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I learn something new every time I pick up one of his books. Dude is on another level.
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I canāt get past the fact he looks like a little leprechaunš
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Thereās a pot of gold inside his little noggin.
Iāve never seen what he looks like, to be honest. Gorgeous and wise is a rare packageā¦
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Yep, wish I hadnāt seen thatā¦thanks for ruining Tolle for me 
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Love this thread, thanks for sharing that powerful post!
I think Iām going to investigate this guy. Thanks @anon86726034.
@anon44659383, that really doesnāt surprise me about you!
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Do it! Iām a fan 
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Which one would you suggest I start with? Or does it not matter?
Edit: donāt worry, Iāve just downloaded āthe power of nowā
First one I came across on Kindle. Cheers 
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Thatās thats one I started with! After that i went with stillness speaks 
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Lol the first time I listened I sped it up too, but now I actually listen to it slowed down so I can take time to process what he is saying
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Anybody out there reading/listening to Tolles teachings wanna chew the fat with me?? The guy is blowing my mind and I would love someone to bounce ideas off with 
I find the books really hard to understand and digest, but have been listening to podcast and watching youtube videos and Iām hooked, he amazes and baffles me and stirs up so many questions.
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Have you had a break from the forum?? Iām not on the main sight as much these day, sober life is to busy and exciting to allow me to read and post as much.
How are you finding the book?? Oprah does some podcast interviews with Tolle digesting each chapter, I found it so good!
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That is some impressive introspection there!! Bravo to you!
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Well itās great to see you back sir 
Hmm perhaps Iām missing some fundamentals, I read the first book a long long time ago and only really scratched the surface of its concepts. I will try and find some podcasts relating to theat book. Reading is so tough for me, his language and writing style is very sophisticated and his concepts so abstract.
Thatās great that you were able to catch yourself and your thought patterns in the situation with your wife. Its incredible how much just having an awareness of the situation can take the power out of it and bring a sense of calm.
Would you mind explaining to me your understanding of the pain body? Is this our past experiences influencing our present moment?
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Ah yes audio books, I hadnāt thought about that 
thank you.
So what I find intresting and kinda cool, my little boy is obsessed atm with identify with things as his or mummies. That just as his ego is developing Iām developing an awareness of mine and hoping fully allowing some distance between me and it. Funny how the world works!
And last night I watched a talk of Tolles on spiritual beings feeling pride, and how thatās the ego at work, owning something, as in I did this so that makes me better than you (or them) But instead we should feel a āgoodnessā that the universe has helped us along. I find this hard to digestā¦ itās taken my thinking mind a long time to identify with a positive self imagine and feel pride, and I feel like by doing so has brought me some peace and happiness, so I struggle to get my head round the idea that this is not the right. And I feel conflicted. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. Like today is 6 months sober and I feel like I wanna celebrate with pride because itās not been easyā¦ but thatās just my ego at play and will not being me true happiness.
Like I said Iām new to this and find it very confusing so please 
with me.
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I love Eckhart Tolles book A New Earth. It is the most important and life-changing book of my life thus far! Big statement I know, but true! : ) The painbody is what he calls old emotional pain we harbour within. This painbody rears its ugly head throughout our lives, causing us to react in defensive, hurting and/or emotional and irrational ways. The ego uses the painbody. We identify with it and therefore stay stuck in our fears and are unable to move forward, be open-minded, or grow.
I highly recommend reading each chapter, then listening to the podcast he and Oprah have done together, on her SuperSoul Sunday Podcast. It really helps in digesting the meaning as well as the language and terminology he uses. Made things much clearer for me. I found A New Earth much easier to follow/understand also in comparison to The Power of Now and Stillness Speaks, not sure if thatās because itās written in a way that is easier to understand, or if Iām just more awakened/ ready when it came to reading this oneā¦ either way, Iām so grateful for this book and for Tolle! 
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