I love how Eckhart looks as if (during his pauses) that he's downloading information from the Universal wisdom and then he shares it with us. What a great soul this man is.
I believe he is able to do that, because he's not in a rush to answer the question to prove to the audience and his ego that he knows what he's talking about or has the answer or is smart. You can see when someone doesn't have an answer and quickly blags something, but lying or not really answering. Like a politician or a middle manager.
Lol this comment was low key hilarious and beautiful at the same time. I love this man so much. I owe him my life. Without him and his teachings I don’t know if I would be able to experience joy in my life to nearly the same degree. Love you Eckhart ! 🥺🙏
stages of falling in love with Eckhart : stage 1 : when you are mesmerized upon discovering him stage 2 : when you are calm coz you start to get him stage 3 : when his sense of humor gets you giggling
That's what I'm saying. I remember some use to say well why would you want life to be "Modest, or "Normal" -so to speak. Well because when you find joy in the little things to me that's what life is all about. Yes push yourself at right times but as was quoted. More joy in a quiet modest life
Yea how’s it going? I wanted to leave my job everyday as I don’t enjoy it... the toxic environment brings anxiety to me all the time - but haven’t has the gut to quit yet as worry that I might regret but I’m so miserable...
Jostar if it helps, I just quit my job a few days ago. I’ve had a roller coaster of emotions since i quit, but the brain is going to naturally go in to panic mode when you make a decision to such an event. The trick I’ve learned is to accept the moment, and feel gratitude for WHAT IS. The emotions are the most important thing, whatever it is you are feeling changes your thoughts. It’s difficult, but when you are feeling down you have to search for a positive thought and let that build momentum. I wish you the best of luck. I’m relieved I left my toxic environment, and I’m excited for my new chapter.
@@Falsedragon298 true, and we have to work on these emotions until we master them, it is a daily work but worth it. though easier said then done. thats y i try and read/hear/ meditate/think better and try be a lil less anxious every day. work with your emotions jostar
Been in a line of work for years. Left last year but needed money so took a part time job last month doing pretty much the same thing. Bur noticing that IAM not enjoying it." Maybe it's a sign I am done with this part of my life. But I don't want to leave for the wrong reason. Nothing is perfect. But I feel I will just add unnecessary stress to my life if I continue.
I quit my job as a Longshoreman, now I run Airbnb's, make half the money, but I am Happy, and that is was is important. Enjoying my life now, instead of driving machinery all day in a polluted environment.
I absolutely LOVE when he takes a long pause.... you can truly see his teachings at work here. most people in this situation would be thinking about how awkward this silence is in practice, but we know that he is taking his time, taking in the moment, and waiting for the proper moment of inspiration to speak meaningfully.
If you you can keep your life plain and simple .You can live on less money and work less .That will give you more free time to do things that you enjoy.
@Bonsai Tree I was able to do an early retirement a year ago at 57 from the money I saved from living such a plain and simple lifestyle. It also creates a very peaceful state of being when you live this way.
@Purple Dear Purple, I would not be so sure of "can't find.." When you are present and peaceful, you will attract the right human being. When you tap into the power of now, the possibilities are infinite.
When gratitude simply for the gift of being alive..... breathing... eating... hearing... being able to sample all that life is - in my opinion - you will attract a job that will give you cause for even more gratitude.
I'm now 31 and dealt with being self doubtful. Failed many times when trying to better myself..basically trying to fit in our society for success. I also experienced having anxiety by the age of 28 and still trying to battle that. My emotions fluctuate on how my life should be... or thinking what jobs will make me happy. I'm terrified of rejections which i haven't had that opportunity to even put myself out there to the world. Being a minimalist did changed my life so I hope this new journey I'm in at this moment will fulfill my happiness. Always thriving to be happier even though there's many challenges ahead while I'm still here on this earth💛
Don't be scared of rejection. I had that for the last ten months in my new job. My anxiety was getting worse every week. I finally let go of this recently by thinking "I'll show up and I'll do my best", the rest is in gods hands. 🙏🤲 You know what happened? Things improved! Because I relaxed. It's basically a self fulfilling prophecy. Now that I have been studying more about the power of now and eckhart it has helped immensely! Now is all we have. If we focus on now fully, we don't need to concern ourselves with the future. And we can get into our flow, in our job and actually enjoy it, no matter what job that may be. I'm not scared of rejection any more. Because I'm at peace with doing my best. If they decide I'm not for them, that's their choice. I'll learn from it and move on. But not stressing about this is almost ensuring I keep my job! Because I am relaxed and doing my best. What more can employers expect 🤷🏼♀️😎 and if they do expect more, than "see ya 🖐 lol and thanks for the experiences! 🖐" 😎 I don't think it will come to that. I guess this is what confidence is 🤔 which is something I've *never* had....until now. 👍
It's utterly amazing how someone can say so much from 12:00 - 14:30 but not say a word. Listening to this with headphones on and full screen, just staring at Eckhart whilst he stares back was quite intense but in the best use of the word 'intense' that there is! What a fascinating and incredible man he is.
No matter how much suffering our minds create, no matter how much misery I wallow in, no matter the cause, the loss, the divorce, the misery, when I listen to Eckhart it all fades away into the nothingness from which it came. Fortunately I found the Power of Now at age 19 and have been listening ever since. So there is a lot of freedom from pain. But the beauty of the clear teaching ends suffering upon contact. Gate, gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, boddhisvaha. Gone, gone, gone to the furthest shore. Hail the goer...
