The Reason Why People Read Eckhart Tolle and Still Not Getting It
By: Midori Writes
Tags: Wisdom, Enlightenment, Awakening, Self, Spirituality

What really is enlightenment

People are very funky about this when someone said they are enlightened. It’s because we have this image of Buddha or the Dalai Lama when we talk about this big topic.

But frankly, Eckhart Tolle, an ordinary man, is enlightened. Oprah Winfrey is enlightened. Anyone can.

Pain brings you to enlightenment, not delay it. Start looking at it this way and you might find a way in to connect with the truth.

So the first thing I really don’t do: I don't put enlightenment on a pedestal.

The answer has already been presented to you, many times

Everywhere you go, enlightenment is presented to you. The what, the why and the how. The many questions you ask, it would always lead to the same answer: the separation of your ego and your being, then align your being with the universe. In the Holy Bible, it provides a more graphical answer: the trinity.

The reason we keep listening to this and keep failing to fully grasp the concept is that we reduce this to an intellectual concept — a trap that many thinkers and philosophers fall into.

So the second thing I really don’t do: I don’t keep using my head (the thinking mind) to understand enlightenment.

Enlightenment is experiential, that’s the only way to achieve it, the more time you spend thinking about it, the more blockage you create for a full-body, soul and mind experience.

We are so lazy

Walking away from the academic world (sometimes even within it), I have noticed that people really like their answers given to them.

Instead of reading the book, they like Blinkist to summarise the key points for them; Instead of doing the research, they like to be told the answer.

Eckhart Tolle has given us the answer, in fact, from the ancient time, the Tao Te Ching, the Bible, Buddha’s teaching have given us the answer. Tolle simply understood them and put it in an easy-to-read format because people don’t read the texts.

So the third thing I really don’t do: I don’t ask others for answers, I seek it myself.

The bible has already told you: Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all will be given unto you (Matthew 6:33)

This is what a true believer means

I have joined the church since I was quite young, and I observed the people at churches. Most of them don’t even read the bible, some of them read the bible with their heads, a rare few read the bible with their heart and soul. But even within this little group of people, not many seem to believe they are enlightened.

It could be because they don’t know what enlightenment really is, or they have put this concept of enlightenment on the pedestal. So they don’t believe they can do it.

A brother at church once told me, “we will never be Jesus.” This statement baffles me. Does he say this because he thinks we never be Jesus in terms of getting crucified, or because we will never be truly knowing, like Jesus, about the secrets of life?

Many of us have idolised Buddha and Jesus Christ, so much so we made a religion out of it when neither of them asked to be worshipped. They shared their knowledge and healing, hoping more people will understand. Instead, people just thought they can get a quick answer from them, again, lazy.

So the fourth thing I really don’t do: I really don’t underestimate my calling.

I think everything will come at the right time, it’s sometimes called divine timing. So there’s no need to preach, or to force anyone to seek enlightenment. One day when your time comes, perhaps you will experience life outside your head, have true clarity and achieve enlightenment.

At this point, I question why am I still writing if you won’t get clarity even after you read this if you time hasn’t come. But oh well, just in case this article speak to someone specific. I am just a messenger.