Presence through meditative silence

vrijdag 30 september 2011

Geschreven door Erik Kluit

From this autumn on To Work Well facilitates a Silent Local Group (registered as Local Group at Eckhart Tolle).
See also: Meditatie

About the group
The purpose of attending is to share the teachings of Eckhart Tolle and practice Presence with others through meditative silence. We will meet once a week on a sunday evening. It is best not to engage in discussion, as it tends to stimulate the mind and ego.

About Eckhart Tolle
Born Ulrich Leonard Tolle in Lünen, Germany, 1948

Spiritual Teacher and Author was born in Germany and educated at the Universities of London and Cambridge. At the age of twenty-nine a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his life. The next few years were devoted to understanding, integrating and deepening that transformation, which marked the beginning of an intense inward journey. Later, he began to work in London with individuals and small groups as a counselor and spiritual teacher. Since 1995 he has lived in Vancouver, Canada.

Eckhart Tolle is the author of the bestseller The Power of Now and the follow-up A New Earth, which are widely regarded as two of the most influential spiritual books of our time.

Eckhart's profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their lives. At the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolution. An essential aspect of this awakening consists in transcending our ego-based state of consciousness. This is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violent conflict endemic on our planet.

Source: Official website of Eckhart Tolle

The aliveness in the body is an intelligent aliveness, and the wonderful thing is that when you direct attention there, it removes attention away from thinking. You cannot feel the aliveness of the inner body and think a lot, because consciousness is taken out of thinking and moves into the body. Feel that, just feel...