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Originally Posted by mercuryrising  I don't debate for the sake of it either and I'm sorry if I have added to your frustration.
I would very much like the world to wake up from it's slumber. If anything, I do not want Tolle's teachings to become a fad, quickly buried beneath the next Big Thing. QUOTE]
I hear you.
It is hard to put the teachings into practice. At least, for me. I mean I do all well and good when I am in my own little world... but when I step out and face "differences of opinion"... clearly, I still choose the Ego's response. It's a learning process, I guess. |
Yea I still go an ego too. Here's a bit of ego deflation... promise not to tell anyone
I've been a seeker for a long long time. I was initiated into a certain form of meditation when I was six and again when I was twelve. I've always had a deep interest in metaphysics and spirituality. At this point, I'm hard-pressed to find something I haven't studied, practiced or heard of.
My significant other isn't into all that. At least, not like me. She has her own interests, which is perfectly. I wasn't looking for an exact clone of myself (that's the last thing the world needs, trust me). She is a wonderful woman and a great mother. I have no complaints.
Anyway, when A New Earth came out, my SO had the book air mailed to her because all the stores in town were sold out. She was excited about doing this webinar with Oprah. My feelings were a bit hurt by this because whenever I've talked about the very same subjects that Tolle discusses, she gets this glassy-eyed look. But now that the "O" was talking about it, it's cool.
This thread brought back a lot of the same feelings for me. I'm still a work in progress also and proud of it. I figure that if you aren't growing, you are probably dead. In a way, I needed to write something that people don't agree with and be ok with that... an perhaps take a look at some of my own insecurities (bleh).
I don't know if that really helps or changes anything here, but I thought you might like to know.