The Teacher Called Suffering | Eckhart Tolle Teachings

Excerpted from Eckhart's retreat in Norway in the fall of 2015. An exploration of the uniquely human phenomenon of self-relating and the suffering that egoic patterns can create.
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[@1endlesssoul]

“Life is ironic. It often takes depression to know happiness. It takes stress to understand calm. It takes absence to value presence.”

[@Chloe__________xx]

Absolutely, hardships create the most beautiful compassionate people.

[@krispethtell7386]

That's why we are here on this earth.!

[@playcatsfan1]

true!

[@perpetualbystander4516]

Happiness lies in the contrast between the highs and the lows. ☺️

[@tamarabradshaw4799]

You have to know darkness to see the light. If there was never any darkness there would be only light.

[@VishVibezREACTS]

A daily dose of ECKHART a Day will keep the EGO away🙏🏽😊💜

[@jennyhong6746]

🙌💓🙌

[@Heartofabillionlights]

Fr😄👍

[@FrueicWilkford]

Go woke, go broke!

[@tiagotostesbueno4121]

That's what I do.

[@EvolutionWendy]

🟪🟦🟩🟨🟧

[@s10digital]

'If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?' - Rumi

[@emsworthcastle4849]

What a glorious line!

[@BrockLanders]

“Everybody has a spiritual teacher, and for most people it’s their suffering.” So true.

[@BrockLanders]

@ 5:30

[@zaoria123]

The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable. The truth is that there is suffering. We see this suffering as an enemy, something to be avoided, when in fact it is the one thing that has the power to lead us to enlightenment.

[@brienmaybe.4415]

The truth that can be pinned down is not the truth.

[@amyrap8293]

@@brienmaybe.4415 Not True

[@juris9546]

@@brienmaybe.4415 agreed

[@michaelgarrow3239]

Enlightenment leads to Alcoholism..

[@hemant05]

Suffering is a teacher telling you again and again that you aren't a material being and looking for happiness at wrong place.

[@vanageslangas]

truth

[@vanageslangas]

try to find the truth.. it is the game. happiness is also important.

[@brienmaybe.4415]

So you think you'll find it in the afterlife? If everything is impermanent that also means the state of complete bliss is temporary, and you will get bored being in it for all of finite eternity hence why you are here to enjoy your material body and all of its pleasures and pains.

[@brienmaybe.4415]

@@vanageslangas happiness is also subjective which can be a dangerous game.

[@Older_Mountain-goat_1984]

Disagree, that's you telling yourself this, based on what thoughts you accept as truth. Suffering is not a conscious entity capable of creating and imparting thoughts. Also, "I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh Suffering is the self created result of our conclusions about our experiences.

[@VishVibezREACTS]

“The world is here not to make you happy, but to challenge YOU.” -ECKHART TOLLE💜🙏🏽💜🙏🏽

[@caroleborsu]

I was thinking about this today. Yes, I am being challenged. This is most excellent 😊

[@ajl2232]

Then wats the point of like if we cant even be happy. Happiness should be the ultimate success and the ultimate goal in life.

[@brienmaybe.4415]

Then one should get rid of any and all happiness. Its only logical by this standard.

[@alr.3137]

@@ajl2232 chasing happiness however is a sure way to never find it.

[@alr.3137]

@@ajl2232 chasing happiness however is a sure way to never find it.

[@1endlesssoul]

Grow through what you go through, don’t let what makes you frown keep you down. ✌🏽

[@Ripcurler97]

facts

[@yolobro983]

Amen

[@saraperidott2013]

i see yiu evryywheer!

[@saraperidott2013]

Amen ♥️

[@DarlikaDor]

"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional." - Ancient Buddhist saying You're welcome!

[@garfguy]

If only it was that simple

[@bogdanstar3058]

Jung stated " communion is depth, singleness is height". We reach new height when alone but build the foundation for those height when with others.

[@reviveweekly2834]

It was exactly this same time in 2020 when I discovered Eckhart Tolle. I had just been into this self-exploring and the path of understanding. But after I found Eckhart Tolle, I have realized it's not about understanding. Its actually being there, seeing it as it is. The only limit is our minds 🙏❤

[@TheDhammaHub]

No other teacher conveys the urgency of practice like suffering

[@TheDeepening718]

Logic and futility.

