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/2011/08/10/living-with-tolle-11-honoring-your-intuition/ http://livingwithtolle.com/2011/08/10/living-with-tolle-11-honoring-your-intuition/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:51:09 +0000 Leo http://livingwithtolle.com/?p=632 http://livingwithtolle.com/2011/08/10/living-with-tolle-11-honoring-your-intuition/feed/ 2 Eckhart Tolle, Power of Now, New Earth, Intuition, Fear, Family, Work, Living With Tolle, Practice On this episode of Living With Tolle we explore ways to cultivate your intuition through the teachings of Eckhart Tolle. We discuss how to trust your intuition to help inspire your decision-making process in everyday life situations. - On this episode of Living With Tolle we explore ways to cultivate your intuition through the teachings of Eckhart Tolle. We discuss how to trust your intuition to help inspire your decision-making process in everyday life situations. Key Insights From Our Conversation: We begin the conversations exploring how the question “how am I being called to serve?” can be answered through "intuitive knowing," a process in which we listen to our intuition. Typically, with that answer comes a sense of expansion and a positive feeling. But soon we begin to hear the voice of the ego that second guesses our own intuition with words like: “you could never do that,” or “you don’t have enough money to do that.” This can thwart or challenge your intuitive sense around how you're being called to serve. So, is the guidance you are hearing that of your intuition or that of your ego? A good way to know this is to sense how the thought makes you feel. Do you feel expansive, positive, creative, or do you feel constricted, contracted and closed off to your creativity. Remember, the goal of the ego and pain body is to thwart your intuition if it does not feed the ego! Leo shares his experience at a recent meeting at work, how intuition was guiding his decision to participate, and the energy that kept him from contributing – the energy of internal doubt. Once he was able to let his intuition speak, there was an expansion of his ideas and the ideas in the room. How do you foster and nurture intuition? Greg shares a key insight from the works of Tolle – the body is a portal into the now. Unlike your mind, which can project a phantom self into the past and future, your body is completely grounded in the present moment. You body is fully anchored in the now. The key is to give your conscious attention, or your energy, to your body – instead of allowing you energy to be consumed in thoughts about the past and future. A fundamental practice is to give you attention to what Tolle describes as your “inner-body.” This spiritual practicing involves tuning into the inner energy field of the body and sensing an inner tingling sensation, or inner “aliveness.” (There is a video on the website that will guide you in the process of connecting to the inner body.) Intuition is a response of the body, the intelligence of the body and how it perceives the energy of another person, along with what is being spoken. The body interprets the vibration and the information. So trusting your intuition is really a process of trusting the intelligence of the body, even though the ego is generating thoughts that are second guessing your intuitive responses. The ego is trying to protect itself, and your intuition can be a threat to the ego. Awareness of your thoughts is key. A great practice to determine the source of your thoughts, whether your intuition or ego, is to ask the questions: what is the nature and quality of these thoughts. If they are expansive, foster creativity, connection and service, it would be a good guess they are coming from your intuition. If your thoughts are contractive, selfish, constrictive, fearful or limiting, they are probably emerging from the ego.  What experience are your thoughts creating? How can your intuition guide your productivity? Greg shares that with all the information coming at us in today’s world, using your intuition to evaluate the “value” of the information coming across your awareness will be an invaluable tool for increasing your personal productivity. In the past, you may have been able to look at each piece of information and analyze it, to really digest the information, but now there is just too much. It is far more effective to use your intuition to sense the value of what you are doing right now, and also how those actions resonate with how you are being called to serve. Greg also shares how your intuition can be of value in your dealings with clients. By sensing the state of your client, L. Aristimuno and G. Larsen no 31:50 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/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 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