Can We Trust Our Feelings and Intuition?

This dude's like the best therapist ever

I adore Eckhart! Does anyone else crack up when he giggles?? It's a wonderful feeling to know that when I listen to Eckhart I walk away with a little more understanding and a huge smile on my face because this Being is so darn adorable.

This video is life changing. I was smack in the middle of a life crisis after a lay off when I listened to this...I will never forget it. I was in full panic mode, walking my dog in the freezing cold, listening to this video and stopped dead in my tracks in shock and said, out loud, "you mean I don't have to trust my thoughts?". It changed my whole life in a few seconds. If you are struggling with anxiety, a crisis, worry...please try this video out. The weight I felt lifted off my shoulders when I realized I could ignore my thoughts because they are probably wrong, changed everything.

Imagine beeing a roommate with Eckhart...everyday live cknversation with the master...damn..

It is not just what Eckhart says, but more how he says it. I have tried listening to audiobooks read out by AI or even other humans. But, they just do not have the same impact. His voice, intonation, the long pauses and the impromptu little giggles just make all his teachings come to life for me 🙏🏻

I once was confronted by a very dangerous neighbor at a time when I was doing a lot of meditation. For a moment I felt intense fear, then it just went away. I just let him rant but I did not engage with him. Meanwhile his daughter saw and fled home to get her mom to try to prevent my upcoming assault. Quickly he devolved into a painful commentary regarding his health. I offered understanding of his pain and we sat on the stoop. He began to cry and I patted him on the back. When his family rushed upon the scene their jaws dropped in total shock. I stood up and offered him back to them. He shuffled off sobbing. He never bothered me again....no doubt he believed I'd used some dark magic against him and it scared the tar out of him. Last I heard he was back in prison. So when you do the work, you will be alerted to the situation and feel the appropriate feeling, but then it will go away. It will not consume or control you, and in probably most cases, your lack of non engagement.....that is, your ego will not engage with his ego, will be protective or life saving. In some cases it may not, in which case, if say you were a cop, you'd be more alert and ready to act unencumbered by fear. But you might also simply not react. When people get very evolved and simply accept what is they often just don't react, including to say other's emergencies. But your mind will be clear and how you react will depend upon your personality and ego. Just know that once you've arrived at a certain point, your feelings will be genuine and untainted, and in the case of pain or fear, that once alerted, they will simply go away. If grieving the pain will recur whenever you focus on your loss, but then go away when your thoughts go elsewhere. Therefore it will not consume you. And physical pain will be much less. Mindfulness is healing and can lead to miracle healings.

Every time I feel worried about one of my kids, I remain still and wait for a feeling about it. After about a minute or two, I feel a sense of peace that tells me my fear is not real, and everything is ok. It works every time. This initial worry could stem from an unusually long amount of time of an unanswered text, or they are traveling abroad, or I just start to worry for no particular reason...etc.

I agree that we don't have to trust our feelings. Just acknowledge them! Sometimes our feelings como from our insecurities and we make a mess!

My favorite thing about Eckhart is when he laughs:) you just can’t help but laugh.💗

The biggest mistakes of my life have been when i went against my intuition. Literally everything in my being told me no, but i didn't listen.

That woman was so lucky being able to live with Eckhart Tolle!

Oh my gosh, I didn't know Eckhart was so funny. I wish more people could listen to this man. The world would be such a better place to live in.

Just listening to Eckhart speak makes me more present and is itself a form of meditation. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us. You are helping me on the path to being a better person.

I notice a lot of people want to "learn" more about what Eckhart teaches. They seek the information. Which is great I did too, gotta start somewhere. Absolutely continue to listen. Yet, many people say "i dont quite just get it." How can I be aware and conscious without thinking? The understanding is awareness not knowledge. You wont "get there" by trying to learn more. You will get it by becomming more aware. Dont try to understand it, just try to be more aware and you will understand it without even knowing.

I had to stop the video several times just to digest what is being said... there is so much... Eckhart thank you...

Thank you, Eckhart! I’m a lawyer. You just told me how to go to court everyday in a more detached way.

"I cannot explain with words. Through life experience, you have to find out for yourself: a deeper feeling that comes out of presence is true intuition. It is different from something that arises from the conditioning of your mind." Simple honesty and truth in his words. It is inexplicable. The only way to experience intuition is to practise awareness of the present moment. Otherwise, we're continually trusting feelings based on fear.

I particularly like the bit about not getting involved in stories. It makes perfect sense, but is a hard practise to adapt to.

acknowledge feelings without attaching to it !

I usually don't comment, but I have to say, I love how ET laughs :) when he is amused about his roommate's interpretations :D