Straight up I can say that I disagree with this philosophy. The abililty to reflect, to anticipate, to THINK about things is what make us human. His idea to me seems to do nothing but dumb wussy people down so they can stop feeling like shit. Sort of like Soma in "A Brave New World".
@samm1809 Maybe you aren't understanding what he teaches. To a degree those are great abilities that we have, but can also function in unhealthy ways.
A lot of people advertise themselves as spiritual teachers and charge a lot of money for it.
But I think everyone and everything is a spiritual teacher. A cup of coffee is a spiritual teacher.
One of my favorite spiritual teachers is Dr. Seuss.
I'm not a fan of Tolle's puffy giggly "the spaciousness that is the spaciousness -- but isn't" babble, but I guess that kind of thing sells these days.
It's like the Emperor's New Clothes. People pretend to see thin air so they'll look good.
"the mind is your enemy"??? Adyashanti's teacher told him; "if you try to win the way with your mind, you will be at war forever". I don't suggest perceiving your mind as your enemy, or to try and "battle" it. it won't work.
@killercreek450 Eckhart never advocates waging war against the mind. Rather, he preaches dis identification from the mind while allowing thoughts to pass. Nor does he call the mind one's enemy, and he acknowledges that it does have its uses.
@z120p i understand his teaching... ive read his books but i think it was just worded uncorrectly in this video. if they could state what the mind does to you rather than just flatly saying its your enemy... some people might misprecieve his teaching
@killercreek450 only the mind (or ego) sees enemies. there is not realy such a thing as enemy on the level of enlightenment. its definietly a misinterpretation. one of the greatest obstacle is that people who read spiritual books, interpret it with their mind and so the mind reacts to it with the old patterns: "it holds me back from getting something important, its my enemy, i need to fight it!". thats what the mind sais. doesnt matter for it that its talking about itself, its just a concept.
It is amazing how much George doesn't get it. Saying that George is a total manifestation of an ego, a man like him is too scared of looking deeper than the image he created.
For those christians who may be concerned about Eckhart's teaching, he is not teaching another religion or wanting us to worship a different God. It's just a way of being peaceful in your daily life without the mindset of the world as it is today. Joyce Meyer wrote of the "Battlefield of the Mind" and she is a highly respected Christian leader. You can still love Jesus and love his book too. Blessings.
Eckhart Tolle is a Liar, and a Deceiver. He is the Final Predicted Anti-Christ. He is Satan Manifested in the Flesh. The Fallen Rebel. The Old Serpent. The Beast. The Great Dragon. Father of ALL Lies. He is murdering the minds of millions. Do not listen to this Serpent.
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Eckhart Tolle is Satan manifested in the flesh. He is the Father of Lies. Seeking to Devour. Beware of this serpent. Watch my video. Ulrich Leonard Eckhart Tolle is deceiving many with misleading philosophies.
Also if we all experienced the "now" then our societies would fall apart. We NEED to recognise the past and future, everything that is built recognises both whether its a skyscraper, relationship etc.
I can understand part of his ideas but most of them seem aberrant.
@nbmufc94 Tolle absolutely acknowledges that in this existence in the world of forms, we're meant to think and make plans. He expects noone to stay in the "now" all the time. He merely states that the almost complete identification with thoughts and the world of forms most people are immersed in makes them miserable and unpeaceful. Which can easily be remedied with a few daily moments of meditation (openness/awareness for the present moment). ^_^
After getting deeply into the Eastern Spirituality Movement and meditating for years I have finally concluded its all bs. Read the book "Stripping the Gurus" its about how all these spiritual leaders are all a bunch of sexual predators, liars, fraudsters and perverts not only that but there is a huge amount of people who get psychotic breaks from meditation. You would think if 'enlightenment' existed there would be a couple people who don't have rap sheets a mile long.
I read most of tolles writing and he is a genius. He writes about something I already know but wasn't really articulate enough to say.
I don't understand all the hate against him because he clearly says in all his books that if you don't understand what he says then you don't, you don't have to. Pick up another book. You wont go to hell for it or anything... He doesn't tell anyone to anything because to him everyone has a purpose.
Ugly people make ugly remarks. That's the kind of ugliness that is shot through and through...best not to listen to them until they are able to leave all their ugliness behind, if they ever can.
If you are a truth seeker, search "Truth Contest" in Google and click on the 1st result, then open The Present and read what it says. Everyone needs to see this. The Present will turn this world right-side up if it reaches enough people.
his teachings go very well with the teachings of Jesus. a lot of what Eckhart teaches comes from the sayings of Jesus and he does not mind telling you it comes from the Christ. he just has a way of explaining the scriptures that seem not to be religious. the light is the light but some need to just take off their shades to see it. Eckart gives much respect to the teahings of the lord, so kinchie246 you just have a bad attitude towards Jesus because of some bad experience probably.
@kinchie246 I feel sad for you in knowing that you'll never learn or accept any other methods, because Christianity has convinced you to block out anything else. Yeah, I said it.
@ralu4mike Exactly. Cast aside the 'God' and the religious shit. Jesus was a MAN. If Ghandi had existed 2000 years ago I'm sure we'd have deified him. I can't get why people would rather think of Jesus as something holy and unattainable, when he was just a man, and his level of Enlightenment and inner peace are something we can all achieve.
@TheAcad3mic yes :) Everyone will soon realize that we are all one, we will perceive no separations. I see that, it's so beautiful we could never have imagined it. It's all LOVE :D:D
@kinchie246 He's not dishing out anything but his own views and experiences brother. If you want to ignore him, more power to you, he's not selling you salvation and not putting you in a made up hell for not believing him. I can imagine the man called Jeshua(you call him Jesus) was similar to him. Just a spiritual man spreading a word of enlightenment and peace. Before Jeshua was murdered by one organisation and his disciples made one just as bad, but thats neither here not there...
Eckhart Tolle is a pantheist, someone who believes that the universe is God, and that you are a part of God. The eastern way is one of denying your emotions, your thoughts, everything you are to become 'one with the universe.' This dulls life. It denys emotions, passions, and people as God's gift to us. When he says Tiger Woods is better when he's not driven to win, that is completely false. He is in the zone because he has self control not to give into opinions. He still desires to win.
@fiercey I understand where you are coming from. I think that the eastern whether pantheistic or panENtheistic actually allows you to do what you do fully. Focus on being fully conscious and aware without intrusions from thought content. man's (woman's) desires, drives, emotions, passions, can weigh him/her down. its a burden to be under all that pressure. Humans are not pressure cookers. meditation relieves oneself of that pressure. You still have feelings and do wonderful things afterwards!!
