Eckhart Tolle | Spiritual Guru or Baloney Cannon?
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Well... I disagree. Tolle is a rather philosophical chap and has never claimed to be a Guru.
Agreed. If people educate themselves about the Advaita traditions theyre actually pretty profound.
I disagree - I find echos of my own Hindu religion in some of what Eckhart has said. Of course, any number of people can find fault with my way of thinking, too, but it has helped me understand myself and others along with many other benefits.
Agreed. Elkhart introduced me to the Bhagavad Gita. Elkhart has hurt no one in his teachings. THAT is one of the noble virtues, to earn a living in which no person is harmed. Elkhart has achieved that and is to be commended.
I absolutely agree. Dr. G needs a thorough examination of his ego in connection with ET's teachings and 'success'. I can feel some academic disgust and envy at the wealth and influence of a non-doctor but widely recognized spiritual teacher.
@@rebeccarayburncooper7062
Eckhart's books are a collection of spritual teachings from many sources and also original content.
This is not a secret or a desire to dupe anyone.
Mr. Tolle has mentioned as much.
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” - Nietzsche
@@TheFilmLocker
I dig that quote!
First time reading it!
Nice contribution!
Haha, beautiful.
The emperor came out and had no clothes on. Everyone saw this but none had the courage to tell him that he was in fact naked. He was told that the clothes he bought were made of such a fine material, that those who couldn't see it were fools.
@@Yohanan552 who is the emperor in your allegory?
@@jeremywvarietyofviewpoints3104 Eckhart. He talks and talks and says nothing, but his sheep clap to his wisdom because they don´t want to look like fools.
In my experience, working with western mental health practitioners trained in "evidence-based" modalities has not induced actual change in behaviors, emotional patterns. It did make my wallet lighter. "Power of Now" by Tolle did serve as such a catalyst; it moved the heart. It just did, for far less money. And don't criticize people for making money when you're selling shirts, knick-knacks, pushing podcasts, and asking for patreon.
...and cashing in on clickbait advertising an opposing stance against a person with a large, pre-established social media following. I'm not sure whether to hate the game or the player. 🤔
True
precisely right. I used to really like his videos. Now he is catering to what he thinks people want instead of producing intelligent content. His quality has nosedived and I have no respect left for him any more. P.S. I have not even watched this video - came straight to the comments as I like Tolle and have noticed Grande's spiel getting less and less intelligent over the last year. There is a difference between intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence. Grande has little of the former and none of the latter.
Ekhart always says "Don't believe what I say, try it for yourself"
Ofc, because thats vague and makes the phrase more believing.
Try it for urself! Dont believe me !
Its reverse psychology.
Gluck, u rly need to awaken
@@andreichetan4694 Don't try it for yourself, believe me!
Self knowledge is worth much more than belief. @@andreichetan4694
@@andreichetan4694not vague at all he goes into it in depth in the book. A lot of the practices in the book are basically meditation and there's mountains of evidence supporting meditation
@@andreichetan4694also I don't think you know what reverse psychology is. It would be reverse psychology is he was guarding this knowledge saying "no you wouldn't like it anyway..."
But he's openly sharing it encouraging you to try it out. Opposite of reverse psychology
I feel like Dr.Grande really missed the point with this one. Much sarcasm and assumptions in regards to Tolle. I don’t think Tolle talks nonsense, he speaks as clearly and makes as much sense to me as Dr.G normally does, just different topics. Dr. G at the rational thinking level and Tolle where thinking doesn’t help anymore.
Well said!!
Not sure I agree with that analysis. I thought Dr. Grande did a very good job in his analysis.
all self help gurus are nonsense. ALL.
Its the end age of capricorn pluto
So its gona be brutal end
What ever it may
Scientists decline any unnatural perception
Its not existence
Guys just wait till Pluto comes to
Aquarius
What a change its going to make
To all this Harsh Truth
Like science is the last religion we should believe?
What is going on
Common sense?
Where are thou?
@@G.GordonMidi 🤣🤣🤣
You seem to not have understood what he actually talks about.
@@cremebrulee4759 that would be my guess...
Was he ever even likely too?
@@Insignificatos if he wants to.
Don't cry cuz the poor man has a clear and rational opinion. There surely is a Tolle Fan page waiting for your wounded soul.
Totally agree. I think their world views are probably like oil and water. Perhaps Dr Grande is threatened by the simplicity of Tolle's concepts. Personally I have found the concepts that Tolle presents to be a rich and illuminating vein. I think Dr Grande's derision if anything is revealing of his own egoism.
I am very critical of what I see, hear & read.
I have read & watched Eckhart's books & videos,
& while I look at the man & listen to him,
he seam to be the most unlikely candidate, for a guru.
Yet, while I find him to be awkward at public interaction,
I do not find him to be pretentious.
He comes across as sincere,
trying to explain that to which many cannot grasp.
How do you explain "color" to a blind person?
You state that all he's doing is taking things that have already existed in other religions.
He openly says this, & is quick to quote & attribute the credit to all the wise masters, & enlightened people who have come before them.
He doesn't claim that what he says is new, or that he is the only source. A very humble individual.
He is simply a voice for this generation, to help spout that which is difficult for many to wrap there heads around,
just as so many other great thinkers, humanists, or religious icons, have done for previous generations.
There will be others in the future,
each speaking in words that will bring the same lessons home to another generation.
He is not unique,
just special in that he focused on sharing the concepts of who & what we really are.
Try it. It worked for me. In 2 years it will change your world. Its the same path and teaching as all the great spiritual teachers, just taught in an easier way. First step is to realise the voice in your head, the silent subtle cues, the storys of your past and future resentments, your reactions to your social interactions. Just go for a walk and try to think about absoloutly nothing. Put attention on your 5 senses, seeing, hearing, smelling feeling. you will find yourself running in to narratives in your mind as there is no presence power established. Yes you have become aware your living in your head 85% of the time.
This video/analysis is a good example of how being educated and being wise are two different things.
Well said.
I love Dr.Grande AND Eckhart. But yes some people aren't open to the teaching yet.
@@skylerdylan1005 There is no 'teaching' to be had from these spiritual nutjobs. Just like religious headcases, they're in it for the money. Makes me fucking sick
ha ha ha, perfect
exactly , that's what i thought when i see this man speak
I love Dr Grande...
But his interpretation of Tolle's teachings are very off. Its not for everyone. And can't be understood in a 10 minute video.
yes
I agree
I absolutely agree. Dr. G needs a thorough examination of his ego in connection with ET's teachings and 'success'. I can feel some academic disgust and envy at the wealth and influence of a non-doctor but widely recognized spiritual teacher.
@@mystickahayag 😂👍🏾
@@mystickahayag OK, computer, it's time to sleep now.
Just to clarify Eckhart doesn't for a second say its important to give up trying, thinking or building. He makes a very clear distinction that accepting what is does not mean you don't take action to remedy the situation. Its an internal acceptance he's referring to, it doesn't mean you remain docile. Dr Grande, you responded to this point in a deliberately passive aggressive manner.
I agree👍
I thought it was nearly 14 minutes of misrepresentation. Intentional or otherwise.
Eckhark's teachings have helped me become SO MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE and take so much more action in my life because I was able to dissolve much fear and pain that was keeping me powerless. I realise it sounds vague but that's the truth of it. I was literally stuck in pain like a bog, my mind looping.
I’m not a fan of his mocking people.
@@702chanel For the most part, I'm not a fan of Dr G's mocking people either. When he first started this new format, some of the people he poked fun at arguably deserved it -- like the girl that did a 20 minute video to show us what she carries to nightclubs in her self-proclaimed whoore bag. (Misspelled due to algorithms.) I found those insults humorous but when you're stepping on belief systems it's a whole 'nother matter.
I respect people who commented they found help and comfort from Elkhart Tolle’s books. I think the problem that can arise is when a person needs medical care or deeper psychological care beyond these books. Not everyone is the same, nor do they have same difficulties. What works for one person won’t work for another. Eckhart’s books are not much help for me. I felt confused years ago as to why people found them so helpful when i didn’t. I grew up in a highly abusive, narcissistic family so I needed to learn about narcissism. Reading about how it effected me, freed me from negative thoughts and helped me feel at peace. I don’t ruminate much anymore. I live far more in the present than ever before. I am more at peace with myself and others. I am more accepting of others and the challenges of life. I could never have gotten to this place with Elkhart’s books alone. Different person, different path. I had a profound dream years ago that I was traveling in a car and arrived at a city. I looked around and saw hundreds of people arriving at the same city from many different roads and directions. I was told that we all arrive here from different paths. Like the spokes of a wheel. I respect others saying his books helped them. He seems to have gathered wisdom from sources from past philosophers and presented it in a book that helps people in our present time. But, it isn’t for everyone. Some people need more. Or they have a different path to arrive to a similar place of peace.
Well said
its just different for everybody im just wondering why people here try to convince everybody that it doesnt help just because it didnt work for them
Because of the ego.
There's a saying in Zen, "all paths lead to the top of the mountain. Choose one and follow it through. Otherwise you will simply circle the base of the mountain."
when I first picked up one of his books I read 2 pages and said - this is so boring! I felt he wasn't saying anything really meaningful, and I had done a fair amount of study and practice on spiritual concepts, even studied with several martial arts Grandmasters. I can tell you the Grandmasters were clearly not fake, they proved their abilities in surprising ways.
