Awareness Of Our Thoughts Is the Beginning Of Awakening

Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In this podcast, Eckhart talks with an audience in Adelaide, Australia. He says participating in the retreat will allow everyone to have a taste of presence, rather than know it as a mere concept. He explains that many of us place little value on the current moment because we believe fulfillment can only happen at some point in the distant future. He says the anticipation of things-yet-to-be is so strong, we miss opportunities in the here and now because the thinking mind takes over and muddies the water. Eckhart shares an experience he had at the age of seventeen, when a friend gave him several spiritual books. Through study, he learned to shift his thinking from negative to positive. Suddenly, the well-worn idea that bad things always happened to him evaporated. This breakthrough was a catalyst for greater spiritual development that continued well into his twenties. Eckhart explains awareness of our thoughts is the beginning of awakening. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN

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0:00.0	Awareness of our thoughts is the beginning of awakening. In this podcast,
0:05.4	Eckhart talks with an audience in Adelaide, Australia. He explains that many of
0:10.6	us place little value on the current moment because we believe
0:14.0	fulfillment can only happen at some point in the distant future. He says the
0:18.8	anticipation of things yet to be is so strong we miss opportunities in the here and now. The
0:25.6	thinking mind takes over and muddies the water. Eckhart shares an experience
0:30.1	he had at the age of 17 when a friend gave him several spiritual books.
0:34.0	Through study he learned to shift his thinking from negative to positive
0:38.0	and suddenly the well-worn idea that bad things always happened to him evaporated.
0:44.8	Eckhart says this breakthrough was a catalyst for greater spiritual development that continued
0:49.9	well into his 20s.
0:51.8	Eckhart explains awareness of our thoughts
0:55.0	is the beginning of awakening.
0:59.4	Wonderful to be back in Australia and of course here for the first time I can sense the
1:09.9	energy field in the room that emanates from each one of you and each one of you is present.
1:21.4	It's a one for the energy field of present. It's a one for the energy field of presence is beautiful.
1:28.0	Obviously there could be one or two or not present,
1:32.0	but hopefully by the end of the middle of our evening together those who are not
1:39.2	present now or don't even know what I'm talking about, who only came here because a friend said you must come.
1:46.5	You will not only know what I mean when I say presence, but actually have a taste of presence rather than a concept of what presents is.
2:00.0	And if it absolutely doesn't work for you, it simply means you're not quite ready yet.
2:06.0	And then usually means you have to suffer a little bit more
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