Spirit Thinking: Your 30 Day Guide to an Enlightened Life

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Even if you can ask for help and be inspired by others, only you and your higher self, your higher consciousness, who you really are, can give you the answers you are waiting for. You need to spend more time with yourself, and strongly desire to always trust your intuitions. The more you grow spiritually, the more your energy increases, and the more you will understand how perfectly everything is orchestrated. Your energy, your vibrational state is higher. The more positive your energy is high vibration , the more you will attract positive circumstances in your life.

Also, the more you are connected with your higher consciousness, the more you will receive messages from your spirit guides, through repetitive numbers , etc , and through signs and increased inspiration in your everyday life that will definitely catch your attention. You notice that you are more attracted towards certain food and naturally reject others. You want to take care of your body, more than ever, and for the good reasons. Each type of food has its own energy and when we raise our vibration, we are then attracted to different types of food, more aligned with our current vibration.

We are drawn to high energy food, such as a vegan diet with a good proportion of raw fruits and vegetables. You need more sleep than before, you feel tired when waking up. Periods of lethargy and fatigue. This is a time of integration, so give into it. You can also wake up many times during the night, or experience panic attacks when you wake up. At other times, you can also on the contrary experience e pisodes of intense energ y which make you want to leap out of bed and into action. A negative emotion is the indicator of a negative vibration. You have understood that living in fear, in worry, is the worst thing to do as we create our reality based on our thoughts and we attract that which we give our attention to.

You now want to make your decisions based on love and trust, and to be in gratitude and joy. Your inner peace has become sacred. All types of conflicts make you feel terribly uncomfortable as you now feel every energy change in your body. You want inner peace and deep serenity. As you feel more and more that we are all connected and all more than our physical appearance, you have lost interest in judging others, and also want to apply it on yourself. You want to be lighter with yourself and others, as well as bringing more peace, love, compassion for others and in your life.

Your heart and your soul only feel fulfilled when you are of service to the world. This connexion gets stronger and stronger. You feel you are one with all living beings and nature. You understand the impact of each and every one of your words, thoughts, and actions, on the rest of the world, and you feel deeply responsible for it. You have understood that they have feelings and consciousness, just as plants too. You feel a strong connexion to them and for some of you, you can even communicate with them animals, trees, plants.

You will no longer be willing to participate in their massacre and torture by billions like it is the case today in our industrial countries. You now even want to raise the awareness about animals and the benefits of being vegan. All of this, makes you feel a deep feeling of bliss. You feel a burn in your chest, of love towards life, of gratitude, of joy, of enthusiasm for no reason. Please come back in January for updated website in english. You can also check out www. Academy only in french for the moment — Online Academy teaching about Ascension and Cosmic Disclosure.

Thank you for visiting. Wooooooo, I had the goosebumps when I was reading!! And felt relieved at the same time…! Thank you for this profound text! Even though, I woke up on Nov, They still think that I am mentally sick and need medication, even though, I went through 4 doctors, one at the time, every 6 weeks with new antidepressant and was their LAB RAT!!! At the end, I ended up on January, 8. The cops came that morning and Handcuffed ME, brought me to the emergency room!!!

I have just finished an Awful fight with my husband and my daughter. I have been to the psych ward 2 times. Tbh I did have the exact symptoms in this article and had what I would like to call a spiritual awakening. Truth is I went without the medication for a long time and was going insane. So I decided to stay on the meds for a while at least. Also go without the medication and see what happens. I did that and decided to stay on them after resisting for a long time. Is there any books we can read? Hi Stephanie My story is somewhat like yours, I also find it hard to find good information, about what is happening around me sometimes, however, I have learned a lot, For me this has been a lonely journey as my, family dont have the same experiences as I do, it is the first time that I write to someone, I thought that maybe you wanted to exchange experiences.