Anyway there was some similarities with other spiritual teachers so I was not a novice. Tolle's book was not winning me over as a fan, and I was aware he was considered a very enlightened person in that field. But then over time I had occasions to see things he said or talks he gave, or read things and I started to warm up to him. I'm very skeptical and I have high standards when it comes to spiritual advice from anyone claiming to be a master. And over time I came to really appreciate him as I saw he had the awareness and insight of someone who truly knows the deeper teachings of the spiritual realities which have been taught down through the ages.
At this point I give him a thumbs up for his insights and teachings. I think there are many people who can benefit from his teachings. I personally am working in a different organization which has deep roots in ancient Taoist practices. But I find there are a lot if similarities. And that is one way I judge things because I feel the ancient traditions are the real deal, so if other teachings have similar concepts then I deem them to be useful as well. Thank you!
Eckhart Tolle and the Power Of Now changed my life. Thank you Mr Eckhart.
Power is corruption.
Did you ever read zen literature, it is about power of now
Force is corruption, not power. @@georgemcfetridge8310
Why?
@@janpierzchala2004so…if Eckhart puts it into a “package” that others can make use of (who would never read the ancient texts of zen) why does it matter. Also, it’s not all zen, it infuses other systems
You're being way too hard on Eckhart Tolle. In my opinion he seems very sincere and compassionate person who has gone through a lot of "pointless" suffering created by his own mind. I found his lectures after having gone through some very tough times and noticed that he had some very good practical advice how to deal with depression and anxiety. He had developed similar viewpoints that I had also developed to get through bad times. He does seem to have some new agey supernatural beliefs that I don't buy into, but those kinds of beliefs aren't even that uncommon. He has alot of good things to say and for free on youtube as well.
I agree with you even if i can think
Someone evil can promote him
He feels sincere.... he had helped
Few of my friends
And they are not super spiritual friends and even atheists
Now days psychiatry declines
Of a unnatural energy
There's no unnaturall in the science
Now days
But the old days of physic study scholars from some other cultures then a western
Had a proverb
When we get high up there on the top ranks we going to find Mystics
Sitting up there
I absolutely agree. Dr. G needs a thorough examination of his ego in connection with ET's teachings and 'success'. I can feel some academic disgust and envy at the wealth and influence of a non-doctor but widely recognized spiritual teacher.
There's an unnecessary disgust with wealth these days
........what's wrong with wealth?
Perfect response. Well said.
Naa, if he was all that he would give his stuff for free. He is just a person that exploits weakness like very other business man...
I don’t see him as a con man. I think he believes in what he is teaching. Teaching people to be peaceful and think outside of their egos is a much needed concept in this violent world.
its not a lie if you believe it ~ george constanza
OMG yes!
There are far worse and more damaging spiritual gurus than Eckhart,. I found Tolle’s books very enlightening when I read them years ago. I took from them the lessons I needed, and left the rest behind.
These days, I recognize the spiritual bypassing in many of his messages, and have moved on from his philosophies. However, during the worst days of the pandemic, I found the online message he delivered to be very comforting and sincere.
Sometimes, people experience terrible things and their nervous systems need calming. I don’t think it’s so wrong to seek some comfort in the moment, to help recharge before dealing with difficult things, as long as those difficulties are eventually dealt with.
Oprah has helped to accelerate the careers of some awful people, including a cult leader who traumatized the lives of many who followed him (thanks to her). The worst part is that she never acknowledged or apologized for it once his wrongdoings became public knowledge. She’s who I’m really disappointed in.
Your tone in this review sounds much more mean spirited and judgmental than those you’ve reviewed who’ve committed awful murders! In fact, none of your other reviews that I’ve listened to sound judgmental at all, except for this one. Sounds like Eckhart triggered you. Maybe, you need to explore that some more?!
Boom!
Sounds like you are triggered to? Ego attacks ego, attacked by ego? 😅
Triggered to what? Oh, you meant *too?! And, I’m definitely triggered by your poor grammar.
This entire comment is very close to my experience/thoughts. Thanks for sharing!
I feel immensely grateful for the first book he wrote; it helped me tremendously, and after reading I felt changed for the better - I was more grounded.
What is 'grounded'? Do you know what you're talking about?
@@georgemcfetridge8310 grounded is a saying people use to describe feeling more at peace, more stable, to be more stable, it's also could be used in a more spiritual sense which is based off feeling grounded to the earth, but I don't think that's what he meant
@Simon Payne Ground emerges from Seeing of fear. Such does not come from a book.
same here, but just watched his videos
Wow, this man didn't understand a single thing about Eckhart Tolle and his teaching. This is no small feat!
Right?!
he certainly understood the 50-60 million in ET bank account of nonsense talk
Dr Grande you are a very intelligent and highly educated man. However you have missed the mark entirely about Eckhart. There are times in life that sometimes we become completely broken and cannot find our way out of the despair, even with the best therapy and drugs available. Until a person falls into this abyss one cannot understand what Eckhart is saying. To the uninitiated it is just mumbo jumbo jibyrish. Eckhart also once thought that the power of the intellect would provide the answers. Until he reached the abyss and discovered there is much much more to it than the thinking mind. If you only understand what you can see, touch, taste, hear and smell then you may be limiting your choices. Start with Dr Michael Newton, Dr Brian Weiss, Dr Wayne Dyer, Edgar Cayce, Robert Schwartz, and throw in a Delores Cannon. Dr Eban Alexander has a tale for you too. Enjoy my friend and keep up the great work, you're awesome!
@@danemckenzie9027 You've got some great names in there! I don't know some of them but I'm a big fan of Dyer and Cayce.
Dr. Grande is a mental health professional. He doesn't look favorably upon people who infringe on his territory.
That was, 'Way harsh Tai!' Tolle helped me at a time when no psychotherapy or medication could and he may have saved me from a bridge jump which seemed to be my only way out at the time. I'm sticking with Tolle.
**Hugs** I'm glad you didn't jump 😊
@@LittleMissPeppi Thankyou! ❤️🌹
Yes! I was so suicidal I ended up in a mental institution. Now I take no medications and don’t have suicidal thoughts. Tolle helped me more than any psychiatrist. Analyzing and diagnosing isn’t nearly as helpful as the inner work Tolle teaches. As a matter of fact this video has prompted me to listen to some Eckhart.
..glad you're still here 👍
My father committed suicide when I was only sixteen, many difficult and complicated years followed. This shit doctors only wanted to give me pills, while I was juggling Life's Big Questions. I really found them ridiculous... My "getting my life together trend" has no other than exercising, meditation, studying the natural sciences (so you know how to operate the world), philosophy, psychology and some spirtuality (yes also major was of channeling seemingly).
Eckhart Tolle has never called himself a guru. Labeling him as such, reveals a disposition towards bias and a rush to judgement without careful research. Eckhart has devoted his life to teaching millions of people around the world this: to be in the present moment, to abide in a place of stillness and, to find relief from the never-ending mental noise. He is a humble man who is following in the footsteps of Gautama Buddha.
Eckhart has helped me and millions in so many ways. The only money I've ever spent is on two books which cost me a total of about $30 to $40. So how is he scamming me?
Rereading some stuff in his book or listening to his videos which are free on UA-cam have helped me in some of my most depressive moments. Mr.Grande simply doesn't understand Eckhart and that's ok.
This is something new agers seem to keep saying: if you disagree with their gurus, you just don't understand them. The truth is that he gurus are entertainers who phrase obvious and old ideas in an appealing way, which makes the ideas more likely to stick in people's heads. Aaron is pretty much a commentator and an author, not a guru. He is helpful for some people, but he's only describing unoriginal ideas in what people think is appealing. It is important to separate the ideas from a person; a clown may have good points and a respected person may argue nonsense. Essentially, the gurus are all about self promotion and synthesize copied material in a way that motivates people.
@@Luis-ec2vu Yes unfortunately in this world full of new age scammers it's hard to tell the difference. I'm not promoting Eckhart Tolle, he's not original and anyone can teach what he does but have you seen or read anything from him?
You're the perfect consumer - only $30, so no problem. The perfect Tolle acolyte.
@@georgemcfetridge8310 Could say the same thing about any service you've ever paid for🤷🏿♂️
@@georgemcfetridge8310 I mean it's like paying for entertainment. But I think that the low priced products are supposed you to lead you to the more expensive things like workshops and stuff like that. Like I said, you're paying to be entertained by common sense ideas worded in ways that appeal to people. Deepak chopra, the secret, Aaron, and many other gurus preach the same thing and some people find it appealing. I think the problem is when people become obsessed with this kind of thing or think they're more advanced than others because they buy into his stuff
I’m surprised at your dismissal of this person. You are correct in labelling what he is teaching as mindfulness. I am a practicing therapist and have had training in mindfulness and ACT. as well as studying Buddhism. To be honest it was Tolle that originally introduced mindfulness to me and started me on my journey towards getting my masters and now pursuing my doctorate. My personal perspective is that he reaches people that are seeking a way through their suffering. And for that I am thankful
mindfulness and meditation are bullshit pseudscientific crap that ppl sell for comfort. All the studies claiming "positive results" are deeply flawed.
@@hansfrankfurter2903 whatchu talking 'bout willis?
@@hansfrankfurter2903 meditation is thousand of years old and predates what most consider the formal scientific method, people thought scientifically before that, (I would consider meditation an almost scientific approach into the mind). Anyway, pseudoscience is something that claims to be sicentific and uses scientific jargon borrowed from actual science like "energy", "frequency" "quantum", etc and misconstrues and conflates scientific ideas to push a BS agenda. The meditation traditions don't do this. They also work, although science can't prove it, it is verified only from a first person perspective, although national geographic did look at brain activity of monks and found increased grey matter and different brain patterns in meditating
monks
@@hansfrankfurter2903 could you cite some examples?
