How Does Karma Fit In With Your Teaching?

[@summer-j6r]

This question was so brilliantly articulated. Hats off to this lady for raising such an important topic

[@mukthinair4326]

Tolle is more a healer than a teacher. Every word of his is a drop of medicine. Thanks be to the cosmic powers for giving this philosopher's stone to humankind.

[@22764641]

We are so fortunate in our generation to have you Eckhart

[@christianbodhi6250]

The best non academic, non intellectual and non doctrinal discourse on karma, that is truly helpful, I've ever heard.

[@ecsperromania7541]

there is sadhguru though...search him on youtube

[@gbharan265]

More and more I am beginning to feel the teachings I come across being exactly the one I require right now, perfectly appropriate to my external and internal situation right now. I can feel experiences and teachings being handpicked for me. I feel so loved and taken care of in the midst of all the chaos which am beginning to see is not really chaos anymore. The more I send a hug to the universe, the more I feel a hug back its as if am sending messages out to myself and recieving them m so much gratitude 🥰🙏

[@karanfield4229]

This lady is very special and full of beauty and love.

[@hjotha]

The Shakti on this girl is overflowing bliss.

[@sanjaysundar8110]

master eckhart looks like such a satisfied baby teddy bear.

[@danic5208]

Just found this great man today. I am very thankful. I can see the deep appreciation he feels when people come forth to formulate questions... It's so rare and amazing to see somebody who maintains a frequency level like that.

[@irisw3989]

This is the first time I have truly understood the concept of karma...what a great teacher he is!😀

[@whatsinaname1667]

It's helpful to remember that it's all happening by itself. No one is doing anything. This is important because we don't feel guilty of having done wrong. It's important to honour oneself.

[@May-zl8bf]

The lady so articulate and empathic and Eckhart so enlightened. Law of Karma/Cause and Effect is part of every soul and individual's life, just as there is law of gravity, attraction etc so rise above your circumstances, learn from your lessons and grow and evolve just as your soul and purpose intends. Take care everyone.

[@BranLaspada]

Wonderfully said on karma! Wow! Sharing my experience with others has been in my heart for a few years and when you mentioned that we all become teachers in some way after a shift I felt released from my cocoon finally. I have essentially been in hiding after a bit of a traumatic purge. I thank you for this and all that you do for humanity. ~Brandon

[@Sugarfreeeee]

"karma is the unconscious conditioning that runs your life"

[@vidaprana]

The way the lady was asking question was highly intelectual

[@AbirTarafdar]

Very good question and asked beautifully.

[@mojekino2]

Beautiful question and the beautiful answer.

[@orbitalpl100]

the best explanation of karma I have heard. thank you Eckhart.

[@lindalai9092]

Only if you believe what he says; he is just another person with his opinions.

[@shanthimedharametla7938]

Wow so musc truth in his words ,..Karma is not a punishment and not rigid , it is unconsciousness in our own minds ....Life is a mirror and we see ourself out .....if we are rigid we see rigidity out , if we are forgiving we see forgiveness outside ....but we are not any one thing to cling one ...we are both good and bad depending on the situation we are in and our level of consciousness in that situation at that time.......

[@venkats2540]

Shanthi Medharametla very well said👌🏼

[@georgebenichou9727]

Shanthi Medharametla we see the world around us thru glasses coloured by our own karma ! if you think people are dishonest you see many people dishonest around you and then you take this as a confirmation that you are right in your observation .but all this process is an illusion .how and why ?? when you see something outside of you you always make an interpretation of it (actually you have no possibility to know the reality of that thing but only your own opinion or your own version or your own evaluation or interpretation which is necessarily coloured by your karma which is here the karmic belief that people are dishonest then you see what you believe but as you can see now it is not the reality and the conclusion is you are under illusion created by your karma when you are submitted to karma .why the sufferings ? because what you see is distorted and do not correspond to reality and then you will be deceitful and suffer .so this is the operating mode of karmic functioning ! this explains why many people have the same problem popping up again and again even when they change their partner hoping it will be better with another partner !! a very common matter between couples ...

