Realizing the Power of Now: An In-Depth Retreat With Eckhart Tolle 
asked by jbritt on November 19, 2006 2:36 PM
With his international bestseller The Power of Now nearing one million copies in print, the humble man known as Eckhart Tolle is fast becoming America's most popular spiritual teacher. Recognized for his unique ability to draw listeners into the awakened state he calls "presence," Tolle continues to top bestseller lists and fill auditoriums with men and women seeking a deeper sense of connection with life. Now, in a momentous publishing event, Realizing the Power of Now invites listeners to immerse themselves in a full-length audio retreat with Eckhart Tolle.
Recorded at a rare five-day gathering led by Eckhart Tolle, here is a special opportunity for those familiar with his work — or hearing it for the first time — to transcend the finite world of fluctuating thoughts, ambitions, and fears, and touch their true essence. This all-new program includes insights into: entering the Now through the portal called "allow", how to use the "inner body" and sense perceptions to find a peace that exists independent of conditions, expanding the space between thoughts for a deeper experience of the Now, and much more.
Spoken simply, with his hallmark warmth, humor, and compassion, here is Eckhart Tolle's full presentation of a beautiful way to live that arises through Realizing the Power of Now.
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Ramana Maharshi one of the greatest spiritual teachers of last century, when asked about the number of spirtual teachers teaching various paths, Whom should one take for one's Guru (teacher)? He said to choose the one where you find you get shanti (Peace). Well Eckhart Tolle is the one that brings me the greatest Peace. Eckhart comes across as a gentle humble man with great insight and an extraordinary skill in bringing profound wisdom in an easy to digest format.
This is a great talk with much warmth, humour, wisdom and insight.
If you have enjoyed Eckhart's previous work, I'd highly recommend this one :)
This is a great talk with much warmth, humour, wisdom and insight.
If you have enjoyed Eckhart's previous work, I'd highly recommend this one :)
reviewed by anexpert on November 20, 2006 12:58 PM
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If I was actually on this retreat, I suspect I would have daydreamed my way through most of his lectures, and ultimately the retreat would have been a wonderful opportunity to watch my ego as it said, 'Boring, get to the point,' or 'He's babbling again. God help me.' Why do I suspect this? Because it's exactly what I did while listening to the recording. All sorts of egoic garbage came up, and yes, that's something I do need to observe, but honestly, if his book had been this unfocused and tedious, it would have never been a bestseller. Not even close.
What you get here is an occasional insight mixed with all sorts of other musings. There's no structure to what he's discussing. No plan. Nothing more than a man spending hour upon hour rambling about all sorts of random things. Skip this one. Save your money. The books are far better as they are coherent and incisive, which this retreat is certainly not. By the fourth hour, I simply could not withstand another minute of this. My NOW is far too precious to waste on this. And I truly do adore Eckhart's books. I recommend them to everyone and enjoy them every time I reread them, but this retreat was truly a test of my ability to remain in the present moment.
What you get here is an occasional insight mixed with all sorts of other musings. There's no structure to what he's discussing. No plan. Nothing more than a man spending hour upon hour rambling about all sorts of random things. Skip this one. Save your money. The books are far better as they are coherent and incisive, which this retreat is certainly not. By the fourth hour, I simply could not withstand another minute of this. My NOW is far too precious to waste on this. And I truly do adore Eckhart's books. I recommend them to everyone and enjoy them every time I reread them, but this retreat was truly a test of my ability to remain in the present moment.
reviewed by heavymetal on November 24, 2006 7:02 PM
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Let me say right away that I found "Realizing the Power of Now" much less inspiring than "Even the Sun Will Die" by the same author. And it is definitely not the complete programme of lectures of a week-long retreat since many concepts handled by Tolle in the course of his speeches have never been explained before.
What you will find here is a quite commonsensical mixture of Zen quotes, Christian meditations, all too predictable recommendations to be aware and to accept "what is" and jokes about human silliness, all of this interspersed with the sound of Bali bells, supposedly meaningful silences, outbursts of noisy laughter and the heavy sound of E.T.'s breathing.
Somehow I find that E.T., whose books I have all read and studied, has been corrupted by the enlightenment industry or the "enlightenment club". I have a feeling that he is now increasingly playing a role and trying to conform to people's expectations about what a spiritual teacher should look and sound like. His slow manner of speaking seems terribly contrived, almost calculated to create a state of hypnosis in his hearers. There is affectation in everything he says.
I found the content of "Realizing the Power of Now" boring, shallow and repetitive. If you really want to follow E.T., I recommend "Even the Sun Will Die" instead. "Even the Sun Will Die" is an interview with Tolle made on September 11. In it, Eckhart develops a number of rather profound ideas and relates his own adventure. It is much more interesting than this insipid stuff for mass consumption about awakening.
I recommend Jiddu Krishnamurti, who is both a profound "thinker" and a delightful English prose writer (read his "Commentaries on Living"). But no matter who your "teacher" is, I think it is essential not to accept anything just because he says it. All teachings are dangerous and misleading because words are by definition misleading. As St John of the Cross said, our two most fearsome enemies are the devil and...our spiritual director!
Well said, Juan...
What you will find here is a quite commonsensical mixture of Zen quotes, Christian meditations, all too predictable recommendations to be aware and to accept "what is" and jokes about human silliness, all of this interspersed with the sound of Bali bells, supposedly meaningful silences, outbursts of noisy laughter and the heavy sound of E.T.'s breathing.
Somehow I find that E.T., whose books I have all read and studied, has been corrupted by the enlightenment industry or the "enlightenment club". I have a feeling that he is now increasingly playing a role and trying to conform to people's expectations about what a spiritual teacher should look and sound like. His slow manner of speaking seems terribly contrived, almost calculated to create a state of hypnosis in his hearers. There is affectation in everything he says.
I found the content of "Realizing the Power of Now" boring, shallow and repetitive. If you really want to follow E.T., I recommend "Even the Sun Will Die" instead. "Even the Sun Will Die" is an interview with Tolle made on September 11. In it, Eckhart develops a number of rather profound ideas and relates his own adventure. It is much more interesting than this insipid stuff for mass consumption about awakening.
I recommend Jiddu Krishnamurti, who is both a profound "thinker" and a delightful English prose writer (read his "Commentaries on Living"). But no matter who your "teacher" is, I think it is essential not to accept anything just because he says it. All teachings are dangerous and misleading because words are by definition misleading. As St John of the Cross said, our two most fearsome enemies are the devil and...our spiritual director!
Well said, Juan...
reviewed by anton584 on November 29, 2006 2:54 PM