@@Circulism Yes their memory is worse and they have terrible critical thinking skills.
My sentiments are the same as the comment crowd here, Tolles teachings were instrumental to my life survival after my divorce as I was suicidal. There’s no dogma, brow beating, false claims, etc. Thru him I learned my thoughts and feelings are just that, they don’t have to control, dictate and rule my life.
Well said. No unrealistic claims here. Only ways to squelch the negative inner voice, invariably the flailing EGO guarding against "percieved" threats. I am much more at peace after listening to Eckhart perspectives on life and ego. 🙏
He is just commercialized religion
He has absolutely helped me through some of the toughest times in my life. What a gift to the world.
Asian masters wrote this long before him but you needed him to read
@@janpierzchala2004 Masters of what?
@@mnsmn1834 Of the power of now
@@janpierzchala2004 and it helped... wtf is your problem when it helped someone. THEY ARE FEELING BETTER NOW. or are you just jealous cause it didnt help you and youre still miserable?
IM not saying the book will help everybody. but why tf does this comment section try to convince people that it didnt help them?
@@splishsplash3492 Just spreading academic knowledge on the power of now science.
Some people just haven't been through enough in life to understand certain things. You cannot read a book and get it, your body has to go through those years with you in the pain, hopelessness, anxiety etc. So words don't teach only experienced does. You either read the book or write the book. And this guy needs experience to understand these things.
Are you certain he hasn't been thru the usual agony? How do you know?
@@georgemcfetridge8310 He might have been but he's still close minded. If he has, then those things will keep spiraling back until he surrenders and try to understand what lessons they're trying to teach him. Only then will Eckhart start making sense to him
All Tolle did was "wake up" one day after being in pain. What is so experienced about that? It's not like he did anything. Meanwhile, he says the rest of us need to practice meditation to do it. What a cheat. He attains instant enlightenment but the rest of us have to practice for years on end? Yeah, that's not suspicious at all.
No, you don't need to go through it all yourself. The mark of the intelligent man is that he sees the mistakes of others and learns from them without making them himself. If this were true I'd be due for a heroin addiction and some spousal abuse so I can be sure to know those are bad.
@@billyb4790 Compare the Buddha, who straight up told people about how much shit he had to do, including getting carved up by bandits without trying to get revenge, and then nearly dying of self-abuse from false teachings.
To be honest, I actually tried what he suggests and it's worked. If he doesn't make sense, it isn't something useful to you. That's it. If it does, oh my god, it's a game-changer. The proof is in the pudding.
Agreed!
THIS! 👍🙏
I know someone who got no real long-term gain from his teachings. I believe she would've benefited more from therapy and a focused spiritual practice. But if it's working for you, or even if it's just a stepping stone to more learning and growing over time, I'm not going to knock you.
Boom 💥 I agree entirely. And I just want other people to know that this analysis should not be taken as the End All, Be All. People should listen and try it for themselves. But beyond that, even if it doesn’t work for them, Tolle shouldn’t be called a con artist or a scammer. He has NO SUCH QUALITIES! He doesn’t have hardly an worldly qualities, seems to live well below his means with no desire for bougey overly showey stuff. He’s not a hustler/ type A personality ego set out for riches status and success. Dude always seemed so chill and understated. So why Grande added all those things? Well quite frankly it wreaks of projection. So maybe someone needa to a bit of soul searching.
God is real and should have our full attention at every moment. Makes sense to me. Haha
It sounds like Grande got his Information from Wikipedia and a couple websites dissing Tolle. Tolle does not advocate not building or not trying. This video could have been so much better. I'm a Tolle fan and a Grande fan. I would have a lot more respect for Grande if he offered thoughtful criticisms or opinions on why Tolle might be problematic rather than a snarky, uninformed takedown.
@Acetyl, couldn't agree more. Been increasingly uncomfortable with this channel. Unsubscribed after this one...
I agree.
He clearly hasn't availed himself of Tolle's esoteric scholarship in spirituality. Not even scratched the surface.
@@cremebrulee4759
To each it's own.
You think ET is a great teacher cool
But just for the record.
ET it's just regurgitating
Buddhism and Sanatan Dharma repackaged and watered-down for Westerners version
Is nothing new
My opinion too.
Eckhart has changed my life for the better without doubt. I meet people that *get it* and people that don’t. If you do - you do - and everything he says will resonate Truth. That’s where I am. I listen to him every day to remind me to live in the Present - ultimately the only reality. It’s so simple but so many people are so far away from it. For me - he saved my life ❤️
So you're dependent on someone daily telling you to live in the present. That's taking the easy way out.
@@georgemcfetridge8310 I’ll admit I do need the daily reminder to live in the Now, yes - so many things distract me to think about past or future. Also - I’m all for easier ways to do things. Life is tough enough as it is! Peace 🙏
@@georgemcfetridge8310 Play nice, George. Each person's experience is uniquely theirs.
Yikes dude
Tara, I’m glad you’re doing well, but please keep using critical thinking. I’ve seen family members trapped in cults and conspiracies and they sound similar to what you posted. I’m not saying you’re wrong, just that it’s okay to question.
The biggest takeaway I got from Eckhart Tolle was to not take the voice in the head, what he describes as the ego, too seriously. And to use meditation to quiet the mind, this is especially helpful when I’m trying to fall asleep at night and something is troubling me.
I like what I've read of Eckhardt Tolle and he doesn't seem jumbled to me. I think he has good advice for certain kinds of people.
Maybe for those with a lack of reading comprehension skills and lack of basic understanding about any of the topics he touches.
Agree
agree
I absolutely agree. Dr. G needs a thorough examination of his ego in connection with ET's teachings and 'success'. I can feel some academic disgust and envy at the wealth and influence of an non-doctor but widely recognized spiritual teacher.
For the people who are ready.
By dying before you die I think he was referring to ego death, the death of the mind made self.
Exactly
Bravo
You missed the joke 🙄
@@sharonhowell582 No, Grande intentionally misstated Tolle's reference for a cheap shot. I don't think we missed the joke, as there was none.
Yeah, as a Christian, I had no trouble understanding that statement. It's similar to Matthew 16:25 where Jesus said "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will find it." Physical and spiritual life/death are being contrasted. Dr. Grande is not dumb, so I have a hard time believing he thought that statement was meant to be literal, which means he is not being intellectually honest in his mockery.
Eckhart s work has helped me enormously. His book, to me, was one of
the most succinct and meaningful books I have read.
If your life is right, you did the work, not some book or media figure.
@@erikparent1065 All very neat and tidy, satisfying the insecure brain, caught in thought-movement. Now what if there is no 'teacher' as an entity at all? What about the direct facing of Sorrow day to day without any props such as E Tolle or 'teachers'?
@@georgemcfetridge8310 how would you know that if you didn't read the book?
Not me. Most of his teaching doesn't speak to me at all. It ignores things like trauma and the subconscious. But that's understandable as ET merely "woke up" one day. Good for him, attaining instant enlightenment without any work at all. Apparently the rest of us can do that, just like him- and if we're not, it's because we're doing it wrong....or rather, we simply won't let go because we don't want to. This is a nice way of saying "just get over it". Jeff Brown does a very valid critique of this. He calls it "spiritual bypassing". That is to say, Tolle is essentially avoiding any real healing work required to fully integrate mind and body. It's not a whole lot different from any religion or cult whereby everyone just acts happy all the time. They attach themselves to "looking spiritual".
@@erikparent1065 who needs meditation? Eckhart merely WOKE UP one day. Why should the rest of us work for it when he got instant enlightenment?
Eckhart Tolle helped me recover from alcoholism and has had a positive impact on my life. Your analysis of his work is about as deep as a puddle.
I agree. I used Eckhart’s techniques on presence to overcome severe anxiety, depression, and childhood trauma. It didn’t happen overnight but I kept using the techniques and it came together. This guy obviously has a lot of issues with ego and he’s a doctor- which is scary. I hope he doesn’t treat patients. He’s sarcastic and condescending. I’m so happy to hear you used the teachings to change your life. Blessings to you always.
Tolle is, at best, a placebo.
@@annacomnena217 Meditation having a positive impact on stress and playing a positive role in addiction recovery is scientifically documented.
Power of now changed my life for the better. Take what resonates and leave the rest.
It didn't resonate with me at all.
It's ok. We are all different and there are lots of books to choose from.
I felt really bad because it didn’t resonate with me. I thought something is wrong with me, since everyone seemed to „get it“. This video helped me to realize why it didn’t. Thank god.
The power of now helped me in some ways.. but in others it helped me to fall back into religion which was a step in the wrong direction (for me). Now I am skeptical of all things related to Oprah 🥴
I found Spiral Dynamics and more modern models of “the path” combined with science that are more relevant for the modern western world. But again, there are “many paths”... though some are def mire snake oil than others
@@sandra1761 What Tolle focusses on is that which applies to everyone-i.e, the universal consciousness that underlies all form. So if you feel nothing resonated, all that means is you just aren't ready to "get it" yet.
How did your life change?
I love your channel. I avoided reading anything by Tolle for years, I thought it would be woo new age garble. I finally read it aftet an extreme case of fear of flying. My life changed in the 2 days it took me to read it. I wouldnt consider myself enlighted, but I know I am 100% less fearful in my own life. To me, that is priceless.
That's great! This warmed my heart to hear:) thank you
Yeh, Nice! If he got you over your fear of flying that seems priceless to me!
Dude! this is awsome ; am hating myself for not thinking of the baloney gun analogy... so if i use it I TOO AM NOT HAVING AN ORIGINAL THOT
... sheeez
@John J Kelly and if your parachute fails to open, again, don't panic!
