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/2010/12/05/ts-from-hiding-to-shining-interview-with-brendon-lumgair/ http://livingwithtolle.com/2010/12/05/ts-from-hiding-to-shining-interview-with-brendon-lumgair/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 08:21:51 +0000 Greg http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=2535 http://livingwithtolle.com/2010/12/05/ts-from-hiding-to-shining-interview-with-brendon-lumgair/feed/ 1 Brendon Lumgair, Eckhart Tolle, Shining to Hiding Have you been inspired by the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and now feel a calling to share the transformation you have experienced. Do you feel called to help more people in their spiritual journey, to contribute to the awakening of humanity, Have you been inspired by the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and now feel a calling to share the transformation you have experienced. Do you feel called to help more people in their spiritual journey, to contribute to the awakening of humanity, to share a message of hope and transformation, or build a community of like-minded spiritual friends? Are you looking for inspiration and support to go from hiding to shining by stepping into your power as a spiritual teacher, coach, healer or conscious entrepreneur? On this recording of our November 2, 2010, teleseminar, we were joined by special guest Brendon Lumgair, a spiritual teacher and entrepreneur, to talk about the journey of honoring that call from within to serve at a deeper level and share your gifts with the world. Brendon shared for the first time his journey from reading “The Power of Now” in a College Philosophy class 10 years ago, to teaching over 25,000 people how to use Presence Power to de-stress, sleep better, and find themselves again through his websites: aNewEarth.com and AwakenedAction.com During the course of the call we share how to: let your light shine publicly and stop hiding behind other teachers, gurus or false beliefs of “I’m not spiritual / enlightened enough yet… maybe when I get another certificate in (blank), then I can start” be in the flow with the natural evolution of becoming a Spiritual Teacher, Facilitator, Coach, Healer, or Conscious Entrepreneur recognize the subtle traps of Spiritual-Egoism that can sabotage your success respond from Presence to glorious praise and pain-body criticism use your website, blog and social media as a powerful vehicle for your expression and to impact people around the world like no generation could ever dream of before Finally, here are some recommended resources mentioned during the teleseminar: Practicing Presence: A Guide for the Spiritual Teacher and Health Practitioner (Eckhart Tolle) Hosting an Eckhart Tolle Local Group Let Your Light Shine Online.com (Brendon's new website and service) Meetup.com (great website/tool for organizing local events) We invite you to listen with an open mind, as the ego may want to shine but fiercely resist actually dong so.  We also encourage you to share this conversation with all those who may benefit from its message of stepping into your power and letting your light shine! Peace, Leo & Greg About Our Guest Brendon had a profound Awakening experience while attending a live talk with Eckhart Tolle in 2001. When he sat with Eckhart in Presence he came to know his True Self. He knew himself, life, and the world, in a whole new way. Brendon has degrees in engineering and philosophy. He went on to work as an engineer in the corporate world for five years where he practiced presence in the work place. Brendon’s outer purpose was revealed to him while attending a retreat with Eckhart Tolle in Costa Rica in 2004. His outer purpose is to help awaken consciousness on the planet. A key tool is utilizing the power of the internet and technology. Brendon and a friend then started a community organization called Calgary-Satsang.com to promote and host weekend retreats with spiritual teachers from the United States, Canada and Europe. In 2004, Brendon was asked to give satsang by Pamela Wilson. He began giving satsang and teaching meditation and yoga as part of supporting people in awakening. Brendon took “The Leap” in 2008 by quitting his “secure” engineering career to live his life’s purpose of creating AwakenedAction.com to connect people around the world with today’s leading spiritual teachers and build a global community of Truth. Brendon and his wife Christine now empower other conscious entrepreneurs by building them websites and providing the marketing strategies and tools they need to live their purpose and make a good living so they don’t have to go back to unconscious jobs. Aristimuno & Larsen no 1:31:25 http://livingwithtolle.com/2010/04/15/ts-the-tolle-trap-with-brian-johnson-philosophers-notes/ http://livingwithtolle.com/2010/04/15/ts-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/2010/04/15/ts-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/2009/04/24/living-with-tolle-14-awareness-in-hard-economic-times/ http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/04/24/living-with-tolle-14-awareness-in-hard-economic-times/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:03:35 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=1168 http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/04/24/living-with-tolle-14-awareness-in-hard-economic-times/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 awa... 