A Gentle Practice to Remain Aware of Being | Rupert Spira

How can we remain aware of being during daily activities when the drama of experience pulls our attention away from the background of awareness?

Rupert says: ‘Once our attention is absorbed or lost in the drama of experience – our thoughts, feelings, perceptions, activities, relationships, the sights, sounds, tastes, etc. – we overlook the background of being. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not present. It’s always there, just like the screen hasn’t disappeared when you are watching a movie.

‘It’s just a very, very subtle shift of attention. It’s like taking a step back from the foreground of your experience – thoughts, images, feelings and sensations – into your being. Don’t give yourself away completely to experience. You just remain in your being. It’s so easy – just like seeing the screen whilst watching a movie is easy, even when the image is colourful and demanding.’

Timestamps:

0:00 Remaining Aware of Being
1:10 Overlooking the Background of Being
2:18 A Subtle Shift of Attention
4:06 Lost in Experience
5:23 Staying Aware
6:19 What Is Meditation?
8:11 Empty Mind, or Awareness?
9:12 Awareness Is Ever-Present