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hunter

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6. I had to look him up on Wikipedia.

Reply to Goodheart (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 11:15 AM

Feb 2020

I guess I don't hang out in those circles and have never watched much television.

In any case, I was vaccinated against German mysticism a long time ago.

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Eckhart Tolle, just exactly WHY are we here? [View all] Goodheart Feb 2020 OP

He's a Mr. Feel good without WhiteTara Feb 2020 #1

You know why I think people get frustrated with Tolle Mike 03 Feb 2020 #3

He experienced liberation? Liberation from what? Goodheart Feb 2020 #4

From suffering Mike 03 Feb 2020 #5

I think your summary is accurate. But I wonder what he's liberated from? lindysalsagal Feb 2020 #18

Religions tend to require the acceptance of paradox... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #2

I had to look him up on Wikipedia. hunter Feb 2020 #6

Okay, I'll bite. ariadne0614 Feb 2020 #7

Excuse me? Goodheart Feb 2020 #8

The problem with pointing out the bullshit spouted by rzemanfl Feb 2020 #10

Too much? ariadne0614 Feb 2020 #14

Don't say that to someone who knows where it is. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #15

Hm? n/t ariadne0614 Feb 2020 #17

Undies in a bundle and erroneous assumptions flying in every direction! ariadne0614 Feb 2020 #13

Life has meaning because of the stories we believe. That includes a lot of patriarchal crap. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #9

There. You see? ariadne0614 Feb 2020 #16

Interesting. Did pointing that out make you feel superior? tinrobot Feb 2020 #11

Did it MAKE me feel superior to a Tolle fan? Er, no. Goodheart Feb 2020 #12