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/featured/lwt37-practicing-acceptance-tolle/ http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/featured/lwt37-practicing-acceptance-tolle/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:23:15 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=407 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/featured/lwt37-practicing-acceptance-tolle/feed/ 1 eckhart, tolle, power, now, new, earth, parenting, joy, presence, being, practice, fatherhood, peace, acceptance, On this episode of Living With Tolle we focus on "Acceptance," the first stage of "Awakened Doing," as explained by Eckhart Tolle in A New Earth. Practicing acceptance can help us cope with tragic loss, daily life, On this episode of Living With Tolle we focus on "Acceptance," the first stage of "Awakened Doing," as explained by Eckhart Tolle in A New Earth. Practicing acceptance can help us cope with tragic loss, daily life, and the challenges of personal awakening. Play Now or Listen in a new window (32 minutes) Right-click to save to your computer (44MB) If you enjoyed this podcast, you can share it with friends. Simply use the ShareThis button at the end of this post. Thanks! Key Insights From Our Conversation: Sharing transformative experiences with others feels good. The process of awakening, on a personal and spiritual level, affects you in unexpected ways. Personal Awakening is not about creating a fixed paradise, but about being in the process of continually creating paradise “Acceptance” can help you deal with and recover from loss and tragedies, such as hurricanes. The Ego creates itself through identification by attaching itself to form, to things around us, and even to our thoughts. When those are stripped away, we have an opportunity to realize “I am not my possessions” or “I am not my thoughts.” Even in the face of loss, you can still experience the present moment, inner aliveness, and the joy of being. An explanation of Awakened Doing: (from Chapter 10 of A New Earth) Step 1: Acceptance. Step 2: Enjoyment. Step 3: Enthusiasm. Begin with Acceptance: It is fundamental. [Watch Greg speaking about acceptance] How do you accept a flat tire? How do you accept cold soup at a restaurant? How do you accept your kids’ tantrums or daily messes? A state of non-acceptance is a state of resistance, which creates Negativity. Acceptance can help you listen to your kids, accepting their emotions, creating deeper empathy and better connections with them. How can we practice acceptance without “putting up with” undesirable situations and challenges? Acceptance is not about a passive resignation to life’s situations. Accept the situation, acknowledge the problem, then consciously correct the situation through acceptance. Though your conditioned way of being can react to problems by complaining, creating drama, anger, and frustrations, acceptance allows you to engage life’s challenges in more clear-headed, dynamic, and creative ways. Acceptance allows for clarity of mind. Don’t engage in drama, false stories, internal complaints, inaccurate interpretations of what’s happening around you. All this energy wasted in the drama can actually make the problem worse. Rather, accept the situation and the present moment as it is unfolding. The solutions you seek are more readily available through acceptance than through resistance. Questions to our audience: How is your inability to create acceptance wasting energy in your life? How is your resistance to life creating more anger or anxiety than necessary? How do you experience resistance in your life? How do you experience acceptance? What has happens when you have accepted the situation differently, more fully, without the resistance? Have our conversations helped you to reach that moment of acceptance? 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. Thanks for listening. Peace. Leo & Greg Larsen and Aristimuno no 31:58 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt34-enjoyment-in-everyday-life/ http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt34-enjoyment-in-everyday-life/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:49:45 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=441 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt34-enjoyment-in-everyday-life/feed/ 5 eckhart, tolle, power, now, new, earth, enjoyment, presence, awakened, meditation, peace, larsen On this episode of Living With Tolle:  We focus on “Enjoyment,” the second modality of “Awakened Doing,” as explained by Eckhart Tolle in A New Earth. - Key Highlights From Our Conversation: Awakened Doing: In A New Earth (Chapter 10) Tolle desc... On this episode of Living With Tolle:  We focus on “Enjoyment,” the second modality of “Awakened Doing,” as explained by Eckhart Tolle in A New Earth. Key Highlights From Our Conversation: Awakened Doing: In A New Earth (Chapter 10) Tolle describes Awakened Doing as “the alignment of your outer purpose – what you do – with your inner purpose – awakening and staying awake." Acceptance: whether it’s cold soup, spilt milk or a dirty diaper, accept the reality of this moment as it is. Enjoyment: Experiencing the “joy of being” in everyday activities & through creative expression. Enthusiasm: Combining what you enjoy with a goal or vision. Be aware of what keeps us from experiencing enjoyment in the moment : Ego The ego is never satisfied with the present moment and has a voracious appetite for more. The ego looks for enjoyment in a projected future, resisting the flow of enjoyment available in the present moment. How to generate awareness of this condition so the power of the ego is diminished in your life. Spiritual practices you can use to discover greater enjoyment The key is your state of presence. Engage in any spiritual practice that will allow your state of presence to expand. Eckhart offers a specific spiritual practice on page 299 of A New Earth. Make a list of daily activities that you find tedious, stressful or irritating. Then bring a greater degree of awareness to them as you engage in these activities throughout the day, sensing