You'll have the rest of your life to figure it out
I didn't know that my thoughts were really another "person" inside me.
I love Eckhart. He is a manifestation of pure love. He has no ego. Doesn't care about money. He is one of the most enlightened people I have met. Being in his presence opens people's hearts.
If he didn't care about money he wouldn't be charging you for his work. He does. That's his business and you've been brainwashed
He doesn't care about money!! Really?
He is worth 80 million.
He is definitely not pure love.
I'd like to think ET is as pure as you think. But we know only his managed public persona. And I don't know how much he charges his audiences, but they all look like affluent professionals.
Eckert Tolle us a wonderful man who has also changed my life when I was stuck. A person has to have an ability to be still and listen to what he is saying. He is about peace.
I agree. These people who shame him have no spiritual side. Just empty shells.
There are differences in the ways people process and absorb information. Many have said Tolle helped them where other more accepted experts did not. Perhaps his style hits the note that helps them to take a few moments each day to slow down, breathe, be calm and have a kind thought for themselves every day. This can be the beginning of healing or coping through a situation like a pandemic. Maybe Tolle just gets the ball rolling for some.
I am a very spiritual person and do everything to please God. But you are putting Mr. Tolle in some pedestal he shouldn’t be. He’s another human being like me or you. When I see Tolle in his videos, he blinks too much, but TOO much, and I’m a very emphatic person, his blinks triggers inside me lot of anxiety just watching him. And I’m at peace when I stop watching him. I think at this point Mr. Tolle is trying to maintain that identity of wise and calm person because he does that for living.
@@Radmxray I stopped following Tolle because the sycophancy of many followers sickened me. I also detected wokeness creeping in. Anyway, I took what was was useful from Tolle's first two books, combined it with other teachers' ideas and found my own path. Hero worshiping a teacher turns it into a religion, what many of us were escaping. Please beware! Love to all.
@@RadmxraySpirituality 😂? You mean unsubstantiated bullshit, just like religion.
Science has advanced humanity, and in order to substantiate claims , the scientific method is used which gives solid, physical evidence for things that can then be verified by others using experimentation and the same scientific method. Now, can you do that with religion and spirituality? Nahhh, no, nope, you just have to take peoples' word at it.
Nah, you're alright thanks mate.
I had a feeling this video would receive a negative reaction. Dr. Grande is a smart man but I feel he totally missed the mark about Tolle and what he says.
@radheekrshn ET is helping himself build another mansion with his $50 million in the bank
perhaps ET is a conman who rode the new age gravy train to become a multi-millionaire? do try to keep an open mind
@radheekrshn i know a lot of people who read his books and believe that thing but dont apply it...that tells me that they understood the point of dont think just buy my book....everything else was a con....he has sense as much as any other religion...if you are scared of unknown and need fast and simple answers soo you can go on with more important things in life like earning for food and shelter....that is what he give to people...just like any other spirituality or religion....this is much simpler to think you understand then cosmology or quantum physics that give real answers but are not simple or complete as it is still a field of unknown that we study
@@bobbyologun1517
Becoming wealthy and buying a large house doesnt make you a conman or scam artist.
@@JMT34237 that is true in principal. where we diverge is when your wealth comes from a scam, whether alternative medicine (dr oz) new age religion (deepak chopra eckart tolle etc) or televangilism (joel osteen). all conmen who built their wealth on mythmaking.
This is a perfect example of someone who is trying to intellectualize a spiritual teaching. You can't get there by that route. There is a lot of pain and suffering in the world mainly due to ego. Eckhart's books try to help people become aware of that in themselves to help reduce the suffering in their life. If it's not your cup of tea, then don't get his books. Problem solved. It's not necessary to try to belittle the person. He's not a con man. If it was a money grab, he would push out a book a year. He's published (primarily) two books in 25 years.
Points well made Eric.
Exactly! The first time I was introduced to Tolle was from my mindfulness based cognitive therapy with my psychologist. How funny
what does tolle say on defensiveness?
@@Miserycordya I never claimed to be enlightened (and probably could have left a couple words out), but it's OK to correct someone.
I thot this was about
Tolle House cookies ?? :D
The power of now helped me to leave what didn’t serve me. A very abusive situation. I don’t believe in non reactivity because it goes against my nature to defend and protect those who deserve it. But certain aspects of his book did resonate
I am so grateful to you for this lecture. I laughed so hard I cried. It's fun to not take anybody too seriously. Having said that, I listened to several of his You Tube lectures a few months ago when my older sister died. She had suffered paranoid schizophrenia her whole life which, if you know that terrible disease and its effect on family members, you can imagine I was in terrible pain. I have to say that Tolle's wisdom was a lifeline to me at that moment. That it is not about logic; that truth exists outside of religion and may even resemble some or all religions. It's why America seem unable to actually separate church and state. Members of religious groups do not believe that morality arises spontaneously in human beings. You can be highly moral without being religious and highly immoral while draping yourself in religiosity. No simple answers here. But I appreciate what you said very much and your courage for saying it.
Tolle is a very nice man, but also the consumerist version of religion: HOW to do this or that, TIPS on this or that..
I like what you've written very much. Thank you, and sorry for your loss.
Tolle's videos on youtube are for free. So it is not so consumerist. I can't imagine anything more consumerist than institutional religion.
Buddhist philosophy is sound for the most part, in that it is very practical and can help you lead your life in a more efficient manner.
But it is unnecessary.
Accept your thoughts, accept that you are not your thought, but that you are the one observing your thoughts.
No Boohoo-woo-woo needed 🙂
@@usbsol That is only one accept of it. Not sure what your 'boohoo-woo-woo' is all about
@@cht2162 Interesting stuff. I'll have to look them up -- the scholars/philosophers you cited. Thanks!
@@usbsol You are your thoughts just as much as you are the one observing your thoughts, they are all subsets of you.
@@usbsol "Observing the thoughts" is already boohoo-woo-woo.
What does that sh*t even mean? How do you observe the thoughts? You can observe wild animals in their natural habitat, or you can observe the behavior of people addicted to spiritual gurus...
You can´t observe thoughts.
I don't understand how Tolle would be seen as someone who tries to become wealthy.
Yes his workshops are very expensive and his talks etc ... if only we could have a church system where people could go for free and donate if possible but with someone like E.T. Not driven by religion
@@cremebrulee4759 So you've seen his Bank Account then?
If someone is providing value, why should they not make money? Why is it that Elon musk and Jeff Bezos should have so much money, but people who are actually doing amazing work and lifting people spiritually should live in poverty?
@@yumaychang it's about access. His book may be cheap, (not very) but his seminars are extremely expensive.
@@pauladuncanadams1750 There's lots on youtube and ET TV.
I read the Power of Now and couldn’t make any sense of it. He was not for me but I live simply and practically.
From the comments, it seems he has helped other people and my philosophy is whatever works for you is great.
Eckhart Tolle is authentic. Mr Grande doesn't go beyond the intellect and therefore characterises Eckhart Tolle's talks as "not original". It was however never Eckhart Tolle's endeavour to be intellectually original. If there is any endeavour on his part at all, it is to help people to calm their minds. So his actions / talks are out of compassion and certainly not out of a desire to be intellectually original.
But Eckhart did make up his own mind- and apparently succeeded at pulling himself out of a major depression in the process. He studied world religions and philosophy, and drew his own conclusions about them based on what he thought to be true. He seems like a sincere person whether or not any of us find his teachings useful and I wish him well.
I agree with you..I do believe him to be sincere, he got famous by accident, not by selling baloney.
Agreed! He’s just a wise sincere person. He lives a low key life actually unlike the founder of bikram yoga lol
@@elizabethsaucier he never proposes that others should simply "pull themselves out of depression". Rather, he was lucky enough to access recourses inside at the time to do it himself. What he is hinting for people to realise is that it is a possibility with the right tools that you have the ability to change and live a life in a happier place, but you yourself have to put in the work. A lot of the time people expect that taking a pill or going to therapy will cure them, but miss the concept that you have to put in the work around those things for them to help. Outside sources can provide tools, but ultimately it's up to you to implement them
Believe it or not. I had the exact same experience. I didn't even know about eckhart. I learned about him 2 years later
Same experience. Same understanding. Same as Rumi. This guy won't understand eckhart because he can't let his "identity" go.
No one will understand tolle or rumi, until they peacefully and love fully forgave their abusers.
@@vankedisitv5413 a meditation teacher gave me a Rumi books as a gift one time, it's an intense read but in the right headspace the writing is so inspiring and moving 💖💖💖
So I think what you're saying is.... you don't like him.
I think what he’s saying is he found success thanks to Oprah and he is a “guru” who speaks in vagueness and is out to make a buck. People have to take what these gurus are saying with a grain of salt
Thank you for this analysis- such a relief to find such a well articulated review of ekharts work that aligns with my feelings about it.
When I was going through a very rough time in my life about 6 years ago, the person causing me a lot of grief at the time, whose abusive actions caused me a lot of suffering, told me that my perception of his actions didn't matter, my suffering wasn't 'real', and told me that this book would explain everything.
I eventually told him to use the pages of the book to clean up his mess after he goes and f*cks himself, as at least that would be a genuinely practical use for the book...
The directions to the store analogy was golden btw.
Wow, what a powerful and unexpected comment. Hope life is better now. Best wishes.
you probably did not give it a chance because it came from that abusive person. Eckhart Tolle's work does certainly not give people a privilege to abuse others because their suffering is not real. Nowhere does Tolle write that suffering is not real.
Wow, that was dumb. He literally says that suffering comes from yourself. Whether or not I agree with that your comment to this person's comment is a clear indicator of your intelligence.