@fiercey Sometimes I feel the same way. Other times I can see that the message isn't about denying anything but instead accepting what already is, and this includes any emotions we're feeling at the moment.
Anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts....sounds a lot like my life since the age of 12 or so. I keep hoping I'll grasp some of the concepts of buddhism that Tolle teaches. Some days I'll bring myself into presence and it's blissful...feels like I'm on a powerful tranquilizer, but much better since I'm very aware and in control, and I maintain this presence for hours or days. However most days I feel like my soul is tied up in knots and like I don't want to live anymore at all.
@jbjindra Since you had the courage to say that there are days you don't want to live anymore, I would like to share that I felt that way 20 years ago (although not with the blissful states that you describe) when A Course in Miracles came into my hands. Its very Buddhist in teaching, though it uses Christian terminology. If you want to contact me, I can give you a very helpful website that would help you decide whether it is for you or not.
Thank you for your powerful sharing. Blessings to you
Terrible intro George! You should alter your style according to whom you are interviewing! Eckhart Tolle is not one of your average airhead rock stars or teenage idols, and he deserves an intro, questioning style and adjusted attitude on your part that would be FIT for a great man like Tolle. Your style bugs the hell out of me. Take a notch down on the ego, take the spot light off of yourself and allow your guest to be the center of attention for once! You could learn a thing or two from Tolle.
While I agree, it's still got to cater the the general audience of George's show. If that means having to sensationalize a bit, then so be it. The essential core of the interview was still there; Tolle being present and clearly (as always) expressing the ideas of being in the moment and how he came to experience his own awakening.
Just because the show had to stay loyal to the audience doesn't take away that they had Eckhart there to speak. That's saying more than most TV shows.
Totally agree with @evadawn0304 I really love Eckhart Tolle, but I couldn't believe how stupid and annoying the questions were. The presenter behaved like he was interviewing a rock star! Thank's God Eckhart is such a cool person, that he wasn't bothered by those questions and he added more and more interesting stories... so it ended up to be very pleasent to watch
I have heard that Eckhart likely tasted falling away, but fell back into Oneness, and mainly speaks from that "taste" of nirvana rather than from the continued unwavering experience of that. And that most advaita teachers these days are in a similar situation. And that enlighenment, with zero wavering back into Oneness, is still extremely rare. Any comments? And yes, I do realise it is highly subjective.
I LOVE Eckhart Tolle and try to live my life according to his teachings. Mostly based on the principles of Zen Buddhism, he possesses a unique perspective on the "totality of life",has a unique insight into the human psyche and its dysfunction.
A humble, compassionate, quality human being.
George S. however, is one of the most egotistical, materialistic, shallow,obnoxious human being I have ever met! Seems that he gained nothing from having the pleasure of interviewing Tolle. What a shame.
Excellent books cuz they can be verified and validated by using his simple simple simple easy meditation. There is no past, no future, we are not our thoughts, not our emotions and we have no personal history, just awareness here and now and One Being espressing as trilions of us.
@Welcometothereal :) i leave comments like this on a lot of videos, but never noticed any "thumbs ups". it is encouraging to see that I am not the only one who is aware of this.
Also, I like that your name is from the Matrix. :)
@Steaksngainers Thank you for setting that spark that's all it takes to wake up out of the matrix, which is the dream of thought :) One Love, One Life. may peace be with you always my old friend and only friend the great I Am...
It's funny i was just talking about when the oracle said to neo would you still have broken the vase if i hadn't said anything.. like 5 mins ago
I think he would not have, but the fact that she directed his awareness towards the vase set him on a course with it. He would not have been on that course, he would not have that connection with the vase, had she said nothing.
@Steaksngainers I feel as if you are right my dear friend :) gotta love the matrix it's like watching a whole new movie if your aware during it. Yes it is beautiful.. and it is a sign to be careful what or who you listen too..
Spiritual deception of the last days. Follow Christ and his word. Jesus said my peace I leave with you. Any other so called peace is demonic in nature and a false peace.
@cshook123 Spiritual deception of the last days. Follow Christ and his word. Jesus said my peace I leave with you. Any other so called peace is demonic in nature and a false peace?
How can u make such a comment you don't even know this man! i remember something said once or twice in church it was! Thou Shalt Not Judge? Who is to say this is not the peace my brother Jesus talked about and who is to say Jesus is not helping this man to help others! who are you to throw the first stone.
@cshook123 "Spiritual deception of the last days. Follow Christ and his word. Jesus said my peace I leave with you. Any other so called peace is demonic in nature and a false peace."
Translates as
"I am right, and if you don't think like me, you are wrong." - Ego
@JosephStrings he doesnt say that you are not allowed to think anymore, he just says that if you cant stop thinking and it makes you unhappy, this is a kind of prison in your head and you can step out of it if you become aware of it...
@JosephStrings You can not stop thinking, that is not what is he saying. But you can stop identifying yourself with your thoughts. You are not your thoughts, you are not your emotions, you are the one who is aware of your thoughts and emotions.
i am an atheist, fuck the Jesus myth.if you want an a debate join a society.Why are You are obsessing with the sodomising of children....?????????????? Whats that about.? Whats really going on in your subconsious.?
@smudge6699 LOL where did you copy and paste that from.Your a pscyotherapist ??? lol psycho all right...keep going your making a colossol AH of yourself..
Bored now, you're talking a lot but not saying anything, you are a typical egocentrist lost in his own assumptive ignorance that you've labelled with the word truth just because you're thinking it.
LMAO!
Say something meaningful put up a counter argument or just carry on name calling and making the assumptions you need to carry on vilifying others with your ignorance.
Do you suffer from being American?
You know the country appears to be something it isn't and you can't handle it?
@smudge6699 You clearly have delusions of grandeur and i hope you get the help your clearly screaming out for,attacking me may make you feel better for a while..if you are lonely and need a arguement join a debating society.
Where have I attacked you surely that's the other way round?
I put up valid points for those who know, you obviously don't know.
Loneliness, yes I've a vague memory of that before my rebirth, enlightenment, finding the Atman, seeing the Akhashic records pick any religious philosophy you like.
Catholicism is a religious theology a dead dogma operated by a private unregulated bank that shags kids, Catholicism has a lot to answer for.
@smudge6699 Your profile picture reveals volumes about your state of mind,twisted..you can copy and paste quotes all day if you like..if you are an enlightened therapist as you claim then heaven help your clients..Attacking another religion, not very spiritual is it.???? Your showing your true ugly personality,keep going lol..your deluded ,keep taking the tablets..
