This beautifully produced 80 minute DOCUMENTARY of the life and times of Sri Ramana Maharshi is called, “Jnani: The Silent Sage of Arunachala” and produced by CINEFX PRODUCTIONS. This film is highly recommended for anyone interested in Ramana as well as any direct students of Ramana such as Papaji, (Mooji from Papaji), or others interested in Advaita Vedanta.
A very common question among seekers involves the idea that they can’t seem to locate this “Awareness” within themselves. In this 10 minute video from Rupert he uses his simplistic method of teaching to help anyone realize the “Awareness” at the center of all experience.
In this brilliant 10 minute audio on understanding depression, Rupert explains in very simple terms exactly what is going on when one feels overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings of gloom and doom for extended periods of time. He then explains what one can do about it. Let’s listen in…
In this short clip, Mooji explains that you are the source seeking itself. He goes on to explain that the source is also imminent inside the functioning of manifestation itself so as it flows out through grace to create the universe, it is also experiencing the universe within itself.
In this beautiful 5 minute video clip from Mooji we find a seeker coming to a beautiful recognition that upon Awakening, even the “I am” can not be found and you can again welcome the universe to do its thing with the body without requiring designated driver.
In this nine minute audio from Roger Castillo (a student of Ramesh Balsekar), he explains what Nisargadatta Maharaj meant by the directive “Abide in the ‘I Am’”. His very clear and interesting explanation also helps us to understand how to reduce our overthinking by realizing that this thinking that we believe will bring us what we want is actually the cause of our suffering.
In this video, Mooji explains the mechanism of thoughts and that as long as we believe in our thoughts, then they must come into existence in some form whether it is emotional, psychological, or physical. It is our energy that supplies the fuel for their continuance. If ignored, or not believed in, they disappear just as quickly as they appeared because they can not continue to exist on their own.
In this very short 4 minute video clip taken from Mooji’s home in 2008, he reminds us that everything comes from emptiness and returns to emptiness. So, we as the witness of this are what? Listen to the words spoken by Mooji out of emptiness…
In this eight minute video from 2010, Mooji responds to the beautiful Mirabai (from Mooji’s Sangha in Sahaja) about the question, “I can see what I am not, but is this enough?” Let’s listen to Mooji’s beautiful response…
In this twelve minute video, Rupert explains directly why peace, joy and happiness appears to come and go even though these states are the perfume of our true nature. Let’s listen to his simple explanation using a common metaphor…
For anyone who has been on a spiritual search for any length of time, we often run across this saying that there is “nothing we can do to realize the self”. In this eight minute video from Rupert Spira, he tackles this issue and provides an intelligent and wise response which helps us understand the paradox between this saying and the tendency to want to do something.
In this wonderful eight minute video from Rupert being translated live in Spanish, he responds to this most common question that can also be expressed as “How does the veiling of Awareness happen?”. Rupert uses his common TV screen analogy to brilliantly explain the answer.
Finally, a teacher of non-duality is willing to speak on the question in back of everyone’s mind, “how does non-dual teachings apply to the mentally impaired?” In this 10 minute response from Rupert we witness an intelligent response that is tailored for the moment, yet retains the integrity of “Truth” and non-dual teachings.
In this short 6 minute FIVE star video, Rupert helps us to understand that we don’t have to remember who we are. “Realization” is not about remembering anything at all. The key principle that can be found in this simple video is that “when something is understood, it does not have to be remembered.”
In this amazing 4 minute video, Ramesh Balsekar tries to describe in one word what Advaita is all about. He explains that the ultimate understanding of Advaita is “Acceptance” and how this applies in our day to day lives. Let’s take a quick listen… Ramesh Balsekar is a direct desciple of the late Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. He also became one of Maharaj’s favorite live translators and did so for several years until Maharaj’s death and went on to write several books containing Maharaj’s teachings and discourses.
This 10 minute clip is part 1 of a 4 part interview with Rupert Spira focuses on dismantling the first fundamental illusion that we are the body/mind. Although this clip can stand on its own, there are three more parts to this interview. To view them click on the following links: Part 2 – Consciousness is Not Personal Part 3 – Exploring the Apparent Conflict Within Part 4 – Consciousness is the Nature of Experience
In this super short 2 minute video, Gangaji shares with us that perhaps the best answer to “What is Enlightenment?” is to actually give up all definitions surrounding the concept of enlightenment. Great video of this often asked question.
So much of what we understand about life, love, happiness, as well as who we are, is based on misunderstanding handed down to us by others. In this wonderful 3 minute video, Nada helps us see that Spirituality is often about unlearning these beliefs, in order to discover what is true. Let’s listen…
This 3 and a half minute video has more wisdom then entire collections of books in describing the true nature of our reality.
We only need to drop everything we have read, everything else we’ve been told, only direct our attention to the source of attention, the source of all… simply awareness. You are that!
In this great seven minute audio clip, Alan Watts explains and proves that we are truly everything and that the real you is all that there is. He demonstrates that we are not independent creatures experiencing the universe but that we are the universe experiencing one particular point of view.
In this lovely little 3 minute audio, Mooji reminds us that once a realization takes place the juice is cut, but the momentum from years of conditioning will try to persist. Let’s find out what we can expect and how to deal with it all…
In this brilliant video, a questioner explains that she is having some issues about free will. In answering her question, Rupert gives us an even more important nugget of wisdom that demonstrates that ANY attempt at speaking about the Truth must contain concessions in order for our dualistic mind to attempt to understand a non-dual reality…
Here is ANOTHER AMAZING little video from Gautam Sachdeva. We often hear in Advaita (non-dual) teachings that we must surrender to God’s will and many can accept that except when it comes to horrible things like rape, murder, and sick children. How can these things be God’s will? Let’s listen…
Here’s a great little five minute video featuring David Godman who shares some personal experiences with Nisargadatta Maharaj, which includes the backbone of Nisargadatta Maharaj’s teachings. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj was an Indian spiritual teacher and philosopher of Advaita (Nondualism), and a Guru, belonging to the Navnath Sampradaya. Sri Nisargadatta, with his direct and minimalistic explanation of non-dualism, is considered the most famous teacher of Advaita since Ramana Maharshi.
Are you struggling with your spiritual self-enquiry or are you even frustrated, because you feel there is no improvement in your spiritual practice / meditation? In this short 5 minute video, former Disciple of Ramesh Balsekar and Non-duality Teacher Roger Castillo explains how we progress from doing the self-enquiry to witnessing the inquiry.
In this 15 minute video from Robert, we explore what is truly meant by masters of the past when they say that the “World is an Illusion”. Everyone knows that this world is as real as it can be. If we jump off a building or slam our hand with a hammer, its going to hurt. The feelings we feel when someone close to us suffers or dies is very , very real. How can a world that seems so real and so solid be an illusion? Listen to what Rupert has to say….
In this great little six minute video from Mooji, he uses a short story from a TV show that serves as parable to realize that one can not create the “Truth” but rather that the Truth can only be revealed from shedding what is not true. Let’s listen in… Includes Spanish translation.
Do you have 8 minutes to spare for freedom? This eight minute guided meditation from Mooji called, “A Taste of Presence” will help guide your attention back to your true self. Let’s just sit back, relax and listen as Mooji provides the golden message of truth and freedom…
In this 6 minute video from Mooji, we see him patiently take a seeker one-on-one to a moment of clarity where the seeker is hit with a recognition of the truth. This clip is actually a continuation of another clip (click here to see) but it is not necessary to view them both as each clip stands on its own.