@@tommybinson thank you. That's very kind.
@@Paivren Perhaps you are right. I may give it another look sometime, although I think there are probably some more helpful books out there.
I was in an isolation tank once. It was the first time I used one. The night before I made my lists for the next day. A long to do list for a busy day. In the past I noticed a really hard time getting myself to do the things on the list. While in the float tank after about a half an hour I started to notice my thoughts and how I had a self separate from my self or the self I would try to get to do the lists I would make. I had all of these goals and accomplishments I was seeking. And I started to notice how these two selves were separate. Like why would I have a self or an awareness that was trying so hard to get my self to do things. Shouldn’t it be easy? I started to dissect this separation and the effort involved in trying to get myself to achieve these goals I had. I started to notice more peace in my life and that allot of things miraculous started happening in my life with less effort.
Like instead of chasing dreams goals or desires things were coming to me instead with less effort.
I didn’t have to try so hard. Trying wasn’t doing. Trying was trying. Maybe it’s just the ego I don’t know but it was definitely an interesting experience and it’s interesting to me that Tolle seen something similar.
When he refers to dying before you die, it's not a physical death he's referring to in the first part. He's referring to the things that are part of our identity, that are attached to who we're "supposed to be", what others think of us, the opinion of anyone but God,... Those things bring us suffering. If we can let go of those attachments, allow them to die (an Ego death, essentially), that's where we can start finding some peace. We're conditioned to believe that we're separate from everything, but really, the part of us that can't physically die, is part of everything. To feel that connection, there's nothing else like it.
I don't believe everything that Eckart talks about, I'm not into New Age stuff. But a lot of the things I've read from him is wisdom that has come to me during my darkest moments, when I didn't feel I could go on.
Edited to say that I do believe we need our Egos, but that we've allowed them to be in charge, when our Ego is meant to be a servant to our minds. In Chinese Medicine, our heart is our mind, and it's where we're connected to everything. So when talking about an Ego "death", it's really just putting our Ego in its proper place.
It's a terrible misrepresentation of the work...
@NikkiBikki I think I agree with her. I read it. Everyone interprets differently.
I felt Grande’s seething bitter sarcasm and insulting over simplification of ego death/ dissolution to be really immature and to be frank I felt he was doing ALOT of projection. And what that projection revealed (in conjunction with his videos becoming increasingly more bitter under the guise of entertaining or witty humor) is that he is envious of those (especially men it appears) that find wealth and success and are regarded as insightful and helpful. I got the distinctive elementary male ego here at play mocking Tolle’s ego dissolution and corresponding bliss states before receiving more insights and then eventually belong more book writing and eventually seminars. He called him a con man and mocked his wealth all while ironically and hypocritically having no less than three ads in the span of less than 15 mins, while I’ve listened to HOURS of Tolle’s compassionate and calming responses to viewers questions without ONE AD. So really one must ask themselves who is truly 💰 money driven. Tolle is very low maintenance and understated, mild mannered and humble.
This blatant projection just quite frankly pissed me off and I’ve been slowly becoming more put off and uncomfortable with what Grande has been revealing about himself though his increasingly more sarcastic videos and this one just really vastly increased and solidified that growing distaste.
Sad to see an otherwise talented man who could help a lot of people, be overcome with ego 💩 jealousy/envyand competitive bias and unfair analysis due to status and wealth. It’s so ironic that everything Grande was in fact mocking, he was being perfect case study for!!
It seems that if Grande could find it in his heart to embrace some humility, he may be someone to benefit quite heavily from Tolle’s teachings! Lol 😝
I understand and agree with your comment and anyone ( guru or not) That can shift your negativity at any given time in your life is valued and gratitude is due but I would suggest to not attach yourself to any guru that will inevitably become an unhealthy attachment / addiction. , and you’ll then find yourself in a much worse position than you were at the start . That is the problem with the so called « gurus »
People would have no ego by default if they were meant to have no ego.
This sh-t is like cutting your legs of to prevent them from breaking or hurting. It´s unnatural.
Mindfulness is a non-judgmental attitude towards thoughts, we give thoughts power by assigning value to them, and reacting to them. So in mindfulness we allow room for thoughts by noticing our process, not assigning value to them and not reacting to them.
I love mindfulness sessions, some are 2 min, some 20. Works for me very well.
Staying enlightened is really hard. he is a special case since he suffered a lot,
He even went homeless for a long time after having the enlightenment because he surrendered to the present completely, and later on Re-established his work life balance after people started to ask him questions about he's peaceful state and later on became a teacher so it worked for him perfectly at the end to stay as an example and a reminder that our social conditioning is making us unhappy, but that we can still achieve and manifest things when we balance our sense of beingness with intention,
but that you shouldn't loose yourself in the doing, he specializes more in the being part because that's what he preaches the most and is what he implanted in he's new identity, he is completely identified with the conscious state that made him rewire feel more peaceful, and it works great for him.
In my case as a goal oriented person I chose to try my best to keep my balance, and when I feel a lot of resistance and depleted i lean for the being and when I feel more energized and focus on the purpose which is the doing.
Great analysis, Dr. Grande.
Echart tolle is no different from spirited gurus.
He is clearly immensely influenced by Indian spiritual gurus and teachers like Jiddu krishnamurthy.
He consciously pretends as if everything he says is original and even passes sarcastic remarks at some gurus.
He keeps on rehashing the same old enturies old spiritual stuff and claims as if it's his own creation,
Which makes him the worst of them all.
🙏
completely wrong. he never claimed that his teachings are his own invention. he usually cites books and philosophers of the past.
I had a friend who got deep into Tolle after his marriage fell apart and his daughter stopped communicating with him. He seemed to draw a little comfort from the books.
For many baloney is a comfort food; how many like myself enjoy peanut butter that satisfied my childhood hunger. I think Todd chose the term carefully. There are many who will simply add condiments and they thoroughly enjoy a barrage of baloney. Unlike the hamburger it got a bad rap and is considered down scale.
guess there is a pattern. shitty parents tend to delegate responsibility and eckart tolle will be the only one left giving them approval for that.
how comforting. hey! your own kids may not even talk to you anymore, but at least eckart is rooting for you!
@christine cheeseman whoever was struggling with life because growing hurts, tolle became the saviour just by saying "you can stop to grow. just ignore EVERYTHING. yourself. everyone else. free is who doesn't care.". and of course people want that their choice of ignorance is fancy and elite. of course they don't want somebody to tell them who they really are. lazy ass cowards.
I like to listen to different perspectives, from science to philosophy, psychology and metaphysical (spiritual) teachings. So from your comment, I agree, when some of us don"t know how to stop the pain and suffering we tend to go to the last resource, which is none other than spiritual (accept, surrender and ask). So yeah, reading material like the one Tolle offers makes you feel comfort, and we all know is that once calm and peace comes, we can finally begin to understand, assimilate and act. The key here is, the spiritual process and realizations have to be personal, and for a better life. When you start thinking that you can teach and help others save themselves, that is when those constructs collapse. Anyway, anything I learn that I label spiritual, is for me, it helps me understand how to relate better with the outside world, and that comes from understanding myself better.
And that is how E Tolle got rich.
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. I was glad Tolle was the one to appear when I was ready.
Very true!
There's some things i like on its surface but i would find a new teacher....
Professor dave will be a good place too start lol
I think he takes ideals too its logical extremes in the wrong direction
There is a sense of irony here? Judgment to give a false sense of self is kinda the game of psychiatry. I feel like I can diagnose doc here
Reading his book changed my life. I appreciate some of Dr Grande's points, but it really did work when i was at a crossroads in my life.
@Mrs Blume probably not
I was very interested in Tolle when he first came into the limelight.
I also realized he has taken everything from many sources, which most people wouldn't have the reading background to know.
His work has many spiritual insights
but he has pieced them together.
I'm sure he has helped many.
He is using the idea of a passive "Buddha" as a template for how he interacts..
His books are the most helpful books I’ve ever read. I believe you simplified his teachings grossly. He saved my life and has helped every single person I know who has read his books! It’s so simple, that it IS actually original! A philosophy for life has nothing to do with directions to a store. These 2 examples couldn’t possibly be any different. Never have been so comforted and helped by an author IN MY LIFE. This also holds true for EVERYONE I know who has read his books.
Totally agree. I like Dr. Grande, but in this case, his analogies are so wildly off-base. Hopefully, people who have not read the books will give them a try (or check-out at the library) and not be put off by this, IMO, unfair critique.
Not me. It was really tedious.
It is amazing. I find the simplicity of it to be it's real power. * "the forest through the trees" kind of thing. * I realized that I was "over-thinking" everything! The pure joy I felt when I started to remove the "noise" was quite spiritual (and I'm more of an agnostic in principle). I believe that many people are living lives of "destinations" & "regrets"... instead of truly appreciating each moment that they are alive. I see this as a "Fundamental Truth". * not hocus pocus. I love hearing from others that have found joy in his work. Thank you for your post!
Completely agree!
@@kevindayton9757 Well said!
About to watch but eckhart has gotten me out of a dark place before. I don’t follow him much anymore but I appreciate him helping me deal w my anger and ego
Same for me🙏🏻
Me too.
All I knew about Tolle I learned on Oprah!. I respect him. I'm sure I'm among Dr. Grande's biggest cheerleaders since he had 10,000 or so subscribers but this is the second video I've seen in recent history where he's virtually spitting on people's beliefs. Eckhart never did that.
I'm glad you found peace and comfort through Eckhart and his message. Don't let the turkeys get you down. (As I say that, I realize I'm doing a little bit of it! I can't help but be disappointed.)
