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Jul 2025
49m 37s

Essential Teachings Special: Liberation ...

OPRAH AND ECKHART TOLLE
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Eckhart leads a meditation and then answers questions from a live audience. He says the most important thing to achieve in our lifetime is stillness because without it we feel frustrated, angry and discontent. He says stillness is the answer that brings the sense of aliveness we feel when we’re free of thought. 
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