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Nov 2024
30m 42s

The Search for Identity

OPRAH AND ECKHART TOLLE
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In this podcast, Eckhart talks with an audience in Prague. He explains that most people are searching for an identity. For many that leads to disappointment. Eckhart uses the word dukkha which in Buddhism means suffering. He explains most of us are consumed with thoughts about our problems which become part of our identity. We also define ourselves through e ... Show More
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