Rupert Spira

So we can't really understand the nature of the universe before we understand the nature of ourself. So, yes, self-knowledge is the most important, the highest knowledge. And the greatest service to know the truth about oneself must therefore be the greatest service one could render humanity.

Yes. So everything we know or could ever know about the universe is filtered through our finite minds, filtered through the perception, seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. And then thought then adds its own layer of conceptual knowledge to the knowledge that our sense perceptions give us.

Yes. So everything we know or could ever know about the universe is filtered through our finite minds, filtered through the perception, seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. And then thought then adds its own layer of conceptual knowledge to the knowledge that our sense perceptions give us.

Yes. So everything we know or could ever know about the universe is filtered through our finite minds, filtered through the perception, seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. And then thought then adds its own layer of conceptual knowledge to the knowledge that our sense perceptions give us.

So everything we know about the universe appears through our finite mind and appears in accordance with it. Our finite mind consists of thought and perception. Perception, that is, seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. And it's no coincidence that the universe appears to us in the form of sights, sounds, tastes, textures, and smells.

So everything we know about the universe appears through our finite mind and appears in accordance with it. Our finite mind consists of thought and perception. Perception, that is, seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. And it's no coincidence that the universe appears to us in the form of sights, sounds, tastes, textures, and smells.

So everything we know about the universe appears through our finite mind and appears in accordance with it. Our finite mind consists of thought and perception. Perception, that is, seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. And it's no coincidence that the universe appears to us in the form of sights, sounds, tastes, textures, and smells.

There's a direct correlation between our perceiving faculties and the way we perceive reality, the universe. So it's not possible to know the nature of the universe if we approach it through the finite mind. All we will ever know when we look at the universe through the finite mind is a reflection of the limitations of our finite mind.

There's a direct correlation between our perceiving faculties and the way we perceive reality, the universe. So it's not possible to know the nature of the universe if we approach it through the finite mind. All we will ever know when we look at the universe through the finite mind is a reflection of the limitations of our finite mind.

There's a direct correlation between our perceiving faculties and the way we perceive reality, the universe. So it's not possible to know the nature of the universe if we approach it through the finite mind. All we will ever know when we look at the universe through the finite mind is a reflection of the limitations of our finite mind.

If you look at white snow through orange tinted glasses, the snow is always going to appear in accordance with the limitation of the medium through which you see it. The white snow will always appear orange. You cannot see the nature of the snow if you're looking at it through orange tinted glasses.

If you look at white snow through orange tinted glasses, the snow is always going to appear in accordance with the limitation of the medium through which you see it. The white snow will always appear orange. You cannot see the nature of the snow if you're looking at it through orange tinted glasses.

If you look at white snow through orange tinted glasses, the snow is always going to appear in accordance with the limitation of the medium through which you see it. The white snow will always appear orange. You cannot see the nature of the snow if you're looking at it through orange tinted glasses.

It's not possible to know the nature of reality when we view it through the lens of the finite mind. And obviously knowing the nature of reality is important. It's the quest of science, philosophy, the spiritual traditions. So we have to ask, is there any experience we have that is not mediated through the finite mind? Only that experience would give us direct access to reality.

It's not possible to know the nature of reality when we view it through the lens of the finite mind. And obviously knowing the nature of reality is important. It's the quest of science, philosophy, the spiritual traditions. So we have to ask, is there any experience we have that is not mediated through the finite mind? Only that experience would give us direct access to reality.

It's not possible to know the nature of reality when we view it through the lens of the finite mind. And obviously knowing the nature of reality is important. It's the quest of science, philosophy, the spiritual traditions. So we have to ask, is there any experience we have that is not mediated through the finite mind? Only that experience would give us direct access to reality.

mediated access to reality and therefore cannot be absolutely true. So if we want to know what's absolutely true, we have to go to an experience that is not subject to the limitations of the finite mind. So do we have any experience that is neither a thought or a perception?

mediated access to reality and therefore cannot be absolutely true. So if we want to know what's absolutely true, we have to go to an experience that is not subject to the limitations of the finite mind. So do we have any experience that is neither a thought or a perception?

mediated access to reality and therefore cannot be absolutely true. So if we want to know what's absolutely true, we have to go to an experience that is not subject to the limitations of the finite mind. So do we have any experience that is neither a thought or a perception?

And in order to... We can't go outwards into the universe to find the answer to that question because everything we know appears in accordance with the limitations of the finite mind. So if you go inwards, what happens? If we travel, as it were, backwards... through the layers of experience, thoughts, feelings, sensations, perceptions, all of these are limited.