ABC News Feb. 24, 2009 Interview

[@emilybri8379]

I’m right now reading “10% Happier” and I wanted to see the interview for myself 😅... But I think it is really cool how Tolle goes about life. I’ve never thought about my egos

[@acidtrungpa4760]

I'm here from the same reason. I didn't know that they edited it from 1 hour to 6 minutes

[@AAnaCCarol]

I did the same thing!

[@cesartoscano6813]

Dan says eckhart ripped off the Buddha in his book, but even in the report he says eckhart has quoted the Buddha. Dan seems like a really cool guy, but the things eckhart teaches people are incredibly valuable, I’ve even seen much of his teachings in practices like cognitive behavioral therapy. I’m halfway through the book, but it sounds like Dan should be a little more grateful that tolle opened a new realm for him, and he shouldn’t be such a skeptic because it didn’t work for him after thinking about thoughts all the time. Still recommended reading “10% happier” for sure though

[@jcepri]

That's how I got here too. Dan really thinks Ekhart is a flake.

[@Slimcognito858]

Eckhart saved my life. I am not kidding or exaggerating. Seriously his works and books helped me out of the most devastating depression and anxiety. Love him so much ❤️

[@nikolairomanoff6969]

Tolle is such an inspiration. His book is the birth of my spiritual awakening.

[@LCarefortheworld]

Eckhart's teaching has definitely changed my life.

[@oodjee]

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason, experience, and your own common sense.".~ Buddha Eckhart never forces his understanding upon anyone. He simply shares with those who choose to listen. And many do. If you agree with him, then you do, if you don't, then you don't. That's the end of it.

[@jackcoltman]

Eckhart makes me smile.

[@mrbollocks1979]

The more you get into what he says and understand it the more it speaks to you. Amazing stuff.

[@thomaschristophersen2974]

I owned a psychologist yesterday by showing her this video. After talking enthuastically about my awakening, I must have ”awakened” something in her as she told me that ”there is no doubt in my mind that this is psychosis”……. Thanks to Eckhart Tolle. Respect to those who have the courage to step away from the insanity of modern day psychologists and psychiatrists. This world NEEDS to change. Thanks. Thumbs up people!!!! Thomas C.

[@yvettefelarca6892]

I know it's a 4 yr late reply However It couldn't have been a Psychologist that you saw. They is Cognitive Psychologists and Clinical Psychotherapists. Psychologists are Neuroscientists or have a similar role to play. Clinical Psychology is a Metaphor for Clinical Psychotherapists. Mainstream Psychotherapists (Government bodies) are dumb as Fuck, all they teach is CBT AND NLP. they make you do the work...... they are more of a teacher or mentor that makes you do it, otherwise they refuse to work with you.........then they get paid for doing nothing..... noisy cunts just want to listen to all your private information, get dirt on you and shove you on drugs and shove you in rehab.

[@In-N-Out333]

Shows what a big ego you have when you say, “I owned a psychologist”.

[@blimmiblommi5844]

Nice video! Eckhart is such an adorable and gentle man! :)

[@radwaali9271]

Reading 10% happier by dan harris i wanted to see the interview with my own eyes before reading about it. Dan’s curiosity and eagerness is so obvious here

[@tyronehafen6620]

It really is. I didn't think I would like this book, but it has surprised me for sure.

[@bulls7123]

Eckhart Tolle is brilliant, and what he talks about is so true, yet so simple. The mind, pain-body, and ego are bad for us. We need to be in the present moment and accept what is.

[@Boblw56]

It's incredibly simple, so simple the mind can't except it. Here's the deal: you are not your thoughts. Once you realize this and begin living in the present rather than in a past or future that doesn't exist, everything changes. You are the pure awareness which is the screen upon which your thoughts appear. This is incredibly threatening to the ego and to those totally identified with thought and mind. Obviously, our thoughts go one, one just doesn't identify with them all the time.

[@maggiedon1]

BEAUTIFUL BEING....... XXXX

[@Abr022575]

This guy is incredible. He must be a prophet.

[@OhBilly955]

Wow, I've been into spiritual practices for about a year and he described things perfectly!

[@NonDual1799]

Eckarte tolle is speaking my Truth!! I am grateful for him! he is so right on! The news could use Ekartes wisdom!

[@swiftyrocks08]

The media or anything that relies on pointing out the negative will have a difficult time comprehending his message. Its similar to teaching a dog to speak English. The dog will only understand certain words based on the way you pronounce them. This is the same when someone attempts to speak about the eternal to someone who is stuck in the man made ego mind. The ego mind will never understand the eternal consciousness until it takes the time to understand the ego as a whole.

[@mayhemnecrobutcher]

@Mystagogia87 When is he saying this? I think I missed it.

