Effortless Freedom

Eckhart Tolle

As many of you know, I am a huge fan of Eckhart Tolle and have been since I picked up the ‘Power of Now’ back in 2007.  That book really struck a chord with me and changed the way I perceived things, creating a better understanding of my life and creating a way for me to help others see a different perspective with their troubles.

Just recently I have discovered a website that I plan to spend more time navigating over the coming weeks and months.  The website; ‘Living with Tolle‘, is the creation of two friends Leo & Greg, in which they use the teachings of Eckhart to guide them through various subject matter in an attempt to bring these teachings into everyday situations.  This is something I have been doing regularly through simple conversation with others ever since I began to learn from Eckharts’ words.  I am very pleased that someone else is spreading Eckharts words in this way, as I feel many people could learn from them.  I have bought, given and recommended Eckharts work to so many people over the last few years, many benefitting from it and some not quite getting it.  For those that don’t get it, there is no probelem, they are just not ready to hear it yet and if and when they are, then they too will understand the value.

As for the Living with Tolle site; the first podcast I listened to was a tele seminar featuring Matt Khan.  This seminar, is one hour long and I found it extremely enlightening.  As I listened I discovered a more relaxed way to look at my life situation and the world around me and took on a whole new way of dealing with everyday life.  I wanted to write this blog simply to highlight this particular tele seminar as I felt such a shift from it and I wanted to thank Greg and Leo for producing their site.  Keep up the good work, I look forward to delving a little deeper into these amazing podcasts.

 

Al

You are so Important

I have just realised how important it is to look after yourself.  Now, I am not referring to looking both ways as you cross the road, or to getting an early nights sleep; although both of those are very wise and come as standard snippets of good advice.  I am talking about setting time aside to really nourish yourself on a deeper level and allow yourself time to free yourself from the mind and the confines of social structure and judgements.

Finding an answer

In 2007 whilst I was living in New Zealand, I picked up a book by Eckhart Tolle called “The Power of Now“.  The book spoke to me on many different levels, but more than anything else, it immediately drove me to leave the job I was in and pursue a different one.  This change lead me to many exciting things, including the chance to complete 2 skydives, fly a stunt plane, take a helicopter ride, river rafting and many more cool things that I didn’t even have to pay for! It was an amazing transformation from the stresses I was dealing with prior to the new job. Continue reading