Pranam
Eckhart is a Guru like many in India; but west follows him extolling
him as Guru; thus, one day our sanathana dharma could be patented as the
ancient west sanathana dharma from Indian-ignorance as we copy everything
from the west. God save the country.
It is said Spiritual teachings are not original and drawn from
Buddhism first , Hinduism 2nd and Christianity 3rd (!!1); thus the
interpretation starts and stamped authentic after 50 years. He learnt
Buddhism and so perhaps was taught thus by Lamas that Hinduism came from;
but no one would have taught him that Buddha learnt first under 4 Vedic
Gurus and then alone turned hostile to God worship, Punarjanma and rituals
; his words were translated from Sanskrit to Pali and written after a great
gap by his disciples; what was preached might or might not have come back
as original since Buddhism was disintegrated into 9 divisions; idol worship
came into; relic worship came into; soul was not accepted as reborn but
the rebirth was accepted; rituals are in vogue; and what Buddha was against
and was not made a religion as Buddha- thoughts raised as a religion; and
the crux of Buddhism is eradicating the desire to cure down the suffering
which are in Vedam as KAMA-nishkamya; it is seen in B G also 2500 t0 3000
years before; so Buddhism sprouted from Vedic system; without any change;
Vedic system went to Greece after the Mahabharatha war ,from where the
Parsi Hinduism which protected the Jews from slavery, turned into Jewism;
and old commandments became new commandments under Jesus that too after 42
years after the death of Jesus as slightly varied each by four editors;
then Jesus went who was in Tibet in his 9th to 21 { even today west has no
answer for the Jesus life between 9th and 21st years and what I have
written here was based on the research the west books and videos and even a
film depicted from USA} years had carried down before Eckhart, the Greek
Hinduism + Parsism+ Buddhism =Christianism; then which is original and
which is not original?. KR IRS 29321 (Now the article I read)
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Eckhart Tolle: Why People Are Drawn to Him Is a Lesson in Itself
David Gerken
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Oct 28, 2020
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Ten years ago my sister told me about a German spiritual teacher named
Eckhart Tolle that I had to check out. After watching one of his talks on
Youtube I was hooked.
I subscribed to his website and have been listening to him regularly ever
since. In fact, for many years I have listened to fifteen minutes of his
talks as preparation for my daily meditation practice.
Why? Why did Eckhart have such a strong influence on me? And on so many
millions of others around the globe?
*It’s not only his teachings*
I submit that it is only partially because of the spiritual concepts he
espouses. Yes, I love his articulation of how and why we are not our
thoughts and as such should not identify with them. And yes, I love his
emphasis on the power humans can gain from accessing and living in the
present moment.
But his concepts, like most spiritual teachings, are not particularly
original, something he would admit to. They are mostly drawn from Buddhism,
Hinduism and Christianity (he even changed his name from Ulrich to Eckhart
as an homage to the great 14th century Christian mystic, Meister Eckhart).
The reason Eckhart is so beloved and one of the most influential spiritual
leaders on the planet (along with the Dalai Lama, Pope Francis and Thich
Nhat Hanh) is because of his *presence*. His bearing. His mien.
*Being present is the key*
Let me back up. Another of Eckhart’s central teachings is that there is
nothing more valuable we can give to another than being present.
What does he mean by “being present?” He means interacting with others from
a place of no mind. Of no thought. Experiencing the other in the moment.
Not thinking about what you want to say next or somebody else at the party
you can’t wait to talk to or what you want to eat for dinner later. Just
being fully there.
Crucially, when we do that, when we are one hundred percent *there*, what
is *not* there is our ego. The ego that judges, compares, criticizes, gets
distracted and does all sorts of other undesirable things.
*Presence is God*
And here’s where things get a little wacky and metaphysical, but here goes.
That presence that Eckhart emanates is called many things by many people.
Some call it consciousness. Others call it pure awareness.
And some call it God. Or the presence of God.
I’m not saying that I think Eckhart is God. I’m saying that when the mind
and thinking subsides in *anybody*, the resulting space of consciousness
provides a portal for God to shine through.
The person who captured this best was the great Indian guru Meher Baba who
said:
*“Man minus mind equals God.”*
Not many people get to that egoless point Eckhart has arrived at. I know
I’m nowhere near it. But it’s my strong belief that getting closer to it is
the work of our lives.
*How we get there*
What work is involved in getting closer to the awakened being that Eckhart
is? Working every day to shed our egos. Through meditation and mindfulness
we chip away every day at quieting our minds and allowing our egos to
dissolve.
And when we do that we become more present. And when we become more
present, we become better dads, moms, siblings, friends, coworkers and
human beings.
In short, we become more like Eckhart.
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