I found a wonderful woman called Lisa Renee. Her website is Energeticsynthesis. It saved my life. I feel so much love for you all going through all this. I send you Love and Light. I have learned its better to say nothing at times. This world thinks were the crazy ones, ha ha.

Many Blessings to you all on your ascension journey. Stephanie go to energeticsynthesis it saved y life. All the answers are there believe me. Sometimes its better to not say much to those who dont know about this. In all actuality i think they are the crazy ones ha ha.. Call e if you need to talk to someone.

I can actually see peoples lies now since my awakening. I stopped giving free readings to people because i was becomong a door mat. They just dont understand this is a lifestyle not a joke. Go to Energeticsynthesis it saved my life. We are all one and i am here for you, or anyone for that matter. Love and light to you all. Find these arresting coos and unfair family in you. Do not response and go through the feelings.

Remenber there is duality so dont get stuck to either side. I believe you should listen more to your intuitions and let go on anything that seem wrong to you. Trust your intuitions more , listen and pay attention to insights. Letting go of anything that brings negativity to you is the way forward, you create your reality with your thoughts as thoughts are energy being manipulated Tesla.

You should perhaps start thinking more of your family and children accepting your situation more though you have the choice of not going through this and letting them go to live your spirituality, the choice is yours.

Sending you energy from mauritius: I would love to start some sort of movement with everyone. Please check out my website to truly understand my point of view. I would love to discuss and debate. Does anyone ever get rue feeling of Daja vu. I have been getting it a lot lately and it is SURREAL that i can sometimes predict exactly what will happen next some times when I try to remember what is going to happen I can noy.

Also I try to follow the route that I think will happen just to see if im right, sometimes its correct sometimes its not. Its all a bit of a hit and miss. Someone please call me. It was so bizarre, my husband experienced it with me and we walked through each moment knowing what was coming next, the neighbors comment to his wife, the car driving past, everything. My husband had a clearer view of what was coming I only felt I knew.

Like I said we practically spent 30 minutes in walking commentary re-living a time we had already experienced 6 months earlier. I have no idea what it was about. Your starting to pick up on vibrations and become more sensitive. You havent even scratched the surface of what your fully capable of though. Keep good vibes around you, pay attention to your surroundings at all times and the universe will give you the answers your seeking Keep doing more research. Look up Abraham Hicks. This article put me in another dimension.

It enlightens me about the changes that are occuring in me spiritually. During my reading, it felt at times like a divine voice was talking to me. I am still in awe and I have been recommending the article to those whom I believe are ready to comprehend it and make the best of it. Thanks for this wonderful thought provoking read. I happen to see same numbers in multiple lot many times but what does these signs mean… what are they hinting at?? I have been shifting from one job to another to find that petfect job for years… most of the times I felt like I was stuck but had to support a family… well basically I was doing expectation mgt.

Need a guide… need a guide. I truly understand what you are sharing as I have also been in your position. Please trust that your own inner spirit IS leading you gently to wear you need to be. One that you click with. Wish you all the best.

2. Examine your beliefs.

The very day my bare feet touch upon the dirt of my ancestors land here in Australia I know I will awaken fully, that day is quickly coming upon me now that I have finally found them and my family I never knew: I feel so blessed and honored to find someone who totally understood what I have been true…blessings.

I think finding this article of yours is one of the synchronicities In my life that you mentioned. I am not a very spiritual person but I keep seeing repeated numbers almost everyday for the past 3 years as if I am going crazy. Nevertheless I searched for their meaning and have stumbled upon terms like oneness, cosmos, divinity, present moment and spiritual awakening. I thank you for your article for it have given me some light on my own experiences which mostly are difficult at times.

I feel that I have been going through and going through and going through many of these that you explained for a LONG time.. It warms me up inside.. Thank you so much for this post. I am experiencing synchronicities that would make a great movie!. I am sleeping so much and my dreams are exhausting me,and coming true days later mostly in other peoples lives.

