Nondualism

Rupert SpiraBritish teacher of nonduality and contemporary spirituality, author of the direct path approach

• Spira contends that if those waging wars truly felt they shared being with those they attack, war would be impossible.

  “Imagine if the perpetrators of these wars knew, not just knew, but felt that they shared their being, that they were one”

  Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Part Two: You Have Never Seen Reality: Discover Who You Actually Are in Only Two Minutes | Rupert Spira (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 20:42

• Spira argues that traditions developed progressive paths because some people's trauma, shame, or sorrow is too intense to turn away from directly.

  “For some people, for instance, their trauma, their shame, their fear, their sorrow is so intense that they just can't get through it”

  Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Part Two: You Have Never Seen Reality: Discover Who You Actually Are in Only Two Minutes | Rupert Spira (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 4:10

• Spira explains that the direct path goes straight from whatever one is experiencing back to one's being, though not everyone can do this.

  “the direct path means exactly what you referred to, Jonathan, just that it's you go directly. from whatever you're experiencing straight back to your being”

  Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Part Two: You Have Never Seen Reality: Discover Who You Actually Are in Only Two Minutes | Rupert Spira (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 3:41