The Self Does Not Need to Be Liberated

How does non-duality account for concepts such as reincarnation and self-liberation? What happens to our being when the body dies? And how can we escape the so-called cycle of death and rebirth?

Rupert says: ‘When the body dies, the being that we essentially are, won’t reincarnate because it was never incarnate, or in the body, in the first place. It won’t reunite with infinite being because it never stood as a separate being apart from infinite being. Your being is God’s being, and there is only infinite being or God’s being.

‘Only something that is bound needs to be liberated. So, look at your self. Not the self that you seem to be – your thoughts, feelings, sensations, and perceptions – but the self that you essentially are, and see if it is bound, or if it needs to be liberated. See if it is endarkened and thus needs to be enlightened. Find that out first and then think about liberation if you need to.’

*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at the Garrison Institute, 8–15 October 2023. To view and book for upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:

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