# 095. Rupert Spira Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddha-at-the-gas-pump-167710/095-rupert-spira Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddha-at-the-gas-pump-167710/095-rupert-spira.md Podcast: [Buddha at the Gas Pump](https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddha-at-the-gas-pump-167710) Published: 2011-11-08T16:18:31+00:00 Episode link: https://batgap.com/rupert-spira/ Audio file: https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/da49f301871a0b3bbe09311e21dba6e8a6f4f8b35008b6c8fe2cb23c6a7145d0/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1OWYxZDIyYi0xYzU2LTRkNTAtYWQxOC01MWQyZWU1NTkxZTEiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIyMmY2NzRlNy0xM2JiLTQxM2UtOGRkOC1hODhhOTQ1ZDQ1ZDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2Mjk2NGFjYWU2MjU3MDAwMGNkMGY2NzUiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy8yMmY2NzRlNy0xM2JiLTQxM2UtOGRkOC1hODhhOTQ1ZDQ1ZDgvZXBpc29kZXMvNTlmMWQyMmItMWM1Ni00ZDUwLWFkMTgtNTFkMmVlNTU5MWUxLzA5NV9ydXBlcnRfc3BpcmEubXAzIn0=.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buddha-at-the-gas-pump-167710/episodes/095-rupert-spira Duration seconds: 6683 ## Resource From an early age Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. For twenty years he studied the teachings of P.D.Ouspensky, J.Krishnamurti, Rumi, Shankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1996. Francis introduced Rupert to the teachings of Jean Klein and Atmanada Krishnamenon and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience. Rupert’s YouTube Channel. Interviews can be listened to here and watched here. Rupert lives in UK and holds regular meetings and retreats in Europe and USA. Books: The Transparency of Things: Contemplating the Nature of Experience Presence, Volume I: The Art of Peace and Happiness Presence, Volume II: The Intimacy of All Experience The Ashes of Love: Sayings on the Essence of Non-Duality The Light of Pure Knowing: Thirty Meditations on the Essence of Non-Duality Transparent Body, Luminous World: The Tantric Yoga of Sensation and Perception (Book and six MP3 CD Box Set - 30 Hours of Audio) The Nature of Consciousness: Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter Being Aware of Being Aware (The Essence of Meditation Series) For all further information see http://www.rupertspira.com. Interview recorded 11/6/2011. Summary and Transcript of this interview. 2nd BatGap interview with Rupert YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Rupert Spira and his book 00:04:14 - The Path of Advaita-Vedanta 00:08:06 - Recognizing "Home" 00:11:59 - Explorations of Feeling in the Body 00:15:50 - The Mechanics of the Experience 00:20:03 - The Knowingness of Experience 00:23:57 - The Objectivity of Reality 00:27:44 - The Common Perception in a Dream 00:31:26 - The Relationship Between Intelligence and the Structure of the World 00:34:53 - The Na… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buddha-at-the-gas-pump-167710/episodes/095-rupert-spira/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/buddha-at-the-gas-pump-167710/095-rupert-spira.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.