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Eckhart Tolle on Willpower and Wanting in Manifestation

Eckhart Tolle on Willpower and Wanting in Manifestation

In this video, Eckhart Tolle discusses the limitations of using willpower for manifestation. The key is merging desire with a sense of fullness and being, and creating a powerful manifestation environment where happiness is not dependent on external achievement.

Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher and author. He is a German-born resident of Canada best known as the author of The Power of Now and A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose. Eckhart’s profound, yet simple teachings have helped countless people around the globe experience a state of vibrantly alive inner peace in their daily lives. His teachings focus on the significance and power of Presence, the awakened state of consciousness, which transcends ego and discursive thinking. Eckhart sees this awakening as the essential next step in human evolution.

Exploring the Impulse to Create Beauty | Rupert Spira

Exploring the Impulse to Create Beauty | Rupert Spira

In this conversation with an artist, Rupert explores the desire to create something of beauty, drawing from his own experience as a potter. What is this creative impulse that drives artists and creatives, and what can they focus on to be successful in this pursuit

Rupert Spira is an English teacher of the “direct path”, a method of spiritual self-inquiry through talks and writing, and a notable English studio potter with work in public and private collections. From an early age, Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. At the age of seventeen, he learned to meditate and began studying and practicing the teachings of the classical Advaita Vedanta tradition under the guidance of Dr. Francis Roles and Shantananda Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the north of India, which he continued for the next twenty years. During this time he immersed himself in the teachings of P. D. Ouspensky, Krishnamurti, Rumi, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta, and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1997. Francis introduced Rupert to the Direct Path teachings of Atmanada Krishna Menon and to Jean Klein and the Tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience.

Super Brain, Epigenetics & More | Sadhguru

Super Brain, Epigenetics & More | Sadhguru

Enjoy this fascinating discussion of science and spirituality with Deepak Chopra and friends. Listen as they unravel the mysteries of the super brain, epigenetics, consciousness, and more.

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudevis a realized yogi, visionary, and a profound mystic of our times who has dedicated himself to the physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing of all people through Yoga and meditation. He is the founder of Isha Foundation, a volunteer-based non-profit organization with over 300 centers worldwide.

Bhagavad Gita Class (95): Chapter 13 Verse 30-35 | Swami Tadatmananda

Bhagavad Gita Class (95): Chapter 13 Verse 30-35 | Swami Tadatmananda

“They alone truly see who understand that all actions (of the body) are performed by material nature, while the embodied soul actually does nothing.” Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13, Verse 30.

Why is the Bhagavad Gita the most widely studied Hindu scripture? It presents the profound spiritual wisdom of ancient rishis in a context we can all relate to – the battlefield of day-to-day life.

Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit.

Beliefs Fall Away on Their Own | Rupert Spira

Beliefs Fall Away on Their Own | Rupert Spira

“…But don’t try to let go of these old beliefs – they will let go of you. Just keep exploring this understanding in whatever way you feel moved to do. The way you think, feel, act and relate will be upgraded and realigned – not as a result of your doing but as an inevitable consequence of your understanding.”

Rupert Spira is an English teacher of the “direct path”, a method of spiritual self-inquiry through talks and writing, and a notable English studio potter with work in public and private collections. From an early age, Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. At the age of seventeen, he learned to meditate and began studying and practicing the teachings of the classical Advaita Vedanta tradition under the guidance of Dr. Francis Roles and Shantananda Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the north of India, which he continued for the next twenty years. During this time he immersed himself in the teachings of P. D. Ouspensky, Krishnamurti, Rumi, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta, and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1997. Francis introduced Rupert to the Direct Path teachings of Atmanada Krishna Menon and to Jean Klein and the Tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience.