T5: Avoiding Confrontation with the Teachings of Eckhart Tolle
February 20th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
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In this episode: How to avoid rage and confrontation through presence.
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Living With Tolle “Take 5″ is a new series of podcasts full of practical tips to guide you through the challenges of daily life. In this series, we look at specific, real life situations that challenge our ability to stay present. Greg and Leo guide us back towards a state of awareness and presence through the fundamental teachings of Eckhart Tolle.
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Comment by Clarence on 9 May 2009:
I remember when I first took assertiveness training classes. I either responded to a situation like this aggressive or passive. It took me awhile to practice assertive behavior. Actually I was usually dangerously aggressive. A addicted Person attempted to rob me in Greek Town Detroit,Michigan. I flew into a rage because he came out of the dark almost from nowhere. I think it was the combination of fear and personal invasion. But I just lost it he could have taken my life very easily but he ran.
In this situation the assertive thing would be to make a I statement.
I feel you have a right to your opinion but I also feel it is not fair to us or the children to be exposed to your language.
I was in a large restaurant on the shores of Lake Michigan enjoying a sun set dinner with friends. A man a couple of tables from us started licking a gigantic cigar preparing to light it.
I called a waitress over and ask her to have the manager put a stop to this behavior. Everyone hid in the kitchen.
He pulled out his lighter. I shouted Do not Light that Cigar! in my loudest voice. There was a pause everything was quiet and then the full house of patrons all clapped loudly in unison.
He did not light the cigar and waited until he got outside and lit it and paraded back and forth before the large windows.
I don’t believe he knew where the shout came from and no one else but the manager or waitress did either.
I am not sure any one teaching or philosophy has the answer to daily human interactions.
I am pleased to be reminded of taking that large breath though before acting.
Comment by Greg on 20 May 2009:
Hi Clarence,
As Eckhart so lovingly reminds us – you don’t need to design a process or structure in order to practice presence, because life is enough. Whatever it is that you need to learn life will provide you with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow.
Yes, by taking that large breath you give yourself “space” to interact with life, instead of over reacting or under reacting – which is the ego.
You may still end up taking the same course of action, but there will no longer be egoic energy tangled up in the action – just awakened doing!
All the best.
Greg