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I am currently reading Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth  Awakening to Your Life's Purpose  and all I can say is, "Wow!" This is a difficult read which was described as a book in which, "...Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world." and the reader can learn to "...awaken a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling exists."Well, I read and highlighted Chapter One, listen to a "learning pod-cast " on Chapter One hosted by Oprah and Tolle, took notes as I listened, listened again and revisited Chapter One in the book as I took notes. Here is the thing, I am still not understanding Chapter One. 

Tolle said, on the podcast, that understanding Chapter One is not important and to move on and be opened to transform but seriously, YIKES. This man is very intelligent and let me just say, so is Oprah. These people are more than insightful, they think in a way that is not like most so understanding this masterful piece of writing is challenging for me, thus far. I'm moving on tomorrow but now, I will share my favorite take:

How spiritual, which means how present one is during their day, has nothing to do with what you believe, but everything to do with your state of consciousness AND this determines how you act in the world and how you interact with others SO we need to ask ourselves, "Am I Ready To Be Still?" (...to be in the present!)