Catholicism is the left over embers of the Roman Empire, empires have an annoying habit of contracting back from whence they emmanted.
The Vatican is a private unregulated bank that sexually abuses orphans, when they realised they couldn't control the world militarily they did it commercially and through a bastardisation of the word of Christ. Check the UCC.
They're the people that crucified him why do you think that Popes call themselves the Vicar of Christ.
@smudge6699 You have exposed yourself brillantly as a deluded fake with grand notions of being a guru,therapist,and psudeo intellectual.I really hope your "friends"see through the fake mask.
I run my mind Catholicism seems to have got hold of yours hook, line and sinker.
Tolle became enlightened, I've had a Kundalini awakening, the Royal Yoga.
Like Dr David Hawkins below.
/watch?v=Qa__IDGy2mM
Catholicism has nothing to do with spirituality and everything to do with fear and guilt, sodomising children and operating a bank are not Christian practices from Christ’s own teachings.
Excellent interview. Good to see a respectful interviewer, so many will take the piss because they don't understand.
I like Tolle as a teacher because he is very real, there is no bullshit and it's pretty clear he doesn't have an agenda. It's almost as if he is a reluctant teacher, unlike all the modern day "gurus" who seem to have developed a great spiritual ego, this man just doesn't have that. It's almost as if he is laughing at himself the whole time, I like that.
@cspace1234nz I agree. This young man manages to be slick and entertaining while at the same time being a good listener and intelligent enquirer. I could have watched much more of this encounter as, like many others I suspect, I am interested in Eckhart's background and what circumstances produced this unique man I haven't seen any Tolle interviewers yet who take the piss - surely such people would only do so because they were so full of shit - that is to say 'ego'.
@cspace1234nz Yeah, and he was a bum for many many years, I don't think he planned any of this, yet hes a spiritual genius. He may be the thing that turns this society, hell this Earth around. I just hope someone doesn't label him as the 2nd coming of christ or some bullshit like that. The 2nd coming of christ, is exactly what he's talking about, IMO.
@nnazery he dosnt look like that while he is walking... saw him here in denmark, which byt the way was amazing, but anyway u can see he is very fragile and suffers from age
@SeracRavel This is because he was referring to the early days when he was unknown. Read the book and free yourself from the need to judge and criticise.
@SeracRavel This is because he was referring to the early days when he was unknown. Read the book and free yourself from the need to judge and criticise.
buddha is not the only enlightened one, he just became famous for it, and others turned it into a religion or philosophy. The knowledge does not belong to buddhism nor does it belong to eckhart. Eckhart presents a different approach. Both have the important message.
Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven is within you. That is precisely where Eckhart got it from -- within. All religous founders, mystics, sages teach the same message. Go within. This is pure mysticism. He is the classic case of one who had the dark night of the soul and gained illumination: which is a mystical experience that transforms oneself completely. Eckhart's teachings is in essence the true teachings of Jesus, Buddha and others. Seek and ye shall find peace beyond all understanding.
hmm sounds like a cult. "you are not your mind" "let me think for you". Oh wow and Oprah endorses him. Must be a true Buddha. And he just realized all of this stuff? No, these are thousand year old teachings. This guy is just another guru out of thousands out to get your cash. Just because he's endorsed by oprah makes him no different. This interviewer is smart. He catches onto it. Eckhart is trying to put everyone into a trance.
The host doesn't understand Eckhart's Tolle's concepts entirely, based on the statements he makes right before asking questions. Addendum, Tiger Woods is no longer in the now, because he's overwhelmed by thoughts of divorce and loss of reputation 2010.
@SeracRavel No offense random internet person... but if you listen to the words around that "only word of mouth" which you find perplexing, you'd see that he's talking about the past.
@badblueman I didn't say I find them perplexing. I just said I see ads for E.T. everywhere. I wasn't aware he was talking about the past; I misunderstood him. Thank you for explaining.
Its ok to disagree with what Eckhart Tolle talks about, this is free will in effect. Regardless, the truth remains liberating and this liberation none can ultimately destroy, as it is not a thing. The power of ideas.
@slLLyhumans I think he was hostile to the environment of actually having to use his brain and learning something. LOL. Your mind is your worst enemy? Well, then, I better get rid of my arms and legs too because I find them to get inconveniently tired when I have to walk to a place where I am not at this particular moment. I hate this man, he is a fraud and his kind of "non-thinking" will lead to starvation all over the world.
@carlmelanson1 agreed its totally deluded- to abandon the mind!!??? highly fallacious, philosophically sophomoric teaching. Tolle is a false prophet leading the highly deluded to ultimate spiritual death.
@carlmelanson1 I understand where you're coming from I use to think the exact same thing. What i realized is you can stay in the moment while doing homework planning for the future or whatever you want, but at the same time the journey is what brings us happiness.
For any really serious seeker and not content with playing with the search for the imeasureable as eckhart does, try Jiddu Krishnamurti who cuts out the entertaining part of this , the most serious persuit a human being can embark on.
As entertainers such as eckhart seek, money,money,money with no consideration to the destroying nature of the human mind they are dabbling in.
Making money out of the subject matter, is an abomination, therfore utterly disgraceful.
1:40 - 1:51 is a misrepresentation of what Tolle says: the mind is NOT an enemy if it is serving is proper purpose, and most certainly dis-identifying doesn't mean "dissociation".
although I haven't reached enlightenment the most i can do for myself is try...and one day i will be there...all i say is...don't be afraid of yourself..you are beautiful....owe it to yourself before you can't...peace and love to all
@thashaaaaa Eckhart Tolle in A New Earth says that when one says "I will get there one day," that is actually the ego speaking. The ego thinks that it is only "one day" that enlightenment will come because it wants to hold on for as long as possible. Once you realize that life and now are one, the egoic mindset falls away. If you are able to put space between that thought and the awareness of that thought, you will more easily see what this means.
how can anyone disagree with him and others with the same message? all it means is, stop living in something made up...come into what is real...i guess people are just afraid that they will lose that dream...but remember, we all come out of it on our death bed...it's better to come into reality while we have a chance to experience that reality...there's nothing more beautiful than reality...don't be afraid and you will see God everywhere! live in the moment the best you can and be true
animals can not not be in te now
smallpotatoes989 1 week ago
I put the power of now down when he started speaking about people's crystal vibrations and other nonsense
apocatie34 1 week ago
what a brilliant, energetic and funky way to present Eckhart. Love the format! Nice to see him more animated.
