on my channel, I aim to help non duality become more well known through my music in the long run

@DmitroBoston Жыл бұрын

Hi Rupert, is or can artificial intelligence be sentient or have awareness?

@gittyslegten6671 5 жыл бұрын

maybe we are always happy when we not close the energy? i miss your sparkle (closed chakras )

@sandraarita217 5 жыл бұрын

JESUS IS THE WAY YHE TRUTH AND THE LIFE . No one gets to God except through him...

@gardeniabee 5 жыл бұрын

Wasn't he speaking while "in Spirit?" In Spirit of "I AM?" "Before Abraham I Am?" The physical form wasn't before Abraham, but the awareness is. Jesus, being one with "I AM' came to show us we are all children of God, each a Son of God. I would be surprised if Jesus taught that all other traditions are dead ends and will end in hell. If so, what a sad religion Christianity made of Jesus's teachings. Essentially Jesus taught to follow his example, not to worship him. Revere him for this, yes. Some people practice Jesusism, worshiping Jesus. I believe Jesus came to teach to love God, the highest commandment: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, ... mind, soul, strength. Second... thy neighbor as thy self. I know that he also said that "he who has seen me has seen the Father." I understand that to mean that we behold the manifestation of God as Love in Jesus's life, in his awareness, compassion, forgiveness, healing -- not that he physically encompasses the Creator in entirety. The ultimate Source Being is often called the ineffable, beyond human rational comprehension, yet in prayer in meditation we can experience a taste of that divine. If God condemns me for my understanding, and for practicing meditation, and for appreciating all sincere seekers' paths, then I only have the statement of David to console me, Psalm 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

@zain4019 2 жыл бұрын

@@gardeniabee I agree with much of what you have said, it's very well put. But I would also say, do not underestimate the creative power of God. Many saints over the millennia have loved Jesus in such a way that they see Him, shining in front of their own eyes, guiding and comforting them as they are led to give themselves to mankind to ease our suffering. Saint Maria Kowalski and Saint Padre Pio being recent notable examples, and well documented and revered, too. It seems the age-old adage is true. All pathway lead to God. It is up to ourselves which one we may choose. Jesus is a path many have taken, and it is love of Him that has inspired many. In the end, isn't it love that inspires us all?

@dantechersi6056 Жыл бұрын

dont create preference then you free nomake distincion between you in term of Im and jesus Buda because if you do you go become separate identity Jesu Im your Im Maria im is alweys same IM

@BillSikes. 7 жыл бұрын

we're conditioned beings,full of pain,fear,sorrow ect... I am full of despair what use is this "I am" nonsense to someone like me? I need release from all forms I, self and me !!!

@ClementMcgrath 7 жыл бұрын

strake750, if you are interested I can help you with that dilemma, and help you open up a path out of the despair.

@abrahamabraham9942 6 жыл бұрын

Path of conscious awareness is to merge with the path of energetic ascension... that is the way to experience the being of freedom here in this reality.

@osvaldovaldes10009 5 жыл бұрын

read the I AM sayings of Jesus. Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven that few be there that find it, it is the Pearl of Great Price that even cures conditioned beings,full of pain,fear,sorrow ect...

@michelbisson6645 5 жыл бұрын

matthews 1320 maybe it is just seem

@osvaldovaldes10009 5 жыл бұрын

hu?

@spiritlightpajic7299 Жыл бұрын

🌈Yes♾️🌅🌌👁️🕉️⛲🤍🦢🪷🦋☺️☯️🏞️🙏

@preacherofthecross Жыл бұрын

So Rupert IS saying we can be transracial and transgender. 2:54 🤔🤔🤔

@parentsbasementwrestlingfe5945 7 жыл бұрын

Ok i got a question, say my mind goes back into the heart and Im aware of all my thought and feelings and I realize Im just this "being". Do I just sit and do nothing, but be aware of everything while I have to pay bills, eat, etc. ??

@lynmclaren7340 7 жыл бұрын

zen saying: "Before enlightenment chop wood carry water, after enlightenment, chop wood carry water "

@ClementMcgrath 7 жыл бұрын

The physical mind is addicted to duality and therefore assumes that 'being' and 'doing' are different, but they are not. It is not a matter of sitting in being or discharging our duties in the world. When the apparent polarities are reconciled we act as we need in the world while all the time resting in the awareness of I AM.

@liviuclipa 11 ай бұрын

Two years ago i experienced the "I am" naked without any thoughts, emotions or perceptions. Everything vanished, only emptiness remained filled with being.

@jackp.shaark2739 4 жыл бұрын

I really feel like experience is overrated. Or perhaps it doesn’t have a particularly good reputation. I really would like to just be upon the inward section of the direct path and not have to deal with this body. It’s not a very spiffy body anyways lol. I am not the body. I’m especially not the body because really I’m too lazy to excersize lol. And I can never remember how to spell the word “excersize”.

@johnnyb6049 3 жыл бұрын

Therein lies the problem. Getting temporally "Stuck" in the feeling of "I AM* can be more than a little disruptive. In fact, it can become a bad habit that has a similar effect to the use of some narcotics. Best to take solace in the fact that you exist and get on with the business of doing something with your being. Within the 'Physical' limitations , (Gender, Race, Culture, Intellect, Awareness, for example), you are essentially free to create your own, unique Story, and if that Story becomes a "Problem", you can always act to change it. Realize though that any of these original conditions can change in the blink of an eye, so act accordingly as making some poor choices can be difficult to overcome and may not be possible this time around and can set the basic pattern for your next time around. By the way, it isn't necessary to speak in soft, hesitating tones when dealing with these issues. Be Well and Stay safe Folks

@dantechersi6056 Жыл бұрын

god and bad ne have self nature when spring arive grass grow itself

@marynatani7300 Жыл бұрын

Seems like you completely missed the point. Maybe try stilling the thoughts?

@alexmerab4206 7 жыл бұрын

Man who claims there is no time, checks time at 52:01

@padmaj5447 7 жыл бұрын

Alex Merab will call her for that

@1210CM 6 жыл бұрын

You have either not paid attention or you haven't got it.

@brianharris1785 6 жыл бұрын

We can make use of time as a social convention, and a very useful one, without thereby admitting it as an essential feature of our direct experience. Some teachers distinguish between the terms "clock time" and "psychological time"; the one need not entail the other.

@williamwightman8409 5 жыл бұрын

And in my dreams I claim that I can fly, and I do, but in my waking state I cannot fly even though the dream character says I can. Same thing but one (onion skin) layer higher.

@johnb8854 10 ай бұрын

*'I Am' Is the Way, the Truth and the Life...* *This statement is CORRECT, as "LIFE The Real Self" is "AWARENESS", referred to as The LIGHT of MAN, so become "SELF-AWARE"...*

@arundivatia2574 6 жыл бұрын

@leelanjoy 5 жыл бұрын

Before enlightenment pain in teeth, after enlightenment pain in teeth. So what ? )))

@KeithFail2 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing, unless you think you suffer because of toothache. If not identified with pain then nothing.

@derricklibroia6922 3 жыл бұрын

The macho stitch ironically squeal because position commercially kick but a victorious softdrink. freezing, powerful number

@soundofm1352 7 жыл бұрын

yeah, now we know where to go for mediocre and disingenuous

@jamesthomas1244 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, we need only go to your comments.

@soundofm1352 7 жыл бұрын

I do not claim enlightened status shamelessly, and yet continue to serve as your average psychiatrist, giving non-dual truths utterly homocentric odor, lol, rearranging inflated brains of humans from one idiotic configuration to another, on , on, and on. I am not gay. And you can only go where you want., if it pleases you, sir