This randomly showed up on my recommendations.... I hate where I work now, feel physically sick thinking about it, and this was the push I needed to get out. Thanks Eckhart :)
Before becoming Present, i described my corporate nursing position as 'Soul sucking hell on earth'. Now i find myself enjoying being there. i catch myself feeling Entertained by the strong egos there. After 2 yrs of of Eckhard's teachings, i'm so different. It seems the dense egoic people stay away from me now. i guess they know they can't upset me, so they don't want to waste there energy on me lol. I notice that positive people are literally drawn to me now. I have fun at work now. Words can't describe how much I appreciate what Eckhart Tolle has taught me.
You help me come back to center. My son had a job interview which would allow him to move to a city he loves - it was yesterday, and I've been fretting because he hasn't gotten a call yet. It seems as thought it'd be the perfect place for him, but just not sure he "aced' it. I know at my core that it'll be okay either way and yet I want to make deals with the universe, laws of attraction and divine right that he gets that call right....now. Then I watch your smiling eyes, your amusement at being a bartender in a disco - and I start to remember that I'm messing around in the past with the way the interview went, and the future about how super disappointed he'll be if he's not offered the position. There is peace right now, and that's all the real estate I possess - I can breathe and quiet down a bit. Thank you, Eckhart.
Very true. This was me for most of my life. Not allowing myself to commit myself to enjoying my job as I feared staying in that career would be accepting a fate I did not desire. I wish I had this advice when I was 25.
This was me too. I didn't enjoy whatever I have been doing in life 😭 I was in constant resistance to present moment and I thought may be there is something else which I would enjoy. But no I was being dysfunctional all along. Fortune enough for discovering Eckhart at the age of 25 out of suffering in 2020 and after 3 years again connecting with him because I fell again to dysfunctional life not entirely but to some extent. My intense suffering making me to be present. Eckhart is very right, suffering force some people to be present which is the case with me. The more I feel resistance,fear,stress the more it pushes me to be present.
LOVE this: If you can't accept, enjoy or be enthusiastic about what you're doing, remove yourself, do something else. If you are not happy you will make others unhappy around you.
I've been listening to this man for 8 years. I never tire of him. His gentle voice, sweet face, delightful humour. Love the way he laughs at his own jokes 🤗🤗 But best of all the stream of profound wisdom that is word perfect. I love you Eckhart and I thank you.xx
You are on the right path dear. The teachings of all enlightened persons are the same. They never believe any religion All religions has no connection with spirituality. Religion and spirituality are both different.
ACCEPTANCE the original meaning of the word is 'take something to oneself, take what is offered' - what the present moment is offering you, saying 'yes' to the now. Practice an inner smile and silently saying 'Yes'. ENJOY original meaning 'take delight in' - delight in the present moment ENTHUSIASM original meaning '‘possessed by a god, inspired’ (based on theos ‘god’) - being possessed by God/Divine Love in the present moment. Thank you Eckhart, Namaste to all who read this ♥♥♥
Helen Thomas.... being present does not mean “enjoying” the present moment. Being present means fully accepting the moment is for what it is. If it is painful, being present means you can recognize it and learn from it, heal and move through it or change it if possible. If it is joyful, being present means you also learn from it and can fully savor it. Being present does not mean you pretend all moments are enjoyable. Being beaten or raped is not enjoyable. Starving is not enjoyable. Telling people that being “present” means to smile and enjoy painful moments is the opposite of presence. It is projection.
@@TheresFuckeryAfoot Yes, I totally agree. I have been accepting and embracing all parts of myself that arise in the present moment, including all the hurt, insecure and resentful parts. What I thought was lovely in respect to Eckhart's teaching is that when we are fully present without the suffering ego being present, we can take delight in the moment, exactly as it is by firstly allowing ourself to accept the moment (so if I am in a neutral state of consciousness for example, as I focus on saying yes to the moment, accepting it as it is, a natural joy fills my heart - as Eckhart speaks of). I was interested in the original meaning of each word that Eckhart referred to and found wisdom that others may enjoy too. Apologies for poor explanation, not a strong point of mine.
Eckhart, thank you as usual. You inspire me to post videos every single day and follow my Life Purpose of making people more present and conscious. Thank you! 🙏
I liked how he explained how he could still accept the situation at the disco if he had to but since he would have a choice, a literal door he could walk out of, that he would *choose* not to surrender there. That speaks to me because he's making the point of saying acceptance is not blindly accepting a situation that doesn't work for you when you do have a real choice to leave and accept a different situation instead.
I think being present in the moment is most importantly about being free of inner distractions and hearing the voice of your deepest self. Deeply you know what you want to go through in this life, and you have a compass. But we are not taught how to look at it.
I found this lecture helpful. I’m not considering changing jobs but I’ve been obsessed about relocating and that obsession has caused me a lot of stress as I keep telling myself that I don’t want to live in this city for the rest of my life. But there are things about living in this city that I enjoy and I will now be more present and enjoy each moment, telling myself that I don’t have to be here forever. Someday I may move but just enjoy the present, accept it until further notice.
I deal with this everyday. I work in a windowless box under yellow lights in front of large machines that make a lot of noise and always breathing in fumes from the adhesives I work with. Everyday I have to say well this is where you are at the present moment and accept it. My shoulders hurt from the job and it's repetitive nature. I get headaches from the noise and the smells. But my dad is getting double shoulder surgery and I most likely will need to make that paycheck. It's hard to accept the moment when I'm huffing in those fumes and my shoulders start to hurt.
