The Power Of Now?!

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Permalink Reply by Mica on November 22, 2008 at 3:55pm

Did you know there is an Eckhart group?..... come join us over there.....;)

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Permalink Reply by Wayne Martin on November 22, 2008 at 4:14pm

If your wanting them to go your somewhere else. Try here.

If you still don't get it, forget about what you want and just listen to see what else he says. Or if you've had enough of whatever just forget it.

Maybe the pain is inside of you.

there is no one right way. there could be, many right ways. what's your right way?

Try them inside of you. And maybe they don't need to go.

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Permalink Reply by Lee on November 22, 2008 at 9:58pm

Now that pain is here, you can't really just make it go away. I've tried that on a couple occassions lol.

What you can do is be the "space" for this. Allow yourself to be an aware conscious, the space from which everything happens. Being that space, simply observe it

When you experience pain, discomfort, constant wanting, irritation, the mantra is "Can I be the space for this?"

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Permalink Reply by Asafoetida on November 22, 2008 at 10:53pm

Yes, resisting causes the suffering. Being the space isn't just being present, but allowing and not resisting. Then when you are fully open to the emotion, it will be able to flow through you--but it won't happen if you are noticing it and just waiting for it to go away.

It takes practice, but it will happen.

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Permalink Reply by Lee on November 24, 2008 at 11:52pm

Reading and listening to Tolle always reminds me of an easily digestible and consumbable versin of buddhism, which isn't a bad thing. Buddhists commonly say, that the 2 worst things in life are to not get what you want, and to ironically get what you want, because then you're always scared of losing it. Whenever I hear Eckhart talk and hint at resistence, this is always the first thought that occuries to me.

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Permalink Reply by I AManda on November 23, 2008 at 12:20am

It sounds like because your ego is identifying with these situations, and labeling them "bad" and judging them, when the situation comes up, allow yourself to be present and become the observer behind your ego and the thoughts its thinking about the situation. Our ego's always want drama they want to find a way in. Try staying fully present in situations within going into the ego, you will be suprised how your reactions and emotions will change coming from present moment awareness.
I think he says somewhere in the book too, if you are trying to hard, that is the ego as well

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Permalink Reply by Asafoetida on November 23, 2008 at 12:23am

That sounds right, and then I get frustrated by all that (so complex!), and then I know that's just the ego, so I get more frustrated and finally I just stop trying...and then aha! the ego starts to clear a bit. Then it cheers: "hooray! I did it" and I know it's back, but hey, a gap is a gap...

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Permalink Reply by I AManda on November 23, 2008 at 12:31am

lol this made me smile

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Permalink Reply by Asafoetida on November 23, 2008 at 12:37am

Yeah, it can be hard for me! But I think it doesn't have to be... and I think no effort is ever wasted. So I like to encourage others, because it encourages myself :)

Anyway, I like how you stated it, it's good to hear this stuff repeated over and over, each time we get it a little more, I think.

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Permalink Reply by Oh? on November 23, 2008 at 11:32am

Oh thanks everyone! I keep forgetting that waiting the pain body out and seeing it for what it is is how to release it. LOL. I love Eckart!

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