How Do I Move from Understanding to Knowing?

How can the intellectual grasp of non-dual concepts deepen into genuine conviction and lived experience? Rupert says: ‘The non-dual understanding can be very simply expressed in one sentence: peace and happiness are the nature of your being, and you share your being with everyone and everything. The first part refers to your inner experience, the second part to your outer experience. ‘Go to your being, go to the simple experience of being and taste it. Your being is always available to you. Whenever you go there, it will always have the same qualities – peace, quiet, absence of sorrow, rock solid, strong. The practice is just going there more and more often. . . . Life can still be very challenging, but your challenging circumstances lose that capacity to take you away from your self and your innate peace.’ *This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats in Norway, 22–25 May 2025. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to: ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events Timestamps: 0:00 Seeking Deeper Conviction 2:01 Non-Duality in One Sentence 3:23 Describing Thoughts and Sensations 5:08 Tasting the Nature of Being 7:01 The Experience of Being 8:06 Being in Difficult Circumstances 9:53 Returning to Being –– 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 & 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/retreats-at-home IN-PERSON RETREATS SCHEDULE (UK, EU and US) (Also Available to Join Online via Live Stream) ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events –– WEEKLY WEBINARS (2 hours) Rupert's webinars take place on Wednesday evenings, from 4pm UK time. In the fi