A.D. Crystal 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?

A.D. Crystal It does actually feel like a NEW LANGUAGE. It is funny you say it. This is, I find, the best way to describe the confusion one feels whenever one come…moreIt does actually feel like a NEW LANGUAGE. It is funny you say it. This is, I find, the best way to describe the confusion one feels whenever one comes to a book introducing UN-MADE-BEFORE thoughts.
We are so much used to certain patterns of thinking that, being in front of new, sometimes contrary to what we have come to believe thus far, ideas is UNSETTLING. what worked in my case is that I stopped reading when I seemed to be AT LOSS FOR REFERENCE in my experiences and TALKED ABOUT THE NEW IDEAS to a friend. You know, we have been growing and developing as personalities in the presence and with the contribution of each other and I knew he was the right person to discuss with.
Another thing I did, was that I skipped the parts I had difficulty to understand and WENT ON READING AND CONTEMPLATING ON STUFF I UNDERSTOOD. I also READ BOOKS, or FOLLOWED AND WATCHED VIDEOS of people Eckhart MENTIONED.
Do Not Worry! Keep reading similar books and the haze will definitely start to clear up.
Happy reading!
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