One of the things Tolle’s teachings is that we need to set time aside to be still, and to quite the “mental noise” so we can hear what it is that ‘life’ wants us to do. This is similar to a Christian teaching. Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that I am God….” In order to listen, either to life, to God, or to our spouses, we must stop the talking.
The difference between what Tolle is teaching and what Christianity teaches is who the communication is coming from. For a Christian, the Holy Spirit, or part of God, actually comes and lives within us. When we still ourselves, the Holy Spirit will communicate with us. For Tolle, he doesn’t know who he’s listening to, or where the things ‘life’ is asking him to do are coming from. He just knows he must do them. For me, I don’t trust a communication if I don’t know it’s origin. Do you?
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