The Prison of Narcissism - Eckhart Tolle

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  • Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher and best-selling 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. In 2008, The New York Times called Tolle, "the most popular spiritual author in the United States." In 2011, he was listed by Watkins Review as the most spiritually influential person in the world. Tolle does not identify with any specific religion, but he has been influenced by a wide range of spiritual works.
    This audio comes from Eckhart Tolle's podcast with Russell Brand.
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  • @AfterSkool
    @AfterSkool  Před 3 lety +813

    “The beginning of freedom is the realization that you are not “the thinker.” The moment you start watching the thinker, a higher level of consciousness becomes activated. You then begin to realize that there is a vast realm of intelligence beyond thought, that thought is only a tiny aspect of that intelligence. You also realize that all the things that truly matter - beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace - arise from beyond the mind. You begin to awaken.” - Eckhart Tolle. Probably my favorite quote of all time. If you enjoyed this video and want to help create more, please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon. Thank you! www.patreon.com/AfterSkool

    • @SacGeoTV
      @SacGeoTV Před 3 lety +3

      He’s a fraud

    • @timo1573
      @timo1573 Před 3 lety +3

      @@SacGeoTV if you know it to be true, you'll realise he's perfectly right

    • @ScaryStoriesNYC
      @ScaryStoriesNYC Před 3 lety +14

      I'd tell you that this is my favorite of your videos so far, but I don't want to feed your ego and turn you into a Narcissist haha

    • @skynet4496
      @skynet4496 Před 3 lety +1

      The mind is not the master, but the servant. (Of the body, the body is the master, which gave consciousness a purpose to exist)

    • @cantonese8085
      @cantonese8085 Před 3 lety +5

      @@SacGeoTV 😂you don’t have a rolls Royce by any chance do you?

  • @1endlesssoul
    @1endlesssoul Před 3 lety +2493

    “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you might think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted. Get ready to bloom.”🌱

  • @AhmetKaan
    @AhmetKaan Před 3 lety +979

    *"Everything in life is easier when you don't concern yourself with what other people are doing."*
    The chances of you seeing this comment is pretty low, but if you did, *I hope you have an amazing day.* 🖤

    • @LightworkingWanderer
      @LightworkingWanderer Před 3 lety +7

      I hope you have an amazing day,
      I just hit the lottery! Low odds...
      Yet here I am! 🧙‍♂️😁

    • @maxiepattie85
      @maxiepattie85 Před 3 lety

      sure
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      make room make room
      go getter
      fuckn cyco!

    • @brittneybrisbin744
      @brittneybrisbin744 Před 3 lety +3

      Thank you! I wish the same to you❤.

    • @robynelam1570
      @robynelam1570 Před 3 lety +4

      Have an awesome day too!

    • @habebe1973
      @habebe1973 Před 3 lety +2

      @Gabriela Radu You are on point there.

  • @elisteele574
    @elisteele574 Před 3 lety +1099

    This channel has taught me more practical information in the last year than 12 years of general public education ever did.

    • @lebronjames7041
      @lebronjames7041 Před 3 lety +18

      Yup

    • @AfterSkool
      @AfterSkool  Před 3 lety +123

      “I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” - Rumi

    • @zrevan4262
      @zrevan4262 Před 3 lety +6

      The distilled knowledge that is beautifully illustrated here is just a gift to ourselves, gift to the progress of humanity. Thank you!

    • @ordinarynonplayercharacter2142
      @ordinarynonplayercharacter2142 Před 3 lety +35

      That’s because public schools goal is to create wage slaves not thinkers.

    • @elisteele574
      @elisteele574 Před 3 lety +14

      @@JDirty-w-tha-30 my mom taught me to read. I do see your point, but it doesn't change my stance.

  • @Dacademeca
    @Dacademeca Před 3 lety +728

    "The Primary Cause Of Unhappiness Is Never The Situation But Your Thoughts About It."
    - Eckhart Tolle

    • @LightworkingWanderer
      @LightworkingWanderer Před 3 lety +2

      Spot on! Figure that out, it's all downhill from there. 🧙‍♂️😊

    • @minimaxhall
      @minimaxhall Před 3 lety +8

      Descartes; I think therefore I am.
      Confucius; I think therefore I am confused.

    • @LightworkingWanderer
      @LightworkingWanderer Před 3 lety +4

      @@minimaxhall 👳🏼‍♀️😁 Laughed when I read that, thank you, so true!

    • @moenibus
      @moenibus Před 3 lety +6

      Nothing new here. Seneca said it 2,000 years ago.

    • @devjyotbrahma9279
      @devjyotbrahma9279 Před 3 lety +1

      Hey.

  • @Dacademeca
    @Dacademeca Před 3 lety +447

    "Realize Deeply That The Present Moment Is All You Ever Have."
    - Eckhart Tolle

    • @moenibus
      @moenibus Před 3 lety +2

      Stop quoting sentences which are NOT originally from this guy. Brown noser

    • @masspsycology2731
      @masspsycology2731 Před 3 lety +8

      @@moenibus u could have just stated the original quote. Or just say its not from him.
      But not make him pay bec he difnt knew better.
      Its a hood quote no matter who said it.
      U should listen to e tolle 4 sure more

    • @jogriffiths5766
      @jogriffiths5766 Před 2 lety

      Lovely thought!

    • @els4044
      @els4044 Před 2 lety +1

      What about memories and having hope?