MoreCustomersMoreSal 2 weeks ago
cool
Soldado989 2 weeks ago
What does Eckhart say to do if your NOW is painful?
greggb777 3 weeks ago
@greggb777 It has alot to do with your thinking believe it or not.. get his book the power of now and he talks about it more.
russellstall 3 weeks ago
@russellstall
Thanks, I may well do that
greggb777 3 weeks ago
@greggb777 I found my copy on the webs, free! took me a while to find it tho
russellstall 3 weeks ago
iuiyiyi
behroozvcc 3 weeks ago
I love Eckhart!
tonyd7300 1 month ago
Straight up I can say that I disagree with this philosophy. The abililty to reflect, to anticipate, to THINK about things is what make us human. His idea to me seems to do nothing but dumb wussy people down so they can stop feeling like shit. Sort of like Soma in "A Brave New World".
samm1809 1 month ago
@samm1809
He was saying that we need to stop IDENTIFYING, and getting our sense of self from our thoughts. He never said that you shouldnt think at all.
DTX85 1 month ago
@samm1809 Maybe you aren't understanding what he teaches. To a degree those are great abilities that we have, but can also function in unhealthy ways.
russellstall 3 weeks ago
The only huge problem I have with Master Tolle is:I'm getting attached to him:)
TenelliVoiceGuru 1 month ago
Eckhart Tolle is Satan manifested in the flesh.
EmperorTolleOfEarth 1 month ago
Is it just me? Or does Eckharts face resemble a Koala Bears?
GorgonDrageil 2 months ago
A lot of people advertise themselves as spiritual teachers and charge a lot of money for it.
But I think everyone and everything is a spiritual teacher. A cup of coffee is a spiritual teacher.
One of my favorite spiritual teachers is Dr. Seuss.
I'm not a fan of Tolle's puffy giggly "the spaciousness that is the spaciousness -- but isn't" babble, but I guess that kind of thing sells these days.
It's like the Emperor's New Clothes. People pretend to see thin air so they'll look good.
eastariel 2 months ago
I've heard a lot of these thoughts before Tolle, but he holds the candle quite well.
etymdyniaphobe 3 months ago
"the mind is your enemy"??? Adyashanti's teacher told him; "if you try to win the way with your mind, you will be at war forever". I don't suggest perceiving your mind as your enemy, or to try and "battle" it. it won't work.
killercreek450 3 months ago
@killercreek450 Eckhart never advocates waging war against the mind. Rather, he preaches dis identification from the mind while allowing thoughts to pass. Nor does he call the mind one's enemy, and he acknowledges that it does have its uses.
z120p 3 months ago
@z120p "the mind is your greatest enemy". i dont think i want to see my mind as my enemy....
killercreek450 3 months ago
@z120p i understand his teaching... ive read his books but i think it was just worded uncorrectly in this video. if they could state what the mind does to you rather than just flatly saying its your enemy... some people might misprecieve his teaching
killercreek450 3 months ago 2
@killercreek450 only the mind (or ego) sees enemies. there is not realy such a thing as enemy on the level of enlightenment. its definietly a misinterpretation. one of the greatest obstacle is that people who read spiritual books, interpret it with their mind and so the mind reacts to it with the old patterns: "it holds me back from getting something important, its my enemy, i need to fight it!". thats what the mind sais. doesnt matter for it that its talking about itself, its just a concept.
antipoti 2 months ago
Wow, george is anywhere but in the moment.
tedoymisojos 3 months ago 2
It is amazing how much George doesn't get it. Saying that George is a total manifestation of an ego, a man like him is too scared of looking deeper than the image he created.
orangeaspossible 4 months ago 5
@orangeaspossible well at least he's not Bill Oreilly.
wearetheom 3 months ago
@orangeaspossible But how can you tell? For all you know he could have run for a copy right after the show.
IamSchpartacus 3 days ago
"No, nothing that comes to mind", haha
Dosige 4 months ago
For those christians who may be concerned about Eckhart's teaching, he is not teaching another religion or wanting us to worship a different God. It's just a way of being peaceful in your daily life without the mindset of the world as it is today. Joyce Meyer wrote of the "Battlefield of the Mind" and she is a highly respected Christian leader. You can still love Jesus and love his book too. Blessings.
Carolsw1 4 months ago 5
Eckhart Tolle is a Liar, and a Deceiver. He is the Final Predicted Anti-Christ. He is Satan Manifested in the Flesh. The Fallen Rebel. The Old Serpent. The Beast. The Great Dragon. Father of ALL Lies. He is murdering the minds of millions. Do not listen to this Serpent.
Yaylin2 4 months ago
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Eckhart Tolle is Satan manifested in the flesh. He is the Father of Lies. Seeking to Devour. Beware of this serpent. Watch my video. Ulrich Leonard Eckhart Tolle is deceiving many with misleading philosophies.
Yaylin2 4 months ago
Excellent interview. I love this beautiful teaching....
tonyd7300 5 months ago
Also if we all experienced the "now" then our societies would fall apart. We NEED to recognise the past and future, everything that is built recognises both whether its a skyscraper, relationship etc.
I can understand part of his ideas but most of them seem aberrant.
nbmufc94 5 months ago
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thewackoone 5 months ago
@nbmufc94 Tolle absolutely acknowledges that in this existence in the world of forms, we're meant to think and make plans. He expects noone to stay in the "now" all the time. He merely states that the almost complete identification with thoughts and the world of forms most people are immersed in makes them miserable and unpeaceful. Which can easily be remedied with a few daily moments of meditation (openness/awareness for the present moment). ^_^
nougatbits 4 months ago
This guy is going against evolution, ive just realised.
nbmufc94 5 months ago
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mayhemnecrobutcher 4 months ago
Okay, before I even watch this. I luvvvvvvvvvvvvv The Stambo.....
celestian1111 5 months ago
I have read the book 'new earth' and I feel it led to a definite change---the awakening
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After getting deeply into the Eastern Spirituality Movement and meditating for years I have finally concluded its all bs. Read the book "Stripping the Gurus" its about how all these spiritual leaders are all a bunch of sexual predators, liars, fraudsters and perverts not only that but there is a huge amount of people who get psychotic breaks from meditation. You would think if 'enlightenment' existed there would be a couple people who don't have rap sheets a mile long.
jdim80127 6 months ago
I read most of tolles writing and he is a genius. He writes about something I already know but wasn't really articulate enough to say.