[@ornivb]

its not an original idea he merely conveys it in his own unique way

[@jcepri]

4:03 If fundamentalist "Christians" hate him, I'm all in! He must be onto something, "Most people live habitually as if the present moment were either an obstacle that they need to overcome to get to the next moment. Imagine living your whole life like that." SO TRUE "For some, religion actually still works." PRICELESS

[@nycballer4life]

exactly

[@nbmufc94]

@Boblw56 Could you explain that again please

[@NonDual1799]

@wearetheom Awesome reply, he is conscioucness and so are you and me....

[@typeclash]

@ornivb what do you mean?

[@chica2030]

hahahaha, i totally agree with you. He's full of ego and Tolle was the light of that present moment.

[@killercreek450]

Western civilization has hope!

[@spoonerpurple]

whats going on with his right eye ?

[@KVonnegut]

When he first started describing his idea I thought, "yeah, but what if that stress from not enjoying the present is what's pushing me so hard, and if I quit feeling it I'll lose my motivation?" and then came the part where he was homeless for 3+ years because he just wanted to sit and enjoy the present. Adversity in healthy amounts produces growth (and so much more), but I'm not sure you can say that about the brand of contentment he's advocating for. A lot of people use drugs to find that peace - crack can have you living 'contently' in a beat up ass house with boarded up windows.

[@KVonnegut]

No, it's definitely a pretentious name. But don't act like you disproved my point - you just crapped out a few cliched statements and called me out for my username. You can tell something is drivel when it's just telling you to do a couple decently worthwhile exercises that offer some benefit, but everything around those daily affirmations and mindfulness/meditation is worthless misguided filler that takes things way too far. If you want enlightenment, check out Alan Watts.

[@KVonnegut]

How telling is your "Ur so cool" as if this is for anything other than information and growth, like it's a contest. I wonder how you're stacking up in your little group's little intellectual caste system, like you have to rank up by one-upping each others regurgitations of YT videos with pre-digested ideas from names you've seen in other names' Wiki pages. Nah, I don't know. Good luck in future endeavors.

[@Laughterandjoy]

this guy had such a GREAT opportunity to go outside what he THINKS he KNOWS.

[@roderik4]

he did, and wrote a book about it

[@jimhasse]

@19grand - Tolle pronounces it Tolley. If he says it that way then I'm to pronounce it that way.

[@davidpearlactorteacherbizman]

About as awakened and Jesus/Buddha like as anyone except maybe Byron Katie..Anyone who criticizes this man is insane !!

[@ornivb]

@StardustMatter how is it not an idea?

[@Stephenhendrys]

such a legend haha

[@mayhemnecrobutcher]

@Mystagogia87 Well I've read a new earth all the way through and I never read that.. It seems odd to me that he would say something like that because it's contradictory to the rest of his teachings (from what I've read and seen).

[@cesartoscano6813]

Dan says eckhart ripped off the Buddha in his book, but even in the report he says eckhart has quoted the Buddha. Dan seems like a really cool guy, but the things eckhart teaches people are incredibly valuable, I’ve even seen much of his teachings in practices like cognitive behavioral therapy. I’m halfway through “10% happier”, but it sounds like Dan should be a little more grateful that tolle opened up a new realm for him, and he shouldn’t be such a skeptic because it didn’t work for him after thinking about thoughts all day. Still a really nice read, do recommend it.

[@Vpopov81]

If you like Tolle also check Out Osho he was a rascal guru

[@mayhemnecrobutcher]

@trakomako If it was me, I wouldn't participate in that interaction. But if he tries to impose it physically it's always a good idea to notify some kind of authority for your own protection.

[@2patero]

Yes the Western civilisation does have hope! Lord knows we have been waiting for our brothers and sisters to come out of their deep sleep for a long time! Thats a fact not a judgement! Peace

[@19grand]

Why does everybody pronounce his name Tolley it's Tolle, pronounced Toll-uh. He's German.

[@Tantalons]

3:21 so weird to see young Eckhart with a smug look on his face!!

[@Justfor2day10]

I wished he’d of explained more on believe Jesus was the son of God!! I believe there was a man named Jesus that was very wise in his time but was he really the messiah or just another prophet like the Buddha???

[@TokiBruchpilot04]

Tolle ist toll! Tolle is dolle! Tolle is a great!

[@InternationalDonDadda]

Oprah creating a new earth xD

[@dianeruthenberg1529]

Why would we care what Dan Harris thinks? For that matter, why would we care what anybody thinks? One's opinion is exactly what it is: One's opinion. Which is to say it's meaningless. That is, unless someone subscribes to it, therefore confers it meaning.

[@fearfect]

Well for one, he's spent much of his adult life talking to more major spiritual figureheads than any of us.

[@downloadstuffgames]

"and if you look to your left, you can see a sad, lonely postmodernist"

[@systemaddictshock]

@TheROCKandOrROLL How am I "lost in thought" I just summarized Society to you. (psst you are on the internet too)

[@nbmufc94]

What is this guy on about, what does he do differently from everyone else. What is he suggesting people who favent read his book do?