    • @gvlacic21
      @gvlacic21 Před rokem

      Yeah the present is this like eastern thought trap, like it's all that exists. It's a trick. The past of course is information coded into our brains , and the future ... Well that's our dreams and intentions. All in the now right. Without an arrow of time. Say like entropy.... Then you do have something other than "it's always now" cheap parlour trick. Who's now is it. Mine or yours? And those dreams who's will come true. Now is about being present, it doesn't mean tmr doesn't exist in our minds.

  • @ICEcoldJT
    @ICEcoldJT Před 3 lety +474

    “When someone is rude, keep a smile on your face. When you keep your joy, you take away their power.” 🙏🏽

  • @waltersstreet
    @waltersstreet Před 3 lety +48

    "You are not a drop in the ocean; you are the entire ocean in a drop." - Rumi

  • @realist4537
    @realist4537 Před 3 lety +138

    We are the universe, experiencing itself.

    • @moony77
      @moony77 Před 3 lety

      💗

    • @onsightitify
      @onsightitify Před 3 lety +3

      Exactly. - God

    • @lukaLondaridze
      @lukaLondaridze Před 3 lety +4

      True... I’m just not 100% sure why. Is it because of boredom? Because if not this experience, there would be nothing?

    • @realist4537
      @realist4537 Před 3 lety +2

      @@lukaLondaridze being the creator, you create your own reality.

    • @mikewalker7385
      @mikewalker7385 Před 3 lety +1

      @@onsightitify using the Christian analogy the universe is the Christ. The firstborn through which all things are created. We are all part of the body of Christ. That even suggest that there is something outside of the universe which is God.

  • @1endlesssoul
    @1endlesssoul Před 3 lety +194

    “How starved you must have been that my heart became a meal for your ego.” 😬✌🏽

    • @user-ng3bg7qw2d
      @user-ng3bg7qw2d Před 3 lety +9

      I can only apologize for my own imperfections and try again with each new day I am given. Blessings one and all.

    • @CZAR-
      @CZAR- Před 3 lety

      Damnnn kat!!!
      Don't stop, keep going!!!

    • @user-ng3bg7qw2d
      @user-ng3bg7qw2d Před 3 lety

      @James Ward Don't you?

    • @1endlesssoul
      @1endlesssoul Před 3 lety +2

      @James Ward lmao I could see that being on one🤣

    • @verenicegarcia9478
      @verenicegarcia9478 Před 3 lety

      totally irrelevant, but you're a CUTIE!

  • @Plumjuicee
    @Plumjuicee Před 3 lety +172

    Honestly, I want to personally thank you and everyone who participated in the making of this channel. Ever since I began watching your videos my worldview has been flipped upsidedown in the best possible way. I am normally so anxious and frustrated and foggy-minded but when I watch your videos it is like things become a little clearer. Nothing would make me happier than to learn more from you (and about myself). Please continue to make videos.

    • @AfterSkool
      @AfterSkool  Před 3 lety +31

      Awwww this comment truly just made my day. I'm so glad the videos help in some way. Thank you for your words of encouragement!

    • @vickiefalcon1
      @vickiefalcon1 Před rokem

      Welcome to the awakening! ❤

    • @DoveRising-cb5sj
      @DoveRising-cb5sj Před rokem +1

      Yes!! Agreed!! Just in two videos I feel lighter & hopeful of all the possibilities yet to be discovered!! 💗

  • @dalaov5258
    @dalaov5258 Před 3 lety +103

    Notice how the world is increasingly narcisstic and mask greed with attractive words like ambition, achievement, success, motivation, etc.? The hedonistic wheel keeps going faster and faster as we're programmed to believe we are not enough.

    • @ghenghiskhan6703
      @ghenghiskhan6703 Před 3 lety +6

      Marketing by big corp.

    • @koifish777
      @koifish777 Před 3 lety +8

      not necessarily true because ambition and success don’t have to be rooted in narcissism

    • @jackwilson5542
      @jackwilson5542 Před 2 lety +6

      If you want to see large scale narcissism, look no further than Instagram.

    • @manny3031
      @manny3031 Před 3 měsíci

      Samsara

  • @Enavor
    @Enavor Před 3 lety +10

    That's what enlightenment is "You're not a person, you're a moment".

  • @joshuacoontz4384
    @joshuacoontz4384 Před 3 lety +89

    About 20 years ago I dropped like 4-5 hits of acid and shed my ego. It was both beautiful and terrifying at once . I realized that I truly am my own worst enemy . It comes back slowly but that's because you do actually need your ego. But be careful not to feed the ego. Just make sure that you're aware of your own ego.

    • @UlasMT
      @UlasMT Před 3 lety

      Whatyadropwhere? 😅😂

    • @rememberyourstrength
      @rememberyourstrength Před 3 lety

      Well said

    • @marilynguinnane4663
      @marilynguinnane4663 Před 2 lety +2

      joshua coontz -- All psychedelics need to be legal, incl. LSD. We are so far from 'free' it's actually pathetic.