[@EvolutionWendy]

declining health... weighty Teacher

[@reikitruth]

I don’t even need to listen, I completely agree!!

[@Gigi-yx3mk]

😂 me too

[@ingegerdtheresesorrell338]

Haha.. I like that 👍💪

[@ushamgr4588]

Same here👋🏻

[@ChirasreeBanerjee11]

The suffering has been there but till now, when you become truly conscious of it, dare to feel the pain it brings, to love the part in you that's feeling it, you can transcend the pain to truly experience a state of transformation out of those sufferings. You'll get over the hurt of expectations coming from places you seek love outside, you will love those places enough, so those parts in suffering, can once again choose to feel one with love again safely but the ego really hurts in a tormenting way, when you truly realise you shall first love yourself truly deeply within- self love is not narcissistic, you are giving love energy remembrance to parts hurting to be one with all that's 😍🙏

[@alohasernasie2510]

Well said Thankyou

[@brienmaybe.4415]

If you're the only thing here, which you are, what then is love?

[@andrereloaded1425]

Beautifully put. Thank You.

[@jamescadzow9545]

When dealing with a Narcissist, Sociopath or a Psychopath they all have several things in common No Empathy, No Compassion, Zero Self Awareness, and Extremely Childlike EQ or EI. When any Human has the Emotional Intelligence level of a 5-7 year old, expect they will act like a stubborn child. This is age where they stopped growing on an Emotional Level because of some type of trauma event happened in their life. They choose not overcome it, which leads to one always playing the victim. When a Human has ZERO-Self Awareness they truly don't know how moronic or destructive they are.

[@brienmaybe.4415]

You're only talking about different versions of yourself.

[@1DaTJo]

James, yes they’re the hardest people to deal with and I have gone No Contact three weeks ago. It’s been so painful. Being reminded of the truth is vital. 💗

[@jamescadzow9545]

Everyday will get brighter and more peaceful, until the day comes when you can truly find humor in this lesson. Stop expecting a broken grown adult child which is a narcissist in true form to act consciously when they don't have the ability in this lifetime. The more work you put into yourself the more you empower the self.

[@fredphipps9452]

Hope I don't fall into this category

[@Here_Now888]

OMG! You have no idea how much I needed to read this right now! Deepest gratitude for leaving this comment! Love from France🌻🙏

[@TheVillageFairy]

You are already equiped with everything you need to manifest your own greatness 🕊

[@kristaconsciousness1464]

Thank you so much, I really needed to hear this today. Bless you always lady, namaste. ✨

[@pradeepyadav9595]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@onreact]

Yes, this is a very reliable teacher. Each time I slack with my awareness s/he appears to teach me.

[@varshamuzik2149]

Whoever is reading this May all your dreams come true 🤗

[@r2d2s62]

Yours too!

[@ajl2232]

Thanks. You too.

[@TheBlackSheepDiaries]

Oh yea, I've been pushing that "self destruct" button my whole life. I'm working on it, thanks Eckhart, we get by with a little help from our friends.

[@tigertalks1567]

You can stop, it usntwho you are. Change your profile name, become a new self that God meant you to be. God is God for me, it can be consciousness, Buddha..whatever feels right for you . Emotions are a record of the past . Dr. Joe Dispenza is a great resource...let go of the past video and others on KZbin. Maybe you are different because you are gifted and special. Be glad. Namaste, and God Bless🤗😎

[@TheBlackSheepDiaries]

@@tigertalks1567 Thank you for the kind words my friend. I suffered extreme abuse as a child and into adulthood, it set me up for a lot of failure in every aspect of life. I've now been No Contact with my very toxic family for over 10 years and am doing the work now that needed to be done many years ago to repair some of the damage. It's not quite as easy as it sounds to create a new self, and never look back to those bad times, but I'm trying and that's why I'm here. Visit my channel and you will see some of my progress possibly as I try to help others from what I have learned in my experience. I'll let you be the judge on whether I might be special or gifted. In my eyes, most of us are in one way or another. Take good care and hope to see you at my place!

[@kippapao]

The best teacher!!! Suffering!! ANd it does not lie!!!! or let up. TRUF!!!!

