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Dec 2022
56m 47s

Episode 54: Cathy Heller

RUPERT SPIRA
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In this episode, Rupert talks with Cathy Heller about topics such as Rupert’s own search for clarity, the longing to return to being, the basis for authentic relationships, how to meditate, finding lasting happiness and how the idea of manifesting abundance fits into the framework of the non-dual understanding.

 

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