    • @stefrequency
      @stefrequency Před 2 lety

      Once you realise that you are not your own worst enemy the next step is the realisation that you are actually your own best friend, acceptance is key, then you are free, you are no longer Ill as ego is no longer the driving force in your life, however, it remains dormant, ready to rare its ugly head once again, its up to the aware self to indentify with the thoughts that make us slip into the void and go nope not this time buddy, your ego is slayed.
      Why is this stuff not legal and thereafter promoted?
      A, I think its because the Ego is in control, well, it thinks its in control but it will never truly be able to claim itself, resistence is always there.
      We are truly witnessing heaven and hell on earth, its not a place you go to, its a place you are already living, its up to you not me 👌

    • @marilynguinnane4663
      @marilynguinnane4663 Před 2 lety +1

      @@stefrequency -- Well, I don't know about all the psycho-babble stuff. I've found the answer to everything and it's as simple as Play Dough. I followed the recommendation in A Course in Miracles and turned my entire life over to my superconsciousness. Higher self. Whatever name you want to give it. "I don't know what's good for me; you do," I said to it. "I'm turning all decisions over to you!" And so I have. I'm guided now and am almost always happy.

  • @ReynaSingh
    @ReynaSingh Před 3 lety +74

    Authenticity is the way to see beyond the duality of the self 🙏

    • @securedparty4303
      @securedparty4303 Před 3 lety +2

      How do you determine authenticity from ego?

    • @MultiHeywatsup
      @MultiHeywatsup Před 3 lety +6

      wat is authenticity if not another manifestation of the ego

    • @georgomuller
      @georgomuller Před 3 lety +4

      @@securedparty4303 You don't have to. Authenticity comes spontaneously, you don't have to think about it. What actually usually happens is that the ego represses authenticity by overthinking. A good way around it is to use the 3 second rule. When you want to do something, do it right way, otherwise the mind after about 3 seconds will start questioning it in so many ways that you'll probably give up doing it.
      It's worth noting that both authenticity and subconscious impulses can come spontaneously. The difference is that one comes from your innermost wishes and desires and the other from your compulsions. Watch "how to reprogram your mind", by Dr. Bruce Lipton here on this same channel to learn more about that matter. But anyway I wouldn't recommend trying to figure out if every spontaneity is an authenticity or a compulsion, it's better to use the 3 second rule anyway, especially for shy and reserved people. You'll learn to recognize which is which by practice.
      Peace 🙏

    • @jez5192
      @jez5192 Před 3 lety +1

      You should see beyond the triality of the self.

    • @LivingNow678
      @LivingNow678 Před 3 lety

      TESTBAND by Freddie mcCoy dit Ahmed Sofi

  • @TheDhammaHub
    @TheDhammaHub Před 3 lety +82

    The Buddha sometimes described young people who frequently watched their reflections in ponds and rivers as "intoxicated with youth"

    • @egongefferie9194
      @egongefferie9194 Před 3 lety

      Narcissus does it not Buddha ,, watch it again .

    • @TheDhammaHub
      @TheDhammaHub Před 3 lety +5

      @@egongefferie9194 The Buddha did it too, that why I wrote the comment ;D

    • @srso4660
      @srso4660 Před 3 lety +1

      @@egongefferie9194 I think you need to read the comment again 😂

    • @onsightitify
      @onsightitify Před 3 lety +1

      "Youth is wasted on the young." - George Bernard Shaw

  • @pvtbx4198
    @pvtbx4198 Před 3 lety +22

    I clicked on this video thinking it was about narcissistic individuals but it actually ended up blowing my mind

  • @singularmusing970
    @singularmusing970 Před 3 lety +134

    I recently experienced a “ego death” on shrooms. The first two days were brutal but so far it’s been worth it. I died so this version of me can live. It’s been a amazing journey so far.

    • @skynet4496
      @skynet4496 Před 3 lety +10

      Keep on remembering to question who you are, it's a process

    • @emilpedersen4425
      @emilpedersen4425 Před 3 lety +2

      Did u experienced a death & rebirth??

    • @singularmusing970
      @singularmusing970 Před 3 lety +4

      @@emilpedersen4425 it was more of a rebirth.

    • @singularmusing970
      @singularmusing970 Před 3 lety +1

      @@skynet4496 thank you for the tip.

    • @emilpedersen4425
      @emilpedersen4425 Před 3 lety +3

      ​@@singularmusing970 very nice :) have same experience on 5g schrooms.

  • @clover831
    @clover831 Před 3 lety +169

    This is like 98% of the people on social media. "Look at me, I travel the world, look at my expensive material possessions, and glamorous lifestyle that you all don't have, ect."😆 It's the shallow and child like mentality of the kid with the most toys "wins". Although, a lot of them like to put up a facade, and like to portray themselves in such a way that they have it all to just impress people.😉

    • @flowersinmyhair55
      @flowersinmyhair55 Před 3 lety +12

      I used to be one of those people. My parents basically gave me everything growing up to make up for all the abuse. So I equated material things with love and happiness. And so as I grew up, I still had that engrained into my mind and lived that type of life. Until it hit me one day and I’ve been on a better path of self healing and reprogramming myself. To me, identifying ones happiness with material objects just shows that there’s a real void that can’t seem to be filled and I can’t help but have empathy for those people.

    • @mga1978able
      @mga1978able Před 3 lety +8

      @@flowersinmyhair55 Same. 43 yrs old and still battling my ego. I have come a long way. Having picked up constructive hobbies has made a big difference. My son will know a better a life.

    • @mga1978able
      @mga1978able Před 3 lety +3

      @Regenal Sir Don't insult animals like that.

    • @morganesalomon7080
      @morganesalomon7080 Před 3 lety +6

      Perhaps some of them are only sharing their activities with others, as we are social animals, I find it normal to use social media to express ourselves, say what is on our minds, this can be expressed through photographs... and yes sometimes you want to show a personality, but it's more like a dialogue for me, it's not a way to say "I'm better than the others". Is it bad anyway if you want to create yourself ? It's not necessarily about superiority... I like to see everyone creating themselves. I like to see people creating beauty, expressing beauty. Just my opinion, I would be glad to know your opinion on this ! :)

    • @fungilover9698
      @fungilover9698 Před 3 lety +4

      My friend has a "perfect" insta life to all her 25k followers. Her real life is a massive shit show. No one knows. She pushes this illusion. Most of them do. So you're comparing yourself to lies.

  • @jamespn
    @jamespn Před 3 lety +71

    I think it’s fruitless to assess your self worth by the material things you’ve acquired. You don’t own things, the things own you.

    • @jez5192
      @jez5192 Před 3 lety +1

      This is why I treat my possessions as disposable. I throw them away after a little while and buy new ones.

    • @israellondah5886
      @israellondah5886 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jez5192 i would do the same but my bank account says otherwise

    • @chrismeredith3626
      @chrismeredith3626 Před 3 lety +2

      And very often; these "things/possessions" are never literally owned (fully paid for) anyhow (a little besides the point, but still)

    • @masspsycology2731
      @masspsycology2731 Před 3 lety

      @@jez5192 bec u are silly. Its stupid way of handling objects u will threat same way people
      Appriciation is the way

    • @syncro9946
      @syncro9946 Před 3 lety +1

      If who u are is what u have and what u have is gone then who are u?

  • @DrinkinMars
    @DrinkinMars Před 3 lety +15

    At 3:20 this explains how a mid-life crisis occurs. Most working adults had to try to keep food on the table and a roof over thier families head. Once everyone is taken care of and survival is not an issue, the contemplation about what is life, begins.

  • @frankieoceansxiv8192
    @frankieoceansxiv8192 Před 3 lety +97

    Your ego is how you feel about yourself, you can think that you are worthless and still have a ego.

    • @ericcastillo6011
      @ericcastillo6011 Před 3 lety +5

      Ego as stated , is a mind made sense of self . It’s not real

    • @Dualities
      @Dualities Před 3 lety

      @@ericcastillo6011 but it is. that is like saying you are not real. but you are.e go is not necessarily a bad thing

    • @ericcastillo6011
      @ericcastillo6011 Před 3 lety +5

      @@Dualities a construct of the mind and a physical person are not the same thing. My ego although real in thought , is a byproduct of the mind and being .

    • @Dualities
      @Dualities Před 3 lety

      @@ericcastillo6011 physical body, mind and soul

    • @chiung8931
      @chiung8931 Před 3 lety

      @@ericcastillo6011 even tho ego is a mind made sense of self, our mind and body are still connected. We project physically what we believe we are (ego or self). It manifest itself in our conduct.

  • @kerrywayne2010
    @kerrywayne2010 Před 3 lety +42

    I've been thinking about this a lot lately.

    • @kalebpascoe1939
      @kalebpascoe1939 Před 3 lety +2

      Same here

    • @cma3436
      @cma3436 Před 3 lety +1

      Same

    • @Gravvvyyy
      @Gravvvyyy Před 3 lety +2

      Same....been really getting to me. Like there is something about to pop off And I should be aware of it, but I have no idea where to look

    • @LightworkingWanderer
      @LightworkingWanderer Před 3 lety +2

      Keep on searching my friend! 🧙‍♂️💯

    • @jacobevans3821
      @jacobevans3821 Před 3 lety

      Who has? 😉

  • @RoryZ23
    @RoryZ23 Před měsícem +1

    Wake up to your own duality and you will remove this duality and discover peace. Love and compassion to all of you ❤

  • @broskyification
    @broskyification Před 3 lety +29

    The guy sighing in the back ground is me realizing I’m trapped by my ego in an endless miserable cycle

  • @kingwinter2024
    @kingwinter2024 Před 3 lety +35

    "The kingdom of heaven is within you." Wow.

    • @Fuetre
      @Fuetre Před 3 lety +2

      I’m not religious but that entire minute thirty had me in awe and hit so hard in the chest.

    • @onsightitify
      @onsightitify Před 3 lety +2

      "The Kingdom of God is Within You", by Leo Tolstoy (a difficult but great read)

    • @monkieassasin
      @monkieassasin Před 2 lety +1

      Logos.
      We are God expressing and experiencing Himself from eternity to eternity. We are all One. Following the divine law, “love your neighbor as yourself” logically flows from that, because by loving another you are loving that which you are.
      John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God and was God.”
      Col. 1:15 “Christ is the image of the invisible God.”
      Col. 3:11 “Christ is all and is in all.”

  • @jessicaflo5126
    @jessicaflo5126 Před 3 lety +25

    Literally exactly what I was looking for.... doing the shadow work to fully accept myself

  • @maillardsbearcat
    @maillardsbearcat Před 3 lety +22

    What a cute and accurate caricature of Eckart Tolle

  • @jesseknox9322
    @jesseknox9322 Před 3 lety +52

    Did anyone else feel the utmost sense of peace gush like a fountain within your very soul? Thank you for this video it brought me serenity.

  • @ti2218
    @ti2218 Před 3 lety +33

    You know it's a good day when After Skool uploads

    • @LightworkingWanderer
      @LightworkingWanderer Před 3 lety +1

      We are one, sharing thoughts 🙇🏼‍♂️😁🧙‍♂️

    • @ti2218
      @ti2218 Před 3 lety

      @@LightworkingWanderer much love friend! Have a nice rest of your day!

  • @lukaLondaridze
    @lukaLondaridze Před 3 lety +31

    We are all one. Ego is just a “subjective” awareness that every person has.

    • @LivingNow678
      @LivingNow678 Před 3 lety

      I Have a Right by Freddie mcCoy dit Ahmed Sofi

    • @Simien.0
      @Simien.0 Před rokem

      We are one and many. Dictated by Mathematics, Zero. 0+0+0+0+0+0=0

  • @meta.aesthetica
    @meta.aesthetica Před 2 lety +23

    'A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose' literally changed my life, trying to condense it into a 13 minute speech just doesn't do it justice. Even if you didn't enjoy or understand this video, I highly recommend reading or listening to that book. All of the concepts mentioned here and more are explored deeply and at a much more relaxed pace, making it easy to look at your experience of life in a totally different way. after listening to it I ended up buying 5 copies of the book to give to my friends and family lol! I can't even start to explain how impactful Tolle has and will continue to be for our planet.

  • @maeb100
    @maeb100 Před 3 lety +18

    Just watched this in the right time

  • @thedyinglight8041
    @thedyinglight8041 Před 2 lety +11

    Maybe I’m just getting softer as I approach my 40s, but these videos always manage to bring a tear or two and touch a bittersweet place in my soul that reminds me of who and what I really am.

  • @PandaOnSkis
    @PandaOnSkis Před 3 lety +5

    When I was in 6th grade, I had an english assignment to write the thoughts of a character in a book. I was perplexed because the thoughts in my head weren't words. When I put myself in the characters position, I felt and I planned actions, not a word in my mind. The teacher and my parents gave me a hard time and that is when the negitivive narrative in my head started. Wasn't until I was about 24 that I realized I am not my thoughts and I am not my emotions. I had narcissism but instead of a positive image of myself I saw only flaws. I wish there was a word for that.

  • @loomonda18
    @loomonda18 Před 3 lety +12

    Honestly, one of the best pieces of advice I have ever stumbled upon is to kill your ego. & Growing up truly means to be authentically who you are, down to the core...and you can't do this with an ego. Still very much learning this lesson everyday myself.

  • @jmsjms296
    @jmsjms296 Před 3 lety +10

    "My ego ain't my amigo any more". Terry Allen

  • @M.O.0
    @M.O.0 Před 3 lety +8

    So the saying, "It's all in your head" is quite accurate.

    • @deanmurphy761
      @deanmurphy761 Před 2 lety

      Do you believe consciousness is in your head? That's all there is. :)

  • @bah667
    @bah667 Před rokem +5

    This is so great.
    A perfect explanation on the human condition, which is getting harder to be authentic in a modern world.
    Narcissism is so destructive on the hosts life.
    So sad so many create their own pain and suffering due to the fact they can not be their true selves.
    I'd rather expose me as who I truly am than live a cowardly sick life

  • @AhmetKaan
    @AhmetKaan Před 3 lety +17

    Ignore the negativity and the doubts people have on you. *Keep moving forward.*
    *I am cheering for your success.* ✋

    • @jez5192
      @jez5192 Před 3 lety

      Please cheer louder, I can't hear you.

  • @ashleymcclintock8128
    @ashleymcclintock8128 Před 3 lety +10

    Love the ripple analogy....(& of course Russell's laughter & breathing techniques throughout ) !!

  • @Rainbowhippow
    @Rainbowhippow Před 2 lety +3

    Be patient, my friend. The moment is so so very enlightening, peaceful, and complete. Stay, my friend, here with us all.

  • @DeborahAbelha
    @DeborahAbelha Před 3 lety +1

    “Ego...a Mental construct that you mistake from who you are...”

  • @redpat8832
    @redpat8832 Před 2 lety +5

    Read all of his books and sometimes watch his channel. You cannot help but drop into “that state” when you listen to him. 🕉

  • @llowe9949
    @llowe9949 Před 3 lety +3

    Thinking vs being conscious and aware... this struck me very strongly.

  • @JDGTubed
    @JDGTubed Před 3 lety +32

    This should be a subject focussed on in school since it is now a requirement of life to use computers and phones. People are literally losing their minds and we need to get back to basic while still embracing tech.

    • @babygorl9541
      @babygorl9541 Před 3 lety +1

      Absolutely agree. Our educational systems need A HUGE AWAKENING.

    • @mga1978able
      @mga1978able Před 3 lety

      @@babygorl9541 smaller classes with a focus on science mathematics, literature, and nature.

    • @colorfullyme
      @colorfullyme Před 3 lety

      I agree! I still struggle with internet addiction, but the internet is also where I found so many resources that have helped with my mental health and spiritual journey. I think and hope society will adjust to this new technology soon enough...

    • @karpul8880
      @karpul8880 Před 2 lety

      Of course its not taught. That would make us more difficult to control.

  • @crissycrisss1893
    @crissycrisss1893 Před 3 lety +16

    The message of this brought me to tears at the very end 😭 well done ❤️❤️❤️

  • @elenaj7178
    @elenaj7178 Před 2 lety +2

    This is absolutely beautiful. Brings me peace and freedom. Thank you for spreading this wonderful teaching.