You sound like you two were buddies. Well, Lauren, you got yourself out, not Tolle. Because if he did, then you are dependent on him and I find that hard to fathom. Anyway, since you apparently know him, tell him, I don't know, tell Tolle I prefer Shirley MacLaine.
Me too!
"One can't convince himself of his own sanity by having the neighbor locked up." If you don't understand what Mr. Tolle is saying, explaining it by being purposely vague only to make money is in fact admitting that your ego is defending itself. You don't have a moral high ground cause you declared yourself to be that moral high ground. Ever considered to be wrong?
You must relate to his sufferings to understand any of what he speaks about. He was the first person to ever be able to put words to how I was feeling… when you feel what he’s felt, everything he says makes total sense and you dont even perceive his words as vague most of the time because you know exactly what he’s talking about. The way he explains thinking as something that happens to you and was the first person to clearly define mindfulness and give me the tools I needed to attain it.
It seems vague to those who haven't experienced it. Tolle constantly encourages people to be still in mind and body. To simply be. To meditate. This isn't laziness. He's not saying live every minute sitting still doing nothing. He is saying sit still, be still, be aware and present in the now... because if you do that, and keep doing that, you eventually connect with higher consciousness. You can only understand what that is and what that means by experiencing it yourself. Love Dr Grande's videos, but he's out of his depth here.
Wow, that was harsh. I read his book many years ago and found some good insights, he seems to be a sincere person who became a celebrity overnight. Living in the Now is not a new concept, but Tolle's way of teaching it resonates with many people.
Living in the now, if I'm not mistaken, is one of the key concepts of Buddhism.
@@laurieparis2203 there is only now,,,,, tomorrow and yesterday are figments of the imagination
@@johnnymarine554
You should go join hara krisna.
Agreed I never felt he was claiming other religions as his own and is very open about where his ideas are coming from and simply like you said just sharing it. If you really want to water it down you really do gain a lot understanding of mindfulness with his teachings and ways and I’ve greatly appreciated it and benefitted from it. And I’ve never read any of his books or spent a dime or felt like I had too…I just you tube his talks and meditations. I don’t read into it and just simply considerate it a version of meditative state of mind. I don’t think this guys take was truthful and seemed tainted by others. He generalized to much. You can tell he really didn’t know much about him other then biased preconceived notions and judgements, it’s a shame. Cause Tolle truly has a strong concept of mindfulness.
@@Esico6 you should Repent and believe the gospel...
Eckhart Tolle has not invented his own religion or despised any religion. His insight is a deeply intimate experience that has helped many people. His quotes are incredibly practical for everyday life. He did not crudely take others people’s ideas. Universal truths transcend religions and historical time. He just makes them accessible to people.
Yes! That is exactly right. Thank you. Also, A lot of his internet critics have just watched his YT videos and not bothered to READ his books. It is a shame because that is where you really get to experience that "aha!" moment where your intuition, your inner being knows that his insights are powerful truths. You can't really get Tolle from just watching his video but if you have read his books, you will know what he is talking about in his videos and it won't seem like nonsense like so many here think it is.
@@ademiranda2 are you advertising for the sale of Tolles books?
He has helped many people? 😆
Can you list some of the areas in which he helped? I guess those people have no brain, cannot think for themselves so they rely on others to tell them how to live.
@@mohanlalrampersad490 no, it is not an advertisement at all. It is simply a reasoned observation. Any book-in any genre- will always give you a more intimate experience of an author and their ideas than a video.
@@ademiranda2 whatever, you go on reading. I don't have to read because knowing about Tolle and reading about his so called philosophy or wisdom will not make me a better person than I am.
I have a brain and I have life experiences which is enough to tell me how I should live.
Anyway I wish you all the best.
It’s hilarious how everyone in the comments is talking about how authentic and helpful Eckhart Tolle is after you spent the whole video being condescending and looking down on him for being spiritual
Exaaaaactly! How embarrassing!
I enjoy listening to Dr Grande, I enjoy listening to Eckhard Tolle, I’ve learnt from you both, blessings 💛
That’s exactly how I feel - well worded, thank you. There is more than 1 way to Rome 😊
wow now this is a wise position. thank you for posting this. greetings from Germany.
I’m a big dr grande fan because he has such a grounded approach to analyzing people/situations, but I feel like this video missed the mark. Not so much a follower of tolle myself, but it seems like dr g has something against him and spirituality as a whole. I think it was very telling with the whole baloney cannon analogy at the end... it kind of seems like he believes the ONLY reason anyone would become a spiritual teacher is because they’re a malicious BS peddler looking to get rich. Not that there aren’t plenty of people like that, but i think he’s painting with too broad of a brush
Personally thank full never bought into fraudulent pompus educational human philosophy and falsely called knowledge of failing world happy peaple are often unlettered and ordinary. Good hard work honest living has its rewards vanity striveing after wind showy display of one lively hood can lead to unhappiness humble peaple are happyer .
Well said! It seems to me that spirituality makes Dr.Grande fearful. There are only two main feelings where all other feelings stem from: LOVE or FEAR. Dr. Grande seems fearful of things he hasn't understood yet..therefore anger towards Eckhart Tolle. True spirituality stems from LOVE and then wisdom of knowing. Try meditation before you comment from fear.
After Dr. Grande alluded to Eckhart Tolle this way, isn't Dr. Grande himself out to make a lot of money on UA-cam and whatever other means? Either way, Money is not evil, however, it's what u do w it. A lot of good work can and is done w money too. Tolle does not set out to only make money, it's been a byproduct of his writings used to reach ppl. Not so sure if Dr.Grande can say the same thing.
@@genericblue8357 no one cares wat you do, or who you subscribe too. Don't you know this.
@@traceytansley1659 you are hilarious. Sounds like you think we all need to adjust our Patrick Swaze in Donnie Darko "attitudinal beliefs."
Eckhart Tolle's book, The Power of Now, kept me from taking my life after a horrendous divorce. It taught me to focus on the present moment when the pain was unbearable. When a friend of mine became suicidal, I gave him the book on tape and it helped him too. No doubt, Eckhart Tolle is just a man and I think he'd be the first to admit to this. However, his teaching has helped me understand my life, and how to avoid creating my own suffering.
I had a quite similar experience. However Dr. Todd Grandes information has done nothing for me so far. Except from simple entertainment on UA-cam.
A lot of people hate just because someone is a "guru" and not a psychologist. They fail to see that they actually help some of us. It's sad to see this dichotomy in people's thinking.
I think in that regard he's great, sometimes thinking about what could go wrong in the future limits what you're doing in the present out of fear. There is such a thing as crippling anxiety.... I need this man's influence in my life
Grande banned my other account from commenting on his channel after my criticisms of this video. What does that tell you?
@@vl4394 it tells me you are desperate to complain. Nothing else. Can you do any less?
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
@erikparent1065 His ego has dictated hair dye, botox, fillers and double blepharectomy.
lol you are an angel anna thank you for you speaking truth... we live in dark times for ELK-HART to be considered a wise person @@annacomnena217
he will be judged brother i assure you of this
That was a pleasure.
The Power of Now was an awful book for me during my twenties. I was desperate for relief from severe neuropsychiatric turmoil and all he had to say was that one night he felt awful, had a thought, and then woke up healed.
All the books “teachings” had no causal relationship with that healing night and were irrelevant subsequent conclusions.
I later had insightful moments equivalent to his in my 20’s but they didn’t come from spiritual beliefs or techniques (or drugs); and they didn’t prevent the subsequent prolonged return of neuropsychiatric illness.
Mr. Todd is not friends with the present moment 🙂😊
i recommend practising being present and watching the stream of thoughts...it does wonders...I will be forever grateful to Eckhart T.
It is very essentially a Buddhist tenet.
It's Dr. Todd Grande to you!
@@eoinodunlaing4391 : DD
Hmmm....Dr. Grande you have missed the point in my opinion. Tolle's ability to synthesize philosophies is a gift, not a red flag.
As one of your other readers said the man works in the tradition of mystics, and I find him well versed in their teachings. I also found his books and videos to be useful, and apparently I am not alone.
Comments like this warm my heart, because it means that you have experienced a shift in conciousness!
The more the merrier!
I believe there are more but usually people who are intuitive remain in luminous shadows.
( If that makes sense) 🙂
I love your presentations and your wry wit! As an impoverished psychology student, you already have all my wealth in the peals of laughter. Thank you so much!!!!🥰
Tolle helped me with going through divorce and learning contentment. It's so unfortunate that there are so many people who can't take what they need and leave the rest behind. People look small when they bash. I wanted to like this channel. Ugh.
I've taken anti-anxiety medicines, gone to therapy, done yoga, exercise, all that. For years. But every time I've had a true crisis in my life.. the death of my child, the COVID pandemic keeping me from seeing my mother in a nursing home for over a year, a terrible breakup. Tolle, his teachings and his books, are the *only* thing that has given me peace and got me through it.
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Notice how those problems are still there even after all of tolle’s teachings?
@@elosoguapo8137 and your point is..? Is everyone on the planet reading tolle? Clearly it worked for this person so once again whats your point?
@@anaj9346 the point is that it actually didn’t help. The problems are still there.
@@elosoguapo8137 umm I think its about how the person copes with the problems with the tools they are given. We are not talking about magic. So if someone suffers from mental illness and they can maintain a "normal" existence with medication do you have an opinion on that? I mean the illness is still there
Wow, I’m surprised he feels this way about my man Eckart. Has he not read up on Buddhism, Hinduism, Zen, etc.??