[@georgebenichou9727]

Shanthi Medharametla karma is the manifestations of our programming (conditionings) in our life .it is the harvest of what you have sown ( planted).in the past . it is the universal law of causes and effects .it is the consequences of your past actions .purely scientific and so predictable .it's purpose is not to bother you but it wants to teach you causes and effects so that you will progress and develop more understanding of life to become more spiritual it is your best teacher !! cooperate with it and you will have more inspirations for your betterment .don't be afraid of it . be afraid of ignorance :the greatest killer all over the world the source of all problems for individuals and nations ...

[@didierjeangaelle321]

pure aware ones are living mirrors more than life itself

[@MissyBTB]

Omg so true... I endured a karmic cycle.... it seemed never ending and so challenging to stay focused when in survival mode... this is such discipline but once mastered it is an incredible super power.

[@indraneelmallik4]

3:42 Karma as I see it is the unconscious conditioning that runs your life Thank u Echart Tolle

[@crisbrackett2067]

Yeah. I am grateful for these lessons I am learning about becoming a different person of my past karma. I choose my actions more and more even tho others try to hold me in a different light. I define me now.

[@24Master]

I somewhat agree with Eckhart. There are various degrees of karma that is basically the Law of Attraction, the vibrational choice of a certain frequency - "What you put out is what you receive". Once one becomes aware and aligned with Source then he/she consciously creates karma of high vibration and wonderful potentials. It has a high vibrational frequency that is in concert with the well-being of Source whose mantra is - All is Well, Always.

[@andreabertozzi8199]

Ekchart you're saving the world

[@nieves571]

SO WISE ECKHART SO PRESENT I LOVE YOUR BEING THANK YOU FOR TEACHING

[@DrSRanjanMBBSAcupuncturist]

Negative Karma = unlearnt Lessons. [We eternal, multidimensional consciousness are here on planet earth temporarily for learning Forgiveness, Compassion, Empathy, Helpingness, Love, Patience, Responsibilty, ONENESS.

[@angelique2653]

I love Eckharts non doctrinal, non religious, simple but profound wisdom. The Power of Now changed my thinking many years ago. Merry

[@ginafryer1309]

Beautiful. Thank you to the lovely questioner.❤️

[@daathgnosis2098]

I knew that I needed him to answer this correctly, and he didn't fail me this time either, he truly is the only one worth listening too.

[@sheran76]

.Thank you very much Eckhart Tolle, You explain so beautiful and true , You are a person and entity of Love grace and truth I know for sure everything you say is truth I know beyond the dream

[@audrey-vz2oy]

WoW !!!!!!!!!!!!! What a powerful energy of love for man kind used to answer this women's question I loved this video! Extremely extremely powerful Thank you

[@raphaelfritzler7799]

Out of all the books I’ve read on this subject, not one gave such a clear explanation. Thank you Eckhart! 🙏❤️

[@denster7715]

That was so interesting my eyes were glued to the screen and time was nonexistent. Best 14 minutes of my life. That made perfect sense.

[@pranavsharma9205]

Great I am a hindu and I can say he explained very well..

[@arashraassi]

What a wonderful speech... I'm so grateful to you.

[@wladicus1]

_ According to Robert Adams' teaching karma exists only for those who believe they are body and mind (i.e. believe in the physical universe). _ Eckhart Tolle hints in the same direction when he says that "you" are the NOW and everything is happening within you (i.e. the entire universe which includes all phenomenon, including people). _ As Eckhart says in this video, as PRESENCE arises, karma eventually subsides. That is because, one might say, "YOU" in that understanding are PRESENCE itself, or the very attention that witnesses phenomena. _ So there are different levels of understanding the words used in spiritual discourse. _ When Tolle and other teachers speak to a general audience they answer questions on a general level of common understanding so as not to confuse those who are not yet ready to take up the spiritual quest seriously. _ As Eckhart often says, the word is not the thing itself, it is a symbol of symbols, a pointer to something beyond conception.

