‘The Practice of the Presence of God’

Is what Brother Lawrence refers to as ‘the practice of the presence of God’ the same as the Buddhist meditation practice of dream yoga, or meditation as it is ‘practised’ in non-duality?

Rupert says: ‘What we do here is “deep sleep yoga”. We practise falling deeply asleep whilst remaining awake. But deep sleep is not a state that we enter, it is just the natural condition of being prior to the arising of experience. Our being is in the same condition now as when we’re deeply asleep, but it is coloured by thoughts, images, sensations and perceptions. When we are deeply asleep it’s no longer coloured – that’s why it’s peaceful.

‘Being deeply asleep whilst remaining awake means to remain as being in the midst or in the absence of experience. It’s what Meister Eckhart meant when he said: “to the extent that we lead our life as simply being, to that extent we lead a life in God”. It’s the “practice of the presence of God” or to “pray without ceasing”’.

*This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Garrison Institute, 8–15 October 2023. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to:

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Timestamps:

0:00 Dream Yoga
1:58 Being in the Waking State
3:22 Deep Sleep Yoga
5:02 Falling Asleep Whilst Remaining Awake
6:09 Deep Sleep Is the Natural State
7:40 ‘The Practise of the Presence of God’

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