The Crack Is How The Light Gets In

The Crack Is How The Light Gets In

In this podcast Eckhart talks about suffering and how to transcend it. He says suffering is everyone’s spiritual teacher because it drives us to a kind of willingness. He believes it cracks open the hard shell of the ego, suddenly allowing the light to shine through. Eckhart mentions thelegendary singer Leonard Cohen who wrote a song about this universal experience. He sings: “There’s a crack… a crack in everything... That’s how the light gets in.” Eckhart also uses the example of Buddha who suffered by becoming obsessed with doing and attaining enlightenment. Eckhart explains how Buddha put himself through extreme practices and nearly died until one day he decided he had suffered enough. This is the moment Eckhart says Buddha’s ego cracked open and enlightenment poured in. Eckhart says we all will suffer until we realize we don’t need it anymore to grow spiritually.

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Essential Teachings Special: Finding The Essential Self

Essential Teachings Special: Finding The Essential Self

Eckhart leads a meditation and then answers questions. He says the Essential Self is not defined by the personality, life circumstances or history. It’s the transcendent dimension beyond that which is...

25 Des 202546min

Essential Teachings Special: Rising Above Thought

Essential Teachings Special: Rising Above Thought

Eckhart says sometimes in our efforts to become present we fall below thought. It happens when we’re consumed by negativity. He explains often people reach for something to take away the pain like alc...

18 Des 202552min

Essential Teachings Special: Daily Life As Spiritual Practice

Essential Teachings Special: Daily Life As Spiritual Practice

Eckhart talks about the importance of using our daily lives as spiritual practice which he calls presence power. Throughout the day, when we’re not challenged by difficult people or circumstances, we ...

11 Des 202557min

Essential Teachings Special: The Spaces Between Thoughts

Essential Teachings Special: The Spaces Between Thoughts

Eckhart leads a live meditation on pausing our thoughts without suppressing them. Eckhart says it’s more important to be aware of oneself as presence than to get lost in the mind. With practice, gradu...

4 Des 202541min

Essential Teachings Special: We Are Designed to Awaken

Essential Teachings Special: We Are Designed to Awaken

Eckhart answers questions on such topics as eliminating depression, dealing with a heavy pain body and why enlightenment seems to be such a rare phenomenon. Eckhart shares the story of his own pain bo...

27 Nov 202537min

Essential Teachings Special: Deepening Presence

Essential Teachings Special: Deepening Presence

Eckhart answers questions on a wide range of topics like: What’s the function of the ego? How does it feel to be enlightened? And what’s the best remedy for loneliness and the pain body? Eckhart respo...

20 Nov 202535min

Essential Teachings Special:Finding Peace; Accepting What Is

Essential Teachings Special:Finding Peace; Accepting What Is

Eckhart says the world is not here to make us happy, it’s here to make us conscious. If we are looking for fulfillment in a particular relationship, job or life circumstances, we may find disappointme...

13 Nov 202539min

Essential Teachings Special: Releasing Unconsciousness

Essential Teachings Special: Releasing Unconsciousness

Eckhart says sometimes we experience a gravitational force that seems to push us back into unconsciousness. When we feel overwhelmed by watching the news or experience a painful loss, these are the mo...

6 Nov 202532min

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