[@raggieful]

I see a great link between his talks and Vipassana. May be because i think essentially, they both focus on freeing ourselves from reactivity, being in the present, and taking things as they are without judging them. Beautifully expressed.

[@palmer3977]

karma has a huge influence over my life, I always try to keep in mind that karma is an equalising force, that is there to keep us in check in our behaviour to others

[@ExtraordinaryLiving]

You have owned an identification with karma and you therefore are "bounded". It is okay (to be bounded) . . . it is what it is; you are what you are; you do what you do. There is nothing wrong with it. Yet if you are seeking to be free, unbounded, then this frame of mind (with karma) is not helping.

[@palmer3977]

ExtraordinaryLivinTV I just try to treat others as I would expect to be treated myself

[@zaheerheendricks5982]

palmer3977 well said.

[@georgebenichou9727]

a very clear and understandable explanation of karma specially as it relates fully to unconscious patterns of programmed minds which control our life events and he gives the tools for erasing it and get more freedom from pain and sufferings and greater control of our life by accessing to a higher level of consciousness . beautiful presentation of karma.

[@TheGuruUk2008]

I was and still am a huge fan of Eckhart. My perception of him was dampened by his supposed commercialism. But damn just looking at him gives me peace!

[@theresidentone]

Damn I could listen to her talk all day...

[@telldtruthnbreal1035]

We are going through a war...with what we would call an ILL SPIRIT... We are battling it and winning... Thanks to Beings like Eckhart Tolle...and you beings who constantly search for the Full Truth. Loving unconditionally, staying aware, and staying away from evil.... May we all reunite and want to go home/wake up forever, whole and undamaged to our home with the infinite. And may the ill spirit perish into non existence/non being forever

[@richashrivastava2829]

Golden words of wisdom, very eloquently put together, coming straight from an enlightened being. Thanks 🙏

[@wendyhedrick1758]

Thank-you very much Mr. Tolle for your explanation. Like you, I believe that presence (or grace) allows us to transcend bad Karma. I don't pretend to have a grasp on the finer points of karma, but I do know from experience that grace can lift us out of the darkest of places. I would like to think that a state of grace in one person has a bearing on the world at large.

[@admirercp]

karma is time bound, presence breaks the bound

[@moneypenni1694]

'Presence' then, is the Divine Law of Grace...:-} Thank you Eckhart for being so gentle & responsive.

[@Misslotusification]

5:39: Karma = identification w/ form, thoughts, patters. 6:54: we CREATE our life experiences.

[@anneoosthuyse7972]

Eckhart you changed my life.

[@Howskii]

Saturn is the Lord of Karma. Great talk , love Eckhart..

[@mononoke721]

Karma, more so than any Eastern spiritual concept, seems to have the most varying definitions depending on who you ask, though based on the Sanskrit etymology of the word, which is 'kri', karma literally means 'doing' or 'action'. Alan Watts defined it as "you are doing what happens to you" whereas Tolle calls it "unconscious conditioning" but I actually think they're both talking about the same thing. Karma is how one's environment, social and physical, can lead us into identifying exclusively with that environment and taking action that stems from it, rather than becoming the 'presence consciousness' as Tolle puts it which is to say detaching our sense of self from these exclusively environmental influences which seep their way into our minds and usually determine who we are. This isn't to say we 'escape karma' in the sense of 'escaping the world' or anything like that - an ascetic misconception - but rather that we escape the mirror of karma that is our minds reflecting the world back at itself. We already are the world - we don't need a mirror to see it. That's not much clearer but hey, that's karma baby!

[@bringeroflite1]

Karma is the same teaching as "reaping what you sow" "getting what you give" Its a way of keeping people in line or behavior control.However it does not address the root cause of the problem with people and or society which is are own egos. Become aware of the workings of your ego and karma is something you no longer need to worry about...hope this helps..

[@sutonchef]

great info. im working with a hindu man and this will help me explain how karma and mind presence differ and work

[@jdl2180]

I haven't even thought about karma in 20 years.🤗

[@nimim.markomikkila1673]

Yes. Maybe so - I don´t declare to really know; But it means usually that the "positive" things bind you stronger into this world - because you want more of it. Eckhart is trying to explain, that if you wanna be free, some other quality of being has to come in, which is equanimous to both the positive and the negative.