I have been searching for any information that would explain feeling at one with source and the earth but separate from friends and family, and came across your article. It simple means that the one special belzebub that every person have. You are doing it wrong never heart your belzebub. I have had this happen and then have almost pushed it away is that normal.. I noticed out of nowhere it all started up again…was it always there…was I just ignoring it.. Ive never really been comfortable eith big change.

PS I have 3 children and the constant yelling…Tantrums…fighting obviously does not help…They drain me…or it feels as if they do…I love them to peices but I feel like they literally suck the energy from me. All the others were spot on within the first words. Sometimes people are alone when it happens and nobody around them understands — then they get given the crazy label. Thank you so much. I am a mother. I have no energy, no motivation for this life.

Everyday I ask, what is my purpose, what am I doing here? It feels like we are meant for more than this, but what? Something inside me wants to live, but not in a prison, Does it get better? Has anybody else experienced this and things got better? Hi everyone nice to meet you all! This is something that extracting us from the ordinary to the original for that is our originality. Your article brought me to tears, thank you so much for helping me understand what was happening to me.

With gratitude I thank you. The other day i felt sick, physically, I actually barfed. I wondered if it was a reaction to some thing i ate? Now i know why I felt like I did, awakening of my soul. Thanks for sharing your post. Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. It is the end of ignorance. So how would you know the extreme fatigue is from evolving or from an illness.

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What if the fatigue has left you unable to function for 6 years eg no income, bed ridden ect. Thank you for these beautiful insights! It sometimes feels like my husband and I are going through this alone, but articles like this one help me to stay strong and love through my challenges. It is a new time and I am ready! Yes there is more than this world its called paradise or heaven or hell or the next life. An extremely inspiring compilation of the awakening manifestation. Thank you so much for sharing this highly informative article.

I must certainly share it with friends.. All 21 symptoms, I am completely there! I love being on my true path and I am excited to keep moving forward on my journey. Always think well, do well and be well. Namaste and Thank you so much for the wonderful pictures and the article was magnificent to read!!

I Have reached a point in my life where I am completely unhappy with the way things are. Sometimes I even fear closing my eyes too long and I wonder what that is? This post was a massive help to me understanding just what was happening to me, at first i thought i was on a roller coaster up and back down into depression, but this has let me know otherwise.

This is such a powerful guide, am doing soul searching right now and it helps me to understand my feelings! All fine and good, I find that the people I know who are going through a spiritual awakening are acting out and have been quite mean as of late…just an FYI. I had a oneness experience with god, kundalini energy rising and chakras blowing open.

This and your site is how it is described in the eastern philosophy. I identify with this. The western culture decries it as bi-polar. Thanks for validating my experiences which are magical.

This article s absolutely amazing. The accuracy of the feeling and emotions of this journey. The way you explained the pain that comes with waking up. Everything matches the description. Than you for this article. Thank you for understanding and caring enough to write it. Thank you for being woke. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Laura for this truly magical explanation of how it all works.

You have a very special soul that radiates love and inspiration. This feeling in me I thought I was crazy and maybe alone but even my customers open up when I open up. All I want now ….. Thank you to the person who made this. I used to be a dark person … Even abused animals and people. Aliens lol or the devil who knows. And NOW everything makes sense. I knew it, I knew something was up: Ive experienced my awakening in Every since then i feel different and act different. I dont eat much or associate with many people nowadays.

I spend a lot of time with nature. I have a tendency of listening to music everytime i step into the world. But im trying to keep the peace from within. At one point before my awakening i wandered into the wilderness but felt something was missing. So during my awakening period i went on a spiritual journey to find myself. It work wonders and i am the person i am today because of it. Im not drawn to negativity. I bless you Laura! Thank you for this article explaining exactly what it is like.