I don't understand all the hate against him because he clearly says in all his books that if you don't understand what he says then you don't, you don't have to. Pick up another book. You wont go to hell for it or anything... He doesn't tell anyone to anything because to him everyone has a purpose.
his works are SIMPLE and PRACTICAL. I love him.
xtian615 6 months ago
Basically what Tolle is saying is I know everything. Watch my lips.
MyAntijesus 6 months ago
Ugly people make ugly remarks. That's the kind of ugliness that is shot through and through...best not to listen to them until they are able to leave all their ugliness behind, if they ever can.
Phidian 6 months ago
tiger was chasin something after all
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If you are a truth seeker, search "Truth Contest" in Google and click on the 1st result, then open The Present and read what it says. Everyone needs to see this. The Present will turn this world right-side up if it reaches enough people.
DemianHermann 7 months ago
Be the change u want to see in the world. Ohhhh yeahhhhhhhhh
jazzaste123 7 months ago
Tolle never fails to cheer me up. :) Peace.Love.Unity.Respect
SocialLocust 9 months ago 14
it must be a challenge to stay present in a talk show situation...seems hectic.
lucidlark 10 months ago 2
his teachings go very well with the teachings of Jesus. a lot of what Eckhart teaches comes from the sayings of Jesus and he does not mind telling you it comes from the Christ. he just has a way of explaining the scriptures that seem not to be religious. the light is the light but some need to just take off their shades to see it. Eckart gives much respect to the teahings of the lord, so kinchie246 you just have a bad attitude towards Jesus because of some bad experience probably.
plasticworlds 10 months ago
a role a nonsense... JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO SALVATION. I really feel sadden for dis guy because he is dishing out destruction to the masses.
kinchie246 10 months ago
@kinchie246 I feel sad for you in knowing that you'll never learn or accept any other methods, because Christianity has convinced you to block out anything else. Yeah, I said it.
pathsounds 10 months ago
@kinchie246 Jesus is you, you are one with Jesus. Salvation is trough you when you realize that. Not your mind but your being. LOVE
ralu4mike 9 months ago 2
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@ralu4mike Exactly. Cast aside the 'God' and the religious shit. Jesus was a MAN. If Ghandi had existed 2000 years ago I'm sure we'd have deified him. I can't get why people would rather think of Jesus as something holy and unattainable, when he was just a man, and his level of Enlightenment and inner peace are something we can all achieve.
TheAcad3mic 9 months ago 11
@TheAcad3mic yes :) Everyone will soon realize that we are all one, we will perceive no separations. I see that, it's so beautiful we could never have imagined it. It's all LOVE :D:D
ralu4mike 9 months ago
@kinchie246 He's not dishing out anything but his own views and experiences brother. If you want to ignore him, more power to you, he's not selling you salvation and not putting you in a made up hell for not believing him. I can imagine the man called Jeshua(you call him Jesus) was similar to him. Just a spiritual man spreading a word of enlightenment and peace. Before Jeshua was murdered by one organisation and his disciples made one just as bad, but thats neither here not there...
TheAcad3mic 9 months ago 2
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@kinchie246 How come Jesus is the only way to salvation?
mayhemnecrobutcher 4 months ago
Eckhart Tolle is a pantheist, someone who believes that the universe is God, and that you are a part of God. The eastern way is one of denying your emotions, your thoughts, everything you are to become 'one with the universe.' This dulls life. It denys emotions, passions, and people as God's gift to us. When he says Tiger Woods is better when he's not driven to win, that is completely false. He is in the zone because he has self control not to give into opinions. He still desires to win.
fiercey 10 months ago
@fiercey I understand where you are coming from. I think that the eastern whether pantheistic or panENtheistic actually allows you to do what you do fully. Focus on being fully conscious and aware without intrusions from thought content. man's (woman's) desires, drives, emotions, passions, can weigh him/her down. its a burden to be under all that pressure. Humans are not pressure cookers. meditation relieves oneself of that pressure. You still have feelings and do wonderful things afterwards!!
SikhiArt 10 months ago
@fiercey Sometimes I feel the same way. Other times I can see that the message isn't about denying anything but instead accepting what already is, and this includes any emotions we're feeling at the moment.
jbjindra 10 months ago
Anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts....sounds a lot like my life since the age of 12 or so. I keep hoping I'll grasp some of the concepts of buddhism that Tolle teaches. Some days I'll bring myself into presence and it's blissful...feels like I'm on a powerful tranquilizer, but much better since I'm very aware and in control, and I maintain this presence for hours or days. However most days I feel like my soul is tied up in knots and like I don't want to live anymore at all.
jbjindra 10 months ago
@jbjindra Since you had the courage to say that there are days you don't want to live anymore, I would like to share that I felt that way 20 years ago (although not with the blissful states that you describe) when A Course in Miracles came into my hands. Its very Buddhist in teaching, though it uses Christian terminology. If you want to contact me, I can give you a very helpful website that would help you decide whether it is for you or not.
Thank you for your powerful sharing. Blessings to you
katekeating33 10 months ago
cspace1234nz....excellent interview???? You gotta be kidding! Tolle was excellent, as usual.......
The interview was not even close to excellent!
evadawn0304 10 months ago
Terrible intro George! You should alter your style according to whom you are interviewing! Eckhart Tolle is not one of your average airhead rock stars or teenage idols, and he deserves an intro, questioning style and adjusted attitude on your part that would be FIT for a great man like Tolle. Your style bugs the hell out of me. Take a notch down on the ego, take the spot light off of yourself and allow your guest to be the center of attention for once! You could learn a thing or two from Tolle.
evadawn0304 10 months ago
@evadawn0304 Pretty much summed up how I felt about this interview.
SikhiArt 10 months ago
@evadawn0304
While I agree, it's still got to cater the the general audience of George's show. If that means having to sensationalize a bit, then so be it. The essential core of the interview was still there; Tolle being present and clearly (as always) expressing the ideas of being in the moment and how he came to experience his own awakening.
Just because the show had to stay loyal to the audience doesn't take away that they had Eckhart there to speak. That's saying more than most TV shows.
CerpinTaxt37 10 months ago
Totally agree with @evadawn0304 I really love Eckhart Tolle, but I couldn't believe how stupid and annoying the questions were. The presenter behaved like he was interviewing a rock star! Thank's God Eckhart is such a cool person, that he wasn't bothered by those questions and he added more and more interesting stories... so it ended up to be very pleasent to watch
Yadilove 10 months ago
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I have heard that Eckhart likely tasted falling away, but fell back into Oneness, and mainly speaks from that "taste" of nirvana rather than from the continued unwavering experience of that. And that most advaita teachers these days are in a similar situation. And that enlighenment, with zero wavering back into Oneness, is still extremely rare. Any comments? And yes, I do realise it is highly subjective.
asimpleseeker 10 months ago
great interview
ihath 10 months ago
This is wonderful.