[@JonasAnandaKristiansson]

Yes.. Blessed be your life

[@carpenterfamily6198]

4:44 The ego being the unobserved mind in the absence of awareness, in the absence of presence.

[@DivineKing1x]

Eckhart Have impacted my life so much in a positive matter I really appreciate these videos ❤️

[@lisamariamang]

Could listen to your teachings each and every single day. I'm beyond grateful I found you, Eckhardt. What you are doing for us all is just beyond any measurements. Thank you so much 🤍

[@michaelstreeper8874]

I do appreciate him taking the time to help those whom seek to better understand themselves on their way to enlightenment. May God bless and be with Him during this quest to inform those who seek the wisdom and knowledge he’s able to provide. Thank you For your time. I’m sure your support will be most beneficial this world through the evolution of her people! .

[@h2_kumar]

Thank you so much, Eckhart. Peace and love. 🙏

[@user-lo3jg4zh9z]

I am a big fan of Eckhart for years. Without his teachings, I couldn't even imagine how I would have handled my life.I spend too much of time in identifying my thought patterns and repeated behaviors. But now all of a sudden I feel I don't know who I am? Where do I go? A state of deep uncertainty and confusion. Can someone help plz??

[@RobertF-]

The purpose of life is to develop the cardinal virtue of Fortitude. Life is deeply uncertain and confusing, life is very difficult, painful, frustrating, and scary. Our mission is to develop Fortitude, forbearance, mental strength in the face of it all. "The world is a gymnasium where the soul has come to grow strong". Stay Strong.

[@user-lo3jg4zh9z]

@@RobertF- thank you Soooooo much 🥰

[@flyingfishnet]

@@RobertF- . What tripe. Have you been at the wacki bacci, or just been vaccinated?

[@rrickarr]

Well then stop doing what you do and grow up.

[@1DaTJo]

Dear fan of Eckhart’s, I feel you are uncertain about who you are because you’re not making a mind made identity for yourself, or at least not believing in that any more. Your mind is losing its upper hand. Rather than develop a new mind made identity, see for yourself that you are the one witnessing all the confusion. You have always been the peaceful loving witness of all that is. Remain as that, relax into it, dwell in the living present. 🌺🌷🌿💗

[@firstnamelastnam3]

Suffering The Greatest Teacher For All Time Thank you

[@paulhudson4310]

So relevant and I understand all that you are saying. My thanks Paul Hudson ❤

[@ReneeRidgeway]

🙏🌟💜💟🌅 thanks for calming my mind 🙏🌟☺️💜Thank you so much, Eckhart Tolle!

[@peayen5008]

Love your sense of humour!

[@aurora-un2km]

This man is a very old soul , your own special living spirit guide

[@cuppycakedreamsicle]

Thank you so much for your teachings

[@travisatlas]

❤ Wonderful : ) Thank You Eckhart . Truly 😊🙏🍀

[@mistylee3591]

Thank you teacher you are a brilliant light

[@Maple108]

Thank you sir for this insight🙏

[@kasia4919]

Thank You Eckhart ♥️

[@OceanRoadbyTonyBaker]

Just what I needed, teacher. Thank you

[@davidb3070]

Thanks for your videos helps me make sense of my own life

[@debbieforsyth2015]

So much suffering to get us here to this moment🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😥😥😥😥 let's not close our minds anymore but see the ego for what it is and the need to be aware and remove it from it or not to identify or give strength or power to it anymore.

[@ChandanaCTV]

Saw it at the right time! Thank you

[@jmsjms296]

Thank you

[@precioussamson2264]

Sir thank you so much for sharing is really a great channel stay forever blessed

[@teslagoth9401]

I like that cabin idea!

[@giselar.12]

Thank you very much 🙏❤️🧚🏾

[@innerlight617]

I would love a discussion between Eckhart and Bernado Kastrup !

[@eugenehvorostyanov2409]

Good one! Thank you, wise man! ❤️🙏

[@now3210]

Let go of the Ego, still your mind, Accept what is, be in Peace through Wisdom in the Now.

[@waelfaraj6705]

A good thing is to integrate the ego with your higherself...All the best ...

[@BoundlessSearpent]

Amazing story thank you

[@laithanhhoa4997]

Love you so much.

