During the first webcast, Oprah asked Tolle where the inspiration for his book came from. He responded that “the consciousness” had inspired it, or that life had inspired it. I must ask the same question I asked in the last post, do we trust something from a source we don’t know?
Let’s look at another example. The Ouija Board is a good one to examine. When you sit down to use the Ouija board, you’re supposed to clear your mind of “all mental noise”, and really start communing with the “spirit world”. Ok, no problem. However, when the little planchette starts moving, and you start getting a message, who’s really doing the communicating?
If I receive a call at home that says “Josh, you have better opportunity in
The Spirit world is alive and active. Ephesians 6:12 says. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces in the heavenly realms.” What this means is that that yes, the ‘spirit world’ is very real. We can’t see it, but we know it’s there, and it is very active in the world we can see. Therefore, we must be very guarded and make absolutely sure we know what forces are at work, and which are not before we trust what we’re hearing.
Even people who are listening to God do not simply trust what they think they’re hearing. Rather, they balance what they’re hearing against scripture, which is the True Word of God, and against the character of God to see if it is in fact reliable.
Eckhart, you are pointed in the right direction, but going down the wrong path
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