Could our idea of reality be completely upside down? Could it be that the entire universe is made of infinite consciousness, not matter? And could our mistaken view of the nature of reality be the reason for all the suffering and despair in the world?
A man asks how something can be made of consciousness when it is not conscious. How are objects also made of consciousness, like a table or mountain? In other words, how do we know that consciousness is all that exists? He would like to have a direct experience of the understanding that everything is made of consciousness, or that everything is one or the same reality.
Rupert explains that all materialists, even long-term meditators and teachers, believe that on one side of creation there is matter and on the other side consciousness. They feel that there is a line drawn down the centre of reality where all animals and people have consciousness but all things do not have consciousness, in other words, they are made of matter.
But does matter exist? Scientists have been looking for it for thousands of years and still haven't found it. Conversely, is there evidence that the ultimate reality of everything, including inanimate objects, is consciousness?
Through various examples, Rupert guides the man to see that there is no evidence for anything other than consciousness. Therefore, the belief that consciousness is derived from matter is madness, since matter is an abstracted idea from consciousness itself.
This clip was taken from the 7 Day In-Person Retreat at the Mercy Center between October 24-31, 2021.
Timestamps:
00:00 Direct Experience of Pure Consciousness
02:30 Matter Vs Consciousness
03:40 The Nature of Reality is Pure Consciousness
04:30 Evidence That Everything is Consciousness
04:53 Are Thoughts Conscious?
05:45 Direct Experience of Consciousness
07:05 Our Minds Are Mini Fields of Consciousness
07:53 Dream Example of Consciousness
09:59 The Entire Universe Is The Activity of Consciousness
11:22 Knowing Consciousness Is The Only Certainty
12:10 Materialists Search For Matter
14:00 Changing Our View of Reality to End Suffering in The World
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