Thank you.
huntingforgod 11 months ago
Nice!!
YonKat24 11 months ago
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evadawn0304 1 year ago
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I LOVE Eckhart Tolle and try to live my life according to his teachings. Mostly based on the principles of Zen Buddhism, he possesses a unique perspective on the "totality of life",has a unique insight into the human psyche and its dysfunction.
A humble, compassionate, quality human being.
George S. however, is one of the most egotistical, materialistic, shallow,obnoxious human being I have ever met! Seems that he gained nothing from having the pleasure of interviewing Tolle. What a shame.
evadawn0304 1 year ago
His books are hughly helpful
lovinglamblots 1 year ago
Excellent books cuz they can be verified and validated by using his simple simple simple easy meditation. There is no past, no future, we are not our thoughts, not our emotions and we have no personal history, just awareness here and now and One Being espressing as trilions of us.
lovinglamblots 1 year ago
@lovinglamblots That's right One Life...
Welcometothereal 1 year ago
i love this s omuch! im 18 and i read the book, its already helped me!
killercreek450 1 year ago
What's the name of the movie he mentioned? The Legend of ... ? I didn't quite understand. Can somebody post an imdb link? Thanks
AncalagonCZ 1 year ago
@AncalagonCZ The Legend of Baggar Vance.
Gluumer 11 months ago
Our egos are responsible for so much pain... let's keep it in sight.
MrBeeflomein 1 year ago
:) I love you all we are one.
Welcometothereal 1 year ago 39
@Welcometothereal :) i leave comments like this on a lot of videos, but never noticed any "thumbs ups". it is encouraging to see that I am not the only one who is aware of this.
Also, I like that your name is from the Matrix. :)
Peace and Love to all.
Steaksngainers 1 year ago
@Steaksngainers Thank you for setting that spark that's all it takes to wake up out of the matrix, which is the dream of thought :) One Love, One Life. may peace be with you always my old friend and only friend the great I Am...
It's funny i was just talking about when the oracle said to neo would you still have broken the vase if i hadn't said anything.. like 5 mins ago
Welcometothereal 1 year ago
@Welcometothereal :) and what do you think?
I think he would not have, but the fact that she directed his awareness towards the vase set him on a course with it. He would not have been on that course, he would not have that connection with the vase, had she said nothing.
And thats beautiful, isn't it?
Steaksngainers 1 year ago
@Steaksngainers I feel as if you are right my dear friend :) gotta love the matrix it's like watching a whole new movie if your aware during it. Yes it is beautiful.. and it is a sign to be careful what or who you listen too..
Welcometothereal 1 year ago
@Welcometothereal Love you too! spread the love
TonsofFun777 11 months ago
Spiritual deception of the last days. Follow Christ and his word. Jesus said my peace I leave with you. Any other so called peace is demonic in nature and a false peace.
cshook123 1 year ago
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@cshook123 Spiritual deception of the last days. Follow Christ and his word. Jesus said my peace I leave with you. Any other so called peace is demonic in nature and a false peace?
How can u make such a comment you don't even know this man! i remember something said once or twice in church it was! Thou Shalt Not Judge? Who is to say this is not the peace my brother Jesus talked about and who is to say Jesus is not helping this man to help others! who are you to throw the first stone.
Welcometothereal 1 year ago
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@cshook123 "Spiritual deception of the last days. Follow Christ and his word. Jesus said my peace I leave with you. Any other so called peace is demonic in nature and a false peace."
Translates as
"I am right, and if you don't think like me, you are wrong." - Ego
Gluumer 11 months ago
won;t you lose your personality if you never think?
JosephStrings 1 year ago
@JosephStrings he doesnt say that you are not allowed to think anymore, he just says that if you cant stop thinking and it makes you unhappy, this is a kind of prison in your head and you can step out of it if you become aware of it...
thumb023 1 year ago
@JosephStrings You can not stop thinking, that is not what is he saying. But you can stop identifying yourself with your thoughts. You are not your thoughts, you are not your emotions, you are the one who is aware of your thoughts and emotions.
leleleleon 1 year ago 3
they just digged budishm back up xD
ZoeMushroom 1 year ago
unfortunately he hasnt said anything I can actually use in everyday life, I know im meant to live in the present but im not very good at it
BananaSandwich1 1 year ago
"Free beer tomorrow" :-)
StonedOrcs 1 year ago
Eckhart is cool but." Beware of false gurus,they are wolves in sheeps clothing."..............
Duudeabides 1 year ago
i am an atheist, fuck the Jesus myth.if you want an a debate join a society.Why are You are obsessing with the sodomising of children....?????????????? Whats that about.? Whats really going on in your subconsious.?
Duudeabides 1 year ago
Eckhart Tolle, OSHO, Alan Watts, Bill Hicks, Plato
thedarkmoonman 1 year ago
@thedarkmoonman
They found the philosophers stone, so can everyone else!
We are all the manifestation of God when are at our best and most forgetful.
smudge6699 1 year ago
Great man with an important message.
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
A self realised human being like any other who carries the SAME message.
smudge6699 1 year ago
@smudge6699 If he was like any other human being we would all be in his positon,that s a dumb thing to say.
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
He is like any other human being in his functionality only he has realised how he works and others haven't that's it!
Self ignorance is the root of all human suffereing because the ego still rules in those who are not self realised.
Like ego's that use name calling because they have run out of argument or are debating something the themselves haven't experienced.
Like say, YOU.
:-)
smudge6699 1 year ago
@smudge6699 Its good that you can realise your own ignorance,if you want a debate go elsewhere and show off.
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
Ah! An egotist, hello.
:-)
I have the wisdom of all sages and prophets, where else would you suggest I go to unveil the truth?
smudge6699 1 year ago
@smudge6699 LMAO,read what you just said you arrogant ego maniac..Deflate your MASSIVE ego..!!!
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
See it how it suits you, as that is obviously how your mind runs you.
It is still the truth, I have born witness to the cogs at the bottom of creation.
I have no questions in life only answers.
I have meet and experienced that which causes the arising of all phenomena.
There are none so deaf that they will not hear.
Not cannot, will not.
:-)
smudge6699 1 year ago
@smudge6699 LOL where did you copy and paste that from.Your a pscyotherapist ??? lol psycho all right...keep going your making a colossol AH of yourself..
