Guided Meditation: There Is No Mountain

Rupert Spira May 25, 2025
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Rupert Spira is an international author and speaker of non-duality. In clips taken from conversations at meetings or retreats, he discuss all aspects of the non-dual understanding — from the initial investigation into our essential nature of pure Awareness, to the deeper exploration of consciousness and the separate 'me-feeling' in the body, to the realignment of the mind, body and world with this new understanding. This is a contemporary, experiential approach to understanding the nature of reality and the self, involving silent meditation, guided meditation and conversation. It requires no affiliation to any religious or spiritual tradition, only a longing for lasting inner peace and happiness. Rupert studied the teachings of Advaita Vedanta and the tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism through Dr. Francis Roles, Shantananda Saraswati, P.D.Ouspensky, Krishnamurti, Rumi, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta, Robert Adams, Francis Lucille, Atmanada Krishnamenon and Jean Klein.

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In this guided meditation on the Pathless Path, Rupert explains that there are really only two possibilities for spiritual practice: to start with appearances, or to start with reality – that which truly is. Rupert says: ‘The Progressive and Direct paths start with appearances and give the temporary finite self that we seem to be something to do – a practice, a method and so on – in order to approach, become or realise the One. And there is nothing wrong with that. But the purpose of these practices is not to continue practicing forever, it is to bring practice to an end. ‘The Pathless Path starts with reality, or that which truly is, and we simply stay there – in the One and as the One. All the old energies of seeking and longing are first exposed and, in time, dissolved. The Pathless Path says, ‘Don’t practise, don’t make an effort – you are already that. You are already the One, the infinite. Just be.’ On the Pathless Path, there is no destination, no method and nothing to be understood.’ *This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Mercy Center, 18–25 October 2024. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to: ▸ UK https://rupertspira.com/event/location/united-kingdom ▸ EU https://rupertspira.com/event/location/italy ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/location/united-states Timestamps: 0:00 Two Types of Spiritual Practice 7:21 Self-Abidance 12:40 The Pathless Path 22:12 The Separate Self 25:41 Don’t Practise, Just Be 27:52 There Is No Mountain 46:09 At Home in Being –– 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/retreat-at-home IN-PERSON RETREATS SCHEDULE (Also Available to Join Online via Live Stream) ▸ UK https://rupertspira.com/event/location/united-kingdom ▸ EU https://rupertspira.com/event/location/italy ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/location/united-states –– 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/rupert-spira-podcast ▸ Libsyn: https://rupertspira.libsyn.com/ ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6z1GNgC1js30g9RLSfBB4M –– JOIN RUPERT’S FACEBOOK GROUP ▸ https://www.facebook.com/groups/rupertspiracommunity –– SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ▸ Website: https://rupertspira.com ▸ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rupertspira_/ ▸ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rupertspira ▸ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rupertspira ▸ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rupertspira_ –– FOLLOW RUPERT ON MEDIUM https://medium.com/@rupert_spira –– SUBSCRIBE TO RUPERT’S YOUTUBE FOR NEW VIDEO ALERTS ▸ https://www.youtube.com/user/rupertspira?sub_confirmation=1 –– #rupertspira #nonduality #happiness #natureofreality #consciousness #awareness #meditation #guidedmeditation RS24185M