Thank you for this. I am at a challenging point in life I am in need of finding true acceptance for to remove myself is to have no place to land which I find frightening. Your teaching and guidance is soothing and thoughtful
I am out of work right now. I have had trouble being happy in life and it has cost me quite alot and its lonely and painful. I wish everyone a good life.
John, have you kept it simple? Do you have a cup of coffee or tea in the morning and give thanks to the cup that holds it? Do you take it to the sink and wash it and give thanks for running water? 💐
I have read so many spiritual books and philosophy’s but this really hits home for me ....amazing it really simple life but our minds like enjoy to make it complicated.
@@TheresFuckeryAfoot My question to you would be when was America great? Was it when we ended slavery? Was it when we stopped fighting wars? Maybe when we took the land away from the indigenous people of N. America. Just curious. Living in the present doesn't change any of this although it helps not to think about it. Good Luck.
There are two good options: 1) Do what you love. But, if you don't know what you love now, 2) Love what you do. Oh, the third option is fine, too: Be still, be present and peaceful.
Rabin Pokhrel and what is your opinion on this?You see,you dont have to listen to nobody,entrepreneurs or Tolle,you have to have your own opinion on things.This is your life.And Tolle is not a God,he is the same human being as you are
@Bulent Barasarn and @Sussana 13 I am not sure if anybody could love what they are doing if they don't like it . In that case ,presence might work which is also very difficult. Doing what you love remains the only possible way . I wanted to know,what these famous singers ,entrepreneurs ,painters and atheletes do? Do they also like to postpone their work like us ? But I think postponing your work may be the symptom you didn't like it . If you are able to love what you do ,picking up any profession will work . But it is very difficult either .
im on ill health at present. Ive 17 years behind me with this company and they are a large employer. I believe i will be happier if i get laid off with ill health. I am an advocate for self care and having time to enjoy your life. Stress and work does not equal joy.
your great sir, i have accepted many unwanted or desired jobs because of my circumstances but i have hope somewhere that i will get into what i enjoy most.
The experts tell us to do what we love, and we will never work a day in our life. While this may be true, it's not that simple. We have to be financially responsible, so we are not a burden on society. It's impractical to just walk out when we are not enjoying our jobs. Whenever I enjoyed the people with whom I worked, I had joy on the job. It was the people I was with that mattered. I love to draw, paint, and write and am very good at these things, but these are very lonely endeavors. I still need the interaction with enjoyable people.
It's impractical to stay on a job that for some people can become bad for their physical and/or mental health. And if a person has to do on disability because they literally cannot work, isn't that the ultimate "burden on society?" Truth be told, I don't think that is a good mindset to operate from. When you think that you are ever potentially a burden, there is something lurking within that is motivated by a need to prove one's worth. The Universe owes us a living because we are here! I am that I am--no exceptions. You talk about people on the job. You're obviously an extrovert who enjoys those types of relationships. Not of all us have nice stories to tell about co-workers and bosses. Some of us have experienced a lot of negativity dealing with others and prefer to be alone.
Awwww, thank you for being out of the mind traps, I just started a new job and I do find myself in similir situation described, just listening to the video makes it a bit more light.
I am deeply grateful for this. One thing however, I think the root of question was more about whether she should continue pursuing her dream of being a model, or giving up because she needs more money.
@@Protector0ne her question reflects her state of consciousness and she was speaking from her point of expansion. A flower will not blossom before it’s ready, and in the meantime the soul has a natural desire to create and the body needs to be fed and sheltered.
In his book, he's a bit more enlightening about them. Joy comes from within, when you do you work fully accepting it. Enthusiasm, arises when there is Joy in your work, and you add a goal or purpose.
The definition of madness, remember that statement. If you have tried and it's just not working, it's time to move on. You've possibly outgrown it. Whether that's a relationship, job, situation and etc. DO NOT waste your life being stuck and without peace. DO NOT be afraid of change. Embrace change. Security and fear are best of friends. They work together to keep their enemy, experience, as far away as possible.
Typical sentence from a “life coach”, it’s quite common these days. Life is not like that, especially if you have a family and kids. Following a passion also requires hard work.
@@claudiadalmo2288 If it's a passion, it's neither "hard" nor true work. Also, please don't tell others what life is like. If that is YOUR life, then enjoy the struggle. But some of us don't even have kids so your comment is a nothingburger.
I work 24/7 a care giver for verry little i want to leave so badly sometimes i feel anger or crying i just want to go hide somewhere but i cant . Thank you
That is a lot to cope with, Sandra. Could you take yourself away for some 5-10 minute breaks in the day with the specific intent to just sit with your hand on your heart and breathe eyes closed. Then ask for the wisdom, inspiration, courage, people, opportunities etc to show up to help you move into something else. Try to do this from a place of strength and sovereignty rather than feeling desperation, which will come if you give yourself some moment to simply breathe and calm down your nervous system as you feel into your inner strength. It calms down the anger and frustration. It is more powerful to do it like that, than a longing and cry for help. And if you know what you desire talk about that, look towards that, imagine that, fill in the picture, fuel the fire of what it is you want. Instead of what you don’t want. It also gives you and your mind a mini holiday to allow yourself the chance to imagine a new life, a new way of being, whilst also conjuring a new life. Could you find an interest group in the something that you want to move towards? Or a support group for fellow health workers to make connections? I know it is virtual right now, but anything at all should help to bring you some relief. I recommend a start and end of day routine of 10 minutes closing the eyes and focus on nice relaxing spa music or a sound... you can call it meditation or you can call it switching off. Keep letting those unwanted thoughts float by on clouds and don’t let them stick. Next, next, next....until even for a few moments you find an empty space that you don’t have to fill. That’s freedom. I wish you good luck
It’s my inability for me work around deceitful, narcissistic, abusive people. It not my work. And changing jobs is easier said than done especially at a mature age. I can’t walk out. I’ll be homeless. But at the same time, being in this job around these people literally makes my brain hurt.
