Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings

The Light of Being Shines Through Our Humanness

Jul 4, 2024

Eckhart Tolle discusses the importance of integrating the human and being aspects of ourselves, highlighting the misery of solely identifying with our human selves. He explains how the universe is conscious and we are a part of it, quoting Alan Watts. The podcast delves into the merge of consciousness, the interconnectedness of individuals with the universe, and the journey towards self-transcendence.

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Uniting the human and being aspects allows the light of consciousness to shine through.

Consciousness originates from a transcendent source, connecting individuals to the essence of all life.

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Bringing Together Human and Being Aspects

Eckhart discusses merging the human and being aspects, emphasizing that being solely human leads to a limited identity and lack of self-transcendence. He highlights that even big egos and achievements often cause unhappiness without transforming the world. By uniting the human and being, the light of consciousness shines through, marking the universe's conscious nature.

Self-Transcendence Amidst Adversity

00:48

Consciousness Shapes Reality

01:35

Intro

2min

The Union of Human and Being: Unveiling the Mystery of Consciousness

3min

Exploring Consciousness, Awareness, and the Light of Being

3min

Exploring Perception, Consciousness, and Reality

3min

Consciousness, Interconnectedness, and Self-Transcendence

19min

In this podcast Eckhart talks about bringing together the human and the being aspects of ourselves. He says we would be consigned to a miserable fate if all we were was human because being trapped by a limited identity there would be no possibility of self-transcendence. Eckhart points out even big egos have little selves and their achievements, even if considerable, often make people so unhappy, they don’t help transform the world. Eckhart explains when the human and the being come together, the being shines through our humanness, reflecting the light of consciousness. He says the greatest miracle of all is that the universe is conscious. And we are a part of that. He quotes Alan Watts, a famous writer and spiritual teacher, who said: “You are a function of what the whole universe is doing, in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.”

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Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings

The Light of Being Shines Through Our Humanness

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Bringing Together Human and Being Aspects

Consciousness and the Physical Brain

Self-Transcendence and Connection with God

Self-Transcendence Amidst Adversity

Consciousness Shapes Reality

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts