

Rupert Spira Podcast
Rupert Spira
In this podcast series, Rupert Spira explores the non-dual understanding, expressed in different ways. Please subscribe if you would like to be notified whenever new episodes are available. If you would like to find out more about events, publications, and Rupert's archive of recordings, please visit rupertspira.com.
Music written and played by Shena Power and recorded by Simon Power.
Music written and played by Shena Power and recorded by Simon Power.
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Aug 3, 2021 • 2h 1min
Episode 30: Tom Campbell
In this episode, Simon Mundie hosts a conversation between Rupert Spira and Tom Campbell. They discuss similarities and differences between their understandings of consciousness. Tom Campbell is a former NASA scientist and the author of the My Big TOE (Theory of Everything) trilogy. Simon Mundie is the host of the podcast Don't Tell Me The Score, which uses sport to explore life's bigger questions.

Jul 13, 2021 • 51min
Episode 29: Deepak Chopra
In this episode, Rupert Spira talks to Deepak Chopra. Among the topics they discuss are the Tantric tradition, individuality and our essential nature. Deepak Chopra is a well-known author and speaker on alternative medicine and personal transformation.

Jun 22, 2021 • 1h 1min
Episode 28: Catalin Matei
In this episode, Rupert Spira talks with Catalin Matei, host of the Generation You podcast. They discuss how to find lasting peace and happiness, beginning with identifying our true nature. Catalin Matei is an entrepreneur and the CEO of Increase Media, a hybrid digital marketing company. His conversations on Generation You address the big challenges faced by humanity in the realms of health, climate, technology and many more.

Jun 1, 2021 • 50min
Episode 27: James Stevenson (Evolutionary Festival)
In this episode, Rupert talks to James Stevenson at the Evolutionary Festival. They discuss Rupert's origins in non-duality, the essential nature of experience, and the direct path to peace and happiness. James Stevenson is a presenter at the Evolutionary Festival, which was held in April. The festival is for all big-picture thinkers, and includes talks and workshops from cutting-edge thinkers and international leaders.

May 11, 2021 • 1h 59min
Episode 26: Simon Mundie
In this episode, Rupert talks to Simon Mundie. They discuss the philosophy of sport, touching on how and why peak sporting performance is characterised by the loss of the separate self, why identifying personally with sporting excellence often leads to an outsized ego, and why Roger Federer is an artist in the truest sense of the word. Simon Mundie is the host of the podcast Don't Tell Me The Score, which uses sport to explore life's bigger questions. This podcast can be listened to via the link below. https://subscribe.acast.com/dont-tell-me-the-score-with-simon-mundie

Apr 27, 2021 • 55min
Episode 25: The Krishnamurti Educational Center
In this episode, Rupert talks with Henry Fischer and Jaap Sluijter from the Krishnamurti Educational Center in California. Their discussion includes Rupert's meeting Krishnamurti, the relationship between thoughts and awareness, and the John Smith/King Lear metaphor for understanding the illusory separate self. You can find out more about the Krishnamurti Foundation of America via either of the links below. Website: kfa.org Podcast: theimmeasurable.org

Apr 6, 2021 • 39min
Episode 24: Hale Dwoskin
In this episode, Rupert Spira talks with Hale Dwoskin about achieving true freedom and inner peace. Their discussion explores the nature of awareness, perception, and letting go. Hale Dwoskin, CEO and Director of Training with Sedona Training Associates, is an international speaker, author, and podcast host.

Mar 16, 2021 • 22min
Episode 23: Reflections on 'Monet Refuses the Operation'
In this episode, Rupert shares the poem 'Monet Refuses the Operation', by Lisel Mueller. He places the poem into context in the life of the painter Claude Monet, as well as in Mueller’s own life, and delves into the themes of perception and illusion that it explores. Lisel Mueller was born in Germany in 1924, and lived most of her life in the US until her death in 2020.

Mar 2, 2021 • 1h 21min
Episode 22: SHINE
In this episode, in collaboration with SHINE, Rupert talks to police officers currently working for the metropolitan police about their experiences during lockdown, and offers methods of coping with the high stress situations they face daily in their jobs. SHINE wellbeing are a holistic, authentic service, enhancing staff's mental resilience within the Metropolitan police service.

Feb 16, 2021 • 36min
Episode 21: Alcoholics Anonymous
In this episode, Rupert Spira talks with Dave Gilbank about alcoholism and addiction from the non-dual perspective. Dave Gilbank is the host of the Here’s Tom with the Weather podcast, which focuses on the Alcoholics Anonymous twelve-step programme and the ways that people can conceive a higher power of their own understanding.