Eckhart Tolle Discussion Community

No!, that phrase is a contradiction in terms. Purely in an answer using language, to be 'aware' is to be awake is to be enlightened. The ego by definition is not awake, it's a conditioned 'little me', a seperate existence, engendered by other ego's, another thought form. Thought forms do not become ...

Don't some of the films listed fall into the made by pain bodies for pain bodies slot that et mentions?

I did rate the fight club though, brutal but significant

RCharles wrote:........................................... When fully present, there is no you, only Now.Wonderful!

Charles

Thank you RCharles

lucy tis a shame you have largely not addressed my post, in fact even seemed to have misunderstood it this illustrates the point that anything which one says can only be a perspective. you say you missed my first post, I think you may have also missed the second. .....from another angle, can you not...

perhaps you missed my post Sorry Onlynow, I guess I did miss your post. do you consider yourself an 'awakened one' ? It was seen here, that there is nobody here to be awake. There is only what is happening, typing on the keyboard, lucy-ing. That is why I made the statement As long as there is a pre...

I agree mukau

Hi Lucy

perhaps you missed my post

do you consider yourself an 'awakened one' ?

yes

as said many times 'words' are a very poor medium for instance the phrase 'the present moment' suggests that there is some other moment! lucy says " Non-dualistic teachings expressed dualistically may have their place in the large scheme of things, but they can be a hinderence to awakening. how can ...

sevenworlds wrote:I'm flattered you went to the trouble of stringing my past and future together like that OnlyNow

t'was a work of love

HowToKnowGod wrote:That would be the logical conclusion, but for some reason I don't.

then with respect, perhaps like 'brutus', you should look at yourself and not eckhart

HowToKnowGod wrote:I wonder why he doesn't say that "not planning" is O.K. Like for example he could say that it's O.K. to not plan, but if you happen to plan, it's O.K...............................

...by saying 'to plan is ok', by default it also means 'not to plan' is also ok, don't you think?

When et says planning is ok, he means just that

you don't have have to plan, just if you wish to, its ok

........................... Thanks for all your replies. I'll be off now. Ok, goodbye. Ok, maybe I should explain a few things before I go.................. Aww, go on then. ...........Anyway, yet again, I wish you all well and this time I really will leave you to it.......... you don't really mean...

Thanx