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- Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:34 pm
- Forum: General Eckhart Tolle Discussion
- Topic: Apologizing's role in Spirituality
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2175
Re: Apologizing's role in Spirituality
Yes, self-condemnation. Why do we do that?!! Do we think it's going to motivate us to be "better"? It's such a habit - a go-to response when things are rocky, so I suspect it's some kind of thinking/belief we were handed early in life. I like Byron Katie a lot. Funny you should mention her. The thin...
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:08 am
- Forum: General Eckhart Tolle Discussion
- Topic: Apologizing's role in Spirituality
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2175
Re: Apologizing's role in Spirituality
Interesting subject. It kind of ties into forgiveness, which is also interesting. For those of us who come from a Judeo-Christian culture, forgiveness is something we're asked to do. It's part of being a more loving, spiritual person. And my past experience with that was that I could do it intellect...
- Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spirituality Jokes
- Replies: 457
- Views: 150057
Re: Spirituality Jokes
Mine were cropped and I did the CTRL- thing. Thanks for the tip! Really enjoying the pictures and quotes, 'mirth. Several have found their way to my desktop. BTW, I just finished reading The Essential Crazy Wisdom by Wes Nisker. I highly recommend it for anyone on this site. It also happens to be ch...
- Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:06 am
- Forum: Questions
- Topic: Why does the EGO exist?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10552
Re: Why does the EGO exist?
That was fun, Natalie - thanks. I've been clicking on some of his other stuff on YouTube. I love his lighthearted way. 
If anyone wants to watch, his name is Scott Kalechstein Grace.

If anyone wants to watch, his name is Scott Kalechstein Grace.
- Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Too resentful and fearful to use my brain
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1926
Re: Too resentful and fearful to use my brain
Bob, you express yourself very well. This is tough stuff to put into words - we all struggle with it. When my egoic mind has taken me over I often catch myself pondering whether or not I should just “get this over with”, and my egoic mind can justify it with the poor mental, physical, and situationa...
- Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Too resentful and fearful to use my brain
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1926
Re: Too resentful and fearful to use my brain
could someone explain in simple English how I should view and deal with these intrusions? It doesn't seem to be enough to just recognize them for what they are. How about this one step, Bob. Try to see them not as intrusions. See if you can just let these "periods of resentment and confusion" happe...
Re: migraine
Hi Papiyadi, I had migraines in my 20's - very painful. As I neared 30, I concurrently got a divorce and stopped my waitressing job (began working in a career I had chosen) and haven't had a migraine since. I still get the "eye spots" that are associated with migraines, but they don't bother me much...
- Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Four Steps to Awareness
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2719
Re: Four Steps to Awareness
Really enjoyed that, Rick. I haven't read Osho. I like how he breaks it down and isolates the three objects of awareness. Right away I could see traps that I and others have fallen into. Being aware of the body is delicious - a break from the madness of the mind, and we can tend to want to stop ther...
- Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:13 pm
- Forum: Personal Experiences
- Topic: Blissful recognition
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2084
Re: Blissful recognition
Hi Natalie, Beautiful post. I'm a mom, too. Although my three are (barely) in their 20's, the two oldest are living here (the youngest went back to school yesterday). And they still look to me for a lot of the same things they did when they were younger. Emotional support. Confirmation. Food :). The...
- Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:03 pm
- Forum: Pain and Suffering
- Topic: Having a PAIN BODY attack
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2954
Re: Having a PAIN BODY attack
Can you talk more about where the Love comes from? I know I cant understand who I am on an intellectual level, right? What is it that am I am? Becuase I know that finding my true self is where the love is, yes? Yes. Understanding on an intellectual level can be useful, but it's not "it". Anything t...
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:07 pm
- Forum: Pain and Suffering
- Topic: Having a PAIN BODY attack
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2954
Re: Having a PAIN BODY attack
Ya'll struggle too right? you sometimes feel pain and anger, or jealousy or sadness? Sure, brina, I feel all those things. Well, I haven't felt jealous in awhile, but who knows - I might tomorrow. The difference is in the "struggle" part. Those feelings come and they go, but I don't mind. (Little p...
- Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What if "Consciousness" is just another part of my MIND?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2650
Re: What if "Consciousness" is just another part of my MIND?
HI ash, The statement you refer to is not meant to convince anyone of anything. Tolle's books are not meant to convince anyone of anything. He writes about what became clear to him after his shift. We aren't meant to just sit back and accept it all. We're meant to see if we can discover these things...
- Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:59 pm
- Forum: Questions
- Topic: Have you lost all confidence in yourself?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1701
Re: Have you lost all confidence in yourself?

- Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:45 pm
- Forum: Pain and Suffering
- Topic: Staying present while feeling like crap
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2550
Re: Staying present while feeling like crap
I think I can already start to feel the melancholy wear off. I still feel it, but there's a certain kind of sweetness to it that just feels better. I love this, SirNik. Hadn't noticed the 'sweetness', but I'll stay alert to it the next time a bout hits me. You got me thinking about how these automa...
- Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My brain's not working all that well
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1527
Re: My brain's not working all that well
Hi Lostuzer, Serenity answered your questions so well, I only have a couple of extra comments. One is about the meditation. It's a practice and in the beginning, it takes a lot of practice. I remember, about 6 months into it, I was sitting in meditation and sensed the 'space between thoughts' for th...