Yes, I'm one of the 800,000 people taking Oprah's online class for the book "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle.
I'm not usually one for following the crowd but since all these health issues and hardly having a life anymore, I've been looking for something more spiritual in my life to help me get a grip on my situation.
I had read the book Oprah recommended before this one which was "Eat Pray Love". And it's a wonderfully written non fiction story of a woman's journey during and after her divorce. Something I'm familiar with, a nasty divorce over 15 yrs. ago. But the book was one of the best written books I have ever read.
So I thought maybe I'd pick up this A New Earth book to try also. I don't always read the recommended books from Oprah, I rarely can stay awake reading period!! So I started trying to read this book looking for answers for my own life. Wanting to change the way I look at things because pain and health issues can create a negative monster or as this book would say, I created my own monster.
I will say it is not an easy read for me anyhow. It is a book that if you are not in a place where you are open to new awareness of your spiritual self, it won't interest you at all. Or maybe it's just not time for your "journey".
For me however, I've had to read and reread the first chapter at least 3 times and I've joined a book club that many people also said the same thing. It gets easier after that. It's a hard book to explain except it speaks how we let the ego in ourselves make our lives and decisions instead of letting our unique selves be present in the moment to make that decision. You see, it is hard to explain but for some reason, I get it. Maybe it's my time for that journey.
Oprah has a class every week you can join with the author that helps explain things further. I don't find that this collides with my Christian beliefs, as a matter of fact, it seems to help me look at God's word even more deeply then before.
I would recommend this book if you're looking for peace in your head from the many thoughts that invade us. It's been an eye opener for me. I see how I've helped create a lot of my stress and silly thoughts that stab and wound my very being.
I will try to update as my journey goes on. My goal is to totally stop thinking and talking about my health...which is going to be hard on this blog since most of it is about my health.
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing about both of these books Brenda! I will have to check into the "A New Earth" book.
Situations sometimes don't help in ourselves creating the extra stress and silly thoughts that hurt our very being emotionally, physically and spiritually. Enjoy your new journey you are on.
I completely agree. You have to be in the right frame of mind to read "A New Earth" and it won't resonate with everyone. We each find our spiritual path the same we find our wellness journey by keeping aware of our bodies, our hearts and our minds.
There are lots of other ways to reach the insights without Tolle's way. Depending on your own inclination it can be through yoga or tai chi, for many it's just simply re-connecting with nature in a more profound way.
Personally I find that peace of mind and understanding through my art work. I've found that when I create my body finds new ways of healing itself.
Learning about yourself can be as much a spiritual journey as meditating or journaling. It's about taking the time to stop long enough so we understand it.
The end result has to be quieting the mind and then quieting the body. It sounds simple and it's not and that's why we need to keep sharing so we find new ways and get support when we need it.
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