[@lorrainew7529]

Thank you my Teacher Namaste 🙏💜🕉💜

[@tohamoh8170]

I am so happy to see you 😍

[@debbiemetzger4643]

Thank you ❤️

[@stephaniesoscia3336]

Love this!

[@sohara....]

4:50 ...."The ego being the unobserved mind in the absence of awareness ... of presence .... "... it creates suffering ...." "...it doesn't want to create suffering .... "... it wants you to be better than others ... [if not better], more miserable ...."

[@cvetkapisek8785]

No need to go in ašram than if you have at home paranoic and autistic people, you can develop enough skills to survive and reprogram yourself at the same time if you want to survive. Very important note for me, a lot of work to do every day to go through. - This was so tiring for me to do until I started to look on situations from inside, from observer, from consciousness. - Because I was forced to find myself in order to endure and take it easy. And before it was not succesful and very tiring. Still comes fears but it is easear to overcome...thanks a lot for input for taking care for ourselves, Eckhart. If we dont take care for ourselves we cant for the others.

[@deeptisharma3724]

Thanks!

[@lluviadeluz]

Excelente Muchas gracias 🙏🏻

[@user-rj8pc1oq8y]

So great. Here I was thinking about the irony of my path and how I have isolated myself in my home to run from the pain . I've become a hermit for the last 5yrs and I am miserable and my house is literally falling and breaking around me. Every day letting in more sound and allowing more sound out . The road outside gets busier every year while new neighbors move in all around me . It's kinda funny. This was recommended so I hit on it. I really like this guy. I'm going to check out his other stuff. ♥️

[@harmoniabalanza]

It is tempting to isolate to run from pain. But it doesn't really work.

[@Gigi-yx3mk]

Powerful Title 🌟

[@molyvan3]

Get right direction from Echkart tolle . God bless you guys

[@CocoShade]

It helps, thank you.

[@leonardallen7380]

Gratitude 🙏 🙏❤❤❤ present moment is now🥀

[@Gaurav.P0]

Beautiful video 🤩

[@tribute7768]

They is the truth when when every has the same air then the fear leave the mind

[@amin_abdollahi_369]

Thank you❤❤

[@EckhartTolle]

Thank you for watching.

[@fredrikpettersson2693]

Some times you "lose it" for other peoples sake. We are all connected. But you Think you lost it. But rather you are channeling Truth. Some times unaware. Then aware. Like theatre.

[@Eu-sunt-fiul-mortului]

our thoughts are the neutrinos of our existence in this realm - entire lifetimes of thinking adding up to less than zero

[@freespirit9806]

Narcissists are 100% ego based. They are great teachers bc our ego reacts to their ego and we suffer. To get out of that we need to get out of the ego based identity and become true self

[@francoistourigny3006]

Brilliant

[@NoreenDyer]

TY!!!❤🌟🙏

[@ozenmaccrage4691]

I'm french and my english is a bit bad, i hope we will see an Eckart Tolle channel in french !

[@yolobro983]

Best teacher

[@PowellTracey9]

Can relate to the monk story. I'm at peace whilst at home or in my own company but I struggle maintaining my inner peace in different situations & have moments of losing my inner peace completely and have to find it again 🙂

[@msims1081]

Same here!

[@user-cb4xf5no8u]

Despite all the economic crisis,this is still good time to start up an investment

[@user-cb4xf5no8u]

T>e >x >t > m>e> +1

[@onreact]

Yeah, you mastered the easy lessons now you are ripe for the hard ones.

[@PowellTracey9]

@@onreactyes & boy is this level tough but thank you so much for your comment, it helps me keep it all in perspective 🙏

[@carpenterfamily6198]

7:43 A practice of permanently sheltered protected meditation may result in presence without depth. Challenges of life test and strengthen our presence.

[@brienmaybe.4415]

What depth do I need to see other than God hurting itself and then laughing about it.

[@carpenterfamily6198]

@@brienmaybe.4415 I don’t believe you, or anyone, needs depth for any particular purpose. But having depth lends to a deeper more authentic experience of your own life. Depth is for you.

[@violet6839]

Bless you!

[@amin_abdollahi_369]

Yhank you❤❤

[@tomkahusi7914]

Love.

[@old-woman]

Recommend this video from Yiming Pureland Academy Center “More Chasing, More Sufferings?”

