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Eckhart Tolle
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tennant90
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Hey, I read the power of now. Actually I listened to the audio and it did help me. I did it for a week and felt better. I keep meaning to get back onto it as I miss being in the moment. It helps massively with stress.
tennant90
Bluelighter
Hey, I've just bought it on my kindle. If you would like to discuss anything about it that would be cool.
I'm going to do it in parts this month and tell you my experiences on here. What I'm thinking through this experience and how it is working.
I have done it a bot before but I didn't finish it.
I'm going to do it in parts this month and tell you my experiences on here. What I'm thinking through this experience and how it is working.
I have done it a bot before but I didn't finish it.
I actually enjoyed his books but..
Most of his ideas are taken from others, he (at times) just applied his own terminology
Seemingly his main sources were Buddha, Jesus, or perhaps Jiddu Krishnamurti.
power of now is very similar to mindfulness..
Most of his ideas are taken from others, he (at times) just applied his own terminology
Seemingly his main sources were Buddha, Jesus, or perhaps Jiddu Krishnamurti.
power of now is very similar to mindfulness..
Foreigner
Bluelighter
It's an old philosophy that's been repackaged, and I'm more than just a little tired of new age people touting him as something cutting edge. It's like Byron Katie, and other modern writers. Their words have value, for sure, but people are treating them like they are enlightened or something.
I used to go to a philosopher's gathering where we would speak freely about ideas, and the leader of the group had this trite way of rephrasing important concepts into her own unique terminology. With every group she would do this, until suddenly, over the course of years, people in the community were using her way to describe things. Know what she did next? She wrote a book. She was a very clever individual... she made her philosophy her marketing, and now she has a startup audience.
I don't think Eckhart Tolle is wrong. The truth is the truth and people will digest it in no matter how it is packaged. I just can't stand the guru worship. His seminars are setup like pulpits, with people sitting on the floor and he's at a podium. It's really not cool. No one's ideas exist in a vacuum but Tolle will get 100% of the credit for what he markets as his truth.
I used to go to a philosopher's gathering where we would speak freely about ideas, and the leader of the group had this trite way of rephrasing important concepts into her own unique terminology. With every group she would do this, until suddenly, over the course of years, people in the community were using her way to describe things. Know what she did next? She wrote a book. She was a very clever individual... she made her philosophy her marketing, and now she has a startup audience.
I don't think Eckhart Tolle is wrong. The truth is the truth and people will digest it in no matter how it is packaged. I just can't stand the guru worship. His seminars are setup like pulpits, with people sitting on the floor and he's at a podium. It's really not cool. No one's ideas exist in a vacuum but Tolle will get 100% of the credit for what he markets as his truth.
hawaii
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I totally agree with you, honestly.
A guy suggested me this book "The Power Of Now" but I'm always skeptic with gurus and people who are seen as 'enlightened' when , at the end of day, they just re-propose the concepts of Buddhism in different ways.
At the same time, I think I can find some good inputs on this book, analyze them and make up my own mind
A guy suggested me this book "The Power Of Now" but I'm always skeptic with gurus and people who are seen as 'enlightened' when , at the end of day, they just re-propose the concepts of Buddhism in different ways.
At the same time, I think I can find some good inputs on this book, analyze them and make up my own mind
pinkpapaver
Bluelighter
yes foreigner. that is right. On facebook you see all these quotes from great minds as if putting a name to a quote makes it better. Use yer own words in whatever way you want I say.
I think his new earth book talks more about the Ego, which he explains very well.
I doubt there is anything he will say that Jiddu Krishnamurti didn't delve into at some point. I'd look into his writings if you haven't already.
It's a constant contradiction..
He tells you to use thought in order to understand how silly it is to cause yourself more suffering based on ideals, at the same time calling your thoughts the main enemy of inner peace. Well, he also says that you have no control over your thoughts anyway, so work on observing them without any judgement.
The issue I have is in regards to self-consciousness and collective consciousness. Perhaps I cannot fully comprehend what he is trying to say. He seems to concede that there is a crazy world out there, while also saying that it was YOU who created it.
(Considering I am not my mind, I cannot be blamed if this post is incomprehensible)
He tells you to use thought in order to understand how silly it is to cause yourself more suffering based on ideals, at the same time calling your thoughts the main enemy of inner peace. Well, he also says that you have no control over your thoughts anyway, so work on observing them without any judgement.
The issue I have is in regards to self-consciousness and collective consciousness. Perhaps I cannot fully comprehend what he is trying to say. He seems to concede that there is a crazy world out there, while also saying that it was YOU who created it.
(Considering I am not my mind, I cannot be blamed if this post is incomprehensible)
He's admitted his work is mostly a combination of Jiddu Krishnamurti and Ramana Maharshi. Though there are touches of everything in there: Meister Echakrt, Jesus, Buddha, Rumi, Alan Watts, Thaddeus Golas, Ram Dass and tons more if you seek out more than the power of now.
It is a good introduction to mysticism and spirituality.