Self Knowledge: The Essence of All Spiritual Traditions

What does living a meaningful life look like? And what role does self-knowledge play in doing so?

Rupert says: ‘The meaning of life for an apparent individual is to live every aspect of its life in a way that is consistent with, and an expression of, the understanding that there is only one. All the faculties of the individual should be aligned with, and an expression of, that understanding. That would be a truly meaningful life – a mind in the service of reality.

‘And the only experience of reality that we have that is not mediated through the finite mind is the awareness of being. Therefore, the only access we have to reality is self-knowledge. That is why self-knowledge is the essence of all the religious and spiritual traditions.’