tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post5546055120813449908..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Eckhart Tolle's New AllianceNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-16114170096083989042009-07-06T06:09:08.945-07:002009-07-06T06:09:08.945-07:00Hi Nathan,
hmm i don't know what to say ,Abou...Hi Nathan,<br /><br />hmm i don't know what to say ,About Eckhart the person i really dont care, and i don't think why we should upset ourselves if he is making too much money from it or not.... cause if we do , it just shows that we are deep down , very unsatisfied with what hes doing. <br /><br /> I am not a big Tolle zealot.. but..<br />Why judge the teacher?,,, if the teaching makes SepticPen ...http://septicpen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-21890239745900617812009-06-28T14:37:52.537-07:002009-06-28T14:37:52.537-07:00Tolle's work stands on its own. He writes clea...Tolle's work stands on its own. He writes clear and consciously on Buddhist principles without using the word Buddhist. The fact that he is everywhere now is due to the excellence of his teachings. I picked up the Power of Now shortly after it was printed and rather skeptically read it, thinking it more New Age garbage, however, it is a brilliant addition to the Dharma.Leaf Dharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467341808701387652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-37237247562415181702009-06-28T12:56:09.059-07:002009-06-28T12:56:09.059-07:00Hi Robyn - The guest zen teacher at our center thi...Hi Robyn - The guest zen teacher at our center this morning brought up Tolle as well - he seems to be everywhere.<br /><br />Hi Carole, <br /><br />Yes, I too felt the video was a bit snarky and mud-grubbing. Frankly, it would have been easier to discuss issues with Oprah's work, but they chose to focus mostly on Tolle, trying to dig up the "junk" so to speak. <br /><br />A major Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-52926113596792347122009-06-28T11:20:24.412-07:002009-06-28T11:20:24.412-07:00Hi again Nathan,
This morning a very small group ...Hi again Nathan,<br /><br />This morning a very small group (four of us) got together to sit zazen...besides myself the others are people who have little or no experience with zazen. We had a short discussion period afterwards and guess who's name came up from the one person who is totally new to zazen? Yes, Eckhart Tolle!<br /><br />So....your theory may be correct that Tolle can lead Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-76978938029130997572009-06-27T23:50:20.788-07:002009-06-27T23:50:20.788-07:00Interesting post. I have such mixed feeling about...Interesting post. I have such mixed feeling about this. I like Tolle's writing. It is amazingly clear. And from the beginning I've always thought of it as Buddhism without the Buddha. I think of him as a friend's partner described him "a funny little man" yet there's something about him that seems quite genuine.<br /><br />And I have to say I never liked Oprah untilZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-10332365172416083582009-06-27T15:47:02.552-07:002009-06-27T15:47:02.552-07:00Not surprised. I suppose "The Secret" i...Not surprised. I suppose "The Secret" is not selling as many copies anymore, so Oprah is finding a new spiritual product to market. Have never thought much, good or bad, about Tolle. <br /><br />One nice thing about Zen is that it's hard to sex up zazen the way "power yoga" and "hot yoga" did for yoga.Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-85400674163656376382009-06-27T08:43:49.111-07:002009-06-27T08:43:49.111-07:00Hi Robyn,
The dharma and yoga will probably survi...Hi Robyn,<br /><br />The dharma and yoga will probably survive all this - I'm not too worried about that. <br /><br />And yes, capitalism is falling apart - maybe quickly, maybe a bit slower than some of us would hope for. I think there are a lot of people in power positions around the world doing everything they can to keep the complete collapse from occurring. Might not matter in the end, Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-23324854034258832812009-06-27T06:04:34.707-07:002009-06-27T06:04:34.707-07:00Hi Nathan, I agree that Tolle has some worthwhile...Hi Nathan, I agree that Tolle has some worthwhile qualities that he brings to people who might otherwise never encounter anything remotely like the dharma. I haven't read his books so I can't really say what his source is but sometimes I hear people talking about things that certainly sound "buddhist-like" and they mention his name in connection to the ideas.<br /><br />And Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.com