http://livingwithtolle.com The Teachings of Eckhart Tolle Applied to Daily Life | Podcast, Videos, and Articles Mon, 07 May 2012 06:31:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 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/articles/lwt11-awareness-in-hard-economic-times-tolle/ http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt11-awareness-in-hard-economic-times-tolle/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:03:35 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=1168 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt11-awareness-in-hard-economic-times-tolle/feed/ 9 Eckhart Tolle, Power of Now, New Earth, Awareness, Economy, anxiety, recession, presence On this episode of LWT we discuss the economy. How can the teachings of Eckhart Tolle help us understand our relationship to the economy and to our individual economic situation? We discuss ways of dealing with the current economic situation using awar... On this episode of LWT we discuss the economy. How can the teachings of Eckhart Tolle help us understand our relationship to the economy and to our individual economic situation? We discuss ways of dealing with the current economic situation using awareness and presence. Key Insights From This Episode: How you approach your situation from a state of presence will depend on the level of presence you were cultivating before this situation came to you. Use awareness, be the silent watcher, watch and question your thoughts, do not let them control you. Witness how your pain body is activated, how your deepest fears are agitated, and how you are reacting to the economic situation around you. Cultivate acceptance to foster a more conscious decision making process as you face economic hardships. From this state of acceptance, not resistance, you can interact with your life situation dynamically and will be open to discovering new ways in which life is calling you to serve. We have an opportunity to look at our deeper purpose in life. Be aware of how your sense of ego or your "economic self" is shaping the ways you face your current situation. Realize that you are not your life stories, or the past, or the future, or your home, or your career, or your economic situation. Look beyond your individual sense of self. Look beyond our collective definitions of who we are - they are temporary (and unsustainable). Connect to a deeper level of life and move beyond the thoughts and stories of your ego. You are life itself. Life expressed in form. There is no lack in life force. The one Source of Life that is never ending, never depleting, never in a recession. It is ever-flowing. Items mentioned in this episode: Living With Tolle: Episode 5: Practicing Acceptance Deepak Chopra on Ellen Eckhart Tolle's Finding Your Life's Purpose (DVD) Eckhart Tolle on Avoiding Identification With Content and Fear of Loss We both really enjoy Leo Babauta's: Zen Habits blog. Check out the "finances & family" category for great practical tips. Questions for deeper reflection: 1. As I face the new economic landscape before me, how can I practice acceptance? How can I use my economic situation to cultivate awareness? 2. How can I play with form? How can I re-invent myself? How can I explore this world of forms differently? How can I connect with my family, with my community, with other forms around me? How can I be a better friend? 3. Who am I? What am I? What happens once I realize that I am not my life stories, but that I am Life itself? Let us know what you think. If you have a question or if you want to share your experience, please use the comments section below to share and continue the conversation. If you enjoy this podcast, please look us up in the iTunes store and write a quick review! Thanks! L. Aristimuno and G. Larsen no 30:16 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt5-cultivating-awareness-economic-crisis-toll/ http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt5-cultivating-awareness-economic-crisis-toll/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:02:37 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=422 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt5-cultivating-awareness-economic-crisis-toll/feed/ 3 eckhart, tolle, power, now, new, earth, economic, crisis, joy, presence, practice, news, peace, larsen On this episode of Living With Tolle:  We explore how Eckhart Tolle's teachings can help us deal with the stresses and anxieties of our current economic situation. - Key Highlights From Our Conversation: - Dealing with the News (3:30 - 11:30) On this episode of Living With Tolle:  We explore how Eckhart Tolle's teachings can help us deal with the stresses and anxieties of our current economic situation. Key Highlights From Our Conversation: Dealing with the News (3:30 - 11:30) How can Eckhart's teachings help us deal with the fear & anxiety created by "News Overload," by the torrent of negativity behind the current "Economic Crisis." Cultivating Awareness From Our Real Life Economic Strains & Challenges (11:30 - 17:00) There are real problems and hardships happening. People are having a hard time meeting their payments, dealing with rising costs of food and gas. How can deal with these real life strains? How can we use these situations to cultivate awareness, acceptance, and presence? The "Return Movement" (17:10 - 22:45) In Chapter 10 of A New Earth, Tolle discusses the concept of the Return Movement. Everything expands and then returns: age, health, friends, family, even the universe. There is a natural flow back and forth. It is a natural cycle. Our culture is obsessed with the expansion, not the returning side of this cycle. How can understanding this natural cycle help us deal with the retractions in our economic situation? Returning to Presence and Enjoyment (22:45 - 27:50) What things we can do to set aside the strains and stresses, the news and fear, and get back to being present, to acceptance, and to enjoyment? Questions to our audience: How has the economic crisis affected you? Have Eckhart's teachings helped you cope with the stress and anxiety of our economic situation? Have you found yourself overloaded with news? Have you been able to turn it off? Has our podcast helped you generate awareness and return to a state of presence? Is the concept of The Return a helpful one to help you accept the economic cycles of life? How have you found joy in your everyday life? Please share your experiences and your feedback in the "Response" section below. As we continue to develop our site, your comments on everything from content to design will be very valuable. Larsen and Aristimuno no 24:54