Exactly. Also, there seemed to be a lot of projection there about Tolle supposedly making himself the definitive guru and telling people that HE has all the answers to make them feel better when he was merely sharing his own experiences and teachings. I've never seen the guy present himself as The Authority on mindfulness. Yet Dr Grande claims he does this. Wtf.
@Danny Horworth Lol okay... Kristina Marie was also stating her opinion. Coming at her, after your general statement, all juvenile and presumptuous, is pretty hypocritical.
@Kristina Marie that's how he is these days that's why I unsubscribed ! totally a gossip channel now based on a quick wiki read , pop topics and a bit of often not so funny dry humour !
@Danny HorworthDon't know what you're going through bud, cuz you're clearly projecting, but I honestly wish you the best.
@Kristina Marie Hahaha, right? I'm so triggered now. Phhfff 😆
More importantly than what he says is his physical presence, calming voice and gentle aura, that in its own has a healing power on people. He is only channeling his own presence outwards...
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I’ve tried the mindfulness thing….It’s another method of escape. Much like certain drugs. It’s true that you can find a kind of peace by successfully convincing yourself that NOTHING MATTERS, but such an idea is ultimately pretty damn depressing for me. I think it ALL matters. And our minds exist for a great purpose that exists whether we understand it or not. I won’t give it up for temporary comfort.
Mindfulness practice is about being here now and perceiving what is going on in your mind and senses. If you're in pain then it's about feeling it fully, surrendering till all the pain, thoughts and sensations naturally run their course. Because most of the time when something hurts us we create secondary suffering by our "monkey mind" running wild. We analyze the problem for the millionth time, ruminating, stuck in loops of thoughts, often also fighting our feelings or not wanting to admit how we really feel to others or even ourselves. It's about pain being unavoidable, but suffering being optional. Also, it has nothing to do about not caring about things, in fact when you eliminate the needless suffering, you can care even more (in a more productive way).
Where did you come across the information that it's about convincing yourself that nothing matters? Is it Tolle's interpretation?
I don't know what Tolle's version is but you don't seem to understand Mindfulness at all.
Mindfulness by definition is the opposite of escape and not caring. Now are there certain meditation "practices" that can be a means of escape?
Absolutely, but that and the quality of being "mindful" are two different things.
In mindfulness, you completely experience and surrender to whatever it is that you are experiencing, including pain and suffering. You don't "escape" from anything whatsoever.
Tolle is helping spread mindfulness and other Buddhist principles, which isn’t well known in the West. He helped me and my son battle through depression and PTSD. Try to keep an open mind, Dr. Grande.
Well said👍💚
Great advice!
He probably will never understand....because he hasn’t had to look into the chasm.
@@evelyne7071 I agree with this and thought the same. He must never have struggled with depression or suicidal ideation. Eckhart is literally saving lives.
PTSD???? Another nonsense.
This is what happens when a person who is wired one way, (in Grande’s, case very much left brain, logic oriented) tries to analyze someone who is wired another way ( in ET’s case, very much right brained and intuitive.) There’s really no way to get an accurate picture of the other's message. To the former (Grande), the latter (Tolle) looks strange and weird and doesn’t make any sense. I find Eckhart Tolle’s (by the way he pronounces it TALL-ee) teachings to be quite helpful often times, as do many others. They also make intuitive sense to me b/c I operate from an intuitive place in addition to a logical place. I do not find Mr. Tolle's position to be that of a know-it-all guru who claims that he knows the truth. I am able to run what he says through my own filter and use it (or not). This is the same way I take Dr. Grande's positions...sometimes it resonates, sometimes it does not. In this case, what Dr. Grande says does not resonate at all. I can see why Grande doesn't find that Tolle's view fits his points of view, but that doesn't mean he has a corner on the Truth about Tolle's messages. Yeah, Tolle says nothing new, but that doesn't mean it's not valid in it's own way.
Of course it’s not new. It’s ANCIENT WISDOM!!!
@@AdeSteHar Exactly. And if Tolle has nothing new to say, he's plagiarized a whole lot of people. He's not a religious leader. But he's stealing a little bit from a lot of them.
@@JustDr.S
All spritual teachers teach the same fundemental wisdom, that is thousands of years old.
Each teacher uses creativity to teach in a unique way.
Eckhart Tolle also has some original material on how ones ego operates.
His books are brilliant works of art!
@@erikparent8176 I appreciate your input. Maybe if he was not making 70 million in speaking fees, I'd try to believe him. Or if he practiced what he preached. No need for material things, he preaches. Except for himself. That's what I have a problem with. Like the televangelists and cults. Seems similar, in that the leader/teacher/preacher needs money, followers don't.
@@JustDr.S he has not "plagiarized" anyone, he's adding his own modern-day spin on open source material. He is legally and morally allowed to do that. Clearly, a lot of people appreciate it to boot.
'I think anyone reading Eckhart's books is saying 'yes' to suffering' 😂 ... I don't necessarily agree/disagree but I enjoyed that line.
Eckhart descriptions of Egoïc reactions are spot on, and very funny ! The quotes are not practicable but that's part of deep philosophy and transcendance, and that have a place in the world.
But i appreciate your honest point of view about it, differents point of views are always welcome
I truly find it odd that you find his teachings jumbled. He is gifted at showing the unifying message in all of the great religions. The way he teaches the Bible in particular is gorgeous. He does not refer to himself as a guru but a teacher of presence. He showed me the voice in my head is not me. I am the witness of the voice. He taught me that I had a dense pain-body I and learned to observe my anger and sadness until it mostly dissolved in the light of presence. This is great gift to my family. I owe a lot to dear Ekhart.
I think it can be frightening and threatening to hear that the thinking mind is not the end all be all. Thinking is a tool to be used and then put away. Instead we obsess and have destructive thoughts that make us insane and make us act destructively. Einstein knew how to access the higher intelligence that is between two thoughts.
Also, the reason we have no control in life is because we do not choose our thoughts. It’s not like we go to the thought store and pick and choose what we want to think. Every thought you have is not chosen by you therefore you are not in control of your life. There is a lot of evidence mounting that our behavior manifests and we rationalize it by thought AFTER it happens.
Ekhart always says if you are not ready for the message you will feel impatient or annoyed until you are ready to hear it. Great pain usually does the trick.
Of course there is nothing new he is teaching ancient wisdom!
Well said, Dr. Grande sadly doesn't get it
Like all fraudsters they prey upon the gullible!
@@kronk420 He's merely repeating what Buddhists have been saying for thousands of years. If you believe the ideas behind Buddhism equate to gullibility I think you have much to learn :)
For real. It's like Grande was inundated with requests / "do Eckhart Tolle next!" and since he knew absolutely nothing about ET, he "crammed for the exam" and proceeded to put together a video that perfectly elucidates his laughably poor understanding of Eckhart Tolle. It's not even an average mis-understanding lol, it's poor. He literally doesn't even know what the *concept* of the illusoriness of the separate self is? Anyone who is one notch past Christian-fundamentalist-level consciousness can at least grasp what the concept *is* -- even if they don't understand it at all...
@@jacobxa It's all word salad, to entice you away from God, make you think you don't need him and are your own God, oldest lie in the book..
Eckart Tolle's books have been a massive help to me.
Me too
Then you’re a simple person
@Zangief The Red Tolle says we can come into money yet still feel unfulfilled, money is an energy, it is how we use it that can cause a problem.
@@sayerslayer1854 I bet this guy considers himself Someone superior to Tolle yet its Tolle that is making a bank, not him - "superior, rational individual!". This pattern is common with People Who are obsessively fighting religion/spirituality/gurus etc
Please examine more foundational philosophies such as Taoism or Stoicism. Many of his ideas appear to have been stolen from these two sources.
Thank you for the video. It is clear that you have your reservations on this topic, and you managed to present it in a mostly respectful way. I think the quotes might seem vague and ambiguous, to anyone who is trying to experience the world, or rather, what is, with their intellect and their senses only. Through the practice of meditation you can get to experience the profundity of what he is actually trying to convey. However, I only saw a few of his videos so I can't speak to his integrity, but I recognize his teachings as being the same as those of buddhism. It just comes in a different package, which can be very useful, since different approaches fit different people. If the goal is the same, the path doesn't matter, as long as it leads the right way.
All the best
It is true that some of what Eckhart teaches has no scientific base whatsoever and sometimes even goes against what is already a known science. However, listening to Eckhart speaking leaves no doubt in me that everything he says is a product of a deeply profound spiritual experience he's lived through, and certainly not just a money grabbing scheme, as you perceived it. I have no idea how one can be so blind of someone elses honesty and good intentions. I guess ego doesn't accept to see ego-less.
The sense of self that we have is the source of most of our suffering. Eckhart has mentioned numerous times that he is referring to an ego death when he says die before you die. Please spend a few weeks with his videos before you rule him out. Eckhart is authentic. He is not some con artist. He actually is living a relatively simple life.
The problem is that that whole concept you just mentioned is actually budhism and it has been around for several thousand years.
@@Magoro2249 yes it is a part of buddhist philosophy . I see no problem here. Eckhart frequently quotes from buddhist texts.
@@Magoro2249 how is that a problem? People from the west often have trouble understanding hard to translate words from Buddhism and relating to it in general. He is explaining the concepts so that people understand them and its seems to be working. The more people understand these concepts the better in my opinion.
@@Magoro2249 why is that a problem?