  • @Hyumanity
    @Hyumanity Před 2 lety +3

    "The cosmos is within. We are made of starstuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself." Carl Sagan

  • @ericvutran4140
    @ericvutran4140 Před 3 lety +15

    I love Eckhart Tolle, and this person is an amazing artist!

  • @Kentavious444
    @Kentavious444 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I think part of the identity process hinges on the dichotomy of our reality. As in the scenario with everyone having the same Rolls Royce, you need something contrary to what you are currently experiencing as "self" to compare it to. It is the key to experience. Every coin has two sides. If there is an "up" there must be a "down". They define each other just like "left and right", "hot and cold", "light and dark" and anything else we could possibly experience. So the ego is always forced to choose what our experience means to us. It is easy to get lost in our experiences as if we have no control but when we step back and "think about the thinker" and remain aware of the process that is taking place, we can gain great understanding and eliminate much of the suffering in our lives.

  • @montetredway4129
    @montetredway4129 Před rokem +1

    This interview excerpt changed my life. I listen to it a couple of times a year. Just really amazing!

  • @Menke20
    @Menke20 Před 3 lety +3

    I always enjoy listening to Eckhart, love this video

  • @AlwaysTalkAboutDrugs
    @AlwaysTalkAboutDrugs Před 3 lety +3

    I just love your work. I'm just rereading 'a new earth' and your visualizations are a perfect extra tool to grasp the mental concepts of tolle. Thank you ❤️

  • @jemaihamza7939
    @jemaihamza7939 Před 2 lety +1

    Islam changed my life!
    I now have more clarity, confidence, control over my emotions and actions, and an overall surplus of energy JUST by doing what Allah has told us to do, and by staying away from what He told us to stay away from.
    Alhamdulillah for being Muslim, and Alhamdulillah for Islam. Barakullah dear brothers and sisters. Assalumu alaykum.Read, study, and learn The Noble Quran.

  • @tommyguntommy9816
    @tommyguntommy9816 Před 3 lety +1

    I love your videos so much. They always so succinctly put into words and understanding the deep feelings I have always had and occasionally come to know. Never stop making them and helping society realize it’s spiritual potential

  • @CloudWithoutASky
    @CloudWithoutASky Před 3 lety +12

    "I am who I am.
    Be still and know that I am God."

  • @cummiemusic
    @cummiemusic Před 3 lety +5

    i love the animation of him so much 😭😭😭

  • @Gautier6
    @Gautier6 Před 3 lety +1

    This is marvelous, thank you for everything you do here. May peace and love shine through you for ever 🤍

  • @heidiwholeandwell5914
    @heidiwholeandwell5914 Před 3 lety

    That sigh in the middle of the video is the best... "The beginning of a Spiritual Awakening is being able to recognize a thought... It is a stepping back." A bit paraphrased. Wow profound words.

  • @barbarasherman4870
    @barbarasherman4870 Před 3 lety +8

    This message needs to be in every grade 5 class. Kids are growing up to be self obsessed with the idiotic identity politics they're getting now

  • @antoniodominguez3839
    @antoniodominguez3839 Před 3 lety +8

    Beautiful!!! The ego is a mechanism that serves a purpose, and that is, a 3 D conciusness that allows you to interact, to engage, to function in the material world. Otherwise , you'd be there standing around, staring at everything like a ghost, which is not bad, but one needs the ego to engage in life.

    • @tinawoodger9076
      @tinawoodger9076 Před 3 lety +2

      Just had this realisation myself the other day as I was trying to understand exactly the purpose of the ego and the answer came to me while relaxing and letting my mind flow. You put it very well. :)

  • @bas5984
    @bas5984 Před rokem

    Thanks for visualizing these great Speeches!

  • @kendalleidschun2385
    @kendalleidschun2385 Před měsícem

    I love these illustrations with each video.

  • @habibi5167
    @habibi5167 Před 2 lety +17

    I had an horrible egodeath experience on Acid when I was so dump to smoke weed on the peak. It was shocking but somehow I needed to get it - because I was very depressed at that time and thought a lot about suicide. A lot of really weird shit happenend on it but in the end I‘ve got the message.
    I was with my 3 friends and suddenly it kicked in and I traveled through the universe in light speed. I came to a place where my „real friends“ (some alienlike persons but with the same character as my friends on earth) were talking to me that „I‘ve now finally understood what life really is. Finally! Also him woke up.“ They looked at me as if I‘ve been the only fool that didn’t get it the whole time:
    That everything down here is just a funny little game but „real life“ is somewhere outside of that. And therefore you can create everything here and everything you can imagine is possible here.
    After that I couldn’t control myself anymore and every 5min I was falling unconscious to travel through the space again. And it didn’t feel good.
    Later on when they brought me to bed I felt like I’m now trapped in a time loop because nothing changed anymore for hours that felt like days. I was feeling a lot of pain from all that struggle and the believe that this loop might go for ever on and I‘ve really fucked up. The pain was increasing from loop to loop and finally I got the message that the only way to get rid of *the pain* is to „let it go“. I was fighting with that idea because letting „it“ go meant the rest of life that was still in me. Finally after hours of pain I did it because there was no other way out of it. So i let it go and I felt like „Ok that’s it. I‘m dead. Doesn’t feel that bad, but it’s also sad that I didn’t lived my more on earth. But anyways I‘m already really excited in which body I will be reborn now. I hope it’s not a bad one!“
    Long Story short: I woke up in my own body again. In the real world. First I was shocked because I really believed that it was finally over. After that I felt so happy to be back again in my body and in my life. I appreciate the gifts that I got for living my life now way more than before. In the end that was one lesson of many to cure my depression.