[@jimhasse]

@19grand

[@BachTantra]

Seekers, no need go to the East to find a spiritual teachers when there are now awakened teachers like Eckhart born to the West and people from the East can now come and find Truth from a Western teacher

[@toolkills]

@GG74K haha ur 100% correct

[@ananddilvar]

Th tone of disbeleif of the f&%%·g reporter!!! Is like the colective Ego making fun of the thruth Tolle talks about.

[@boringshi]

Look like he is condescending yes. But I'm not sure that man completely disagrees with Tolle. He certainly doesn't seem to be fixed on every detail he can get to attack tolle's credibility, unlike other interviewers we see here on KZbin. This item isn't trying to steer one's opinion like others. And I almost can't imagine anyone refusing the idea of having reptitive thoughs that produce harm for himself or others. We all know them. Have a look inside next time you're sad or angry

[@TwistedLemniscate]

I choose Alan Watts as my enlightener, this guy seems good, but Alan's voice sets babies asleep.

[@librazone]

Its so funny to watch Eckhart Tolle being interviewed by a big ego. You can see the resentment in the interviewers face.

[@In-N-Out333]

The interviewer did have an ego, but he was also looking for answers. He had a panic attack on live TV before this interview and needed help. He eventually discovered meditation and wrote a book about his experience called “10% Happier”.

[@BubbaHotepMothership]

In the Oprah interviews there were definitely things going on that directly contradicted what was happening on the surface. IMO, when she wasn't heaping tons of praise on him & his book she was, at the same time, trying to trap him in a predatory nasty way. IMO, some members of the audience were coached & preped by her team with the same motivation. I thought Oprah, both in the way she looked & acted was having some kind of nervous breakdown. She took a spa vacation afterward.

[@systemaddictshock]

Interfaith movement anyone? Tolle's basic premise is nothing new. Why are people praising him for knowledge that has been around for milleniums? This current world we live in is fucked. It's all about materialistic agendas. In order to be free, you have to be free from binds of the ego. I can see that. Everyone else can see that, but it is the intent and the choice to let go. Unfortunately, we are surrounded by the other "realities" that other people make unto us.

[@smallpotatoes989]

well you can ask a lot of annoying question but people have asked them for centuries and try to anwser them and it did not do anybody no good. philosophy does not solve problems, ideas do not solve problems, belive systems do not solve problems, the point is that all this is te couse of problems and not the solution. few people know or unerstand that

[@arizonaoficial9648]

tocmai ce am terminat cartea lui Dean Harris, Cu 10 % mai fericit.

[@detjkimbell]

a cult? LOL!

[@santiagosuarez92]

you too haha, really this coment is not important

[@lesliewatts6511]

@librazone you couldnt be further from the truth here. dan harris has released a book all about mindfulness and meditation and he still to this day thinks eckhart tolle is a charlatan. and so do i. dont get me wrong, i meditate everyday, practice mindfulness etc and used to be a huge fan of eckhart tolle. but what dan harris realised, as few people do, is that eckhart is undeniably amazing at pointing out what is wrong with you, how the 'voice in the head' controls you and how miserable this can all make one feel. what eckhart completely and utterly fails to do is point out ANY actionable things to do in order to combat this, other than to "be present". dan harris likens this to eckhart pointing out that your head is on fire and refusing to put it out. eckhart also, like many religions do, has an 'all-encompassing' ideology. it basically boils down to "if you disagree with me, well, thats just your ego and your ego is wrong". looking back i now realise eckharts teachings actually created friction in my head. he demonized the ego to such as extent it feels like you are in some kind of battle inside your head, it was only through actually learning about real meditation and mindfulness that i have been able to achieve anything related to mental health. it would be more useful to consider it from this perspective: use eckhart as a way of finding out how the mind has problems and issues but use an actionable practice in order to help yourselves. meditation is backed up by science and eckhart simply is not.

[@67NewEngland]

Leslie, I don't completely agree that Eckhart doesn't give us answers. I have read both his books and watched several of his speaking appearance . He is always telling us to take notice of the littlest things in your day, in the moment and observe the minute details and traits in the simplest moment. Leaves crunching under your feet, the smell of soap as you wash your hands, the warm water on your skin...etc. He points out that not only does this stop the mind from senseless thought and worry but it is itself a form of meditation. He speaks at length about this. How is that not offering a solution?

[@Abr022575]

He does not demonize the ego. He says the ego isn't good or bad, it just is. And it is not the True you. If you try to qualify it or identify with it, that's just more ego.

[@mayhemnecrobutcher]

@Mystagogia87 Well I've read a new earth all the way through and I never read that.. It seems odd to me that he would say something like that because it's contradictory to the rest of his teachings (from what I've read and seen).

[@mayhemnecrobutcher]

@Mystagogia87 Well I've read a new earth all the way through and I never read that.. It seems odd to me that he would say something like that because it's so contradictory to the rest of his teachings (from what I've read and seen).