From an early age, Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. At the age of seventeen he learned to meditate, and began a twenty-year period of study and practice in the classical Advaita Vedanta tradition under the guidance of Francis Roles and Shantananda Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the north of India. During this time, Spira immersed himself in the teachings of P. D. Ouspensky, Krishnamurti, Rumi, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1997. Lucille introduced Spira to the Direct Path teachings of Atmananda Krishna Menon, the Tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism (which he had received from his teacher, Jean Klein), and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience. Spira lives in the UK and holds regular meetings and retreats in Europe and the United States.
""I've gained deeper understanding listening to Rupert Spira than I have from any other exponent of modern spirituality. Reality is sending us a message we desperately need to hear, and at this moment no messenger surpasses Spira and the transformative words in his essays."" --Deepak Chopra, author of You Are the Universe, Spiritual Solutions and Super Brain--Deepak Chopra ""Let Rupert Spira, one of the finest teachers of the present time, gently guide you home to your innate peace and happiness."" --Peter Russell, author of Letting Go of Nothing--Peter Russell ""Rupert Spira's articulate and very intimate style of teaching is truly transformational. I've read and treasure all of his books."" --Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret and The Greatest Secret--Rhonda Byrne