http://livingwithtolle.com The Teachings of Eckhart Tolle Applied to Daily Life | Podcast, Videos, and Articles Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:55:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 We explore "The Power of Now" and "A New Earth" and try to answer one practical question asked by many fans of Eckhart Tolle: How can you apply these teachings to daily life? In each podcast, hosts Greg Larsen and Leo Aristimuno guide you through relaxed conversations, interviews with special guests, practical spiritual practices, reflexive meditations, and simple recommendations for practicing presence and stillness in everyday life. For videos, articles, and information visit our web site please visit www.livingwithtolle.com Leo Aristimuno no Leo Aristimuno admin@livingwithtolle.com admin@livingwithtolle.com (Leo Aristimuno) Leo Aristimuno and Greg Larsen The teachings of Eckhart Tolle applied to daily life. Eckhart Tolle, Power of Now, New Earth, Meditation, Pain body, spirituality, Family, Zen, Happiness, Peace, Anxiety http://www.livingwithtolle.com/wp-content/images/RSS_graphic.png http://livingwithtolle.com TV-PG http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/11/15/living-with-tolle-16-nature-life-and-presence/ http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/11/15/living-with-tolle-16-nature-life-and-presence/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:42:43 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=1271 http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/11/15/living-with-tolle-16-nature-life-and-presence/feed/ 0 Eckhart Tolle, Power of Now, New Earth, Awareness, nature, children, Life, presence On this episode of Living with Tolle, our conversation centers around natural beauty. We discuss how nature reflects back to us how to be present in the moment. We explore how Nature can also be a portal to the now by inspiring breath-taking moments of... On this episode of Living with Tolle, our conversation centers around natural beauty. We discuss how nature reflects back to us how to be present in the moment. We explore how Nature can also be a portal to the now by inspiring breath-taking moments of no thought. We talk about connecting to the inner aliveness in nature, in pets, and in young children, a practice that can help us honor the life force in other human beings around us, and ourselves. We begin this podcast by sharing our new projects: Greg’s discusses his new song Better Friends, his new recording, music video and website www.happyashumanlypossible.com. Be sure to share it on this Father's Day! Leo introduces his two newly launched Eckhart Tolle iPhone Applications: Read about them and view video demos *here* Buy them now at the iTunes App Store: The Power of Now Inspiration Deck for the iPhone The Power of Now Meditation Deck for the iPhone Play Audio Now Episode 16: Nature, Life, and Presence or Listen in a new window (27:10 minutes) Right-click to download to your PC, or [ctrl + click] to save to Mac (31.1MB) Watch the Video of This Episode: [flash medium=7 f={shownavigation=true&showstop=true&showdigits=true&usefullscreen=false&autostart=false}] Key Insights From This Episode: Natural beauty reflects back to us how to be present in the moment. Nature can be a portal to the now by inspiring "breath-taking" moments of no thought – drawing out the presence within us. The lack of ego in nature makes natural beauty available, aware, giving and receiving. Nature is all around us in the form or plants or flowers, trees, water, and giving your conscious attention to these forms of natural beauty will allow you to engage these forms without thought – to sense their aliveness, beauty, and design. Whether you live in a large city or the country, how can you begin to interact with nature in a more conscious way? Pets are reflections of presence – reflections that evoke presence to emerge within us. They are mirrors and reminders of our own natural ability to live from the present moment. Leo shares his experience with his eight month old son and how babies also serve as precious reminders of our natural state – with no back story or compulsive thinking about the future. Indeed, The life force within a baby that is so captivating or breathtaking, is the same force of life within your spouse, boss, friend, and yourself. By consciously appreciating the presence and aliveness of nature, pets, and small children, we naturally begin to honor the inner life force within other human beings – and ultimately within ourselves. Questions for deeper reflection: What forms of nature are in your daily surroundings? How can you be conscious of nature, pets, or children, so they can serve as true reminders of presence? How can you make a special effort this week to spend time in nature and take a breaks away from the structures of the egoic mind? How can you make changes in