Is ‘I Am’ an Illusion?

Is the self an illusion? How can we be certain that the ‘I am’ we feel ourselves to be is not also an appearance within consciousness? Rupert says: ‘We all have the experience to which we refer when we say, “I am”. I suggest that that experience is consciousness’s knowledge of itself, because only consciousness is conscious, and therefore only consciousness can have the experience of being. ‘So, the experience that each of our minds formulates with the words “I am” is consciousness’s knowledge of its own being. Everything consciousness is aware of might be an illusion, but the knowing of its own being cannot be illusory. Therefore, the knowledge “I am” is the only knowledge that is absolutely true and undoubtable.’ *This video is from one of Rupert’s weekly webinars, 7 August 2024. You can join or learn more about upcoming webinars here: ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events/webinar Timestamps: 0:00 Is the Self an Illusion? 1:38 Only Consciousness Is Conscious 3:48 ‘I Am’ Is Absolutely True 5:03 The Reason You Can Say ‘I Am’ 8:55 One Being 10:04 Being Is Self-Aware –– 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 ▸   / rupertspiracommunity   –– SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ▸ Website: https://rupertspira.com ▸ Instagram:   / rupertspira_   ▸ Facebook:   / rupertspira   ▸ Twitter:   / rupertspira   ▸ Tiktok:   / rupertspira_   –– FOLLOW RUPERT ON 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 RS24138c