Michael, feel free to spin it anyway you want. What the guy is talking about is pure awareness experienced by itself, and as a background to other thoughts and activity. I am sorry if that upsets you.
Then he goes about, clumsily, I might add, on how one might go about achieving or experiencing that. And by the way, yes, I figured out, somewhere along the way that MMY didn't invent pure awareness, "if it exists", but you do have a propensity of dismissing most spiritual traditions as examples of the "power of suggestion", except the practices or modalities you endorse, of course, or at least try to make a buck on. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote : Sycophantic thinking. Pure Awareness, if it exists, was around long before Marshy became a blip on the world scene, and there were and are plenty of others who came before him, while he was here and after him who taught the same thing. To relate everything to him is pitiful and sycophantic. Especially to do so with Eckhart who cautions people AGAINST meditation saying that it is often a hindrance to finding freedom in Presence. And he's right. From: "steve.sundur@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 7:22 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Tolle: excessive thinking I listened to this. You realize that all he's talking about is trying to achieve the state of pure awareness, both by itself and as being present with other thoughts and activity. It may be the first I really listened to anything he's said, but it's sort of remarkable, that the main gist of his teaching, or at least this little bit, is just, really, a piece of MMY's overall teaching. I defy anyone, (if that would be the appropriate term), to say otherwise. And no, I am not selling anything! Just listen, and see if you come to a different conclusion. Actually, I think its sort of neat to see someone come at from a different angle, although he doesn't offer a direct means to achieve this. He offers indirect means. Not saying its better or worse. But its being presented as though its a fresh insight. Nothing new about it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <cardemaister@...> wrote : How do we break the habit of excessive thinking? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTFDfR47dl4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTFDfR47dl4 How do we break the habit of excessive thinking? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTFDfR47dl4 Eckhart explores the powerful addiction to thinking, offering a handful of ways to put a stop to thoughts and choose presence instead. View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTFDfR47dl4 Preview by Yahoo
