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Interview with Rupert Spira
Welcome to another podcast of ‘Here’s Tom with the Weather’...where we investigate the plethora of Higher powers that populate the vast universe of Recovery - particularly where the founders of AA encourage us to find some kind of higher power – as long as it’s not us....for example in 3rd Step of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 STEP programme where it states
‘MADE A DECISION TO TURN OUR WILL AND OUR LIVES OVER TO THE CARE OF GOD, AS WE UNDERSTOOD HIM’
and also to the 11th Step where it states
‘sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out’
We speak to people with all manner of higher powers - from those who are atheists, sufis, agnostics, Christians, Buddhists, Followers of Islam, Paganists, AND...those who subscribe to NON-DUALITY...we leave no stone unturned...its our aim to promote understanding and open-mindedness so that alcoholics and addicts can find a higher power of their own to stay sober and carry the message.
Please remember that this is not an AA meeting...its just some people’s version of the truth – whatever that may be.
Sometimes we talk to seekers, to gurus and to people not necessarily in recovery...such as
Rupert Spira...
Rupert Spira’s spiritual journey started when he discovered Sufism and the poetry of Rumi in 1975
Soon after he learned mantra meditation and was introduced to the classical system of Advaita or Non-Duality. This formed the foundation of his interest and practice for the next 25 years.
During this time he studied Ouspensky, Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj and attended Krishnamurti’s last meetings at Brockwood Park.
During the late seventies and early eighties Rupert also trained as a ceramic artist – and started his first studio in 1983 making pieces that are to be found in private and public collections around the world.
Meanwhile a turning point in his spiritual journey started in the mid 1990s led Rupert to an American teacher, Robert Adams, who died two days after he arrived. However, while visiting, Rupert was told about another teacher, Francis Lucille...
Whom he met several months later. Over the next twelve years Rupert studied with Francis who introduced Rupert to the Direct Path teachings of ---At-Manan-da Krishna-menon--- and the tantric approach of Kashmir Shaivism, which Francis had received from his own teacher, Jean Klein.
Of the these years, Rupert writes, "The greatest discovery in life is to discover that our essential nature does not share the limits nor the destiny of the body and mind.
He continues to teach and spread the word about non-duality and many of his teachings can be found on youtube and at his website
Rupert lives in Oxford, UK, with his wife and unfortunately is a Manchester United fan.
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By DavidWelcome to another podcast of ‘Here’s Tom with the Weather’...where we investigate the plethora of Higher powers that populate the vast universe of Recovery - particularly where the founders of AA encourage us to find some kind of higher power – as long as it’s not us....for example in 3rd Step of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 STEP programme where it states
‘MADE A DECISION TO TURN OUR WILL AND OUR LIVES OVER TO THE CARE OF GOD, AS WE UNDERSTOOD HIM’
and also to the 11th Step where it states
‘sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out’
We speak to people with all manner of higher powers - from those who are atheists, sufis, agnostics, Christians, Buddhists, Followers of Islam, Paganists, AND...those who subscribe to NON-DUALITY...we leave no stone unturned...its our aim to promote understanding and open-mindedness so that alcoholics and addicts can find a higher power of their own to stay sober and carry the message.
Please remember that this is not an AA meeting...its just some people’s version of the truth – whatever that may be.
Sometimes we talk to seekers, to gurus and to people not necessarily in recovery...such as
Rupert Spira...
Rupert Spira’s spiritual journey started when he discovered Sufism and the poetry of Rumi in 1975
Soon after he learned mantra meditation and was introduced to the classical system of Advaita or Non-Duality. This formed the foundation of his interest and practice for the next 25 years.
During this time he studied Ouspensky, Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj and attended Krishnamurti’s last meetings at Brockwood Park.
During the late seventies and early eighties Rupert also trained as a ceramic artist – and started his first studio in 1983 making pieces that are to be found in private and public collections around the world.
Meanwhile a turning point in his spiritual journey started in the mid 1990s led Rupert to an American teacher, Robert Adams, who died two days after he arrived. However, while visiting, Rupert was told about another teacher, Francis Lucille...
Whom he met several months later. Over the next twelve years Rupert studied with Francis who introduced Rupert to the Direct Path teachings of ---At-Manan-da Krishna-menon--- and the tantric approach of Kashmir Shaivism, which Francis had received from his own teacher, Jean Klein.
Of the these years, Rupert writes, "The greatest discovery in life is to discover that our essential nature does not share the limits nor the destiny of the body and mind.
He continues to teach and spread the word about non-duality and many of his teachings can be found on youtube and at his website
Rupert lives in Oxford, UK, with his wife and unfortunately is a Manchester United fan.