Spiritual Insight from Eckhart Tolle's Stillness Speaks

A lot of people seem to want to escape any really deep involvement in the material reality of the world.

They want to be what they describe as more “spiritual.”

But to be truly spiritual is to be profoundly, deeply involved in this material realm.

If we think of spirituality as something other than life as we are living it, we have what’s known as a dualistic viewpoint.

Spiritual Insight from Eckhart Tolle's Stillness Speaks

When life clouds over and there’s not a thing we can do to blow those clouds away, it can feel extremely depressing—just like the month of January is for many in the northern hemisphere due to the lack of sunshine.

At such times it may seem like life is against us instead of supportive of us. This isn’t an easy feeling to cope with.

2010 was a very difficult year for many of us around the world with climate calamities and financial crises. The beginning of each New Year offers hope for new beginnings and a wonderful opportunity to make a commitment to improve our health. A strong and healthy body, mind, and spirit can help us to withstand our greatest challenges and move us toward joy and prosperity in our lives. With good health, anything is possible! But without it, nothing else seems to matter very much. 

Daily Spiritual Insight from Eckhart Tolle's Stillness Speaks

Sometimes people report that they never experience freedom from their thoughts. Their mind just keeps going, churning and churning, repetitively turning over the same set of thoughts.

Consequently when Eckhart Tolle talks about feeling the stillness out of which thought arises, such individuals say they have no clue what he's talking about.