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Jan 2023
41m 31s

The Shift: From Thinking to Awareness

OPRAH AND ECKHART TOLLE
About this episode
In this podcast Eckhart asks his audience, “What are you certain of?” After some discussion, they conclude very little. He references philosophers throughout history who have said life is a dream and our individual lives fleeting. Eckhart explains there is a deeper consciousness beyond the dream and beyond the person. He says we will experience transcendence when we make the shift from thinking to awareness.

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