The Evolutionary Journey Still Ahead

Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In this episode, Eckhart talks about how far we have yet to go in our spiritual growth. He says what’s critical is that we transcend our thinking because it’s absolutely necessary for our survival. He says the dysfunction of the ego dates back thousands of years. Eckhart explains we need only look at history for evidence: creating enemies, war and endless cycles of violence. He says the same aberration still exists today. Yet, science and technology have amplified it so greatly that the collapse of civilization and worldwide destruction are imminently possible. Eckhart believes we are in crisis and in order to make a shift we must evolve beyond our current state of consciousness. He says when a critical number of people connect more consistently with their transcendent selves, an entirely new world will be born which Eckhart calls A New Earth. He says that is our destiny and the secret to all life. 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	The Evolutionary Journey Still Ahead
0:03.4	In this episode, Eckhart talks about how far we have yet to go in our spiritual growth.
0:09.4	He says, what's critical is that we transcend our thinking because not only is it possible, it's absolutely necessary for our survival.
0:19.0	He says, the dysfunction of the ego dates back thousands of years.
0:23.4	Eckart explains we need only look at history for evidence,
0:27.0	creating enemies, war, and endless cycles of violence.
0:30.9	Eckart believes that we are in crisis, a turning point.
0:35.2	He believes we must evolve beyond our current state of consciousness.
0:39.4	He says when a critical number of people connect more consistently with their
0:43.2	transcendent selves, an entirely new world will be born.
0:47.6	Eckhart calls it a new earth. He says that is our destiny and the secret to all life.
0:56.0	You can transcend the thinking mind.
1:00.0	Transcend doesn't mean exclude.
1:01.0	It means you go beyond but you are able to use it. I'm telling you
1:05.8	now the secret of life for humans at this stage of evolution. In 20,000 years it may be a different thing because there's still
1:16.8	a huge evolutionary journey ahead of us. The secret of life at this time for humans is that not only is it possible for us to
1:29.1	transcend thinking, it is necessary to transcend thinking because the egoic mind that is now amplified
1:42.2	by science and technology in amplified by science and technology.
1:57.0	So if we could create havoc 200 years ago, 500 years ago, 1,000 years ago with swords and clubs and balls and arrows,
2:08.3	couldn't kill that many people, but now the same dysfunction still operates and now technology creates all kinds of problems
2:19.5	that are a manifestation of the underlying dysfunction in the human mind.
2:28.0	We have reached a point of crisis now.
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