Sending my love to you and All in this beautiful OneNess…. This article gave me the chills as I read it. I have been going through all of this, but i feel i am just at the beginning of my spiritual awakening. I noticed something was different when I found myself crying and feeling so heavily touched and hurt by things going on in the world. I had to search it up and i am so glad I came across this article. I feel like I am waking up but the circumstances in my life are holding me back alot no job,not wanting to work, I want to do something I truly love and enjoy and will benefit others, I have no money my family is in debt we dont have money for food I cant eat healthy because money is so tight,my family does not believe one bit in my beliefs about life they are completely aganst vegans and spiritual things all these things I feel are slowing the process of my spiritual awakening and I just want to do everything I feel in my heart I need to do for myself and for this earth.

I feel anxious but so happy I reached this so young at only Thank you so much for writing this it has made me feel so relieved what I am going through is real and positive. I feel i have a purpose in life for the first time in my life. Awakening also menas a change in your body. I experience headaches and jint pain too. This is also accompanied by fast ideas images abd emotions rushing and seemingly unstoppable.

At one point I thought I was going crazy. I am no different. I am waking up- Pain and sadness is slowly disappearing and new emoitions are coming up like long periods of gratitude, bliss and less worry. I nearly lost my mind! Do you have any idea what any of this could mean?

Your article has resonated with me in a way that is surreal. I resonate with everything that this article has touched upon. I am also glad to see so many people have responded to it as I no longer feel alone. However, as good and amazing as some of the spiritual transformations mentioned here, I find it rather challenging to integrate the spiritual transformation experiences into my current life. It becomes a draining and exhausting experience.

No jobs seems to want me anymore. I start to dream alien type of beings. I would write the dreams down. Do the beings feel benevolent? Have you understood their messages? They are communicating with you. It is written for Westerners and is not 'heavy' reading, which may be good or bad depending on your preference. But there are many books out there addressing these topics. Good luck on your search! See all 21 questions about The Power of Now…. Lists with This Book. Jul 16, Stacy rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Tolle spent two years sitting on park benches and simply "living in the moment" prior to writing this book.

I doubt whether I will ever take the time in my life to do such a thing, however the suggestion he offers that we all spend a ridiculous amount of time either worrying about the future, or dwelling on the past has impacted me in a huge way. Until I read this book, I never noticed how in sane my mind can make me if I choose to let it. Tolle implores the reader to take the reigns of his Mr. Tolle implores the reader to take the reigns of his own mind, focus on the beauty and love around him, just like we all did when we were children and the world was full of wonder.

We are still in that same world, but our vision has been clouded by meetings, appointments, paperwork, debt, clocks ticking, deadlines approaching, past frustrations and dissapointments, the list goes on and on and on if you let it. Tolle suggest that we have the power to focus on this very moment, as it is the only one we really have.

The past is past and the future is not here, and may not ever come. A very enlightening book. I highly recomdend it to anyone who would like to improve the quality of this moment of their life. View all 23 comments. Jul 24, Erin rated it did not like it Recommends it for: There is no nice way to say this. I hated this book with a fiery passion. It did not make me feel at peace. Rather, it made me want to chew off my arm. I bet if we asked Eckhart Tolle why I felt that way, he'd say that I wasn't really listening to his message. My problems with the book were as follows.

First off, the tone of the book was extremely condescending. Secondly, I felt that he frequently took philosophy and other spiritual messages and twisted them to fit his needs. Basically, he wants people to stop thinking so much. I get the idea that as a culture we over-analyze and whatnot, but his message was basically to stop thinking all together.

Sorry Eckhart, but not all of us can wander around for years at a time, sleeping on park benches in a state of euphoria. Also, have you seen his picture on the back of the book? He looks like just the sort of guy who is plotting to take over the world. He wants us to stop thinking for ourselves so that he can think for us! Sorry, back to reality. Basically, I didn't feel like this book offered any real direction or advice to those who seek it. View all comments. Mar 16, howl of minerva rated it did not like it Shelves: In fact, that is what it is and that is what I'll do.

