A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club)

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That space, of course, comes when there is inner acceptance of whatever you are experiencing in the present moment.

Of course it's bad to get yourself totally wrapped in being "x and y's mom" or "z employee of this company" but why is bad to feel pride in that? The in-depth webinar I did with Oprah Winfrey, during which we explored the main themes of the book, has been watched thirty-five million times. The deeper interconnectedness of all things and events implies that the mental labels of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ are ultimately illusory. Accept the present moment and find the perfection that is deeper than any form and untouched by time.Some of it is new unhappiness, created whenever you are out of alignment with the present moment, when the Now is denied in one way or another. This wonderfully unique collaboration brings together two masters of their fields, joining original words by spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle with delightful illustrations by Patrick McDonnell, the creator of the acclaimed comic strip MUTTS. Can they defy the gravitational pull of materialism and materiality and rise above identification with form that keeps the ego in place and condemns them to imprisonment within their own personality? There are so many positive things occurring that are not considered newsworthy, but are in fact of much greater significance than any of those daily acts of unconsciousness. The author also talks about some other regular aspects of human life for how we expect things from others and sometimes do not accept what they give.

Even though you have a goal, what you are doing in the present moment needs to remain the focal point of your attention; otherwise, you will fall out of alignment with universal purpose. Time, that is to say, past and future, is what the false mind­-made self, the ego, lives on, and time is in your mind. When you can sense your inner stillness and feel your own Presence, then you are free from ego and can live a better quality life.If we go exclusively by the information we receive on a daily basis through the news reports and the mainstream media, then our assessment of the state of human affairs in this new millennium will necessarily be overwhelmingly negative, and we will most likely come to the depressing conclusion that nothing has changed. All in all, I saved more notes from this book than any other book I’ve ever read—over 16,000 words of notes. In a world of role playing personalities, those few people who don’t project a mind made image – and others are some even on TV, in the media, and the business world – but function from the deeper core of their Being, those who do not attempt to appear more than they are but are simply themselves, stand out as remarkable and are the only ones who truly make a difference in this world. I’m an interconnector across all those humans and many more—an "independent, inquiring, interdisciplinary integrator" (in other words, it's just me over here, asking questions, crossing disciplines, and making connections). with all that said though, he still comes across as a kook, his writing style is terrible and he blabs on and on and on.

With his bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived “in the now.The recognition of the impermanence of all forms awakens you to the dimension of the formless within yourself, that which is beyond death. However, due to the unprecedented influx of consciousness we are witnessing on the planet now, many people no longer need to go through the depth of acute suffering to be able to dis-identify from the pain­-body.