Eckhart Tolle is becoming Buddhist (video)

Eckhart Tolle, 8/4/22; A.J. Parr (Goodreads); Ashley Wells, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

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Why we NEED challenges in life

Here Eckhart Tolle talks about dukkha ("disappointment, suffering, unsatisfactoriness"), meditation, overcoming illusion (maya), a life of growth by setting off on a quest to awaken by meeting the challenges we are presented with. More and more he seems to be realizing that the Buddha was right.

(Eckhart Tolle) Do you feel your life is filled with challenges? Eckhart Tolle (pronounced \toll-lay\) shares WHY life's challenges are important and how they help us in developing consciousness.

Eckhart Tolle and Buddhist Tales of Light (A.J. Parr)

Suffering (Dukkha) will be most people's teacher because they won't listen to any other teacher. With the development of consciousness comes insight and awakening. Buddhism would do it faster, but for those who have time, there's Tolle's gradual way:

"Once we realize that life is meant to be challenges, challenging, or difficult, once you realize that, then a huge, you become free of the huge illusion that there's something wrong when your life becomes difficult. Ha ha.

"It's because these are all necessary. You need to, you need that. That's the good news or bad news. The world isn't here to make you happy. This is how I put it. The world is NOT here to make you -- this is the human level of this -- it's not here to make you happy. It can't do that, no matter how hard you try. It's here to make you conscious -- by challenging you, by making your life difficult."

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Buddhist book

Buddhist Tales of Light (A.J. Parr)

Twenty Buddhist tales to escape from illusion and find inner peace: This book contains a collection of 20 traditional Buddhist tales that compare the essence of the Buddha's spiritual teachings with those of Eckhart Tolle, especially regarding enlightenment, inner stillness, observing the "voice inside our heads," slowing down our "inner chat," witnessing the silent gaps between our thoughts, and experiencing the Now, among other topics. It is recommended for anyone interested in finding the Truth, escaping from illusion, and experiencing inner peace NOW. More