| Eckhart Tolle's Findhorn Retreat: Stillness Amidst the World | 
 enlarge | Author: Eckhart Tolle
Publisher: New World Library
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 13032
Format: Audiobook, Cd
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 3
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Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 1
ISBN: 1577315081
Dewey Decimal Number: 204
EAN: 9781577315087
ASIN: 1577315081
Publication Date: September 20, 2005
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 Nothing out of this world September 29, 2006
24 out of 62 found this review helpful
This is a collection of four CDs with a duration of about one hour each which were recorded in Findhorn, Scotland, where Eckhart Tolle was giving (or should I say "preaching"? there is so little interaction with the audience...) a retreat.
I have listened to only one CD, but my impression is that this is a rather mediocre performance. I think Tolle is at his best when he speaks slowly and avoids silly jokes. In other words, Tolle is good when he is trying to hypnotize you, but when he is just rambling on and on about the ego and enlightenment, he is just very ordinary.
I heard him say quite a few very shallow things. The most obvious one was in relation with traditional meditation techniques. On the one hand he says it is fine to practice say Tibetan visualization exercises, but he adds a caveat: since any technique is a screen between you and you, you will have to discard these things in the end. Wouldn't it have been wiser to say: throw away all meditation techniques right from the beginning?
Tolle also claims that one doesn't need to relinquish any material possessions. To renounce claiming them as one's own in one's mind is enough. This is supposed to be true renunciation. Fine, but what about all the damage you cause to the Earth by using a car to name but one example? And how do you know you are no longer identified with your money or car or anything you possess if you never try to give them up? Jesus, whom Tolle is quite fond of quoting, encouraged his disciples to practice voluntary poverty.
There is a real danger, when one disdains the outward things in favor of the so-called purely spiritual, a tendency quite obvious in the Christian Reformation, which has rejected the rituals and other tangible spiritual practices of Catholicism, to escape in a world of disincarnated concepts, where one IMAGINES to have given up everything.
I find Tolle mediocre. Not that everything he says is wrong, not at all. Tolle is very good at unpacking what he calls the "mechanics of the ego". But on the whole his message sounds somehow second-hand and vulgar, sorry. And the commercialism that increasingly surrounds him and his works just makes me sick.
I prefer Krishnamurti (Jiddu Krishnamurti).
I wish I could go to Findhorn August 7, 2006
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
This series is like going on a private retreat whenever you're able to take a few moments with your CD or mp3 player. I find Eckhart's written work to be such a challenge for me to read, comprehend and digest that I've gone to audio for his works. The amazing thing is that the secret to life is all right here in his presentation. He doesn't make a pitch for coming to Findhorn on your own to "find" yourself, or to purchase more of his products to better understand how to find yourself. He basically presents the key to being in the now that anyone can access if only they allow themselves that luxury. It's a simple process but as all simple things, it is far from easy. I can only say that I don't know why listening to Echart's words has a calming affect on me, but they do. I've been fortunate to have his CD's on when stuck in major snowstorms on highways or in similar conditions in the heat of summer. For some reason, with his words and thoughts in my mind I always find a slight smile coming to my face and a realization that, this is the now, and I may as well accept it and live in it. I'm very grateful for Eckhart's words and the humility with which he presents them. I would recommend this series to anyone who needs a break from this insane world.
I wish Everyone would listen to this. July 11, 2006
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have purchased all of Eckhart Tolle's CD's, Books, Tapes etc.
These were very enjoyable to listen too and be reminded of...
"The Power of Now." He his truly a very good spiritual teacher.
I recommed this to anyone who want to get out of their pain.
Very Thought Provoking July 5, 2006
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This was my first exposure to Eckhart Tolle's philosophy of reality. I listened to this lecture twice and reviewed some sections three or four times. It is packed with very thought-provoking information. I bought two of Eckhart Tolle's books after listening to this lecture. I'm looking forward to learning more...
Laughing with Eckhart Tolle April 12, 2006
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I listen to the Findhorn Retreat on a CD in my car. The lightness of what Eckhart Tolle says and his delightful sense of humor gives me a lift in my day. It assists me in keeping a "light" approach to life. Plus Findhorn is an enchanting place to hold a retreat.
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