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The Power Of Now have any of you read this book or heard any of Eckhart Tolle's teachings?
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irresistibleb1tch said: have any of you read this book or heard any of Eckhart Tolle's teachings?
i'd love to hear what you thought about it, or what you've gained from it. just made me cross. Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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irresistibleb1tch said: have any of you read this book or heard any of Eckhart Tolle's teachings?
i'd love to hear what you thought about it, or what you've gained from it. I've read it several times. My therapist suggested I use it as my bible. There's definately a lot good stuff in my opinion but I'm so hardwired to dwell on the pass and stumble through the wreckage of my future to have much use for his suggestions. But I am trying my best to use his ideas and live one day at a time and all that. But, he does make a lot of sense. The book reminds me of the Ani DiFranco song, "Phase," when she sings: "My distractions are my defense against my lack of inspiration, against this slowly deflation and the further the horizon the more it holds my gaze and the foreground is out of focus..." I attend Alanon meetings, I did the 3 day "LandMark Forum" and I'm a big fan of Joseph Campbell, which all made Eckhart Tolle's philosophy not as strange. 
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TheResistor said: irresistibleb1tch said: have any of you read this book or heard any of Eckhart Tolle's teachings?
i'd love to hear what you thought about it, or what you've gained from it. I've read it several times. My therapist suggested I use it as my bible. There's definately a lot good stuff in my opinion but I'm so hardwired to dwell on the pass and stumble through the wreckage of my future to have much use for his suggestions. But I am trying my best to use his ideas and live one day at a time and all that. But, he does make a lot of sense. The book reminds me of the Ani DiFranco song, "Phase," when she sings: "My distractions are my defense against my lack of inspiration, against this slowly deflation and the further the horizon the more it holds my gaze and the foreground is out of focus..." I attend Alanon meetings, I did the 3 day "LandMark Forum" and I'm a big fan of Joseph Campbell, which all made Eckhart Tolle's philosophy not as strange. great - i'm glad somebody has given this a shot. to be honest, when i first listened to the book on tape, i was struggling with a lot of what he says. much of it made sense, but i had a hard time grasping the entire concept. since then, i've listened to "Living a Life of Inner Peace", which is a recording of one of his presentations. in it, he uses a lot of humor and anecdotes to explain his teachings, and it's made the original "Power of Now" more accessible to me. you may want to try that one as well. i have not heard of Joseph Campbell, but i'll definitely check him out - thanks for the info! 
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muirdo said: just made me cross. i'm not sure i understand...  | |
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btw, i bought The Power of Now on cassette tape a while back, and have since bought it on CD, so if anybody wants the tape version, just orgnote me. | |
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Please stop hurting America...
Please. I ain't too proud to beg... | |
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JohnStewart said: Please stop hurting America...
Please. I ain't too proud to beg... i'm no English teacher or nothing, but aren't you missing a comma between "hurting" and "America", Jo(h)n? (oh, this works on sooooo many levels!)  | |
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irresistibleb1tch said: JohnStewart said: Please stop hurting America...
Please. I ain't too proud to beg... i'm no English teacher or nothing, but aren't you missing a comma between "hurting" and "America", Jo(h)n? (oh, this works on sooooo many levels!) Shouldn't you be reading some trashy novel?  | |
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JohnStewart said: irresistibleb1tch said: i'm no English teacher or nothing, but aren't you missing a comma between "hurting" and "America", Jo(h)n? (oh, this works on sooooo many levels!) Shouldn't you be reading some trashy novel? yes, i am indeed reading War and Peace right now  | |
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