A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club)

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They realize that having a belief system­ – a set of thoughts that you regard as the absolute truth – does not make you spiritual no matter what the nature of those beliefs is. In that sense, it can be considered a necessary precursor for the next stage in human evolution, which is the awakening of consciousness. This wonderfully unique collaboration brings together two masters of their fields, joining original words by spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle with delightful illustrations by Patrick McDonnell, the creator of the acclaimed comic strip MUTTS. The joy of Being, which is the only true happiness, can not come to you through any form, possession, achievement, person, or event – through anything that happens.

A New Earth] helps us to stopcreating our own suffering and obsessing over the past and what the future might be, and to put ourselves in the now. There are a plethora of self-help books and new age spiritual awakening guides that all claim to have the power to change your life in a positive way; they all suggest a new way of thinking is required to alter your reality: they suggest that something more is needed to reach the next level of human consciousness. I loved how he snuck in bits from major religions and explained their universal relevance outside the context of their religious context. Is a “new earth” arising, a world where the egoic state of consciousness in its insanely dysfunctional manifestations, both individual and collective, has dissolved or at least subsided, and where humans no longer create unnecessary suffering for themselves, one another, as well as other life-forms on the planet?Once the creation has happened and something has come into form, you have to be vigilant so that the notion of "me" or "mine" does not arise. There is not only physical growth, but also growth of knowledge, activities, possessions, experiences.

Your entire personal history, which is ultimately no more than a story, a bundle of thoughts and emotions, becomes of secondary importance and no longer occupies the forefront of your consciousness.I'm an ex-marketing executive turned self-education entrepreneur after an existential crisis in 2015. Can they defy the gravitational pull of materialism and materiality and rise above identification with form that keeps the ego in place and condemns them to imprisonment within their own personality?

She was not yet able to see the link between the emotional pain and her thoughts, being completely identified with both. They look upon the present moment as either marred by something that has happened and shouldn’t have or as deficient because of something that has not happened but should have. This is a difficult concept to practice, especially for Americans in that our culture reinforces the notion that acquisition of external means will lead to internal gratification. Also make sure your goal is not focused on having this or that, such as a mansion by the sea, your own company, or ten million dollars in the bank. Just as egoic collectives pull you into unconsciousness and suffering, the enlightened collective can be a vortex for consciousness that will accelerate the planetary shift.It helps us to stop creating our own suffering and obsessing over the past and what the future might be, and to put ourselves in the now. Jesus speaks of the innermost I Am, the essence identity of every man and woman, every life­ form, in fact. However, due to the unprecedented influx of consciousness we are witnessing on the planet now, many people no longer need to go through the depth of acute suffering to be able to dis-identify from the pain­-body. Agentle journey, one that could take you to a spectacular and very special place of new awareness and deeper understanding.