your environment and daily routines for more conscious interactions with nature? If you enjoy our podcast, please visit the iTunes store and write us a brief review. Thanks! Peace, Leo & Greg Aristimuno and Larsen no 27:05 http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/06/04/inspiration-and-creativity/ http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/06/04/inspiration-and-creativity/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:41:35 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=1226 http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/06/04/inspiration-and-creativity/feed/ 3 Eckhart Tolle, Power of Now, New Earth, Awareness, Economy, recession, presence, inspiration, creativity, opportunities, bold action On this episode of Living with Tolle we discuss how the teachings of Eckhart Tolle can help you to find inspiration for creating beautiful, new things in your life. We discuss how to triumph over the constrictions of complaining and fear. On this episode of Living with Tolle we discuss how the teachings of Eckhart Tolle can help you to find inspiration for creating beautiful, new things in your life. We discuss how to triumph over the constrictions of complaining and fear. We explore how to cultivate acceptance and presence to help you find inspiration and new opportunities with a sense of purpose in your everyday life. In this special video podcast from California, we begin by sharing how life has been calling us to serve through unique projects that are independent of Living with Tolle, but were inspired by Tolle’s teachings. Greg talks about his song Better Friends, his new recording, music video and website www.happyashumanlypossible.com. Leo talks about his work designing two new Eckhart Tolle iPhone Applications: The Power of Now Meditation Deck and The Power of Now Inspiration Deck. In the second half of the podcast we elaborate further on the teachings and how they can be used to inspire creativity around the key question: How is life calling me to serve? Play Audio Now Episode 15: Inspiration, Opportunity, and Service or Listen in a new window (39:53 minutes) Right-click to download to your PC, or [ctrl + click] to save to Mac (45.7MB) Watch the Video of This Episode: [flash medium=6 f={shownavigation=true&showstop=true&showdigits=true&usefullscreen=false&autostart=false}] Key Insights From This Episode: Minutes 0-18: Greg's new project: Better Friends Leo's iPhone apps: The Power of Now Meditation Deck & The Power of Now Inspiration Deck Minutes 18-40: The value of being open and receptive, even in time of a crisis, so you can harness the opportunities or solutions that are available to you. Reflecting on deeper questions of life, such as “how is life calling me to serve?” and cultivating presence so you can be in a space to allow creative reply from Life to flow into your life. Your deepening presence will also allow you to sense the egoic driven fears and then rise into action from a state of conscious awareness. By accepting the fear, or the crisis that may be triggering the fear, you will more easily discover the solutions to alleviate it. As you grow in what Tolle calls “presence power” you will naturally become more receptive to how Life is calling you to serve and live a life of deeper meaning and purpose. Complaining or venting may appear to be “letting off steam,” but in reality, it ends up contaminating your field of presence and preventing the solutions from being perceived and put to use. Complaining does not solve anything and shuts down the full potential of your creativity. It is fuel for the ego and all complaints, big or small, keep you from living your full potential. New opportunities to create and contribute are always available to you. A constant focus on the past or future, or a continual complaint about the present moment, close off the doors of opportunity and those “beyond my imagination” discoveries. Accepting and being fully present in the Now will raise your awareness of the many opportunities for play and creativity offered by Life. Questions for Deeper reflection: How have the teachings of Eckhart Tolle inspired you to create? How have they inspired you to take bold massive action and to follow new opportunities? How are anxious, constricting thought patterns keeping you form fully experiencing life? How are you nurturing your creativity? Items mentioned on this episode: Greg's new song & web site: Better Friends Leo's Eckhart Tolle iPhone Apps:The Power of Now Meditation Deck and Inspiration Deck These are available exclusively at the iTunes Store. Sign up here to be notified of our official release. Eckhart Tolle on Oprah Winfrey's "A New Earth Webinar" Deepak Chopra on The Ellen Show Print Products Mentioned: Ekhart Tolle's Power of Now Inspiration Deck (the print version) is available from New World Library. L. Aristimuno and G. Larsen no 39:53