Gina Heaton. So did I once. I didn't change the way I worked or the way I interacted. It was a felt very freeing of not buying in to others issues. Those people eventually left as they could not deal with my never ending refusal to engage in their cruel behavior
Had a 'dream job' bathing/drying/combing dogs. Walked out friday. Had been thinking it might be coming...I cant see animals mishandled. Had tried to talk sense, to show that grooming doesnt have to cause fear & pain. It boiled down to this: she'd been doing it 28 years, I didnt know how to handle dogs, the dogs were putting one over on me, they're used to it and besides it's a grooming shop what did I expect. I left. I thought at first I might at least go back for a week since I had left her in a bind but saw she had texted and even tho I haven't read text I felt sick inside & knew I would not be going back for anything. As a conscious person, I had remembered to insist on being paid before I left...🙂 I am relieved to hear you say 'walk out'. I didnt have a sulky tantrum or hurl insults, this had been brewing inside me and the time had come. Dogs are not there to be scapegoats because you're feeling time constraints you yourself imposed, or being mad at your bather or boyfriend or whatever. She wasn't aware that it was her own energy making dogs fearful, so she punished them...they had to feel fear due to her own lack of awareness. It hurts my heart.
My main issue is to be under supervision,receiving orders, and beeing stuck during 9 hours. Still...the job that i do, i like it, but, if it is too much it gets very annoying.Doing Less of it would bring more quality to my performance.I was free lancer and i commited the mistake of signing contract .Now, despite the invitations to go back as a free lancer i find myself struggling to decide what should i do...despite all that i ve sid above.,,,,ridiculous....
"You become open to life only if you no longer resist life. You can be open to life only if you don't resent the present moment because that's where life is. And if you absolutely cannot be in alignment with the present moment, you need to walk out."
What if you don't have this inner joy in whatever situation, job, or relationship, just unease, restlessness of the mind. When the mind quiets down there is peace, in the NOW, but it won't last long, because the urge of changing my life is still there, I would want a fulfilling job, a purpose, something that makes me feel useful in this life. How to approach this? And what is real? The ease of being in the NOW, or the restlessness that might move me into changing my life? And what to change if you don't know your purpose/goal?
I have been working from home with the same company for 5 years. No raises to compensate for cost of living increases. It has nothing to do with me being happy or not with the job. I found better paying career with the same flexibility. I put it to the Universe after long hard searching for over 6 months and the effort rewarded me!!! PS I am a minimalist so even though i live simply gotta go and GROW!!!
Im a career counsellor and PhD in career development and counselling. Personally, I have left 30 jobs over the years. When I have tried to stay despite not enjoying it any more (to surrender/accept) something interesting occurs: The (what I call) "plank man" arrives and start to hit me in the head, at first just a notch and with time, if I don't act, he starts hitting me harder and harder. Of course the "plank man" doesn't exist in reality, it's me/my subconsious. But when that happens it's first quite sad (what is wrong with me?, why must I leave.. again?) but finally, when he is hitting me so I hardly can think straight, I pick the door. I don't care why I experiece this and learned to accept that its part of my life... It took me from working as a cleaning lady without higer education to earn a PhD in 15 years; as well as to be unemployed at this point of time.
I totally understand you.Why wouldn’t you “just except it and enjoyed it” being cleaning lady.Im in your shoes.I have been a housekeeper for 13 years,if I feel Im done with it,thats what it means.Im not going to convince myself to stay and enjoy every moment in the now.Frustration is a good thing,when we feel frustration at some situations at life its telling that its time for a change; without it we would not progress.Why would he complicate things so much.
I have been a cleaning lady for about ten yrs now and at the age of almost 50 between that and caring for my family I am so tired. I would like to go back to school but the time and money seems impossible. :/
Joel Dzuris first Put an intention into the universe that you want a better financial situation. Then find inner peace in the situation you are in. You are resisting it and that is causing suffering. You have to fully surrender to the now again and again and again and once you do the universe will open up the pearly gates of earthly heaven
This man kept me wanting to live at time when world job home were gone and I am so grateful but my past and dark passenger of depression combined w present living conditions and jobs I am excellent at but at 52 absolutely hate bc it shows the greed of most employers - i cant escape past of younger years so get jobs where no one else will go I cant face future alone broke burden to others
Uninterested and dull job is your true teacher. You learn more in places where you get internal challenges. All things which break your barrier and unrest your mind and where your mind lose its importance, is worth to try. The place where you feel lifeless peace, lifeless happiness , is place you will not grow and will sleep for unending night. Do what you never did . Do the uninterested things, stay at uninterested place of mind, let the mind brings a big storm in agitation but after storm everything will be calm down , everything will be cleaned down, there will be no more dust and barrier. You are free as water and wind, no direction , no goal, no preference, no discrimination.
Eckhart "Wouldn't want to work in a Disco bar as a bartender" of all the things he's said this makes me the most curious, as it's the first time I've heard him admit he doesn't like something.
I love how Eckhart looks as if (during his pauses) that he's downloading information from the Universal wisdom and then he shares it with us. What a great soul this man is.
