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rzemanfl

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10. The problem with pointing out the bullshit spouted by

Reply to Goodheart (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 07:30 PM

Feb 2020

people claiming to know the meaning of life is some people will think you are talking about the meaning of life when all you are talking about is the bullshit. It might be because they think too much.

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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