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: Transcending The Self

Essential Teachings Special: Transcending The Self

Originally aired May 19, 2022. In this episode, Eckhart reflects on his signature teaching about being aware of the present moment. He says when we focus on the here and now our senses become heighten...

5 Feb 37min

Essential Teachings Special: Glimpses of Awareness

Essential Teachings Special: Glimpses of Awareness

Eckhart answers questions about our identification with the ego and our thoughts. He says the light of consciousness is relentlessly gobbled up by the mind and turned into thinking. He believes practi...

29 Jan 36min

Essential Teachings Special: Growing in Consciousness

Essential Teachings Special: Growing in Consciousness

In this episode, Eckhart talks about expanding our consciousness. He says that we outgrow the limited perception we have of ourselves: a person with a personality and a product of our past. We need to...

22 Jan 46min

Essential Teachings Special: Rooted in the Being Dimension

Essential Teachings Special: Rooted in the Being Dimension

Eckhart answers questions like… Is it possible to remain in a permanent state of acceptance? And how do we deal with our fears about what others think of us? Eckhart says it’s not realistic to expect ...

15 Jan 55min

Essential Teachings Special: Discovering Our Deeper Essence

Essential Teachings Special: Discovering Our Deeper Essence

Eckhart explains why becoming aware of the present moment is synonymous with connecting to the deeper dimension of who we are. He says we go beyond the personality to reach our transcendent self. Eckh...

8 Jan 35min

Essential Teachings Special: The Future Is Just a Thought

Essential Teachings Special: The Future Is Just a Thought

Eckhart talks about our obsession with the future. He says if we’re always living for the future, we never experience the present because the future is only a thought. We spend our time waiting for a ...

1 Jan 52min

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 Dec 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 Dec 202552min

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