I believe he is returning to presence. That's how long it takes me most of the time
I believe he is able to do that, because he's not in a rush to answer the question to prove to the audience and his ego that he knows what he's talking about or has the answer or is smart.
You can see when someone doesn't have an answer and quickly blags something, but lying or not really answering. Like a politician or a middle manager.
Lol this comment was low key hilarious and beautiful at the same time. I love this man so much. I owe him my life. Without him and his teachings I don’t know if I would be able to experience joy in my life to nearly the same degree. Love you Eckhart ! 🥺🙏
That is a perfect description! Lol. I adore the teachings and the man. Forever grateful. Saved my life in so many ways
Yes he is totally in the moment. It’s very powerful to watch
stages of falling in love with Eckhart :
stage 1 : when you are mesmerized upon discovering him
stage 2 : when you are calm coz you start to get him
stage 3 : when his sense of humor gets you giggling
Universal sense of humor.
Yas.
So true!
This is actually spot on👌
This is so true and accurate.
" A quiet and modest life brings more joy than a pursuit of success bound with constant unrest " 😇
Beautifully said!🍃🦋🦠🌻🍀🌺🐛🏵🐥🐌...
Love this
Absolutely
Einstein said it 😊👌🏻
That's what I'm saying. I remember some use to say well why would you want life to be "Modest, or "Normal" -so to speak. Well because when you find joy in the little things to me that's what life is all about. Yes push yourself at right times but as was quoted. More joy in a quiet modest life
I just resigned from a toxic work envoronment, and then I had the recommendation to watch this video and it is everything I needed to hear.
its been 8 months, how you doing now?
Yea how’s it going? I wanted to leave my job everyday as I don’t enjoy it... the toxic environment brings anxiety to me all the time - but haven’t has the gut to quit yet as worry that I might regret but I’m so miserable...
Jostar if it helps, I just quit my job a few days ago. I’ve had a roller coaster of emotions since i quit, but the brain is going to naturally go in to panic mode when you make a decision to such an event. The trick I’ve learned is to accept the moment, and feel gratitude for WHAT IS. The emotions are the most important thing, whatever it is you are feeling changes your thoughts. It’s difficult, but when you are feeling down you have to search for a positive thought and let that build momentum.
I wish you the best of luck. I’m relieved I left my toxic environment, and I’m excited for my new chapter.
@@Falsedragon298 true, and we have to work on these emotions until we master them, it is a daily work but worth it. though easier said then done. thats y i try and read/hear/ meditate/think better and try be a lil less anxious every day. work with your emotions jostar
Been in a line of work for years. Left last year but needed money so took a part time job last month doing pretty much the same thing. Bur noticing that IAM not enjoying it." Maybe it's a sign I am done with this part of my life. But I don't want to leave for the wrong reason. Nothing is perfect. But I feel I will just add unnecessary stress to my life if I continue.
It's crucial to accept where you are because this also allows you to assess next steps correctly. Resistance keeps you stuck.
He is such a gentle soul. We are blessed to live in his time.
To the person who’s reading this, I just want to tell you you’re never alone and I love you ❤️
Marina M. Hi Marina, needed this, thanks and sending you more love 💕
Thank you. You're a sweetheart.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you :) I love you too 🧡
I quit my job as a Longshoreman, now I run Airbnb's, make half the money, but I am Happy, and that is was is important. Enjoying my life now, instead of driving machinery all day in a polluted environment.
happy for you x
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@@maewest4098 Thanks Mae West!
All the best bro
So as Eckhart said, you walked out of the disco bartending job. xo All the best.
I absolutely LOVE when he takes a long pause.... you can truly see his teachings at work here. most people in this situation would be thinking about how awkward this silence is in practice, but we know that he is taking his time, taking in the moment, and waiting for the proper moment of inspiration to speak meaningfully.
If you you can keep your life plain and simple .You can live on less money and work less .That will give you more free time to do things that you enjoy.
Totally agree!!
Yes more and more people are changing their paradigm to this I think. Less stuff, less stress, just finding enjoyment in simple living.
@Purple it is trickier thats for sure
@Bonsai Tree I was able to do an early retirement a year ago at 57 from the money I saved from living such a plain and simple lifestyle. It also creates a very peaceful state of being when you live this way.
@Purple Dear Purple, I would not be so sure of "can't find.." When you are present and peaceful, you will attract the right human being. When you tap into the power of now, the possibilities are infinite.
When gratitude simply for the gift of being alive..... breathing... eating... hearing... being able to sample all that life is - in my opinion - you will attract a job that will give you cause for even more gratitude.
*Eckhart made spirituality very simple.*
I'm now 31 and dealt with being self doubtful. Failed many times when trying to better myself..basically trying to fit in our society for success. I also experienced having anxiety by the age of 28 and still trying to battle that. My emotions fluctuate on how my life should be... or thinking what jobs will make me happy. I'm terrified of rejections which i haven't had that opportunity to even put myself out there to the world. Being a minimalist did changed my life so I hope this new journey I'm in at this moment will fulfill my happiness. Always thriving to be happier even though there's many challenges ahead while I'm still here on this earth💛
Don't be scared of rejection.
I had that for the last ten months in my new job. My anxiety was getting worse every week.
I finally let go of this recently by thinking "I'll show up and I'll do my best", the rest is in gods hands. 🙏🤲
You know what happened?
Things improved!
Because I relaxed.
It's basically a self fulfilling prophecy.
