Eckhart Tolle: Bringing Presence

"The Flowering of Human Consciousness" DVD is a two DVD set...so he gets two pages...maybe more...who knows.

Eckhart Tolle: He brings presence...or awareness without thought

When he comes to the stage, he sits there for a little while without speaking...THAT's cool!

Without saying anything "his presence" shows up and he silently states without words:

"I am here now with you"

Then he explains that "words" are coming and that the words are less important than the silent presence between the words.

There are many people that go to all his talks...he doesn't say much that is new...but they just enjoy being in his presence...it is calming and healthy to be around this dude.

This is what I am trying to do with this web page...bring the idea of presence through to you.

Since I am not physically present with you now, you could think about your own presence for a few moments...to honor Eckhart and me.

Humor me please...just stop reading, close your eyes for a few moments and take a few deep breaths and try to quite your mind and accept NOW as is...

...I'll wait...

NOW don't you feel better!

Eckhart Tolle: He taps directly into the deep well and talks from it...the words are merely pointers.

The deep well is what like to call Universal Knowledge. We all tap into the deep well of knowledge all the time everyday...Eckhart has just really developed his skill to a highly effective peaceful presence transmission system.

You can't help feel something when you watch this video. I'm sure there are a lot of folks that don't like what they feel when they watch the video...and they don't know why the don't like it.

Eckhart says that the words he uses to speak about the "spaciousness" and "stillness" are merely pointers to what is being transmitted. The idea is actually impossible to think about while thinking with a divided mind...so the best that people like Eckhart (and me) is to point at the answer.

This is why teachers throughout time can't speak plainly about the truth...as soon as you utter a sound...the truth is gone. As soon as you think a though...the truth moves...

...the truth is still, silent, aware, and alive...with all the knowledge of space and time within it...without form...but these words are not the truth...they merely point at the truth.

...if you want to experience the truth try this exercise:

- Ask yourself "WHAT" you are until you get to things you don't "possess" or "Have".

For example...most people think they are a "human being"...and just leave it that...

I will tell you my answer and how I got there...it's not a test.

What am I?----A human being.

What does a human have?---A body, a mind, things, thoughts, emotions, memories, will, desires, dreams, soul, spirit, ideas, etc.

What is a human? An animal, an earth creature, a physical presence, a thinker, a doer, a perceiver, a knower...a self-aware entity.

Do you have a self-aware entity? ahh...no...I think that is what "I am".

Silent knowledge that "we are" is our true identity...without thought, words, sound or form...just silent and still "I am" - ness.

I am this presence.

You are this presence.

So Eckhart Tolle (and me too I hope!) bring the idea of YOU back to YOU.

Eckhart Tolle: His flower metaphor for awareness without thought is wonderful

I am a lover of nature and plants...when I am outside with my quite buddies...I am in my happy place.

Plants are a great story of silent and still presence...there they are...living without thinking...they respond to threats...sure, but they don't get confused about what they are...lucky for them.

Eckhart has a flower on stage with him and he refers to its still and silent "being" as a pointer to the true beauty of our own truth.

This reminds me of a quote I found online somewhere...I don't remember who said it and I will have to paraphrase but it goes something like

"Forgiveness is the fragrance given by the flower to the boot that crushed it."

Eckhart Tolle: Stuck in the mud metaphor

Eckhart told a little story about two people who are stuck in the mud.

The first person is not accepting NOW AS IS...

- He rejects the fact that he is stuck in mud (kinda like people that are angry in traffic)

- He violently thrashes about in the mud trying to escape the mud...he can't accept now as is.

- He is exhausted and finally, he dies in the mud.

The second person accepts NOW AS is...and immediately faces the fact that he is stuck in mud.

- He remains still and thinks....hmmm...here I am...stuck in mud....I don't like it...but I accept it.

- Ok...what should I do?

- Well...I should be still, perhaps, someone will come by and find me, or perhaps, the wind will blow a branch my way from that tree...

The point of the story is...that accepting NOW AS IS...doesn't mean you are not going to do anything about the situation...but merely asking you to face facts as they are...and not to identify yourself with the situation, or you use the situation to add to the story of you....just accepting NOW AS is...will most likely serve you better than any sort of rejecting of NOW as it is.

...feel what you feel about it...and act to change the situation if you want to.

As you can tell, I like Eckhart Tolle, so I will watch more videos and or read one of his books and then tell you about that as well.