[@abhijithpattanashetti9200]

The lady asking questioning seemed to be in more peaceful than Eckhart

[@breezinoz]

I agree. Although she didn't feel as aligned with herself than Eckhart, she doesn't seem too far off 😊 I've never witnessed a powerful question being asked in such calm and peace before.

[@cristina3396815]

So clear, thank you Eckhart for this explanation of karma and the way out of it simply non-reactive or witnessing Presence

[@mimiseton]

Love and appreciate your teaching, Eckhart. I'm responding to the compilation vid from 2019 however, where comments are turned off. Your view of emotion (as distinct from feelings of compassion, loving kindness or love), while I understand it, seems to imply that passionate emotional expressions by artists would be (your words) " self-indulgence", "drama" or "a way to sense being alive when they are not in Presence". In this idea, I think you are imposing yourself, your rather "cool headed" nature and functioning, on the HOT people of the world. I would suggest that some of the Hot people may ALSO be experiencing enlightened states of consciousness! A world where everyone had your kind of emotionally detached affect would be a far poorer place in my view as would a world without you in it. :-) .

[@googonere697]

Thank you. You are a great teacher.

[@Simon0]

damn you understood the teaching? You are a smart parrot.

[@swamiwhatsoever295]

Elkhart Existence is showering so much knowledge tru you

[@ajacobs100]

Wonderful question

[@tranceending5914]

Brilliant. It is said one who fails to study history is condemned to repeat it. History in this case being identification of self, as your thoughts and emotions, or the false self, the ego.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

And of past cautious experiences?

[@olliesmotos2013]

The girl that asked the question is gorgeous:)

[@SitaWelsh]

+Steve Painter I agree. She appears to have an inner peace about her.

[@SikkiSweets]

Noy by any standards :)

[@nichurtado2422]

Steve Painter ikr what a cutie

[@jabba0975]

Watch your mind.

[@michaelhaskins1321]

Steve Painter Her inner beauty is radiant. Incredible presence.

[@dekogjorgjiev4893]

This man just saved my life

[@supermeenapal]

I love this man called eckhart tolle

[@sodgabriel]

with that shirt he s like alladin..!!!wow!!!anyway tolle is a good teacher along with rupert spir aand adyashanti,osho,mooji they share light

[@SuperHarhoura]

Thank you Eckhart ❤

[@PRASANNA88100]

It is Karma... not Kaama, " R" is not silent here... because the word Kaama have different meaning... I think Krishna, Osho, Maharishi Patanjali, Sri Sri Ravishankar and Sadhguru these people explained Karma very clearly... Eckhart Tolle's teachings also helping people to come out from illusion and get awakened... Salute to all ancient sages of India for their beautiful gift of Yoga to the world

[@tinalilith]

Please pay attention that "karma" discussed here is in its astrological vedic sense (as the lady mentions her Indian background): the soul enters this world to finish the unfinished business from a past life, and therefore the challenges it encounters match whatever it failed to achieve in a past life. Translated for the western audience: we all inherit certain unconsious patterns from our ancestors and in the process of individuation (Jung) / awakening, we free ourselves from them.

[@georgebenichou9727]

