Dialogues on Truth Podcast: Rupert Spira with Francis Lucille Moderated by Simon Mundie

In this much-anticipated ‘Dialogues on Truth’ podcast episode, author and broadcaster Simon Mundie moderates a delightful conversation with Rupert and Francis Lucille. They discuss a wide range of topics including non-duality, its implications, the similarities and differences between Rupert’s and Francis’s approach, and how their relationship evolved from one of student and teacher to one based on friendship. They delve into their histories and influences, their different styles and ways of expressing the non-dual understanding, and various aspects of fundamental reality. They also explore enlightenment, the ‘hard problem of consciousness’, and the projection of perfection onto those who are considered to be so-called spiritual teachers. In fact, the two assert that rather than being considered teachers, that people view them as friends sharing truth with friends. Timestamps: 0:00 Rupert and Francis: A Short History 5:30 The Role of Suffering: Francis Lucille 10:49 Influences: Krishnamurti 12:25 Influences: Jean Kein 22:53 The Role of Suffering: Rupert Spira 32:09 Friends, Not Teachers 35:05 How Rupert Met Francis 43:21 Understanding Based on Experience 50:46 Advaita Vedanta’s Open Secret 53:54 The Fundamental Reality of Our Self 1:00:55 What Is Enlightenment? 1:07:15 Projecting Perfection onto Teachers 1:15:09 The Evolution of Approaches to Non-Duality 1:20:45 Experiments to Remove the Belief in Separation 1:28:37 Is Consciousness Located in the Body? 1:30:37 Is the Ego a Problem? 1:34:22 Sharing the Non-dual Understanding 1:41:26 Different Ways of Expressing the Non-Dual Understanding 1:43:03 The Hard Problem of Consciousness 1:48:22 More Questions About Reality –– DOWNLOAD TWO FREE RUPERT SPIRA EBOOKS We are delighted to share two free Rupert Spira ebooks with you, titled ’An Introduction to Non-Duality’. When you download the books you will also receive Rupert’s weekly newsletter where you will be notified of free content, events (online and in-person), books and other new releases. Download your two free ebooks here: ▸ –– ACCESS FULL VIDEO ARCHIVE You can watch or listen to 1000s of hours of teachings, guided meditations and answers in Rupert’s full video archive here: ▸ –– RETREATS (Weekend, 5-day, 7-day) Rupert holds regular retreats, roughly once per month, either in-person and online. Many in-person retreats can also be attended from the comfort of your home via livestream. ONLINE RETREAT SCHEDULE ▸ IN-PERSON RETREATS SCHEDULE (Also Available to Join Online via Live Stream) ▸ UK ▸ EU ▸ US –– WEEKLY WEBINARS (2 hours) Rupert’s webinars take place on Wednesday evenings, from 4pm UK time. In the first twenty to thirty minutes, Rupert leads a spontaneous meditation. The remaining time is open for attendees to discuss their questions with Rupert. WEEKLY WEBINAR SCHEDULE ▸ –– BROWSE RUPERT’S BOOKS ▸ –– LISTEN TO RUPERT’S PODCAST ▸ iTunes: ▸ Libsyn: ▸ Spotify: –– JOIN RUPERT’S FACEBOOK GROUP ▸ –– SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ▸ Website: ▸ Instagram: ▸ Facebook: ▸ Twitter: ▸ Tiktok: @rupertspira_ –– FOLLOW RUPERT ON MEDIUM @rupert_spira –– SUBSCRIBE TO RUPERT’S YOUTUBE FOR NEW VIDEO ALERTS ▸ –– #rupertspira #nonduality #happiness #natureofreality #consciousness #awareness #meditation #guidedmeditation