| 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
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
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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Do yourself a favor and listen to this. April 9, 2006
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
I just finished listening to the Findhorn Retreat CDs and can't wait to listen to them again. Right from the beginning of the first CD he spoke from such a place of stillness that I actually felt calmer and more centered just listening. He spoke about how each of us carry "stories" that keep us from being in the now and he addressed form and formlessness in a way that made it meaningful to the way we live today. I sincerely recommend the Findhorn Retreat CDs - they are very special.
Form and the Formless March 21, 2006
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
In the talks Tolle gives one of the most lucid and accessible elaboration on one essential cornerstone of spirituality - form and the formless, and guides the audience to re-vision the world and the universe as the unfolding interplay of the two. His points are consistent with the Buddha's view that form is empty and the empty is form (the Heart Sutra), and consistent with Lao-zi's teaching that the Tao is formless, transcends concepts, and yet gives birth to all form (Tao Te Ching). Form and the formless, are two faces of the same mystery that is life.
Clear pointing to Stillness March 3, 2006
31 out of 32 found this review helpful
After reading Stillness Speaks and falling in love with Eckhart's 'teaching' I purchased Even the Sun Will Die which led me to purchase this CD series. Eckhart points so clearly to That which is always present that we are all aware of, but just overlook when we are so identified with the busyness of the mind. This cd series stops my mind with each sentence and allows me to see the mind's movement so that I become more aware of when I have identified with thoughts or feelings as who I am.
He brings humor to identification allowing oneself to see the ridiculousness of believing oneself to be anything other than who we truly are.
I also enjoy listening to Gangaji and Eli Jaxon-Bear, as they, and Eckhart, have found a true way of pointing others back to who they really are.
If you listen to this CD series and pass it off as another teaching or 'that is too simple to be it', than you've missed the opportunity this CD has to offer and should question your own willingness in stopping rather than whether the author is 'doing it right or not'. Everything is a reflection of one's self. The entire world supports your awakening. Listen deeply to what Eckhart points to and you will immediately receive the nectar of Life that is always here.
Excellent Recording February 24, 2006
31 out of 31 found this review helpful
The sound quality is excellent unlike some of the Tolle recordings put out by Sounds True. An extremely well balanced presentation of Eckhart's thoughts with lots of integrated humor. Highly recommended
wonderful Eckhart recording February 19, 2006
60 out of 60 found this review helpful
This is a very worthwhile recording to listen to. Over the first three discs Mr. Tolle talks about the usual stuff, like the structure of ego and various ego traps you can fall into, how life reduces you in form and accepting that, the now, space consciousness, etc. but as always, does so in a fresh and new way. The fourth disc is an audience q&a with questions about presence and humor, and whether a fool can become enlightened. He refers to Forrest Gump as an example of this. I have experienced all his books and a lot of his audio, so I have heard/read all aspects of his teaching many times over but still, there is a quality that he brings that I never get tired of hearing... ok, the recording. I have not listened to it enough times yet to give an in depth review (i wanted to hurry and put a positive one out fast, and then edit the review after I've had time to go over it) but I will say that it is great, and contains perhaps the most funny moments of any talk I have yet heard.
Just so you know, this is not published by Sounds True like all the rest and the format is a little different... a man introduces him and there is no tracklisting whatsoever.
And lastly, for four discs at about an hour each, this is the best deal you could possibly find (thanks amazon!)... skip "realizing the power of now" and get this.
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