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
Bored now, you're talking a lot but not saying anything, you are a typical egocentrist lost in his own assumptive ignorance that you've labelled with the word truth just because you're thinking it.
LMAO!
Say something meaningful put up a counter argument or just carry on name calling and making the assumptions you need to carry on vilifying others with your ignorance.
Do you suffer from being American?
You know the country appears to be something it isn't and you can't handle it?
smudge6699 1 year ago
@smudge6699 You clearly have delusions of grandeur and i hope you get the help your clearly screaming out for,attacking me may make you feel better for a while..if you are lonely and need a arguement join a debating society.
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
Assumptions assumptions assumptions.
Where have I attacked you surely that's the other way round?
I put up valid points for those who know, you obviously don't know.
Loneliness, yes I've a vague memory of that before my rebirth, enlightenment, finding the Atman, seeing the Akhashic records pick any religious philosophy you like.
Catholicism is a religious theology a dead dogma operated by a private unregulated bank that shags kids, Catholicism has a lot to answer for.
:-)
smudge6699 1 year ago
@smudge6699 Your profile picture reveals volumes about your state of mind,twisted..you can copy and paste quotes all day if you like..if you are an enlightened therapist as you claim then heaven help your clients..Attacking another religion, not very spiritual is it.???? Your showing your true ugly personality,keep going lol..your deluded ,keep taking the tablets..
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
Catholicism is the left over embers of the Roman Empire, empires have an annoying habit of contracting back from whence they emmanted.
The Vatican is a private unregulated bank that sexually abuses orphans, when they realised they couldn't control the world militarily they did it commercially and through a bastardisation of the word of Christ. Check the UCC.
They're the people that crucified him why do you think that Popes call themselves the Vicar of Christ.
Who's the guru here?
smudge6699 1 year ago
@smudge6699 You have exposed yourself brillantly as a deluded fake with grand notions of being a guru,therapist,and psudeo intellectual.I really hope your "friends"see through the fake mask.
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
More assumptions.
My friends can see, remember "there are none so blind as those who WILL not see", not CAN NOT see.
Because they were enlightened by me that is why they are my friends.
I removed their masks and falsehoods for them they no longer suffer, yours is still intact and at least consistent.
Your still talking a lot and not saying anything of any value, is name calling and derision all you have?
Sorry I forgot your a Catholic and worship sodomising bankers.
LMAO!!!!!!
smudge6699 1 year ago
@smudge6699 Why are are you so obsessed with the buggery of children?????
Shame about England losing the World Cup bid,snigger......
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
And the people cried;"Lord! We have usurers in the Temple!"
"How shall we know the usurers in the Temple?"
And the Lord said;" Fear not!"
"You shall know them by their deeds."
With regard the football I couldn't care less about media distraction.
I haven't had a TV for over a year and haven't watch one except at friends houses for nearly 2 years.
I see all the cogs in the game and their interconnectedness.
smudge6699 1 year ago
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@smudge6699 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves......says it all.
Duudeabides 1 year ago
@Duudeabides
I run my mind Catholicism seems to have got hold of yours hook, line and sinker.
Tolle became enlightened, I've had a Kundalini awakening, the Royal Yoga.
Like Dr David Hawkins below.
/watch?v=Qa__IDGy2mM
Catholicism has nothing to do with spirituality and everything to do with fear and guilt, sodomising children and operating a bank are not Christian practices from Christ’s own teachings.
Maybe inconsistancies and hypocracy is your bag?
Listen to the video until you get it!
smudge6699 1 year ago
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when i look at echo go cart...or whatever his name is, i feel like my ballz dropped and adults are really just kids with money.
robbsam81 1 year ago
when i look at echo go cart...or whatever his name is, i feel like my ballz dropped and adaults are really just kids with money.
robbsam81 1 year ago
when you look at this video.. the fourth head.. b4 the camera goes to the host..
Thats my mom! tehe. shes a star
mizmunchkin 1 year ago
oh shiiit its osho !!! hes back to steal your soul!!! lol...btw join a 12 step group its the same stuff
TheDeathmaster24 1 year ago
Excellent interview. Good to see a respectful interviewer, so many will take the piss because they don't understand.
I like Tolle as a teacher because he is very real, there is no bullshit and it's pretty clear he doesn't have an agenda. It's almost as if he is a reluctant teacher, unlike all the modern day "gurus" who seem to have developed a great spiritual ego, this man just doesn't have that. It's almost as if he is laughing at himself the whole time, I like that.
cspace1234nz 1 year ago 65
@cspace1234nz I agree. This young man manages to be slick and entertaining while at the same time being a good listener and intelligent enquirer. I could have watched much more of this encounter as, like many others I suspect, I am interested in Eckhart's background and what circumstances produced this unique man I haven't seen any Tolle interviewers yet who take the piss - surely such people would only do so because they were so full of shit - that is to say 'ego'.
zthetha 10 months ago
@cspace1234nz I agree, well said! :)
ComplexMissy 7 months ago
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MyAntijesus 6 months ago
@cspace1234nz He´s not laughing at himself. He has no ego. He´s laughing at your ego. In short he´s laughing at you.
MyAntijesus 6 months ago
@cspace1234nz Yeah, and he was a bum for many many years, I don't think he planned any of this, yet hes a spiritual genius. He may be the thing that turns this society, hell this Earth around. I just hope someone doesn't label him as the 2nd coming of christ or some bullshit like that. The 2nd coming of christ, is exactly what he's talking about, IMO.
91KreO 5 months ago
incredible
ghostspider01 1 year ago
He looks good for his age, he looks the same age as me and I'm 30 - lol.
19grand 1 year ago
@19grand He said when people don't carry the burdens of the past, or the past itself, you tend to age slower.
nnazery 1 year ago
@nnazery thanks :)
19grand 1 year ago
@nnazery he dosnt look like that while he is walking... saw him here in denmark, which byt the way was amazing, but anyway u can see he is very fragile and suffers from age
davidskonto2 1 year ago
@davidskonto2 that's believable, he is 60+ years old. I wish I could meet him one day, I have so much to ask.
nnazery 1 year ago
8:32am Thursday (EEST) - Time in Belarus
GelandnaleG 1 year ago
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@SeracRavel This is because he was referring to the early days when he was unknown. Read the book and free yourself from the need to judge and criticise.
sussextiger 1 year ago
@SeracRavel This is because he was referring to the early days when he was unknown. Read the book and free yourself from the need to judge and criticise.
sussextiger 1 year ago
he didn't invent this idea. It's philosophy.
