TS: Romantic Relationships & Eckhart Tolle: with Brendon Lumgair, Christine Lumgair, and Dr. Sarah Larsen
What is the purpose of your relationship? Do you have a purposeful relationship that provides “space” for you and your partner to grow in Presence Power? In this recording of our Dec 1 Teleseminar, we discuss how Eckhart Tolle’s teachings can help us understand romantic relationships as a powerful catalyst for spiritual transformation.
What is the purpose of your relationship? Do you have a purposeful relationship that provides “space” for you and your partner to grow in Presence Power? Are you providing support that nurtures your partner’s inner and outer purpose? What does the support you need look like for you?
This is the recording of our December 1, 2009 Living With Tolle Teleseminar call with special guests Brendon and Christine Lumgair from www.AwakenedAction.com, and Greg’s wife, Dr. Sarah Larsen.
On page 133 of The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle shares how transformative relationships can be:
“When your partner behaves unconsciously, relinquish all judgment… To relinquish all judgment does not mean that you do not recognize dysfunction and unconsciousness when you see it. It means “being the knowing” rather than “being the reaction” and the judge… Being the knowing creates a clear space of loving presence that allows all things and all people to be as they are. No greater catalyst for transformation exists.”
Are you able to “be in the knowing” and relinquish all judgment about your partner? Are you able to just be present and offer them “a clear space of loving presence”?
All of this and more on this recording of our December 1st Teleseminar.
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Now for more on our guests:
Brendon Lumgair is a spiritual teacher, yoga and meditation teacher, and creator of the website www.AwakenedAction.com and the Free Power of Now web classes.
Christine Lumgair is a life coach and works with entrepreneurs to help them monetize their passions. She is also partners with Brendon and serves as the Director of Marketing for www.AwakenedAction.com.
Click her for more on Christine’s coaching.
Brendon and Christine live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Sarah Larsen is a 3rd Generation Palm Reader, Spiritual Counselor, Medical Intuitive and Medical Doctor. She heals with energy medicine and her approach to hand analysis and healing has been described as merging ancient wisdom and modern medicine for optimal health. Click here to learn more about Sarah.
Announcements:
Brendon and Christine will be offering a Power Couples Teleseminar at their www.AwakenedAction.com website. Here is an introduction to this exciting opportunity:
“Our Powerful Couple’s Tele-Seminar will help you get through what’s holding you back from taking your next step in having a powerful, purposeful, passionate relationship.
We’re here to tell you that you don’t have to feel disconnected, not listened to, or lacking direction in your relationship anymore. Join us in this 90 minute Tele-Seminar to find out how.
The Live Tele-Seminar will be on Weds. December 16th at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern, 2am GMT. *The Tele-Seminar will be recorded and available for you to download after*”
Please visit www.AwakenedAction.com and sign up for the free Power of Now membership to receive more information and to sign up to the Power Couple’s Tele-Seminar.
Brendon is also currently offering a Free 5-Week Power of Now Web Class that started November 23rd. He is teaching practical breathing & meditation techniques and spiritual lessons based on Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now”. Go to www.AwakenedAction.com to get your Free ticket for the remaining broadcasts join today.
Please let us know what you think of the Teleseminar in the comments section below. Did you have any insights about your relationship? Do you have a question for one of the guests? Please join in today and become apart of this dynamic and growing community!
Peace,
Leo & Greg
Comment by Brendon Lumgair on 11 December 2009:
Thanks Greg! This tele-seminar was a lot of fun with you and Sarah. Blessings to all of the member’s of Living With Tolle.
Comment by Greg on 14 December 2009:
You are welcome Brendon. That was a very fun and insightful conversation! Thanks to you and Christine for sharing your presence and wisdom with our community!
Peace and blessings,
Greg
Comment by Terry Lyle on 15 December 2009:
Thanks for another very interesting teleseminar.
My wife Dorothy and I will celebrate our 35th anniversary in 2010. As I listened to your discussion, I thought back to those times when we were finding our way, not so much spiritually (although that certainly was part of our lives) but in living day to day. I found myself wishing we had known then what we know now. It’s only been since 2007 that we became awakened to our current understanding of life.
None-the-less,in hind-sight, our’s has been a wonderful life together. Like all of you we searched out those things that would help us grow together and practiced what we could. Certainly, we had some difficult times. What could be otherwise with two pain bodies in coexistence? But somehow we had an eb and flow that allowed one of us to almost always be in the spot to be an anchor for the other one that was drifting.
We reared two children to adulthood with some success. We have achieved a good deal of rewards in our careers. Yet, time passes and all of those things you are striving for become less important. As Dorothy and I passed through our lives and then discovered Eckhart and others, we’ve reached a point in life where we our greatest gift is the presence of one another.
I wish this for you. It is astounding to look at the person who you’ve been married to for almost 35 years and feel more love and connection than you ever have.
But, we’ve had to learn lessons too. I had to laugh out loud at Brendon’s comment that “Guys don’t get hints”. And, I had to admit that is true. Brendon, you’ve provided a genuine service to all of us in admitting that truth. Let’s face it and move on.
Greg, you mentioned learning to let Sarah have her say without stepping in before she was done (or something similar). I’ve had to deal with that too. Nor just with my wife but all of the people I interupted because I had to “tell my story” or “save the day”. I find it a joy to be present as Dorothy expressed herself and just watch. I’m not perfect at it yet, but it’s a practice, eh?
I also connected with Sarah’s and Christine’s comments about the need to be recognized. Dorothy is there also. She often reminds me of her prescence by saying “It’s all about me”!. And I couldn’t agree with her more. If you knew her you would be startled by her comment. She has been the woman the Christine described (if I remember correctly) as the one who gives and cares and gives more. I am okay with her “taking” something for herself.
Now, I’ve gotten a bit off track here. I really want to say that I fully support the idea that couples who are on a similar track of spiritual growth have an amazing opportunity for real connection. The last (almost} 3 years now since Dorothy and I started on our own path have just grown more amazing at each step (and we were pretty good to begin with).
Okay, enough rambling and I agree that this subject is far too deep to cover in such a short time. I hope many will take advantage of your future programs.
Thanks again!
Terry
(as a side note, the link to Brendon and Christine’s site doesn’t work (at least on my computer.
Comment by Richard Shelmerdine on 18 December 2009:
Eckhart tends to avoid talking about Relationships too much. I think it might be because relationships mean you have to consider duality. Either way it was great to hear all of you talking and get some fresh viewpoints. It was great and long
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Comment by Greg on 5 January 2010:
Thanks Terry for sharing your experience! It’s great to hear that you feel more love and connection than ever!!
Intimate, romantic relationships offer such a power opportunity to grow in presence or can be a playground for the ego. There can be so much deep connection and wonder, yet deep pain and suffering. Now that I am conscious I have found my relationship with Sarah a significant area for growth in my life.
Like you Terry, my relationship with Sarah just keeps getting better as we each grow in presence together. And the growth has been accelerated by our conscious choice to work through all the pain-body flare-ups the first few years of our marriage. The pain became fuel for our growth.
Hey Richard ~ thanks for your comments and your mention of duality as a reason Eckhart does not spend much time on relationships is something I have never considered. I really don’t know myself but you may be onto something.
Thanks so much guys for participation in this conversation!
Greg