Now that I have been studying more about the power of now and eckhart it has helped immensely! Now is all we have. If we focus on now fully, we don't need to concern ourselves with the future. And we can get into our flow, in our job and actually enjoy it, no matter what job that may be. I'm not scared of rejection any more. Because I'm at peace with doing my best. If they decide I'm not for them, that's their choice. I'll learn from it and move on. But not stressing about this is almost ensuring I keep my job! Because I am relaxed and doing my best. What more can employers expect 🤷🏼♀️😎 and if they do expect more, than "see ya 🖐 lol and thanks for the experiences! 🖐" 😎 I don't think it will come to that.
I guess this is what confidence is 🤔 which is something I've *never* had....until now. 👍
It's utterly amazing how someone can say so much from 12:00 - 14:30 but not say a word.
Listening to this with headphones on and full screen, just staring at Eckhart whilst he stares back was quite intense but in the best use of the word 'intense' that there is! What a fascinating and incredible man he is.
No matter how much suffering our minds create, no matter how much misery I wallow in, no matter the cause, the loss, the divorce, the misery, when I listen to Eckhart it all fades away into the nothingness from which it came. Fortunately I found the Power of Now at age 19 and have been listening ever since. So there is a lot of freedom from pain. But the beauty of the clear teaching ends suffering upon contact. Gate, gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, boddhisvaha. Gone, gone, gone to the furthest shore. Hail the goer...
This randomly showed up on my recommendations.... I hate where I work now, feel physically sick thinking about it, and this was the push I needed to get out. Thanks Eckhart :)
Would love to hear a future follow up on how things are going.
Before becoming Present, i described my corporate nursing position as 'Soul sucking hell on earth'. Now i find myself enjoying being there. i catch myself feeling Entertained by the strong egos there. After 2 yrs of of Eckhard's teachings, i'm so different. It seems the dense egoic people stay away from me now. i guess they know they can't upset me, so they don't want to waste there energy on me lol. I notice that positive people are literally drawn to me now. I have fun at work now. Words can't describe how much I appreciate what Eckhart Tolle has taught me.
You help me come back to center. My son had a job interview which would allow him to move to a city he loves - it was yesterday, and I've been fretting because he hasn't gotten a call yet. It seems as thought it'd be the perfect place for him, but just not sure he "aced' it. I know at my core that it'll be okay either way and yet I want to make deals with the universe, laws of attraction and divine right that he gets that call right....now. Then I watch your smiling eyes, your amusement at being a bartender in a disco - and I start to remember that I'm messing around in the past with the way the interview went, and the future about how super disappointed he'll be if he's not offered the position. There is peace right now, and that's all the real estate I possess - I can breathe and quiet down a bit. Thank you, Eckhart.
I love you Eckhart Tolle. Discovering you has changed my life completely.
Very true. This was me for most of my life. Not allowing myself to commit myself to enjoying my job as I feared staying in that career would be accepting a fate I did not desire. I wish I had this advice when I was 25.
This was me too. I didn't enjoy whatever I have been doing in life 😭 I was in constant resistance to present moment and I thought may be there is something else which I would enjoy. But no I was being dysfunctional all along. Fortune enough for discovering Eckhart at the age of 25 out of suffering in 2020 and after 3 years again connecting with him because I fell again to dysfunctional life not entirely but to some extent. My intense suffering making me to be present. Eckhart is very right, suffering force some people to be present which is the case with me. The more I feel resistance,fear,stress the more it pushes me to be present.
LOVE this: If you can't accept, enjoy or be enthusiastic about what you're doing, remove yourself, do something else. If you are not happy you will make others unhappy around you.
I've been listening to this man for 8 years. I never tire of him. His gentle voice, sweet face, delightful humour. Love the way he laughs at his own jokes 🤗🤗 But best of all the stream of profound wisdom that is word perfect. I love you Eckhart and I thank you.xx
You are on the right path dear. The teachings of all enlightened persons are the same. They never believe any religion All religions has no connection with spirituality. Religion and spirituality are both different.
ACCEPTANCE the original meaning of the word is 'take something to oneself, take what is offered' - what the present moment is offering you, saying 'yes' to the now. Practice an inner smile and silently saying 'Yes'.
ENJOY original meaning 'take delight in' - delight in the present moment
ENTHUSIASM original meaning '‘possessed by a god, inspired’ (based on theos ‘god’) - being possessed by God/Divine Love in the present moment. Thank you Eckhart, Namaste to all who read this ♥♥♥
Helen Thomas.... being present does not mean “enjoying” the present moment. Being present means fully accepting the moment is for what it is. If it is painful, being present means you can recognize it and learn from it, heal and move through it or change it if possible. If it is joyful, being present means you also learn from it and can fully savor it.
Being present does not mean you pretend all moments are enjoyable. Being beaten or raped is not enjoyable. Starving is not enjoyable. Telling people that being “present” means to smile and enjoy painful moments is the opposite of presence. It is projection.
Absolutely!!!!!!!!
@@TheresFuckeryAfoot Yes, I totally agree. I have been accepting and embracing all parts of myself that arise in the present moment, including all the hurt, insecure and resentful parts. What I thought was lovely in respect to Eckhart's teaching is that when we are fully present without the suffering ego being present, we can take delight in the moment, exactly as it is by firstly allowing ourself to accept the moment (so if I am in a neutral state of consciousness for example, as I focus on saying yes to the moment, accepting it as it is, a natural joy fills my heart - as Eckhart speaks of). I was interested in the original meaning of each word that Eckhart referred to and found wisdom that others may enjoy too. Apologies for poor explanation, not a strong point of mine.