FreshlyCutGrass 1 year ago
@FreshlyCutGrass hes spreading what we all know if we look inside, bringing consciousness into the world, which is our divine purpose.
sussextiger 1 year ago
I respect and like what Eckhart Tolle is saying but it is essentially Buddhism repackaged.
Maybe I'll repackage Buddhism and make a few million like Eckhart
PsySwitch1983 1 year ago
@PsySwitch1983 Or, maybe core of buddhism is truth and therefore keeps rising again and again? hmm
Nacluw 1 year ago
@PsySwitch1983
buddha is not the only enlightened one, he just became famous for it, and others turned it into a religion or philosophy. The knowledge does not belong to buddhism nor does it belong to eckhart. Eckhart presents a different approach. Both have the important message.
PlanetNiky 1 year ago
Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven is within you. That is precisely where Eckhart got it from -- within. All religous founders, mystics, sages teach the same message. Go within. This is pure mysticism. He is the classic case of one who had the dark night of the soul and gained illumination: which is a mystical experience that transforms oneself completely. Eckhart's teachings is in essence the true teachings of Jesus, Buddha and others. Seek and ye shall find peace beyond all understanding.
111RobinHood 1 year ago
hmm sounds like a cult. "you are not your mind" "let me think for you". Oh wow and Oprah endorses him. Must be a true Buddha. And he just realized all of this stuff? No, these are thousand year old teachings. This guy is just another guru out of thousands out to get your cash. Just because he's endorsed by oprah makes him no different. This interviewer is smart. He catches onto it. Eckhart is trying to put everyone into a trance.
TheAxis456 1 year ago
The host doesn't understand Eckhart's Tolle's concepts entirely, based on the statements he makes right before asking questions. Addendum, Tiger Woods is no longer in the now, because he's overwhelmed by thoughts of divorce and loss of reputation 2010.
Tothe2012 1 year ago
He says "only word of mouth" but I've seen ads for Tolle everywhere on the Internet.
SeracRavel 1 year ago
@SeracRavel No offense random internet person... but if you listen to the words around that "only word of mouth" which you find perplexing, you'd see that he's talking about the past.
badblueman 1 year ago
@badblueman I didn't say I find them perplexing. I just said I see ads for E.T. everywhere. I wasn't aware he was talking about the past; I misunderstood him. Thank you for explaining.
SeracRavel 1 year ago
@SeracRavel This is because he was referring to the early days when he was unknown.
sussextiger 1 year ago
@SeracRavel I think he was referring to the start of his success a couple of decades ago.
salvador75 1 year ago
@SeracRavel that was when it first came out ;)
omnislade 1 year ago
@SeracRavel That was before the book was popular.
Mystic0001 1 year ago
If you want to know how to achieve the states of being that Tolle describes, check out Tom Stone's the Power of How.
talkinghead22 1 year ago
Its ok to disagree with what Eckhart Tolle talks about, this is free will in effect. Regardless, the truth remains liberating and this liberation none can ultimately destroy, as it is not a thing. The power of ideas.
mastertheillusion 1 year ago
i dont care for the host
zeebeewee 1 year ago
@zeebeewee I don't care for the guest
TheAxis456 1 year ago
LMFAO ! ! ! Turned it off that moment .
slLLyhumans 1 year ago
0:43 - Refused to go to school because the enviorment was hostile
slLLyhumans 1 year ago
@slLLyhumans I think he was hostile to the environment of actually having to use his brain and learning something. LOL. Your mind is your worst enemy? Well, then, I better get rid of my arms and legs too because I find them to get inconveniently tired when I have to walk to a place where I am not at this particular moment. I hate this man, he is a fraud and his kind of "non-thinking" will lead to starvation all over the world.
carlmelanson1 1 year ago
@carlmelanson1
I agree , what foolishness .
slLLyhumans 1 year ago
@carlmelanson1 agreed its totally deluded- to abandon the mind!!??? highly fallacious, philosophically sophomoric teaching. Tolle is a false prophet leading the highly deluded to ultimate spiritual death.
gunner23 1 year ago
@gunner23 Yeah, really. People only listen to him because of his tone, if he had a voice like screech, everyone would laugh at what he says. lol
carlmelanson1 1 year ago
@carlmelanson1
Wow. You totally don't get it at all! I feel sorry for you
bluelite7x 1 year ago
@carlmelanson1 I understand where you're coming from I use to think the exact same thing. What i realized is you can stay in the moment while doing homework planning for the future or whatever you want, but at the same time the journey is what brings us happiness.
beyondthot 1 year ago
@carlmelanson1 Yeah, positive thinking is bad news, and probably causes droughts and overpopulation.
Sinnessa 1 year ago
The 'now' is only a concept realised by the few.
Financial or celebrity gain is appauling.
fusionhar 1 year ago
For any really serious seeker and not content with playing with the search for the imeasureable as eckhart does, try Jiddu Krishnamurti who cuts out the entertaining part of this , the most serious persuit a human being can embark on.
As entertainers such as eckhart seek, money,money,money with no consideration to the destroying nature of the human mind they are dabbling in.
Making money out of the subject matter, is an abomination, therfore utterly disgraceful.
fusionhar 1 year ago
Ooo this guy's a cuite.. hah
blonde31988 1 year ago
1:40 - 1:51 is a misrepresentation of what Tolle says: the mind is NOT an enemy if it is serving is proper purpose, and most certainly dis-identifying doesn't mean "dissociation".
Irresponsible rewording.
LooksAeterna 1 year ago
although I haven't reached enlightenment the most i can do for myself is try...and one day i will be there...all i say is...don't be afraid of yourself..you are beautiful....owe it to yourself before you can't...peace and love to all
thashaaaaa 1 year ago
@thashaaaaa Eckhart Tolle in A New Earth says that when one says "I will get there one day," that is actually the ego speaking. The ego thinks that it is only "one day" that enlightenment will come because it wants to hold on for as long as possible. Once you realize that life and now are one, the egoic mindset falls away. If you are able to put space between that thought and the awareness of that thought, you will more easily see what this means.
OutsideTheBox28 1 year ago
@OutsideTheBox28 thanks alot for your reply i just had a moment of space
thashaaaaa 1 year ago
how can anyone disagree with him and others with the same message? all it means is, stop living in something made up...come into what is real...i guess people are just afraid that they will lose that dream...but remember, we all come out of it on our death bed...it's better to come into reality while we have a chance to experience that reality...there's nothing more beautiful than reality...don't be afraid and you will see God everywhere! live in the moment the best you can and be true
thashaaaaa 1 year ago
Guess he was wrong about Tiger Woods..
ddpsp 1 year ago