Eckhart Tolle Discussion Community

HowToKnowGod wrote:I'm just as present on these boards as you, so no "welcome" is necessary. It just sounds pretentious.

Well, that may be your problem right there. You titled your post "When Aggressive People...." Where does aggression show up in you?

Great letter, and you may want to consider easing up on all of the quotation marks. It's okay to say that you encountered or heard something, and that you experienced ups and downs. Adya is aware of your true essence.

Key Master, I am sorry for your loss. I think what you wrote is an important reminder. There have been spiritual teachers and followers throughout time that have justified inactivity by stating, "Everything is as it should be". But there is no reason to sit idly by while a person suffers. If I remem...

Hi Void. I feel as though you could be helped greatly by using the four questions of Byron Katie regarding the situation with your father. Your belief, "My father should help me out financially" bears some examining. If you're not familiar with Katie's work, here are the four questions: Is it true? ...

E1lycat, I hope I don't come off as the "Chicken Little" poster here, spreading fear, because that's not my intent. However, as a trauma nurse, I'd have to caution anyone against falling asleep with a lit candle next to them. The potential for a fire is too great. I had one patient who did that. The...

I am a strong believer in biochemistry and the brain. It could well be medications affecting her or her own natural biochemistry that is the cause of her black hole? Peaceman, Nurmi wrote that his or her friend is not on meds. It is Nurmi's son that suffers from depression. Nurmi, I agree with Sigh...

But I've managed to gain five pounds!

Yes, but Spokane's had just a wee bit of snow recently, no?

I would think that after enlightenment addictions would die down for most. There wouldn't be a driving need to escape the present moment.

Onceler, if you look at the list, you'll see a number of downloadable audiobooks. However, the system currently doesn't allow them to be saved to a PC for downloading to an IPod.

Here in Portland, Oregon, we are blessed to have a wide assortment of Tolle offerings in our public library system. I have borrowed many of the Sounds True CD sets and downloaded them into my IPod. I love listening to these talks as I walk my dog every day. Here's what's available in our library: Th...

Be reminded that the "monamine hypothesis", i.e. a chemical imbalance causing depression, is only a theory with no actual proof. It was a convenient way for big pharma to push their drugs. So when a person became depressed he could say "oh, I must have a chemical imbalance, that's it!". The real ch...

Re: Dr. David Burns. In his latest edition of "The Feeling Good Handbook" he no longer recommends antidepressants. Along with many other prominent psychiatrists, he has major concerns about the effectiveness and their long-term effects on the neural pathways of the brain. SSRIs were never meant to b...

A few weeks ago, I borrowed the audio version (read by Gangaji) from my library, and downloaded it onto my iPod. I absolutely loved her message. Her voice is quite soothing to boot. I then borrowed the book last week, and I'm glad I had the audio version first. I don't care as much for the book. It ...

I am 42 years old.

I mrdc there is a Tolle recording called Gateways To Now that I am always plugging, (I actually heard about it first through Heidi) you might want to check it out also, it gives a specific exercise of getting in touch with the energy field of the inner body. It helped me do that more. It opens a wh...

[quote="Onceler"]It sounds like a dissociative disorder. I believe they fall under anxiety disorders. One has the feeling of depersonalization, and being alien to one's body and ones life. The definition of a disorder is a pervasive condition that negatively affects ones functioning in many areas of...