tinalilith the law of karma is the scientific law of cause and effect which is in activity everywhere in the world .this law relates to all the energies of the world it is inherent to the process of all interactions of all energies in the world ( the basis is : one energy in contact with another energy will always manifest as a combined energy ) as a consequence in physics in chemistry in biology we have this law of karma in all real sciences which is called by scientists the law of cause and effect .which means that for every cause which interact with another cause there will always be an effect that means a resulting cause .now understand that all the things in the universe are energies = forces = causes .this is how the processes of life go on and keep moving .with all the permanent transformations as results of interactions of innumerable energies or forces . now take the realm of biology in human beings your thoughts (beliefs emotions ideas ) your words your actions are energies or forces will be submitted to the same universal scientific law called also karma .people get mixed up because they don't know much about modern science and it is a big handicap for many spiritual people .karma cannot be avoided it gives rise to life .but there is 2 aspects to it !! the good and bad karma ! so your choice can only be good or bad karma. to know how to behave for good karma just be vigilant and follow this pretty good general law : you shall love your neighbours as yourself .get close to that in your conduct then another law : as you reap so shall you harvest .another law : as you think so shall you be !! for each karmic situation there is a main cause .find it and correct it , either in thinking or in talking or in actions .karma is here to teach you lessons .then if you do this works which is needed anyway you will have more and more good karma and less and less bad karma .as you erase bad karma (agitation) your mind will be clearer because when you are calm your mind see better and so you are more conscious then more peace love harmony and joy and many abilities and talents will appear to you with many blessings and more mastery of your whole life .then you may go and teach others what you know and cooperate consciously with the whole universe in action for better life to all living things and you will know yourself and the Gods....

[@krystlechampagne]

fantastic the break down of karma was so interesting he is so wonderful :) x

[@sunnygirl4017]

You are speaking to my heart

[@matthewking7874]

great teachings

[@a.evansrn107]

So what about the people in unfortunate situations.... sex slaves, ... etc All the presence in the world will not free their physical body.... they will become numb and emotionally dead in Order to survive .... so for them to become present and conscious requires them to be emotionally dead...More reason I would never want to be reborn physically again. I might be born into that situation

[@mzzzz3]

preaching karma and reincarnation as truth contradicts the ideas of letting go of the ego. You do not have to lie to yourself to try and explain the craziness of consciousness.

[@Drontenpeel]

Suddenly I am reminded of Die Weisse Rose, and why I was so fascinated by their story: there was no hate, no violence in their action. Sometimes, when the fabric closes in on your soul in an intolerable tightness, this might be the very trigger to open yourself to your consciousness. Sometimes it comes with a struggle (and then, let the struggle be swift and powerful), sometimes it comes with an awakening to the inner light because of an inborn inner peace and patience.

[@__lukas17]

@Julia Poppy Start with the book The Power of Now, then all the other teachings. This way will understand all the terms

[@jmdloving]

Beautifully said

[@Nirvana-For-All]

According to Hindu scriptures, committing suicide doesn't solve any of the problems that one goes through. There are no shortcuts when it comes to Karma. People who do that, come back to this hell hole and start again from the scratch, so you have to be strong no matter what comes your way and finish your part of the dirty work. In short, it says that the show must go on.....

[@MsThaithai11]

Nirvana For All ...life is the highest thing possible. ..life is not dirty work. ..bring your mind out of the gutter

[@carole-anned.1423]

Nirvana For All I would add that we must interrupt the show by awakening now!

[@MsThaithai11]

Nirvana For All ......the start of life is you are the highest thing possible. .the finish of life is that life is the highest thing possible. ...yes you can overlook this fact like you are doing by believing that truth can come from the past....life is completeness

[@l9mbus969]

But what if you are just dead. Non existence , like everyone else :D? ... there is no evidence for this.

[@andrewmair7371]

“Hell hole”?...”dirty work”?... Never mind the scriptures, perhaps go back & have another listen to all that was just said. This is a beautiful place, despite the fact that many behave badly. -‘Nirvana For All’....indeed.

[@ecsperromania7541]

i want to see him in a conversation with sadhguru

[@ConspiracyCraftersStudio]

Excellent explanation

[@zthetha]

@pointlesssowhat Don't know that I can clarify it for you but this vid helped me to see how my karma, or 'demons' as negative unconscious content is sometimes called in the West, is entirely 'mechanical' but can be gradually dissolved by 'presence' or 'grace', i.e. a higher function beyond normal thinking/feeling. 'Balance sheet' karma benefits priests and gurus but is to my mind a perversion of the nature of this stuff. Presence or our connection to our higher self takes care it.

[@arunvara]

when we will be presence we will make only those actions which have quality of shutting down the action irrespective of results..

[@ramonrochamusic]

Thank you thank you thank you!

[@maximumpotential2707]

This was huge for me

[@prakashmanwatkar7377]

God Proposes and Karma disposes.

