If there is no person present in being, or consciousness, how is it possible to know yourself? A man says that seeing the illusory nature of the person has left him with a sense of uncertainty. How can he know who or what he is?
Rupert says: ‘Don’t worry about knowing what you are. Go to the experience from which you say with absolute certainty “I am” – because you are certain of that. In fact, that experience is really the only element of your experience that is absolutely certain.
Yet, when you try to say something about it, you cannot say a single word. That is because there is nothing objective there. It has no defining features or qualities, so you cannot describe it. So, the mind just says, “I don’t know what I am”. And even though you can only describe what you are in negative terms, or with silence, you not only know that you are, you know what you are.’
*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Garrison Institute, 26 March–2 April 2023. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:
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Timestamps:
0:00 Can You Know Yourself?
1:02 You Know That You Are
2:06 Why Can We Say ‘I Am’?
4:00 The Only Experience That Is Certain
5:40 The Mind Cannot Describe What You Are
6:51 I Am I
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