Joy comes from within, it's your presence in the moment that allows you to feel joy.
Identification is sin, otherwise bliss
@@ALFA03 yes !!!
Erika K yea why is there no dualism between work and play among young children- they are mostly in states of joy playing in mud...
This is one of Eckhart's best videos on this channel. So well said!
I love how he says acceptance opens you up to the parts that you can enjoy!!
It sure does! 😎
Eckhart, thank you as usual. You inspire me to post videos every single day and follow my Life Purpose of making people more present and conscious. Thank you! 🙏
I liked how he explained how he could still accept the situation at the disco if he had to but since he would have a choice, a literal door he could walk out of, that he would *choose* not to surrender there. That speaks to me because he's making the point of saying acceptance is not blindly accepting a situation that doesn't work for you when you do have a real choice to leave and accept a different situation instead.
I think being present in the moment is most importantly about being free of inner distractions and hearing the voice of your deepest self. Deeply you know what you want to go through in this life, and you have a compass. But we are not taught how to look at it.
The silence part at the end brings me to tears. Thank you Eckhart, so deeply grateful.
What Eckhart said in this video, I can validate 100% from my personal work experience. Thank you Eckhart for your teachings 🙏🏻❤️
I found this lecture helpful. I’m not considering changing jobs but I’ve been obsessed about relocating and that obsession has caused me a lot of stress as I keep telling myself that I don’t want to live in this city for the rest of my life. But there are things about living in this city that I enjoy and I will now be more present and enjoy each moment, telling myself that I don’t have to be here forever. Someday I may move but just enjoy the present, accept it until further notice.
I deal with this everyday. I work in a windowless box under yellow lights in front of large machines that make a lot of noise and always breathing in fumes from the adhesives I work with. Everyday I have to say well this is where you are at the present moment and accept it.
My shoulders hurt from the job and it's repetitive nature. I get headaches from the noise and the smells. But my dad is getting double shoulder surgery and I most likely will need to make that paycheck.
It's hard to accept the moment when I'm huffing in those fumes and my shoulders start to hurt.
Stay strong. You might find the work of Dr. Howard Schubiner and also of Wim Hof interesting, as well as Eckhart Tolle's. Take care.
K Why not get a different job?
11:31 - the most precious moment of the video
Thank you for this. I am at a challenging point in life I am in need of finding true acceptance for to remove myself is to have no place to land which I find frightening. Your teaching and guidance is soothing and thoughtful
I just love his teachings, those pauses are so significant.
I just love him. 💕. You just move into this present moment so effortless with him.
I could feel his compassion...it comes with grace and serenity...for me right now...it’s a form of patience ❤️
Aw come now, you would be a fabulous bartender at a disco.
V P Many there could use his advice👍🏼😀
tammara yup. I sure wish I heard of him 20yrs ago
V Payson: Yes, he would. Sweater vest and all.
When he tells you the price of a cocktail, he'll be able to make you accept it. A rare feat for bartenders these days.
@@Protector0ne 😂😂😂
If he openend a bar called "The Present Moment", I could tell my girlfriend every day "Babe, I'll stay in the present moment tonight".
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Lol
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The sound of the bell is very relaxing! Tiiing...tiiiing...tiiiing...
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I am out of work right now. I have had trouble being happy in life and it has cost me quite alot and its lonely and painful. I wish everyone a good life.
I'm sorry you're having a rough time right now. Watch a few more of his videos and hopefully you'll feel more at peace. I wish you the very very best!
@@everydaykiva6377 Thank you.
take care brother - sending positivity to you
John, have you kept it simple? Do you have a cup of coffee or tea in the morning and give thanks to the cup that holds it? Do you take it to the sink and wash it and give thanks for running water? 💐
John You are perfect. These challenges are exactly what you need to
Grow spiritually.
I think 4hrs would be a good work day,one shift in the morning 2nd shift in the afternoon...happy happy happy!
This is exactly what I needed to hear right now, I can't believe the timing!
Same
Same here :-)
I have read so many spiritual books and philosophy’s but this really hits home for me ....amazing it really simple life but our minds like enjoy to make it complicated.
Don't believe any religion. The truth lies in zen, taoism, budhisam, upanishads etc. Spiritual enlightenment should be our target.
God bless you Eckhart. Thank you for changing my mind.
Jeanine MAGA.... you changed your own mind. No one can do that for you.
@@TheresFuckeryAfoot True! Thank you.
Jeanine MAGA... 🙏🏼
@@TheresFuckeryAfoot My question to you would be when was America great? Was it when we ended slavery? Was it when we stopped fighting wars? Maybe when we took the land away from the indigenous people of N. America. Just curious. Living in the present doesn't change any of this although it helps not to think about it. Good Luck.
A very exciting times we live in, make sure to use it to your advantage by, for example, creating a job from confinements of your home.
can you help me on that...any tips...
I did that and very much happy
@@moskinideo What do you love to do?
I wonder if it was Kim who laughed out loud when Eckhart talked about being a bartender at a disco?... 😁😂🤣
Love his silences, the energy...💛 So gentle, so peaceful, so loving💜☀️🌸
Eckhart is so peaceful
Three modalities to consider whether to stay in a job acceptance enjoyment and enthusiasm. Really helpful thank you Erkhart. 🙏💙
Bartender at a disco. Lol He’s funny and precious!
These moments I cherish, privileged to live in the now with Eckhart's guidance and channelling of consciousness, love to all!
