Interesting you should say that. :-) We were just talking about Oprah on another thread on this forum.
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There is also a thread about Tolle:
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This one about Byron Katie and Tolle is quite long and probably mostly about Katie, but I think there's stuff in there about Tolle worth looking at as well that may not be included in the other one.
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I mentioned this in another thread, and I found the following fact odd in my case. I had been well into and enthusiastic about the 'new age' stuff and "New Thought" and so forth, and it's actually to the point where even now, when I'm out of it, reading certain stuff will flip some kind of switch inside me and I'll feel a sense of getting sucked back in. I have to be very careful, treat it like I'm allergic, even if I'm just looking at it now for research and debunking purposes.
And yet when it came to Tolle's work, even when I was a dedicated new ager, I simply COULD NOT "get it". I mean, I really, really TRIED. And I just couldn't do it. (Thank goodness!!) I guess I'm 'being blocked by my mind (GOOD!!!) and my ego (aw, shucks!) from seeing this new spirituality that could save our planet.'
I think rational, reasonable behavior and clear thinking and just being decent towards our fellow man will save our planet.