Questions About A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

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Question. I've been trying to read Eckhart Tolle since he was first on Oprah. I can't read it. It's like I'm reading another language, but I don't know that language. Anyone else have that problem?

Roger Don't try to conceptually understand what is written. Just read it without any expectation and preconceived ideas. Let your mind be absent when readin…moreDon't try to conceptually understand what is written. Just read it without any expectation and preconceived ideas. Let your mind be absent when reading. In other words, read without reading. Some words will resonate with your being, and some won't. That's ok. (less)

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From reading the quotes of this book it becomes quite apparent that the ideas he uses are not his own but borrowed from Stoicism, Herman Hesse, Karl Jaspers etc. Does he make any reference to those thinkers or does he use those concepts as his own?

Erica he states early on in this book if I remember correctly that the entire book is the same message in its core of every true spiritual teaching out ther…morehe states early on in this book if I remember correctly that the entire book is the same message in its core of every true spiritual teaching out there. he does not go into each specific person because in truth once you know a truth you can speak on it from being and it is the same message as everyone who shares that truth. so it may even be possible that he does not even know some concepts are in fact the same as others. ( much like someone realizing the earth is round from traveling it not feeling the need to give credit to the first person who came upon that knowledge, sort of silly because in truth it is fact that we all know from experiencing it.) i hope this makes sense. on this path i come to realizations express it verbally only to hear the exact same thing from someone else. (less)

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how does one respond to those who say that tolle is a blasphemer who thinks he is god?

Janine This is an old question, but I'll answer it anyway. He does not think he is god, he does think that we are connected to the divine and the divine acts…moreThis is an old question, but I'll answer it anyway. He does not think he is god, he does think that we are connected to the divine and the divine acts through us. He in no way claims to be special, just that he has realized something or experienced something others might not yet have, but that everyone can. He is referring to Buddha nature, or how you want to call it.(less)

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Hi, Do you need to read 'The Power of Now' before reading 'A New Earth'?

Ivan Prefferably, but not necessarily, as the Power of Now teaches on how to focus on the present moment, while the New Earth is generally focused on probl…morePrefferably, but not necessarily, as the Power of Now teaches on how to focus on the present moment, while the New Earth is generally focused on problematic behaviors, and the general philosophy of Eckhart Tolle as well as the Bible, primarily, but it includes the teaching of how focus on the present as well.(less)

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