Stillness Within Meetup – Eckhart Tolle talks with Elizabeth Lesser

About 12 or so seekers gathered to enjoy an interview with Elizabeth Lesser, one of the founders of the Omega Institute where Eckhart was offering a retreat.  There was a lighthearted talk about creating conscious communities, activism, and some very interesting and humorous stories about the making of A New Earth live broadcast with Oprah Winfrey.  Of course Eckhart’s effortless presence was key and like Krishnamurti, there was never a sense that we should be looking to him for answers.  Rather, he provided practical suggestions for deepening our own sense of truth.  One of the questions posed to Eckhart after the interview related to reactivity (or how to avoid strong emotional reactions).  ET suggested that awareness is key, especially an awareness of times when the pain body has been triggered.  His suggestion is that we not try to push emotion away but rather be present with it, accept it, and kind to ourselves when we see we’ve been triggered.  The emotion will pass more quickly and in future we may observe the signs of being triggered earlier so that we can take a few breaths before or instead of erupting.