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. Play Now Episode 14: Awareness in Hard Economic Times or Listen in a new window (30:16 minutes) Right-click to download to your PC, or [ctrl + click] to save to Mac (34.6MB) 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/2009/02/18/living-with-tolle-12-intuition-inspiration-life-as-an-odyssey/ http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/02/18/living-with-tolle-12-intuition-inspiration-life-as-an-odyssey/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:06:06 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=784 http://livingwithtolle.com/2009/02/18/living-with-tolle-12-intuition-inspiration-life-as-an-odyssey/feed/ 0 Eckhart Tolle, New Earth, Power of Now, Greg Larsen, Inpiration, Enthusiasm, career, adventure, change, life, intuition, presence On this episode of Living With Tolle, we share ways to access your intuition at a deeper level, ways to boldly act on inspiration, and how to start living life as an odyssey of service. - First, an announcement. On this episode of Living With Tolle, we share ways to access your intuition at a deeper level, ways to boldly act on inspiration, and how to start living life as an odyssey of service. First, an announcement. Thanks to your support Living With Tolle has skyrocketed up the charts! As of today, we are one of the top five podcasts in the iTunes Self-Help Category. We’d like to thank our listeners all across the world who continue to subscribe to our podcast, write comments, and write reviews at the iTunes store. We are also grateful to all of you who continue to donate to support our project. Finally, many thanks to those of you who continue to spread the word about our growing community. Thank You. Key Insights From Our Conversation We begin the conversation by re-visiting a key question from Episode #11 on Intuition. Are the thoughts you are thinking expansive, positive, resonant, or are they contracting, negative, out of alignment with what you intuitively know you can be. We continue explaining how intuition can serve up inspiring thoughts or “callings” that beckon us to explore our life’s odyssey. How can you experience your life as an odyssey? The teachings of Eckhart Tolle allow us to cultivate a deeper state of presence, and that presence allows for a greater sense of openness and receptiveness. It is from this space of being open and receptive that inspiration is able to flow into your life. Are you inspired towards a major change in your life? Is life calling you to experience a new odyssey? From a state of presence, you will be able to answer this for yourself and take the steps necessary to break out of the mental and physical structures that hold you back. Leo shares the story behind the creation of Living With Tolle and how inspiration and intuition served as guides on the journey from idea to manifested reality. He also talks about the journey he and Greg took to the peak of Mt San Jacinto in Southern California. The 12 mile hike served as an odyssey that broke them out of the mental and physical structures of their daily life and enabled them to take action on the inspiration that flowed. Sometimes, an adventurous event that takes us out of the daily structures can be tremendously inspiring and can give us the presence of mind to take bold action. What structures are in place in our lives that keep us from following our intuition and inspiration? We reflects on Eckhart’s teachings about the ego and the egoic structure that keep us in a state of fear and keep us “blocked in.” These mental structures, some built upon the physical structures of our lives (homes, cars, jobs), actually serve the ego by maintaining a sense of control and safety. The ego will keep us in the safe structures, even though those structures may thwart our growth and our ability to serve life fully from intuitive inspiration. These structures can keep us from living our life’s odyssey and keep up from experiencing deep fulfillment. How is your home apart of your identity? How strong is your identity wrapped up in your job? How do those structures serve you or hold you back? Sometimes our inspired calling may require that we move out of our current structures and embrace change and growth. How can breaking out of your mental and physical structures allow for a deeper appreciation and the enjoyment of the structures we experience in life? If the inspiration is calling us to make radical changes, what do we do in the time of transition between the inspired thought and actual life-change? (@ 20 mins) Reach out for support. As you move into taking steps on your odyssey, who do you need to reach out for support so your dream is nourished? The ego will limit your ability to reach out and embrace change – even though sticking it our may be detrimental to you. This is because the ego tries to protect itself, to go it alone and work it all out in the head. L. Aristimuno and G. Larsen no 39:22