Guided Meditation: The Progressive, Direct and Pathless Paths

In this guided meditation Rupert talks about the differences between three distinct approaches to meditating, showing us that there is no conflict among them and how they are all part of a broader approach. Rupert says: ‘If we were to survey the last 3,000 years of the spiritual and religious traditions, we could break them down into three distinct categories: the Progressive Path, the Direct Path and the Pathless Path. Each of these approaches, or pathways, have a body of teaching and usually also a meditation practice that is associated with them. ‘On the Progressive and Direct paths, the separate self is what we are considered to be, and meditation is what we, as that separate self, do. On the Pathless Path, meditation is understood to be what we are, and the separate self is understood to be an activity that we do. It is in this context that Ramana Maharshi said: “Don’t meditate, just be”.’ *This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at The Vedanta, 11–18 November 2024. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to: ▸ UK https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ EU https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... –– 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: ▸ https://rupertspira.com/subscriptions –– 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 ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events/retrea... IN-PERSON RETREATS SCHEDULE (Also Available to Join Online via Live Stream) ▸ UK https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ EU https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... –– 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 ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events/webinar –– BROWSE RUPERT’S BOOKS ▸ https://rupertspira.com/store –– LISTEN TO RUPERT’S PODCAST ▸ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ▸ Libsyn: https://rupertspira.libsyn.com/ ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6z1GN... –– JOIN RUPERT’S FACEBOOK GROUP ▸ Facebook: rupertspiracommunity –– SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ▸ Website: https://rupertspira.com ▸ Instagram: Instagram: rupertspira_ ▸ Facebook: Facebook: rupertspira ▸ Twitter: Twitter: rupertspira ▸ Tiktok: TikTok: rupertspira_ –– FOLLOW RUPERT ON MEDIUM Medium: rupert_spira –– SUBSCRIBE TO RUPERT’S YOUTUBE FOR NEW VIDEO ALERTS ▸ https://www.youtube.com/user/rupertsp... –– #rupertspira #nonduality #happiness #natureofreality #consciousness #awareness #meditation #guidedmeditation RS23162M