/lit/ - Literature

>>15108459
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>15108486
Kek he refuted himself by not following his own advice in practice

>>15108459
“Always say “yes” to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say “yes” to life — and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.”

>>15108486
>has a mental breakdown
>becomes an angry nihilist

>this is supposed to be profound

>>15109400
>>15108533
Youre both wrong so wrong it hurts

He is awesome and seems genuinely really happy. That's the most important sign of whether or not you should take someone's advice.

>>15108459
based Eckhart poster

He teaches non attachment but does not deny the material world or negates life .
Its truly the middle path of wise to unite material and spiritual into one , with zen like mind one is free to participate yet not trapped in the illusion of the play. To participate it ones role but remain conscious of the actor playing the role

>>15108459
I don't understand. Is typing out his teachings in capital letters supposed to be refutation or some kind of critique?

>>15109771
>but does not deny the material world or negates life
Many of Eckharts insights are taken from various sages who are themselves strawmanned and accused of doing those things but who dont actually do them in the way that some people substantiate that they do

he is great

>>15109876
it is essentially karma yoga an active life , hes popularity comes from grounding in essence giving transformational effect to his words otherwise there is nothing new to be said, only the space from which it is said can be have any power to it.

Net worth 80 million in the current year. Asian wife. Indulges in the luxury lifestyle. Loves the attention and the fame. Pals with Oprah.

Is he really deep, or did he hustle a fortune from the ocean of shallow ones?

>>15110326
He's a piece of shit fraud. He's one of the biggest conmen

>>15110326
he spent many years below poverty just sitting on a park bench 1 meal a day after his satori experience.
Later as people came to him he started teaching and it developed by itself. It was more of an organic word of mouth success .
Its pretty based that he isint ascetic life denying autist.
Pretty direct teaching of liberation now its only way to escape the paradoxal trap of seeking liberation in future its a conditioned mind trap , carrot on a stick.
>>15110381
t. retard hasnt read and not in now

Its pure advaita in practice
''“The moment you realize you are not present, you are present. Whenever you are able to observe your mind, you are no longer trapped in it. Another factor has come in, something that is not of the mind: the witnessing presence.”

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>>15110415
Stop idolizing frauds and conmen you piece of shit wanker. He has done anything.

>>15110684
Hasnt*** it's straight hippie talk for retards, it's horrible. 80 fucking million dollars. 80 million talking about muh awareness.

>>15110684
>>15110688
Hehe this is why he makes western brainlets seethe , the simplicity simply destroys the western mind cucked by its own automated wiring.
All his teaching can be summarized to one word
>presence
Thats why hes worth any religion.

>>15110768
He's a product of western hedonism. Any self respecting enlightened figure would renounce wealth

>>15108459
hey Mom why did you make this thread, you're supposed to be in yoga class an hour ago and its almost time for your weekly book club reading. Dad's getting worried with your fixation with sri meister eckhart tolle III

>>15110836
Based mommies to mingle with only their incel sons seethe heh
>>15110829
life denying cringe dogma , just be poor goy

>>15108459
>tomato mechant
based

>>15110884
hey osho, would you like some caesar salad? Those things are killer I tell ya!

>>15110912
Go make it and bring some fresh mangos

>>15109771>>15110768

based and presence pilled

>>15108459
>"YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE, EXPRESSING ITSELF AS A HUMAN FOR A LITTLE WHILE."
I get that point but now what? For me novelty and creation, if I can be a part of the universe that makes something unique to the perspective of I than I shall. And something truly unique, there maybe only be one or two idea I ever have that I can say I truly came up with. For me this is what Egoism is.

>>15111045
Noone comes up with any idea the mind only processes it , the original idea came from eternal

>>15111045
sure, but that doesn't mean I cant be the one to find and experience it and write it down and share it.

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>>15111078
sorry wrong post link

>>15108459
i remember reading his books as a deathly shy and anxious teen and having a life changing experience. i then go to mention this to a group of friends 5ish years ago and learn this guy is unanimously reviled and no one in our circle appreciates him at all. its really sad we havent figured out a way to connect punk loser kids with just the right self help drivel they need to connect with. its such a truly great feeling clicking with a book and applying it to life but most people are far too jaded and skeptical i think.

>>15111199
nice digits, its because most people arent ready for it or any spirituality . They need to suffer much more it is preparation for spiritual teachings to take off only once the roots are deep enough can anything happen.
The shallow may engage with old traditional system but only out of exotic addition to their ego without any real grasping. Tolle is pretty much modern zen without asceticism.
>>15111045
Presence practice makes your more creative since you're connected to that higher force beyond the veil

>>15108486
A mere shadow of Jiddu.

>>15108459
Another new age quack that makes tons of money by recycling old spiritual teachings for middle- high class folks' feel good spirituality.

>>15111357
>muh new age
schizo
If he went from tomato merchant to biggest spiritual influence its obvious god/brahman is on his side lmao

>>15108459
based

>>15111313
Jiddu was UG's bitch let's be real

>>15111698
It was actually the opposite. UG was learning from Jiddu and because of Jiddu the "calamity" happened.

How many people has he influenced at this point, the biggest enlightenment figure today in the west. This is good change on a collective level.

>>15111706
And the calamity never had happened to Jiddu LMAO

>>15111953
Your case could be helped with some sort of evidence.

I have yet to see any refutation on eternal presence
Can lit even touch the now?

>>15110684
I'm so sick of spiritual teachers being called con men when the practices they teach actually have fucking benefits. People pay money to go see people like Jeff Dunham but somehow it's wrong to pay to go see someone like Eckhart Tolle

>>15112373
They havent meditated a day in their life its impossible for them to relate to anything spiritual let alone the energy behind the words

>>15110326
80mil ,asian wife, luxury lifestyle,love ,fame,selling peace pills to oprah
How can one be so based?