  • @leeupton6015
    @leeupton6015 Před 3 lety +9

    HUGE fan of Eckhart Tolle and his teachings. Another fantastic video with some really lovely drawings to compliment the beautiful words. Keep up the good work (and I assume plenty of time and effort). Peace.

  • @andresweinman9995
    @andresweinman9995 Před 3 lety +1

    Always i hear YOU ECKHARDT i feel sober thanks 😍

  • @greatestever8169
    @greatestever8169 Před 3 lety +1

    This was me before I learned to remember what I once forgotten. Or say it in a different way but I still understand the laws and the power behind them!

  • @musicviking
    @musicviking Před 3 lety +4

    You are not the drop in the ocean;
    You are the entire ocean in a drop!

  • @dirkharvey
    @dirkharvey Před 3 lety +17

    Wow, what a brilliant man. I can attest and relate to all of this so well. I've been recovering from a TBI, & I've really had to practice all of this, to let go of the 'self' so I can heal, and be present to work towards a new life. Trauma is so strange, and much of it is attached to the idea of the self, but some of it gets trapped in the body. They say the brain stores memory, the body stores emotion. While you can disconnect from both in meditation, it is important to make both those parts as healthy and strong as possible because they effect your experience of life in a body no matter how 'mindful' or zen you are. I've done cognitive therapy, vision therapy, mental therapy, etc, and while it's all been important, nothing has helped and taught me like my journey of meditation and yoga has. Enjoy

    • @petite64
      @petite64 Před 3 lety +2

      Glad to hear you're improving as TBIs are no joke. Trauma definitely manifests physically and I can attest to that from the PTSD that was hanging around from my time with cancer. Yoga and meditation helped me work through when I couldn't see a psychologist. Good luck and take care with your recovery as you're doing fantastic :)

    • @dirkharvey
      @dirkharvey Před 3 lety

      @@petite64 it's amazed me how much, PTSD/TBI's are above the majority of the medical field's understanding and on the flip side, how quick some claim to have all the answers. It's a mysterious thing that I am learning only I can best understand through bits and pieces I learn from others and through research. It's the most challenging thing I've been faced with. That's amazing to hear, while it's all been helpful, yoga and meditation have helped me in ways too that nothing else can. Finding yoga, & connecting with that community, has been the blessing out of all of this.

    • @jacquelinedonath4605
      @jacquelinedonath4605 Před 2 lety +1

      I wish My son could hear your words, he went through a horrible trauma and Stell suffers after 12 years.

  • @hoykoya3382
    @hoykoya3382 Před 6 měsíci

    This is why I really love to go outside after being "awake", or at least how I see it, bec it would be a thrill finding another awake person.

  • @glenndavisson8085
    @glenndavisson8085 Před 3 lety

    Thank you. Very Grateful for All your hard work.

  • @lljusttry
    @lljusttry Před 3 lety +4

    We all love Eckhart!

  • @AhmetKaan
    @AhmetKaan Před 3 lety +34

    *“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”*
    ―Dale Carnegie
    Have a Nice Day! 🖤

    • @Novastar.SaberCombat
      @Novastar.SaberCombat Před 2 lety

      🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
      "Before I start, I must see my end.
      Destination known, my mind's journey now begins.
      Upon my Chariot, heart & soul's fate revealed;
      In Time, all points converge--hope's strength resteeled.
      But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain,
      We must see all in nothingness...
      ...before we start again."
      🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
      --Diamond Dragons (book 1)

  • @tk13edm
    @tk13edm Před 3 lety

    This channel is the best thing I've come across in all my years on CZcams. Thank you.

  • @philippejacquot9270
    @philippejacquot9270 Před 2 lety

    thanks for all your time. the picutres are amazing and i feel blessed to witness your creativity

  • @RynesTKD
    @RynesTKD Před 3 lety +7

    This is amazing. I stepped out of my ego consciously for the first time after watching this video not too long ago. I keep rewatching it. Thank you for this content. I really appreciate it.

  • @Matt-sl9or
    @Matt-sl9or Před 3 lety +11

    You are not the thoughts that go through your mind. That's deep.

    • @esther7142
      @esther7142 Před 3 lety

      Try listening to his book... The power of now..

  • @paul.s7688
    @paul.s7688 Před 3 lety

    4.17 thank you for your knowledge and reassurance

  • @pradeeplama1335
    @pradeeplama1335 Před 3 lety

    That midway music was so on point. Couldnt hold myself. ❤

  • @MonikaSwe
    @MonikaSwe Před 3 lety +4

    I am not what happend to me, i am what i choose to become - Carl ljung

  • @Ozymandias_1818
    @Ozymandias_1818 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for this video. I had been depressed and angry for a while. To the point where I was starting fights with people that would even look at me on the street or cut me off driving. So I decided to practice the dissolving of my ego. It’s difficult because I still have those ego thoughts and I have to consciously stop those thoughts. I have found since my happiness and empathy has increased significantly. I have quit nearly all social media and are trying to focus on bettering myself through helping others. I just wanted to say it has really helped me a lot. I feel so much more at peace and connected to the universe now. I still have selfish thoughts but they slowly decreasing each week and I am getting better at understanding them and controlling them. I highly recommend anyone practice it in their daily lives.

