Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings Essential Teachings Special: Accessing the Dimension Beyond Thought
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Oct 16, 2025 Eckhart Tolle delves into reaching a transcendent state beyond thought, often triggered by crises. He contrasts the surface self with a deeper, unconditioned presence shared by everyone. The discussion emphasizes the power of awareness between thoughts and how presence can shape our responses, particularly in challenging situations. Eckhart introduces the concept of inner body awareness as a tool for maintaining presence and encourages meeting others without past conditioning, highlighting how this can heal relationships.
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Two Dimensions Of Self
- There are two dimensions in you: the personal surface and the unconditioned deeper being that connects to all life.
- You can sense which dimension is present by noticing presence, stillness, or identification with thoughts.
Discuss From Presence Not Identification
- When discussing, stay present so you can state opinions without identifying with them and avoid emotional reactivity.
- Practice an alert background presence to keep spaciousness while you speak and prevent egoic defensiveness.
Emergency Presence Overrides Thought
- In true emergencies thinking can stop and action arises without deliberation, like sudden courageous acts or fleeing a bear.
- Eckhart notes such moments show presence can override thought and produce unpredictable right action.