That is scary! I'm sure I'll read and review his books one day. Some of his ideas sound right to me because I'm a Buddhist. But he seems to take the practice out of the equation. If this is true, then I'd lump him in with the Jack Canfields of the world who just tell you to “think” differently when the truth is you need to DO differently.

But one thing about his I thought was cool is that he's 62 years old. He doesn't look it at all.

That is scary! I'm sure I'll read and review his books one day. Some of his ideas sound right to me because I'm a Buddhist. But he seems to take the practice out of the equation. If this is true, then I'd lump him in with the Jack Canfields of the world who just tell you to “think” differently when the truth is you need to DO differently.

But one thing about his I thought was cool is that he's 62 years old. He doesn't look it at all.

Hey Vlad,

It's not about having the guts to read his books, Why would I be scared of a book? I read a lot of books, but I haven't gotten around to reading more than a chapter or two from The Power of Now at the bookstore. I never said I disagreed with his ideas..he gets them straight from Buddhism. And these ideas I agree with.

But from what I've gathered so far, Tolle takes Buddhism and repackages it using different words. If you do't know anything about Buddhism, then Tolle looks revolutionary and fresh. If you do know about Buddhism or practice it, he looks like a guy who studied a lot but didn't want to be a monk.

Perhaps I'll read one of them soon and review it in this site.

But you've got to admit…I've got people who think my “interview” with Tolle was real. And all I did was keep repeating some words over and over again. It's funny. And if Tolle is the spiritual teacher he claims to be, he'd probably think it's funny too.

Lighten up…don't let the inner body become too disturbed.

PS. Great having you here at DSP. Keep coming back and contributing.

Thanks, Vlad. I appreciate it.
Since you recommend it, the first Tolle book I'll read in full will be “A New Earth”
As always, thanks for stopping by,

John..thanks for stopping by. It's funny that you say you wouldn't have read Tolle's books if you'd seen him on Oprah! The problem with Oprah is that she lets some real quacks on her show and doesn't let anyone challenge him or her.

I'm glad you got something from Tolle. But I've made this point before. I had a friend whose life was changed for the better after joining a UFO cult. HE got off drugs and all sorts of bad life habits. But I think the UFO cult is a bunch of BS. And even though my buddy points out how much it helped him, it doesn't mean it's true.

From what I've seen of Tolle his ideas are not so original. You can find them pretty much anywhere. But I've promised DSP reader Vlad to read “A New Earth” and review it. So, we'll see what happens.

I hope Tolle reads and is amused by my parody. Too many of these guys have no sense of humor.

Eckhart Tolle, and the people who work for/with him are nothing but a fraud. His so called “teaching”s are very dangerous and are aimed at people who are of low intellect, depressed, or in some bad transient state. Any person with half a brain can see that the bulk of what he is saying is just regurgatated eastern philosophy and jibberish. I happen to know that these people don’t believe a word of what they are saying and are only in it for the money. I have interacted with them directly and what they are “teaching” and how they really conduct themselves in real life is two completely different things. Don’t be fooled byb these people – they have made a living from it.