The book opens with what readers of religious texts, the erowid archives and Huxley's The Doors of Perception will recognise as a classic mystical experience, epiphany or trip: If I cannot live with myself, there must be two of me: I was so stunned by this strange realization that my mind stopped. I was fully conscious, but there were no more thoughts. Then I felt drawn into what seemed like a vortex of energy. It was a slow movement at first and then accelerated. I was gripped by an intense fear, and my body started to shake. I heard the words "resist nothing," as if spoken inside my chest.

I could feel myself being sucked into a void Tears came into my eyes. I got up and walked around the room. I recognized the room, and yet I knew that I had never truly seen it before. Everything was fresh and pristine, as if it had just come into existence. I picked up things, a pencil, an empty bottle, marveling at the beauty and aliveness of it all. The primary thesis of the book is quite sensible, if unshattering. We exist only in the present; our past and the future are mental constructs.

It is a shame that our enjoyment of the present is so often ruined by regrets about the past and worries about the future. By being more intensely focused on the present, we can be more content and more fulfilled. As this doesn't fill pages we are treated to, among other things, lengthy discourses on the "pain-body", an interesting theory of menstrual flow as a means to enlightenment and the surprising finding that as a member of the human race, I carry personal complicity and responsibility for all crimes and genocides of the twentieth century including those carried out before my birth.

The style is generally chatty, though Eckhart occasionally uses a faux-dialectic to bring up obvious objections to his line of thought, to which he responds with withering scorn. The text is interspersed with brief analyses of quotations from various religious traditions, apparently garnered from many weeks studying fridge-magnets. If this book changed your life, please do not attack me but have compassion for my ligatures to mind and pain-body which impede my understanding of it.

I'd just like to add that I don't automatically hate all writing on these themes. View all 28 comments. Jul 02, Kristoffer rated it it was amazing Shelves: There is a point in our lives when we say enough is enough. This is what this book is about. In one of his greatest works Eckhart Tolle teaches us the real meaning of spirituality. He teaches us the importance of the present moment. Through the recognition of the ego he makes us aware of how it destroys our lives.

I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for the real meaning of their lives and to anyone who is sick and tired of the usual thing. The first time I encountered this book was w There is a point in our lives when we say enough is enough. The first time I encountered this book was when Oprah was introducing her book club selection, a new earth. I heard her mention this and while I was searching in the online catalog of our school library here in the Philippines I found it available for borrowing.

So I immediately read it in the course of five days. After reading it the first time I understood its message intellectually. This was the reason why I didn't apply it in my life. But a few days ago I started having panic attacks and I was on the verge of suicide. I was so frustrated because I made a wrong decision in shifting my courses here in my school. I was so depressed because I didn't really know what I wanted with my life. It seems that the world is so full of shit. When this became worse I consulted our school counselor.

However it seems that it is not enough. I borrowed it again yesterday and just awhile ago I finished reading it. Then I began to understand it not on the level of the mind but at the level of the spirit. And without incident I became enlightened. I am still starting to feel its benefits at this moment. I started accepting what is rather than identifying myself with the ego. I can't say that I'm happy after reading this book like some "self-help" books would like you to be.

But I can say that I am at peace because I aware of the workings of the ego and not identified with it. So if you've had enough of the madness of this world I definitely recommend this book. But don't just understand it, apply it. View all 7 comments. Jun 11, Anna rated it did not like it Shelves: First of all, I must say I'm very much into all kinds of self-help books as well as new age stuff. I read avidly all about OBE, reincarnations, karma, mindfulness, meditation practices and I try to make use of what I read in my everyday life. So, of course, I was looking forward to this book, especially as it was recommended to me by people whose opinion I value.

And my oh my, wasn't it total deception. I made it until about half of the book when I realized I really could take no First of all, I must say I'm very much into all kinds of self-help books as well as new age stuff. I made it until about half of the book when I realized I really could take no more of this rubbish. Mr Tolle preaches his "wisdom" which is not actually his at all with a condescending, "I-know-it-all" attitude. He is the only one enlightened of course. We are all only to listen to his truths and follow on a "as is" basis.

