Why Have I Stopped Meditating?

A woman, who has lost interest in spiritual matters to the point that she has stopped meditating, wants to understand why this has happened after years of dedicated meditation practice.

Rupert says: ‘When you’ve arrived on the Caribbean beach, you stop reading the map – the map has done its job. You keep it on your shelf for when you lose yourself in the content of experience, but you don’t keep reading it when you don’t need it.

‘If there is deep satisfaction, and imperturbable peace and causeless joy most of the time, then the map has done its work. It’s not that you never feel sad or anxious, but you notice it quickly and find your way back without going into depression for two weeks or causing drama in your relationships.’

*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Mercy Center, 9–16 March 2025. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:

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Timestamps:

0:00 Why Have I Stopped Meditating?
1:46 Reading the Map
3:32 Thinking About Spiritual Matters
7:12 A Path to Our True Nature
8:20 The Highest Reason to Do Anything
10:12 Flowers Have No Reason for Blooming

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