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This is Excellent, thanks Martijn. I've been known to be a sucker for this sort of thing in the past, but having read a lot of books about happiness, meditation, self-help, Eckhart seems to be conveying the essence of a lot of them. I am going to venture into Eckhart's world and buy a dvd or book.

Posted by: Simon B on 28 Nov 2008 | 06:02 pm

Although I respect Tolle very much, I would also recommend Steve Hagen, since in my opinion he has been telling the same message like Tolle for over a decade now. Of course a lot of ppl may have a little trouble with Hagen being a zen-buddhist teacher. With Tolle not embracing any 'religion' (but rather extracting from various wisdoms) he is much more accessible.

So, Martijn, when will we read about Steve Hagen here? ;-)
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Buddhism/2003/11/The-Wisdom-Of-Seeing.aspx

Posted by: robinhoed on 29 Nov 2008 | 07:59 pm

@Simon: I've also read lots of books and articles regarding meditation and 'living in the present'. I noticed that this helped me understand the Findhorn Retreat better. The first time I watched the DVD's not everything was clear to me. Then I read some more books and after a couple of months I watched the DVD's again. That's when I understood a lot more about what was told. So don't give up on the DVD's if you 'don't get it' the first time. They are amazing.

@ Starbuck: Well, send me some interesting videos of/about Steve Hagen and I'll look into them. Thnx for the tip anyway!

Posted by: Fresh Creation on 30 Nov 2008 | 12:24 pm

As far as I know Steve Hagen only writes books and does audio recordings. You can find them all here: http://www.dharmafield.org/
Does that exclude him from being featured here now? ;-)

Posted by: robinhoed on 30 Nov 2008 | 05:32 pm

@Starbuck: Yes, it does mean that. Unless you write a great article about him in English. ;-)

Posted by: Fresh Creation on 01 Dec 2008 | 10:23 am

In particularly i like the way he explains parables from other religions in the context of his teachings. Also, the way he takes context out of words by addressing them as pointers.

He has been a big inspiration in my lyrics and songwriting.

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Posted by: danosongsblog on 07 Dec 2008 | 05:23 am

@danosongblog: Sounds like you have listened to / read Eckhart Tolle quite a lot. I especially like the way he shows how we think during his video lectures. It makes you aware of your own way of thinking.

I like your weekly mp3 initiative, by the way. Perhaps you could write a song with the title 'Fresh Creation' next week... ;-)

Posted by: Fresh Creation on 08 Dec 2008 | 12:02 pm

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