"He become rich from his teachings, therefore he has no merit"... sounds like a fallacy to me but ok
If Tolle sold philosophy alone, he would be still sitting on park benches. He won the hearts of people and a fortune with his gentle nature. That's his ace in the sleeve
Yes. Spot on. And he exudes a beautiful balance of both compassion and motivation by quietly empowering people to not suppress or reject their pain. He is a Healer and imo, he speaks out of an abundance of empathy and insight. He has a gift and is Healer who has helped many. This was not a good look on Grande and his “witty” sarcasm that started off somewhat entertaining and humorous seems to slowly be revealing itself as something else perhaps quite childish and unattractive ( ego, envy, jealousy, bitterness at other’s perceived success). Just seemed like an awful lot of projection going on here. And I don’t think it’s Tolle is preoccupied with success or wealth. But I think 🤔 someone ELSE might be. Hint, Hint! ☝️
@@angelabaird7135 the thing is, dr Grande has the same gentleness just like Tolle. I have no idea what got into him lately, his sarcasm, i guess, blossomed?.... with spring 😂
Exactly. I always think that he’d be sitting there in Russell Square still if he looked/acted very different when I see hordes of people defending his mishmash of mindfulness and vaguery.
I like the slightly spicy Dr. grande! 😃
@@1chienandalou i used to feel the same way on physics classes, loads of mishmash and vaguery... but that was only because the subject was out of my depth 😁 i did finish school nevertheless haha
@@malabuha LOL 😂. His sarcasm seemed to have taken nitric oxide! 😂 got hold of some jet fuel or some such something. I love when he does it to criminals and selfish a-holes but naaaw, not my gentle silly 🙃 witty Mr Tolle.
Ya breaking my heart over here Grande! Lol 😝
Thank you for this video. I'd never heard of Tolle until an associate of mine got all excited about his show coming to my nearest capitol city. Being the natural sceptic that I am, I decided to 'enlighten' myself and do some research on him. Seems that my hunch was correct and he's just another self proclaimed spiritual teacher. If you follow his teachings and they have helped you, that's great but do your research before believing his words are absolute.
As his teachings appear to be based on many other beliefs and religions, he reminds me of Gilderoy Lockhart from Harry Potter. Gilderoy tracked down accomplished magic users. After erasing their memories, he took credit for their achievements. He became famous by writing printed works about his "exploits", gaining awards along with invitations for book signings.
Tolle is lucky that many of those he has offended (and I can assure you he has offended people), do not believe in getting revenge, getting angry or even launching legal action, although I personally believe that the after life will not be so forgiving.
I agree with his teachings. Not because I didn’t want to not be the one who could not figure out the meaning of life. His teaching’s genuinely helped me be a better mother and worker. Just to accept and be at peace with many things in the world that I could not possibly change. To be in a constant state of angst because you want things that you cannot change is not good for a person nor does it change reality. Elkhart does encourage changing what one can. But if one is not willing to do what they need to they cannot complain about it because it’s not helpful. It’s like the serenity prayer. And I think it’s ok to use older concepts and phrase them in ways that speak to many people of current time. People used what was learned from the past to grow. It’s in our nature and I don’t think we have to highlight that he isn’t completely original because in truth no one really is.
Dr Grande - what you’ve done here is to create a straw man argument. Tolle’s philosophy is not confusing or hard to understand. It’s super straight forward. You’re really barking up the wrong tree here Todd.
Have you seen Derren Brown hypnotising Simon Pegg in about 30 seconds from wanting a leather jacket to wanting a red BMX bike using words only? Same issue raised by the Dr. here. Derrida's Deconstruction comes in here as well. The use of words and how they are received by different people, the personal emphases put on words, etc. I feel.
@@Mrmorlam1 yes I have seen it. You have to imagine how many times they got it WRONG in order to get one right.
@@Mrmorlam1 have you seen Simon Pegg dressed up as a disgusting cantina salesman in Star Wars: The Force Awakens? It's no wonder Rey isn't interested in men in that movie.
Where does he say T is confusing or hard to understand? what you’ve done here is to create a straw man argument.
@@tzenophile you’re not quite smart enough to connect the dots are you?
I can only imagine the smile Eckart would wear if he ever stumbled upon this. “Ive been mistaken for a fool, and I’m flattered” (chuckles like he does). ~Eckhart. Much love for you, Todd
I think he would appreciate that nondual teachings are recognized as a profound avenue for self realization.
It's an indication that a substantial number of people have diminished egos and are ready for a shift in conciousness.
Enlightenment as a collective experience may be closer than many might have expected.
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To me he embodies the spirit of the wind. Sometimes a gale force, blowing people's minds with the mystery of time, the planets, and time as viewed by those who seek to know "When is now"?
Love this comment 😂❤️
So true...and funny.
My that's ugly and smug.
Finally a refreshing video. Difficult to come around anything which is not mere enthusiastic propaganda. I really could not understand the appeal of these books on some of my family members, and you perfectly pointed out the issues I was having (the vagueness, the contradictions, the "super religion" etc). Thank you!!
Totally agree with you.
I find him somehow eerie. I’m German and hadn’t heard of him until a friend in the US mentioned him and told me he is quite popular in North America. So I googled him and watched some videos. I honestly can’t understand why people fall for him.
@@erikparent1065A fool and his money are soon parted
esoteric drivell imo
I usually enjoy the wisdom when Dr Grande gives his opinion on matters of Psychology . Tolle is talking about experience underneath the chatter of the mind. DBT has scratched the surface, when it comes to mindfulness. DBT has no tools to utilize mindfulness to be fully beneficial to their clients. So Dr Grande, I would say your opinion is a case of lack of " experiential understanding" .
So true ! In one of Oprah’s show, a guest said this: You cannot grieve what you never had. This is where I feel that Dr. Grande has slid off the skids. He may never be able to understand “it” because he has never had to try to understand “it”. It seems to me, he has not had to try to silence his ego/social identity /internal dialogue in order to bring himself the peace and understanding that those of us who have tried “mindfulness” find so helpful.
@@evelyne7071 Or perhaps he's never been tested to the point of despair? Only those who have been pushed to the ledge, understand the real fear of falling.
yikes! i see things differently due to my experiences, way off, ET has some serious spiritual wisdom especially on the topic of agency stimuli and response. Living in the now which we all forget to do sometimes when we get carried away with anxiety.
While I too find teachings of gurus etc to be sometimes frustratingly vague, there is within psychology the field of transpersonal psychology that does attempt to put some structure around what might be termed as spiritual experiences. The conclusions reached ... are very similar to those of the contemplative traditions of most religions and those of spiritual teachers like Eckhart.
Teachers like Eckhart Tolle, in my view, are just trying to spread awareness of the felt / subjective experience that fields like transpersonal psychology investigate perhaps a bit more objectively and less subjectively.
There seems to be (on a first and casual watching) a lot of judgement in this video (while talking about concepts in psychology like trying to avoid being judgemental) ... which shows how easy it is to fall prey to judgement. I'd argue that the concepts that Eckhart and others talk about are very similar to concepts to be found in positive and transpersonal psychology.
So I don't really see the point of all the fuss.
People can, at the end of the day, take what they wish from teachers and leave what they think doesn't work for them. That's probably what being an adult is all about (discernment).
And in-fact ... a lot of these teachers tend to ask their "students" repeatedly that they make up their own minds. I've seen videos of Eckhart where he says the same.
His idea of 'the self' did make sense to me. It was an eye opener to view the burden of my own ego. Some of the problems of the world seems a little lighter. The key at least to me was: Are you doing something to truly better yourself or is it in service of your own ego?
Usually I find your analyses level-headed and fair. In this case it seems you have an axe to grind with Tolle or his teachings. I almost think you didn't understand what he's saying.
Tolle's message is powerful and has helped so many people. 'The Power of Now' was groundbreaking in its day.
Please check your motivation for your unfair criticism and educate yourself more thoroughly on the teachings.
As it is you're risking your reputation as someone to be taken seriously.
@@alijane6675 Geez, you're coming at her a bit hard, aren't you? It's just Grandes opinion, it's not "the truth." And his viewers are allowed to have an opinion on his analysis and videos as well, right? No need to be nasty and mocking. Just talk to people, no need to insult.
Someone asked for his opinions and he gave them. It seems some are so attached to Tolle that their egos get so hurt if anyone points out some implications in his teachings.
@@bernardsmith1230 Problem is that he is judgemental about Eckhart and probably hasn't had a spiritual epiphany in his life being a very left brained psychologist.
@@petermiles55 he just gave an opinion. Fact is there’s many money hungry spiritual conmen like tolle and they prey on gullible people who have forgotten to use their brains. They all use the same cultish type pattern where they want their sheep in an almost permanent non thinking state convincing themselves they are on the path to enlightenment. Many people have had these experiences you speak of and they come back to reality having learnt from their epiphany type experiences. Tolle is wrong in many ways especially his theory on painbodies which is actually quite similar to some Scientology bullshit and is promoting emotional confusion rather than emotional intelligence . What Tolle is ok for is giving people techniques to deal with anxiety which is fine in healthy doses. I used to be obsessed with Tolle and Mooji ect and I love life way more after moving past it all. I’m not denying any powerful experiences people can have through deep meditation ect but just feel Tolle is a conman concerned mainly with money and that’sfine he should just be more honest about that with all his fans.
@@bernardsmith1230 You don't understand the problems with this severely tainted attack on Eckhart.
All I want is Dr Grande analysis of Dr Grande
Give it 5 days.
I had an insomnia induced psychotic episode over a decade ago. After a brief hospitalization, I had a therapist recommend The Power of Now to me and it didn’t take long to realize that much of his ramblings sounded like the kinds of thoughts I had while psychotic. Needless to say, I don’t find him persuasive.
Eckhart Tolle refers to old teachings. He changed my life forever! His teaching is very simple not complicated as you explained it.