Teaching
Happiness is not found in thoughts, bodily sensations or perceptions, and since we know happiness, he argues, it must lie in consciousness, our true nature. He works this out step by step in dialogue and adds meditation and yoga that explore the body and its sensations, in the line of his teacher Jean Klein. 1, 2
Who it is for
For people who enjoy careful, reasoned dialogue about awareness and happiness, and who are interested in Jean Klein's direct path, including its work with the body.
Life and places
Public context
Works
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Truth Love Beauty
Book · TrueSpeech Productions
His third book: conversations held in Canada and England in 2002, compiled by Warnick Wakefield.
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The Perfume of Silence
Book · 2006 · Truespeech Productions
A book based largely on dialogues between him and students, on awakening, meditation, happiness, relationships and psychological suffering.
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Eternity Now
Book · 2008 · Non-Duality Press
Dialogues on awareness as our true nature, which he presents as the common ground of Advaita Vedanta, Zen, Taoism and Sufism.
The short summaries are ours.
In their own words
Short passages in the words of Francis Lucille, each with its source. Where the quoted text is not in the language of this page, a translation follows and says whose it is.
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So then, if happiness cannot be found in the world, in the body, and in the mind, and if it exists, it must be found somewhere else.
How dare you be happy? · First answer · francislucille.com Recorded: Transcript of a spoken dialogue, posted on his website by The Advaita Channel Team on 17 June 2025. -
And actually, some people believe that if you liberate yourself from ignorance, as a result you become a teacher. It’s simply not true! I mean, it requires a vocation.
Francis Lucille – Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview (#147) · Transcript, answer to the question what he loves most about teaching · batgap.com Recorded: Spoken in an interview with Rick Archer; transcript published by Buddha at the Gas Pump, edited for readability. -
What is important is to be happy, to live without problems, so that you greet the beginning of each day with enthusiasm, and the end of each day with satisfaction.
Truth Love Beauty · Quotation from the book on its page on his website · francislucille.com Recorded: From conversations of 2002 compiled by Warnick Wakefield; quoted on his website. Page in the book not stated.
Upcoming gatherings
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· Local time Los Angeles (PDT)
Week 2: Five Day Online Retreat with Francis Lucille
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· Local time Los Angeles (PST)
Thanksgiving Retreat with Francis Lucille in Temecula, CA - Week 1
In person 49555 Via Vaquero Rd · 49555 Via Vaquero Road, Temecula, CA, 92590 US Registration and details ↗ Add to calendar
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· Local time Los Angeles (PST)
Thanksgiving Retreat with Francis Lucille in Temecula, CA - Week 2
In person 49555 Via Vaquero Rd · 49555 Via Vaquero Road, Temecula, CA, 92590 US Registration and details ↗ Add to calendar
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· Local time Paris (CET)
Non-Duality Bilingual Retreat with Francis Lucille - Paris, France - Week 1
In person Enclos Rey · 98B Rue du Théâtre, Paris, IDF, 75015 FR Registration and details ↗ Add to calendar
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· Local time Paris (CET)
Non-Duality Bilingual Retreat with Francis Lucille - Paris, France - Week 2
In person Enclos Rey · 98B Rue du Théâtre, Paris, IDF, 75015 FR Registration and details ↗ Add to calendar
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· Local time Madrid (CEST)
Francis Lucille´s non duality retreat Madrid, Spanish via earphones
In person Casa de Espiritualidad Rafaela María · 12 Paseo del General Martínez Campos, Madrid, MD, 28010 ES Registration and details ↗ Add to calendar
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· Local time Madrid (CEST)
Francis Lucille´s non duality retreat Madrid, Week 2
In person Casa de Espiritualidad Rafaela María · 12 Paseo del General Martínez Campos, Madrid, MD, 28010 ES Registration and details ↗ Add to calendar
Details as announced by the organiser, times in the local time of the event. The organiser’s page is authoritative.
Documented teaching relationships
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Learned personally with Jean Klein
Francis names Jean Klein as a personal teacher, whom he met in 1975.
Self-reported · francislucille.com
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Personal teacher of Rupert Spira
Spira describes Francis as a personal teacher and his time with him as another period of learning.
Self-reported · rupertspira.com , rupertspira.com (2)
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Personal teacher of Greg Goode
Greg Goode studied with Francis Lucille, besides studying Advaita Vedanta through the Chinmaya Mission, according to his teacher profile on Stillness Speaks.
Stated by an institution · stillnessspeaks.com
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Personal teacher of Ellen Emmet
Ellen Emmet's website names Francis Lucille as her teacher in the non-dual tradition.
Self-reported · ellenemmet.com
Teaching relationships are documented statements. They confer no trust and do not attest realisation.
Sources
- Francis Lucille · francislucille.com His own website; short biography accessed 10 Oct 2026
- How dare you be happy? · francislucille.com His own website; transcript of a dialogue, posted by The Advaita Channel Team on 17 June 2025 accessed 10 Oct 2026
- Francis Lucille Interview Transcript · Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview no. 147 by Rick Archer; transcript edited for readability, posted 2019 accessed 10 Oct 2026
- Francis Lucille · Omega Institute Biography on the website of a retreat centre where he has taught; probably supplied by him accessed 10 Oct 2026
- About Rupert · rupertspira.com Rupert Spira's own website; describes his years with Lucille accessed 10 Oct 2026
Compiled by us from the sources listed. Last checked 11 Oct 2026.
E-mails about gatherings with Francis Lucille: coming soon.