    • @AfterSkool
      @AfterSkool  Před 3 lety

      This comment is beautiful. Thank you 🙏

    • @LivingNow678
      @LivingNow678 Před 3 lety

      Message Service by Freddie mcCoy dit Ahmed Sofi

    • @deadohiosky1701
      @deadohiosky1701 Před 3 lety

      I've been doing similar work, but if I could make a suggestion: Don't think in terms of controlling your thoughts. As Eckhart might say, see them, recognize them for what they are, then let go of them. Give no resistance, but accept them and surrender to whatever the present moment has to offer. Trying to stop or control your thoughts is only waging war with your ego, and ironically the ego feeds off that energy. You may later find that you suppressed your ego rather than dissolved it, and it comes back around with a vengeance. When you accept what comes to you, recognize your thoughts but do not allow them to form your identity, then you can be truly free. I strongly recommend Eckhart's book The Power of Now, particularly the audiobook version which is read by him.

  • @Sky-fw7mk
    @Sky-fw7mk Před rokem +2

    Such wisdom and clarity ...I loved listening ♡

  • @og_lori
    @og_lori Před 3 lety +1

    i cant believe how powerfull and awakening this video is. just thank u

  • @LacyJane
    @LacyJane Před 3 lety +21

    admit it: you heard Eckhart Tolle's voice and immediately felt calm wash over you

    • @ismaelgarcia5017
      @ismaelgarcia5017 Před 3 lety +2

      I feel it lacks of energy, I don't feel calm.

    • @prasadshetty5226
      @prasadshetty5226 Před 3 lety +2

      Not really, his voice is really unbearable.

    • @lazeppelini123
      @lazeppelini123 Před 3 lety +2

      I farted. It helped a bit.

    • @erinsuzy613
      @erinsuzy613 Před 3 lety

      I listen to his videos and they always make me feel peaceful. He has good energy.

  • @yourmindyourworld1100
    @yourmindyourworld1100 Před 3 lety +8

    Great content! I strongly recommend the books of Tolle: Power of Now and A New Earth

  • @danielagutierrez7691
    @danielagutierrez7691 Před 3 lety

    You guys have become my favorite channel for weeks !! Your work is very appreciated 😌

  • @theHermit9
    @theHermit9 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you ... big fan of Eckhart teachings ... appreciate this post

  • @omkardwivedi513
    @omkardwivedi513 Před 3 lety +5

    I REALLY ADMIRE YOUR VIDEO /... LOVE FROM INDIA

  • @awakenotwoke7949
    @awakenotwoke7949 Před 3 lety +3

    We try desperately to know who we are. But we can't know who we are. that unknowing is quite uncomfortable and usually rejected as worthless, and useless.

  • @jacobfury7035
    @jacobfury7035 Před 3 lety +1

    Man...such great stuff. I learn so much from this channel. Thank you

  • @Swackhammer
    @Swackhammer Před 3 lety

    Always here for your next upload thank you once again 🙏🏼🤗❤️.

  • @seenitpurple
    @seenitpurple Před 3 lety +4

    Ego: loser, whack, nothing, bad guy
    Soul: Learner, gain, growing, transformation

  • @Dualities
    @Dualities Před 3 lety +4

    Ego is not necessarily a bad thing. it allows u to stand behind the things u really believe in. it is all about finding the balance. being too egoistical can make u ignorant, but not having ego can let others just drive over you.

    • @larykenobi
      @larykenobi Před 3 lety

      Thank dude, I felt lonely here. Your ego somehow affects the "reality" around you. You may try to do positives things out of it.

    • @jasperjuxton8340
      @jasperjuxton8340 Před 3 lety

      Everyone has limitless potential. Everyone is priceless. The ego only sees this in himself. To let go, remember everyone has the same value, they just might not have recognised it. Treat everyone as you would like to be treated, however if you are mistreated or taken advantage of, remember your ego. It exists for a reason, and that is to keep you alive. Malevolence lurks, but without it, benevolence would not.

  • @janelliot5643
    @janelliot5643 Před 11 měsíci

    Beautiful! Beautiful Concepts, Beautiful Visual Art! Thanks

  • @alejandrowarrez7445
    @alejandrowarrez7445 Před rokem +1

    I love this channel, thank you for continuing to provide quality content.

  • @beingmyownfan
    @beingmyownfan Před 3 lety +5

    I can admit this about myself. I have an ego and am narcissist. Everything in this video describes many of my thoughts and actions.

    • @ashleybish0p
      @ashleybish0p Před 3 lety +2

      At least you're self aware and can admit that. Many cannot.

  • @FlippyHambone
    @FlippyHambone Před 3 lety +15

    "I've experienced ego-death." - Every narcissist

    • @AfterSkool
      @AfterSkool  Před 3 lety +2

      lol

    • @LoneLostRanger
      @LoneLostRanger Před 3 lety +2

      Man, I feel bad saying this while at the same time I've hated to say this. It truly can be a traumatic experience which can grow you as a person. Sending all the love and blessings❤☯️

    • @jddr555
      @jddr555 Před 2 lety

      Lol perfect

  • @xgame1000
    @xgame1000 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this reminder and Respect for all this BEAUTIFUL work! Congrads & LOVE YOU!

  • @mrshgr
    @mrshgr Před 3 lety +3

    Dr. Tolle can instruct us very well. In my opinion it would be great if you also upload Sadhguru's talks. They can help us not to get lost in our own made up conclusions and thoughts!