Thursday
Mar132008
Oprah: A NEW EARTH - Chapter 2
Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 09:49AM
On another earth-friendly note today, I wanted to mention how much I am enjoying A NEW EARTH: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose with Oprah Winfrey and the author, Eckhart Tolle. It is certainly helpful during [what could be] a very stressful time [but is not so much, because of this new information and perception].
Oprah and Eckhart Tolle are hosting a 10-week Worldwide Web Event every Monday evening (9pm Eastern Time) to study A NEW EARTH chapter-by-chapter. There were some computer and internet glitches in the first class on Monday, March 3rd, with 750,000 people around the world logging in, but that turned out to be a blessing, since each class is also available to watch on your computer (www.oprah.com), or to video download on iTunes.
Because I live with the world's biggest Apple techie geek (affectionately, of course!) -- I should say FOUR of the world's biggest, since hubby and all three kids are completely tuned to iTunes, with the Macs and the iPods and now Apple TV. I don't really get any of it, but I am seriously impressed that I'm able to somehow watch the weekly class on our big TV, with one of my best friends on Wednesday mornings -- it's our weekly coffee date now and for the next eight weeks. This is awesome!! (And that we're not hunched over the computer screen trying to watch.)
I would encourage you to pick up this book and start reading -- it's not too late. If you want to participate in the classes, you can still catch up online or on iTunes. I'm still not understanding everything, but I love the overall concept of "awakening to your life's purpose" and not only feeling better yourself, but making the world a better place, too.
This week, we are on Chapter 2: Ego: The Current State of Humanity.
It is very powerful, and hopeful, too.
Here are my favorite Chapter 2 Quotes:
"Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp, which isn't very much." (page 27)
"...thinking without awareness IS the main dilemma of human existence."
(page 32)
"The unchecked striving for more, for endless growth, is a dysfunction and a disease." (page 37)
"Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment." (page 41)
"The ultimate truth of who you are is not I am this or I am that, but I Am."
(page 57)
The last section of the chapter, The Peace That Passes All Understanding, is very powerful, but I'll let you discover that for yourself...
This week, we are reading Chapter 3: The Core of Ego.
Oprah and Eckhart Tolle are hosting a 10-week Worldwide Web Event every Monday evening (9pm Eastern Time) to study A NEW EARTH chapter-by-chapter. There were some computer and internet glitches in the first class on Monday, March 3rd, with 750,000 people around the world logging in, but that turned out to be a blessing, since each class is also available to watch on your computer (www.oprah.com), or to video download on iTunes.
Because I live with the world's biggest Apple techie geek (affectionately, of course!) -- I should say FOUR of the world's biggest, since hubby and all three kids are completely tuned to iTunes, with the Macs and the iPods and now Apple TV. I don't really get any of it, but I am seriously impressed that I'm able to somehow watch the weekly class on our big TV, with one of my best friends on Wednesday mornings -- it's our weekly coffee date now and for the next eight weeks. This is awesome!! (And that we're not hunched over the computer screen trying to watch.)
I would encourage you to pick up this book and start reading -- it's not too late. If you want to participate in the classes, you can still catch up online or on iTunes. I'm still not understanding everything, but I love the overall concept of "awakening to your life's purpose" and not only feeling better yourself, but making the world a better place, too.
This week, we are on Chapter 2: Ego: The Current State of Humanity.
It is very powerful, and hopeful, too.
Here are my favorite Chapter 2 Quotes:
"Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp, which isn't very much." (page 27)
"...thinking without awareness IS the main dilemma of human existence."
(page 32)
"The unchecked striving for more, for endless growth, is a dysfunction and a disease." (page 37)
"Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment." (page 41)
"The ultimate truth of who you are is not I am this or I am that, but I Am."
(page 57)
The last section of the chapter, The Peace That Passes All Understanding, is very powerful, but I'll let you discover that for yourself...
This week, we are reading Chapter 3: The Core of Ego.
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