No thinking of your own is allowed. Actually, thinking is bad for you, so should be used sparingly anyway. If you disagree with any of his points, he just haughtily replies that "you don't understand", "this cannot be accessed with your mind" etc etc. He regularly reminds you that you are the one belonging to the horrible human species that kill millions of others. I agree with that - but I wonder why he thinks of himself as someone who is above those ugly humans?

What, is he so much of a "Being" now that his ancestor's sins don't concern him? The next step will be to call him God and bring him your money because it's too materialistic for you anyway: And actually it's not a joke - when you see how many people aggressively defend his "great teachings" and attack anyone who does not agree about the "incredible spiritual value" of this book The basic ideas of this book - being in the now, not dwelling too much on your past and future, not giving too much power to your thoughts - are of course all highly relevant.

But there are plenty of other books delivering the same message in much better style. Tolle is repeating the same things over and over again, mixing them up with bits and pieces of various religions and teachings. All that he had to say could be said in a couple of pages.

But then again, writing a whole book is much better because you get to sell it to a lot of people. And although time may be an illusion, money for sure isn't ; Do yourself a favour and read something else if you want to learn the power of now. A collection of simple meditations made me feel much more present and at peace than this boring mumbo-jumbo.

View all 21 comments. Oct 23, Michael rated it did not like it Recommends it for: I read it because of the recommendation from Oprah. In that review I said he used pages to say what he could have said in a 10 page essay. I read this book because someone I know said it was great. I think it's just another bunch of psycho-babble bullshit this rich con-man threw together.

No, I did not buy it The message in both books, in my opinion is exactly the same This guy is good at taking a cliche, wording it 43 different ways and calling it a book. Back in the mid's View all 9 comments. Sep 23, Edwin B rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Upon 2nd reading of this book, I realized that any form of negativity I may have in the moment actually reflects a resistance to the present moment - a refusal to accept the here and now which is the only reality. Previous to this, I had thought that negativity simply is - and therefore should simply be noticed and accepted as part of the current reality, and not struggled against.

True, negativity shouldn't be railed at nor struggled against - but should instead be simply noticed. However, noti Upon 2nd reading of this book, I realized that any form of negativity I may have in the moment actually reflects a resistance to the present moment - a refusal to accept the here and now which is the only reality. However, noticing negativity should include being aware that it involves my resistance to the here and now, and my choosing instead to be wrapped up in my thoughts - and that there is a liberating alternative that is actually what is true and real.

View all 4 comments. Jan 09, Khadidja rated it really liked it Shelves: Or they argue against it, as if they knew what it is that they are denying.

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This misuse gives rise to absurd beliefs, assertions, and egoic delusions, i loved this book so much i'll probably read it again, I agree with the author on so many things Then suddenly I became aware of what a peculiar thought it was. Dec 10, Natali rated it it was amazing. I passed this book dozens of times in my yoga studio back in It was so popular and its praises so well sung by my yoga teacher, Steve Ross, that I thought it must be a bunch of new age mumbo jumbo.

I didn't want to read it because I thought that it would entail jumping on some Los Angeles hippy bandwagon. This book is really great. It contains such simple philosophy that is so hard I passed this book dozens of times in my yoga studio back in It contains such simple philosophy that is so hard to practice in our Western society. I hate to say something banal like "it changed my life," but I am really hoping that it did. I will definitely be referring back to it often. Jan 31, Jillian rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: I've read a few books with similar messages about living in the present, being mindful, and grateful--it's a very zen-like message--but this book was different.

Tolle explains that we are not our thoughts. I liked his explanation of being still, and the question and answer form of the book, where he explains how it helps people refocus on what matters. The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle The book is intended to be a guide for day-to-day living and stresses the importance of living in the present moment and avoiding thoughts of the past or future.

