Eckhart Tolle Discussion Community

KathleenBrugger wrote: she and I go to deep places even without having to speak.

Yes, we can feel a strong connection with someone even though there may be very little verbal communication. It can feel like we are sharing something precious.

I like this quote from ANE p.216

If you are content with being nobody in particular, content not to stand out, you align yourself with the power of the universe.

I just don't know how to let go of thought without thinking of letting go of thought. Hi Clouded, rather than trying to let go of thought, its about focusing on presence practice, the more often you go into presence throughout the day (this can be as little as a couple of seconds each time), the mo...

Hi 51sth, having a powerful imagination can seem like a blessing and a curse. A curse because it has the ability to create terror in you, and a blessing because it can create beauty. In terms of romantic relationships it can kind of flip between the two and cause an addiction to that person. One of ...

Phil2 wrote: there is a culture of violence all around, especially in the Hollywood movies

Yes, Eckhart puts it succinctly when he says they are "made by pain-bodies for pain-bodies".

I think i've misinterped what Eckhart ment by "be free from judgment" Hi deepocean, In this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdMEtpXoMkY Eckhart highlights the difference between facts and judgement, he says: We dont equate unconscious behaviour with who that person is, if we eqate it with who t...

I think Eckhart said or wrote something like " we are being experiencing human form " ... maybe someone can confirm this quote ? Here's a similar quote: from http://spiritlibrary.com/eckhart-tolle/eckhart-on-personal-love "We are in the relative as form, and in the absolute as formless consciousnes...

As I awaken, I feel this pain as I destroy my past. My past is only what my brain carries in its thoughts. The impressionable models it has constructed. If I lose this, will I still even have an ability to have a sense of who I am, and what I've been through. My entire life has been pain - I'm remo...

My difficulties with people are one area that I really need some advise about. I see a pattern there. In my experience people can be very unaware, manipulative, selfish, jealous an all the other ego based behaviours. I tend to meet people and the ones I click with I hang out with. Eventually though...

Hi fortune, I remember Eckhart saying once that the further along the spiritual path a person is the less difference there is between being male or female - other than surface appearance. So I think its more about being yourself, rather than living up to any image of what a man or woman should be. Y...

Phil2 wrote: Thanks for this reference. The book is available freely as pdf to download (no link here of course

You're welcome Phil, there is also an audiobook on YT.

Hi Long Time Seeker, a good book that you and your partner may find helpful is
The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness.

kafi wrote: Jed McKenna said, after the shift we return to the mental ward, this time with a visitor’s badge.

Love this quote, and enjoying your posts kafi.

Hi vandu, From a practical point of view maybe use a daily work rota for both of you, that you and your husband agree on. Anything he wants done beyond that you could agree that he will ask you nicely, and you could give him a realistic time you think you will get it done by - rather than agreeing t...

Great quotes, thank you Starting.