[@tripledoer]

Watch the video "What is meditation" and read the book "the power on now." That would be all. ;)

[@josief8053]

Thank you so much 🙏👏💖🙏💖

[@nievins]

very good video of reality how it is

[@mani-ksb]

Beautiful

[@emeraldchylde]

How am I supposed to live with myself, when in the past I have acted like a complete fool? I still pay for that behaviour to this day.

[@dayanamh]

You have to first let it go, as hard as it might be. Holding on to gultiness, regret or longing for what is gone is not going to get you anywhere. The first good sign is that you have acknowledged you acted as a fool, most people never get to that part, they go about with their lives thinking that everybody is the problem but not them. So there you go, nothing is completely lost, you have a great quality which is humility to accept your wrongdoings. You don't have to hide it or be ashamed of it. If you work from this point on in developing a good counciousness and be a good person, one day you can say "I once was a fool but now I have learned and I am wiser". And that is the whole purpose of life, a rebirth into a better version of yourself.

[@kanemcculloch9492]

Nice perspective.

[@vilvam]

sir ,can i be fast in doing ,thinking and still be present? becasue i can feel presence only when i do usual things in a relatively slow pace?

[@Simon0]

i got pulled into unconsciousness the other day! I just saw this lady and she looked furious.. then i found myself suddenly furious! i was really angry for about 15 minutes then consciousness broke in and i became present again.

[@thegoldentroll]

What ever happened to the lady?

[@Simon0]

dunno!

[@thegoldentroll]

Simon0 So, she died?

[@donatellabrandiberg9342]

Now me too. Also i am freaking furious! Christ, why did you have to go an write that comment? That's 15 minutes lost presence for me. Don't you know that furiosity is contagious!

[@Simon0]

i know you are joking but it actually is! not so much by email though.

[@lessah1114]

Thank you, Love this,

[@NatureisAmazingVideos]

Love this!

[@pannaheaven5675]

Karma is a universal law - you are the owner of your karma, born from your karma, abide by your karma, for good or for bad action your are the heir crown of your karma. Karma can happen to you in present time due you past action, karma lead to the future causes reap the result when it meet the situation, karma can be defunct- wipe out or over come by your other karma.

[@ShunyamNiketana]

We often think of karma as punishment for a past wrong, yet I've heard a Buddhist monk say that we don't really know what karma is. We also see people who were mistreated when young turn around and, as adults, mistreat others, sometimes brutally. Where is the justice or "karma" in that? I think we have to take care not to use karma to explain suffering or reward.

[@pannaheaven5675]

Karma is cause and effect. you've hear what you sow is what you reap. we have choices - open and expand your mind in this vast universe. in life there is law, Karma is a universal phenomenal law. its not under anyone control or god- goddess. Karma generate with our thoughts until we can cut of its fetter. Meditation can help . Understanding it will keep you in check, instead on putting God name as an excuse of your own action. The Buddhist monk should tell (you are the owner of your karma, born from your karma, abide by your karma, for good or for bad action your are the heir crown of your karma.)

[@birdofafeatherami]

Thank you!

[@mahendarsparrow]

@pointlesssowhat Thats the popular understanding of the word, which is prevelant even in India. that karma is a tit for tat that the universe does on you. ET of course presents the deeper esoteric meaning thats been lost.

[@jairdanmeir9341]

Karma is the action of apparent duality. Duality appears as positive and negative experiences based on the perception of the one experiencing. While these experiences appear opposite they are not. They are actually the complementary sides of the One divine consciousness. Without the appearance of opposing experience there could be no perception of a world of individuation and multiplicity. Thus the pain one feels at the loss of a relative IS love just as the affection one feels is love. Love as affection would not be recognized without love as grief. Karma is this flow between apparent opposites which are actually One thing. Karma as good and bad is an over simplification that leads people into an egoic belief system of checks and balances.

[@MrUnmutual]

also interesting here is "I am that" by nisargadatta maharaji"

[@josephalexanderovidi]

Karma is an excuse for guilt 💕