May 08, Jeff rated it really liked it. I like Echkart Tolle. I recommend this book if you are into new age spirituality or not. Even if you aren't into spirituality at all, check it out. I sometimes struggle with doubts about him, but I do this with all spiritual teachers. Another reviewer described him as a "pompous fraud" who "steals the classic works of Eastern cultures and repackages them in a poorly-written and impossibly stupid manner. There are some very useful concepts in this book for me, presented in a very useful way.

None of them are new, and E. Tolle says as much.

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The more I learn about the great wisdom teachings the more they seem to me to be the same, harmonious with each other. So, he is just adding his voice to the harmony. The way Tolle presents the teachings make intuitive sense to me and helps me make use of them. Your mind wants you to think it is in charge, don't be fooled. Be aware of your emotions, they provide interesting guidance and input. There is no reality but the present moment, everything else is either a memory about the past or a fantasy about the future.

I would hang out with Eckhart Tolle, and reading his books might be as close as I'll ever get. I think hanging out with the little sprite is cool. Sep 08, Marcus Knight rated it did not like it. This is an awful, awful book. Sorry, there's no other way of putting it. And I can hear people saying already "but it makes me feel better". Whatever makes you feel in control, I guess.

Tolle and others like him are squarely in the camp of woo as the great Randi would say! They promote a watered down and ultimately meaningless new-age theology. And of course Oprah loves him. I expected more, but he si This is an awful, awful book. I expected more, but he sits right in there with Deepak Chopra as a prime examples of other equally useless anti-science hokum. Tolle is kind of cultish. We are our egos.

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We hold memories of pain for a good reason—to avoid repeating mistakes. That's how we evolved from our ape ancestors. And all his arguments fall down in exactly the same way as every other new-age guru I've ever read with the classic '3 card trick' as a means of argument: The most potent card of all. It's not abuse; it's not pathetic or ridiculous or wrong; it's a crazy to wise teaching method. So when Eckhart calls you an idiot, it's not because he's an pompous idiot, it's because you have a idiot-complex that you need to evolve past, and he's here to help you see that!

It's just not healthy to read books like this. This dualistic zen-style thinking just doesn't hold water in the real world. Humans are not broken, they're mostly just confused. Solutions to human problems will come from realist introspection, critical thinking, rationality and acknowledging of the darkness, e. We can start that process right here, right now—with our egos and pain-memories intact—not in some future idealised fantasy world.

Apologies if this is ranty - but this was a terrible, self-absorbed, arrogant, pompous book. View all 6 comments. I am up at stupid o'clock because my redneck neighbors upstairs are fighting once again. I'm sure whatever it is about, it has nothing to do with "Now". It's got to be about something such as, who took who's cigarettes, beer, and baby mama yesterday and what they plan to do to each other tomorrow in revenge.

But what they are really doing is ruining my "now" Eckhart Tolle had an epiphany, or, a complete mental b I am up at stupid o'clock because my redneck neighbors upstairs are fighting once again. Eckhart Tolle had an epiphany, or, a complete mental break depending on which side of the spiritual fence you sit on. During the time he was a student one of his professors, who's mind he admired greatly up and committed suicide - undoubtedly due to the pressure he and others put on him. How could such an intelligent person choose to end their life?

This he put aside, as we all do, and went back inside his head and his anxieties. Then one night he woke up with an overwhelming sense of dread and anxiety. But instead of taking the same route as his professor took, he heard someone or something say "accept everything", and that's what he did. Just then he felt like he was sucked into a void, just nothing at all. When he woke up in the morning everything seemed brand new and fantastic This book is full of good stuff such as Nothing ever happened in the past, and nothing will happen in the future. Everything that happens only happens right now If you find yourself in an intolerable situation, you have three options.

Remove yourself from it. If you can't do that, change it.

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