I have have enjoyed the wonderful trove of information on various things related to Cults in our culture from Scientology to the dubious work of Gurdjieff (in my younger years, I had an interest in one such group--but more of that in a moment) so I appreciate this page. But I feel I must defend Anthroposophy or the work of Rudolf Steiner. Firstly, Steiner contributed a whole host of inform
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Well..I am in this particular mood on this beautiful day today and I must answer you: You are exquisitely smart. So sharp you are, my friend. Truth be known: E. T. wanted that Book Club badly. Don't think for a second that he was just this passive dude sitting in his backyard lotus flower-pond and Oprah just happened to call him one day. Tolle & Co. pursued this one heavily, r
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as a p.s.: I just want to add that it seems that the overblown Ego in my old friend has taken precedence over all else. Yet his main message threaded throughout--especially, A NEW EARTH---is the emphasis of the dangers and misery of ego. Who knows? Maybe he will live to tell the tale? In the meantime-- Ironic doesn't quite say it. And when you know things from both sides, there&
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Hey all, I have not written anything on this site in a good while--I also couldn't help but notice this newer "thread"--but if I may-- to reiterate my dismay and alarm at my old friend, Eckhart--as happenstance has it, I came across an article today posted on one of my favorite websites--it's an article that USA TODAY put out TODAY--and there's an excerpt where the re
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Ruary & anyone else who might be interested: I don't normally go to this page--it has been awhile. To provide "proof" would be to go into some very deep, betrayal stuff, and I must maintain some privacy..but it's unpleasant. And I'm sorry, there's a limit as far as details. ok? It really just boils down to knowing a person. When they are off-stage. When the
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I have read over these posts. And I hope what I said was of some help. The problem, it seems, is that rarely do people come forward and say: "Hey the Emperor has no clothes", and without people knowing who this person truly is, they are inclined to idolize the Teacher. Tolle is very human. And I am aghast at how he changed--fame really took him over and the irony that his big message
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I don't know where to begin to comment here. I am not exactly versed on this site and rarely do I participate in chat rooms. I just want to add some information about Eckhart Tolle here. I have read over some of the discussions with much interest. I am delighted to see so much good common sense at work! For much of these suspicions are right on target. I have known Eckhart since the fal
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