Inspiring Story October 2008

October 11th, 2008 by Eckhart Teachings

Inspiring Story
Submitted: October 2008
By Elizabeth Lavine
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Dear Eckhart Teachings,
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I want to share with you the “fruits” of your teachings, which I [apparently I] have been following since 1999.
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Yesterday I heard news in the mid-afternoon that the financial market was melting down, and very bad times are indeed ahead (the media’s interpretation.) I was at work at my desk – I work for a self-help organization called The Sedona Method, which disseminates spiritual teachings, much like your organization does. When I heard the news, I walked over to my general manager’s desk, and said, “I feel like I may have a meltdown. Read the rest of this entry »

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Inspiring Story December 2007

October 11th, 2008 by Eckhart Teachings

Inspiring Story
Submitted: December 2007
By Gabrielle from Australia
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I had tried everything to change the patterns and the issues that kept coming up in my life.  I tried different therapies and even read The Power of Now, which soon became my “Bible”.  I had my favorite pages marked and it looked like a much loved book.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Inspiring Story September 2007

October 11th, 2008 by Eckhart Teachings

Inspiring Story
Submitted: September 2007
By Susan Easton Burns
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I realize that I have been addicted to everything. I feel like my ego is very smart and tricky, and can change its obsession and addiction at any time.  I have gone from being addicted to people, work, situations, food, feelings, to power etc.  After reading and learning about the present moment, my life has slowed down a lot. Read the rest of this entry »

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Inspiring Story July 2007

October 11th, 2008 by Eckhart Teachings

Inspiring Story
Submitted: July 2007
By Justin Lewis, Melbourne, Australia
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I had always considered myself a self-help “junkie.”  One day, while in a major department store bookshop I discovered The Power of Now.  The words hit me with clarity and deep inner knowing that I had not felt before. The Power of Now became a journey and in the most powerful way led me to read less and less and just be more and more. Read the rest of this entry »

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Inspiring Story June 2007

October 11th, 2008 by Eckhart Teachings

Inspiring Story
Submitted: June 2007
By Jim Fenn
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There is no great drama in my story.  I’m just another modern person whose life seemed to lack meaning.  As Tolle says, I lived in thoughts of the past and daydreams of the future. Now I’m vibrantly alive and fully living each day no matter what’s going on in my life situation. Read the rest of this entry »

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Inspiring Story March 2007

October 11th, 2008 by Eckhart Teachings

Inspiring Story
Submitted: March 2007
By Duffie, Santa Barbara, CA
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I was born in Cologne, Germany, six months after Hitler came to power.  My family, because they were Jewish, though not religious Jews, fled Germany, a country they loved and always missed.  I was raised by an unhappy mother and father and did not do well in the second-rate schools I attended. Read the rest of this entry »

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