the joy of being flow through you as they become vehicles for greater awareness. Feel enjoyment by engaging in activities that naturally allow for a timeless experience to arise When you are engaged in activities that naturally permit a timeless experience of life they are typically activities you “enjoy.” These activities can range from sewing to working on the car, from fishing and hiking to playing the piano. What creative activities or hobbies do you partake in that allow for a timeless experience to arise? Questions to continue the conversation: Do you see value in Eckhart Tolle's concept of Awakened Doing? Have you experienced enjoyment as a flow of energy from within? Does the spiritual practice discussed on today’s episode seem practical? Do you currently engage in activities that allow you to experience the “joy of being?” What was the key insight for your in today’s episode? As always, we invite listeners to send us questions and feedback, to share their experiences, and to suggest topics for future episodes. Use the section below to add your comments. Till next time, Peace. Larsen and Arisimuno no 33:28 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt28-dating-fear-and-the-ego-tolle/ http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt28-dating-fear-and-the-ego-tolle/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:57:58 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=869 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt28-dating-fear-and-the-ego-tolle/feed/ 7 Eckhart Tolle, Power of Now, New Earth, Dating, Fear, Ego, Romance, Partner, Living With Tolle, Presence, Peace, Pain Body In this episode: You want connect with someone you are attracted to. You want to take the first step, but are overcome with fear. All this fear stems from the ego. Becoming aware of the ego is the first step towards overcoming your fears. In this episode: You want connect with someone you are attracted to. You want to take the first step, but are overcome with fear. All this fear stems from the ego. Becoming aware of the ego is the first step towards overcoming your fears. Play Now: Take 5 : Dating, Fear, and the Ego or Listen in a new window (12:36) Right-click to download(14.5MB) To send comments, share stories, and suggest real life situations of your own, simply use the comment section below to continue the conversation. 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 of short programs, we look at specific, real life situations that challenge our ability to stay present. Life Coach Greg Larsen and Leo Aristimuno guide us towards a state of awareness and presence through the fundamental teachings of Eckhart Tolle. We also continue to produce our longer, more in-depth podcasts once a month. If you find this podcast of value, we invite you to write a brief review on iTunes. Thank you! Aristimuno and Larsen no 12:36 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt20-the-tolle-trap-with-brian-johnson-philosophers-notes/ http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt20-the-tolle-trap-with-brian-johnson-philosophers-notes/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:43:31 +0000 Greg http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=1902 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt20-the-tolle-trap-with-brian-johnson-philosophers-notes/feed/ 13 Eckhart Tolle, Inner Peace, Awakened Doing, Power of Now, New Earth, Action, Life Purpose Have you fallen into the "The Tolle Trap?" Have you been awakened by the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and find that creating a new earth is *ALL* about the power of now and being in the moment? On this recording of our April 6, 2010, teleseminar, Have you fallen into the "The Tolle Trap?" Have you been awakened by the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and find that creating a new earth is *ALL* about the power of now and being in the moment? On this recording of our April 6, 2010, teleseminar, we discuss "The Tolle Trap" with special guest Brian Johnson. Aristimuno and Larsen no 1:07:30 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt13-overcoming-anxiety-teleseminar-chris-collins/ http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt13-overcoming-anxiety-teleseminar-chris-collins/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:31:07 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=1414 http://livingwithtolle.com/articles/lwt13-overcoming-anxiety-teleseminar-chris-collins/feed/ 8 eckhart tolle, overcoming anxiety, social phobia, fear, inner peace, presence, anxiety, power of now, new earth, living with tolle, overcoming fear On this installment of our teleseminar series, we explore how to use the teachings of Eckhart Tolle to overcome social anxiety in its extreme and mild forms. Listen to the recording of our call with Chris Collins as he shares his personal experiences o... On this installment of our teleseminar series, we explore how to use the teachings of Eckhart Tolle to overcome social anxiety in its extreme and mild forms. Listen to the recording of our call with Chris Collins as he shares his personal experiences overcoming social phobia and anxiety. We discuss how Eckhart Tolle's teachings help us understand anxiety and its relationship to avoidance of the present moment. Our special guest, Chris Collins is the founder of the Long Island Eckhart Tolle Silent Meet-Up Group and facilitator of the Anxiety Disorder support group for New York’s Suffolk County Mental Health Association. His web sites are http://www.chriscollins.net and http://www.meetup.com/thepowerofnow/ In a heartfelt and inspiring conversation, Chris shares his own personal battles with anxiety, how he's overcome the debilitating stories of the ego, and how he's discovered inner peace and presence through accepting the Now. We also discuss how support groups, creating alternative stories, cultivating presence, and meditation can all help you overcome the fears, paralysis, and discontent surrounding anxiety. Click here to learn more about the Teleseminar series. Peace, Leo and Greg Aristimuno and Larsen no 1:00:46