Narcissus And The First Selfie: Releasing Our Delusions

Narcissus And The First Selfie: Releasing Our Delusions

In this podcast, Eckhart talks about self-seeking. He says many people who are unawakened look for an identity in self-centered thinking. Eckhart explains these people may define themselves through social status, good looks or the accumulation of wealth. Eckhart draws a parallel with the ancient Greek myth of narcissus… a beautiful man who fell in love with himself gazing into a pool of water. Eckhart jokes that this was humanity’s first selfie. He explains this myth is also where the word narcissism comes from. He says the human ego has existed for thousands of years and continues to wreak havoc today. He also warns that technology and social media strengthen the ego. Eckhart advises that whatever identity we have created for ourselves that we wear it loosely, don’t become lost like narcissus. Make a practice of releasing our self-centered delusions.

Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods

You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avsnitt(271)

What Is Essential Is Invisible To The Eye

What Is Essential Is Invisible To The Eye

Eckhart Tolle begins his talk joking with a live audience about a video game reviewed in the New York Times called Stillness. He laughs and wonders if his work is having an impact on mainstream cultur...

8 Juli 202154min

Purpose of Existence

Purpose of Existence

Eckhart Tolle touches on the purpose of human existence which he sees as evolutionary, awakening, to become fully human. He then answers related questions from a live audience on a wide range of topic...

1 Juli 202149min

Dealing With Expectations

Dealing With Expectations

In this podcast, Eckhart Tolle answers questions from a live audience about issues we all can relate to… like what to do when we compare ourselves to others, how to turn family arguments into opportun...

24 Juni 202150min

The Time is Always Now

The Time is Always Now

Eckhart Tolle talks with a live audience about the importance of living in the now. Drawing on ideas from his best-selling book, The Power of Now, Eckhart encourages participants not to linger on past...

17 Juni 202152min

Transcending Our Stories

Transcending Our Stories

Eckhart Tolle talks with a live audience about our tendency to manufacture stories...about ourselves and others; our desperate need to be right and to make others wrong. Eckhart says having a story ac...

10 Juni 202145min

Practice of Presence

Practice of Presence

Eckhart Tolle discusses with a live audience one of his key spiritual teachings: the Practice of Presence. He says presence arises when we free ourselves of incessant thinking and unconscious reactivi...

3 Juni 202143min

Transforming Our Consciousness Through Adversity

Transforming Our Consciousness Through Adversity

Eckhart Tolle says that we should not panic when life’s difficulties arise. He says adversity actually plays a critical role in the evolution of our consciousness. Without it we would not learn to lea...

27 Maj 202131min

Healing Fear Through Difficult Times

Healing Fear Through Difficult Times

Eckhart Tolle answers questions about how to deal with our fears, especially when confronted with a crisis. He says we can’t take intelligent action when we’re gripped with anxiety. When the world thr...

21 Maj 202150min

Populärt inom Samhälle & Kultur

podme-dokumentar
gynning-berg
svenska-fall
p3-dokumentar
en-mork-historia
aftonbladet-krim
mardromsgasten
skaringer-nessvold
killradet
rss-mer-an-bara-morsa
creepypodden-med-jack-werner
hor-har
kod-katastrof
flashback-forever
rattsfallen
vad-blir-det-for-mord
rss-brottsutredarna
rss-sanning-konsekvens
larm-vi-minns
rss-nemo-moter-en-van