[@peterandreassen5838]

We all absolutely need to do a regular global absolute gratitude meditation (absolute gratitude=manifestation) that the evil New World Order is over.!

[@freespirit9806]

Being the observer we can set ourself free. We let thoughts come and go. Sometimes we experience emotions . That’s ok too.

[@devasenascookbook6308]

My spiritual master

[@1DaTJo]

Where are all the suffering thoughts I had yesterday? Will I have all of those same thoughts again today?

[@kimberlyhill6567]

GOD BLESS the Narcissist Bless Their Hearts

[@ashleyarrington6989]

I know it’s a long shot but does anyone know what the name of the music that’s playing at the end of this? Most teachings have this music and I’ve been looking everywhere to find it! It’s absolutely beautiful and hits me in a way I cannot explain

[@ProsiaczekMr]

I’ve found out that a lot of people tend to say that life’s schematic. For those who are identified with their mind, with their thinking it might be, since human mind is schematic and through its screen is the reality perceived if the person’s not present... it’s just something that appeared before me, perhaps from the deeper levels than mind level.. it happened when I was present...

[@gayatrisarkar6300]

Thanks for GOD'S grace 🙏🏾🙏🏾 U have been telling what Was married with WATER Lillie's. Beautiful memories of 👍🙏🏾👍

[@eyeamnow6774]

Ego is gods energy as one suffers

[@curtisshaw8046]

This guy is 74 years old. He looks young. I'm convinced his mental state of being is the reason for his youthful looking face and hair.

[@ryanjane4424]

What is his most comprehensive book about the ego and the collective ego?

[@susanmadison6466]

After losing all my closest relationships within a one and a half year period, I found love. I came face to face with real love and realized there is no attachment in love. Do I get lonely from time to time? Yes...but then I go within. I think about how..even though the people I love are no longer in my life, it has nothing to do with me loving them- and it doesn't matter if they love me.

[@onreact]

Wow. Thank you for the wonderful insight and sharing your story.

[@sleve76]

I don't know what the chances were of me coming across a comment on the world wide youtube written by someone I know but there ya go! Hi from Mexico Susan! I'm so happy to hear your beautiful story here of finding true love

[@1DaTJo]

Dear Susan, Thank you for your honest sharing. I’m also going through the loss of the closest people and I’m forced to turn within. As you say, it can be lonely at times, but I’m discovering “the greatest love of all”. Cutting out all the middlemen and going directly to the source of joy and love - the Self. Blessings for you 🌺🌷🌿🙏🏻💕

[@susanmadison6466]

@@sleve76 Hi, do we actually know each other?

[@rabenvater2455]

I guess everybody can achieve the deep peace, when being in a lonely cabin for half a year. I think the story at the end is crucial: how can you achieve any peace, when life consists of line-ups and people sending you from one to the next? Not going to line-ups is not the solution, because nothing happens, when you don't play the line-up-game and eventually you can't even live in the world, when you avoid line-ups. Metaphorically speaking. You know what I mean. Did someone solve that problem?

[@tribute7768]

The darkness in the space is fear to breath we believe that we can breath so fear build when you know the air not there

[@carolinevdvlies6969]

The real suffering occurs when there’s no awareness

[@brienmaybe.4415]

Hence why religions and all this its gonna be ok stuff is around. God is killing itself everyday and it simply doesn't care.

[@incaseinever]

Some would try to run after the deep peace.

[@douceminique7712]

Words (Between the Lines of Age) -Neil Young 🎵

[@tribute7768]

Now when the everyone feels or change site then losing one mind get away of fear then dose fear come more when uou gather more ideas then if you break from everyone fade in to ideas everyone can share

[@h3akalee]

What happens if you actually start to enjoy the suffering because the suffering seemed like it was never going to end?

[@convertiblespaceship]

You consciously make the effort to break the pattern.

[@karenodriscoll5965]

Is that like his reference in the Power of Now to the fact that some of us can become addicted to pain or suffering?

[@h3akalee]

@@convertiblespaceship Thanks Jason.

[@onreact]

This is either ego (you become identified with suffering) or you embrace reality and the obstacles it offers for you to learn. You have to find out.

[@ghanem.sbaih87]

❤

[@excelynite]

He looks like that kid drinking coffe from a mug meme. The one with "how your mother looks at you when".

[@nobodyreally]

🌻