Kartik answers “Question. I've been trying to read Eckhart...”

Annie Kostyk asked this question about A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose:

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?

Kartik I have to read passages several times. And it's not due to the material being too dense. The fact is that he writes in run-on sentences. So his though…moreI have to read passages several times. And it's not due to the material being too dense. The fact is that he writes in run-on sentences. So his thoughts turn into soup because the ideas are all over the place: between knowledge and anecdote, often at the same time. That's why the audio is helpful, I imagine. He would be putting the pauses in the right places.(less)

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