Dear Michael,

A realization has occurred. By stopping the automatic mind from answering questions, I become aware of the consciousness first, and draw my focus to that. The perspective is changed.
1) the awareness that consciousness is all that is comes very easily, like the experiencing with the ...

Dear Michael,

With certainty, I can say that my very sad story has not been replaced with my very happy story as it pertains to ego. The happiness has no story whatsoever; no memories, no attachment to yesterday or tomorrow. It just IS and the happening is NOW.

Carrol, it's may be hard to accept ...

Greetings Michael,

Not such a good, clear-conscious day yesterday; I woke up with unease and didn't give attention back to the conscious self. I must ensure I am centered before I respond in the future. I read your replies today and see the answer with complete agreement. So now I will go back and ...

And so, I cannot help but be tempted to answer my own question. If there is any emotion other than those that would be considered purely positive, ego must be the source. Examples would be anger, fear, rejection, outrage, pity, disdain, impatience.. Any emotion which doesn't arise from a conscious ...

Dearest Michael,

Before I respond, I sincerely request an answer to a question. I had written a response to this post (I do this on another editor, and then usually cut and paste because I do not always have online access) but am not sure if it is Ego answering or really the consciousness me. How ...

Michael,

1) Is there a 'me', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?

Me or I in the traditional sense of the word has never and will never exist. Of this I am sure and of this, I am absolutely ecstatic.

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it ...

Hi Michael,

What I noticed today: I like that I am able to do and be so much without commentary running crazy in my mind; I like the quiet; I don't feel the need to have an opinion or judgement about so many things as before. No resistance today but sometimes a little ego speaking up to judge me ...

Michael,

It was a very happy day. I read your note this morning and the understanding is amazing to me. I feel so light today, like I have no burdens; even the traffic while I drive to the store is just accepted as it is. I am almost tingling with this aliveness.

From the quote, I had to look up ...

Michael,


So I am trying to work this thought out. I am not sure what to refer to my "energy something" as; I see that it is just a label and that labels are primarily given to concrete thoughts, images, ideas,things. If I felt "it" and it gave me joy, why can't it have a name? Why can't I redefine ...

Michael,
Ahhhh.. Now I see the pain body that has tricked me into identifying with it. The real I would not react; it would simply allow what is, to be. It seems the choice is mine to allow the pain body to react, the ego to react or the I to simply let it be. The choice is obvious. Wow.

Thank you ...

Michael -

I'm sorry I didn't get back to you before the end of your evening; I have yoga class Tues night and Thurs morning. I used the meditation time at the end of class to go find my "something" again, but did not get to the same feeling as before. This earlier "something" was very strange to me ...

Michael .. I am grateful for your style and thank you.

The lesson in the Tolle video along with your request to observe was amazing. I had previously, but only recently, separated this unconscious, incessant dialogue and refer to it as chatter or the churning of thoughts. I was able to view this as ...

Nona and Michael,

What I expect liberation to be like and what I want from it, are very related of course, as the definition of the one becomes the desire in the other.
I equate liberation with freedom from being affected adversely by everyone I am exposed too, surrounded by or hear/read about ...

Hi. My name is Carrol and I thank you for your generous support in helping me become enlightened. In the past month, I have been studying Eckhardt Tolle's teachings so, if you don't mind, I will use his framework to present my self to you.

Prior toTolle (but in his speak) I would have told you ...