Eckhart Tolle review
Eckhart Tolle’s book is an attempt to awaken you to your life’s purpose but there are no meaningful instructions to take you there. Eckhart is focused on a symptom of the problem that he believes is the problem, “the ego” and I would suggest that this manifestation of the problem is certainly a red flag. However there was never a doctor who could cure patience’s problem by treating their symptoms. Like many doctors, Tolle misdiagnoses the patience and falls victim to the very thing that he makes confident assertions about. Eckhart suggests a treatment to close the hole of self only to discover there are always more openings.
“I think therefore I am” – thought is a product of the mind and without the mind there would be no perception of self or the body you possess. It was God who said “Come now, and let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18) because He engineered your body and wants you to operate in the mechanics of His design so He can receive the glory. If we do not obey before we know (faith) it will be the mind that is responsible in producing the misperception of who you are, this illusory sense of identity. This illusory sense of self or the arrogance that could be called the ego that Albert Einstein referred to as “an optical illusion of consciousness”. And Tolle’s statement “That illusory self then becomes the basis for all further interpretations, or rather misinterpretations of reality, all thought processes, interactions, and relationships, your reality becomes a reflection of the original illusion,” is certainly true. Tolle may not have the answer but I believe he has a good understanding of the problem. Tolle also quotes Jesus in an attempt to give validity to his theology along with many others, but it was only Jesus who said in John 14:6 “I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.”
Eckhart’s solution to dissolve this illusion all come down to the word “‘if’ you can recognize illusion as illusion, it dissolves. The recognition of illusion is also its ending.” Nobody would disagree with his deduction. But a simple illustration of a man walking through a desert without water can test his deduction. It is not until he receives a drink of water can he believe that what he sees is nothing more than an optical illusion stemming from he imbalance state of body and mind.
If the mind or the brain is still in the same physical state that produced this illusion of self then it has no ability to see itself relative to truth. The fact that the mind in its unbalanced physical state has produced an ego is irrelevant and to try to recognize the countless illusions the mind is capable of generating is in itself absurd.
Unbelief comes from a polluted mind or a body that lacks the energy to maintain a balanced state. A mind cannot change its state without acting on the knowledge of the truth but the mind will not recognize truth as knowledge because it has been chemically programmed to reconfigure truth.
Purification comes with a cost of suffering, by the effects of a chemical withdrawal, in order to break our self-conceived ideas on how we see reality. A mind that has not been re-wired has no ability to be enlightened by divine teaching, because it is already programmed to arrange any new knowledge within its own pre-established formula, as to preserve its addictions, and therefore cannot discern the between the holy and the profane. Romans16:18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. Tolle and many other men come across so convincing because they have no idea they are completely controlled by their addictions to their own appetites. Our so called wise and learned men come across completely sincere because they have no idea their judgment has been impaired. Their rational seems logical and is received with applause because they are appealing to an audience who baths in the same pool of impediments. 2 Cor10:12 For we are not bold to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding. Pro16:25 There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

Joh8:34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. Only a relatively short period of time is needed in practicing sin, (or letting the flesh choose) before the brain sets up receivers to accommodate this new chemical addiction that reinforces the appetite. Like a drug addict on the street you are trapped and enslaved to serve your habit by the law of cause and effect.
It is easy to sit back and tell someone that they do not have and answer to the problem and never using our own logic or deduction of reasoning to find the answer. Jesus tells us that we need to follow Him through regeneration, Mat19:28 Truly I tell you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration … We were once there as little children. One of the parts which will be renewed is the mind, Rom12:2 “… but transformed by the renewing of your mind … All regeneration and renewing is centered around “things” in you that are not of your DNA but make up almost 50% of your dry body weight. They turn out to be little separate creatures that are the engine that drives every one of your cells, including your brain cells. Without them, we would not move a muscle, drum a finger, think a thought. 1 Cor1:27 But God chose the foolish things of this world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are so that no one may boast before him. The problem is these creatures replicate, privately, in their own fashion and if you do not provide the environment they need to regenerate you will never have a mind or thought process “that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect” (Rom12:2). If man could live on bread alone we would not need the word of God but bread alone brings only depravity.
For an in-depth comprehensible study on the environment needed and how the Spirit logically lead me to this place of surrender please go to http://www.freedomcatchthespirit.com

I think guys like Tolle takes all the groovy ideas from Buddhism and takes out all that morality and self-training.
At least that’s what I think his one-consciousness is trying to manifest to my inner being of oneness.

If that’s Tolle’s central idea, then my original point stands–he’s not very original.
I thought the Oprah interview was funny because it seems that Oprah really doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

Maybe it was too “deep” for her.

Dudes and all the dudes who still trying to figure Tolle out is this,he never claims to be original as you keep yapping on about …oh he’s not original…what the dude does and why he has had an impact and continues to have one is he has managed to simplify all these religious teachings and repackaged them in a non religious ( done away with the rigid norms,rituals,practises etc)accomodative non judgemental spiritualism.

Thanks! I’ve often fought that Tolle might think it was funny if he ever viewed this blog. Glad to see some of his fans feel that way.