Am I the only one that could hear Eckhart's heart beat in this video? Wow, made it more intense at the end with the bells..
Thank you Eckhart for shining light on us 🙌
Every entrepreneur said -"Follow your passion and love what you do " .Eckhart has got different perspective 😀
There are two good options: 1) Do what you love. But, if you don't know what you love now, 2) Love what you do. Oh, the third option is fine, too: Be still, be present and peaceful.
@@BulentBasaran thank you.
Rabin Pokhrel and what is your opinion on this?You see,you dont have to listen to nobody,entrepreneurs or Tolle,you have to have your own opinion on things.This is your life.And Tolle is not a God,he is the same human being as you are
@Bulent Barasarn and @Sussana 13 I am not sure if anybody could love what they are doing if they don't like it . In that case ,presence might work which is also very difficult. Doing what you love remains the only possible way . I wanted to know,what these famous singers ,entrepreneurs ,painters and atheletes do? Do they also like to postpone their work like us ? But I think postponing your work may be the symptom you didn't like it . If you are able to love what you do ,picking up any profession will work . But it is very difficult either .
I am struggling if I should quit my job as I don't feel like doing it anymore and this video has come to me at the right time
what did you do?
Thank you so much! You have changed my life, and I have an interview tomorrow, and am so excited and thankful to God for you, and this opportunity!❤
im on ill health at present. Ive 17 years behind me with this company and they are a large employer. I believe i will be happier if i get laid off with ill health. I am an advocate for self care and having time to enjoy your life. Stress and work does not equal joy.
your great sir, i have accepted many unwanted or desired jobs because of my circumstances but i have hope somewhere that i will get into what i enjoy most.
He could rock a fishnet sweatervest while creating perfect drinks and gently swaying to the disco beat.
Thank you once again Eckhart 🙏🏼
The experts tell us to do what we love, and we will never work a day in our life. While this may be true, it's not that simple. We have to be financially responsible, so we are not a burden on society. It's impractical to just walk out when we are not enjoying our jobs. Whenever I enjoyed the people with whom I worked, I had joy on the job. It was the people I was with that mattered. I love to draw, paint, and write and am very good at these things, but these are very lonely endeavors. I still need the interaction with enjoyable people.
It's impractical to stay on a job that for some people can become bad for their physical and/or mental health. And if a person has to do on disability because they literally cannot work, isn't that the ultimate "burden on society?" Truth be told, I don't think that is a good mindset to operate from. When you think that you are ever potentially a burden, there is something lurking within that is motivated by a need to prove one's worth. The Universe owes us a living because we are here! I am that I am--no exceptions. You talk about people on the job. You're obviously an extrovert who enjoys those types of relationships. Not of all us have nice stories to tell about co-workers and bosses. Some of us have experienced a lot of negativity dealing with others and prefer to be alone.
Awwww, thank you for being out of the mind traps, I just started a new job and I do find myself in similir situation described, just listening to the video makes it a bit more light.
I am deeply grateful for this. One thing however, I think the root of question was more about whether she should continue pursuing her dream of being a model, or giving up because she needs more money.
That part is irrelevant; something that the ego might fuss over. What matters is her state of consciousness.
@@Protector0ne her question reflects her state of consciousness and she was speaking from her point of expansion. A flower will not blossom before it’s ready, and in the meantime the soul has a natural desire to create and the body needs to be fed and sheltered.
Love the three modalities - gonna def try that out whenever I find work again.
In his book, he's a bit more enlightening about them. Joy comes from within, when you do you work fully accepting it. Enthusiasm, arises when there is Joy in your work, and you add a goal or purpose.
THANK YOU! This came at the absolute perfect time! So grateful
I’m working with acceptance right now. Stay alive, all things will change.
The definition of madness, remember that statement. If you have tried and it's just not working, it's time to move on. You've possibly outgrown it. Whether that's a relationship, job, situation and etc. DO NOT waste your life being stuck and without peace. DO NOT be afraid of change. Embrace change.
Security and fear are best of friends. They work together to keep their enemy, experience, as far away as possible.
So well said. Acceptance is the easier of the three . So try that. Truly remarkable pearl of wisdom.
Thanks for existing
If you want to be successful in life you have to follow your passion not a paycheck
We can read this kind of thinking very often but it's not that simple because life isn't predictable.
I love this one!! Totally true :)
Typical sentence from a “life coach”, it’s quite common these days. Life is not like that, especially if you have a family and kids. Following a passion also requires hard work.
@@claudiadalmo2288 typical sentence from you. never said it was easy though it can be just based on what you believe and how you live your life.
@@claudiadalmo2288 If it's a passion, it's neither "hard" nor true work. Also, please don't tell others what life is like. If that is YOUR life, then enjoy the struggle. But some of us don't even have kids so your comment is a nothingburger.
I work 24/7 a care giver for verry little i want to leave so badly sometimes i feel anger or crying i just want to go hide somewhere but i cant . Thank you
That is a lot to cope with, Sandra. Could you take yourself away for some 5-10 minute breaks in the day with the specific intent to just sit with your hand on your heart and breathe eyes closed. Then ask for the wisdom, inspiration, courage, people, opportunities etc to show up to help you move into something else. Try to do this from a place of strength and sovereignty rather than feeling desperation, which will come if you give yourself some moment to simply breathe and calm down your nervous system as you feel into your inner strength. It calms down the anger and frustration. It is more powerful to do it like that, than a longing and cry for help. And if you know what you desire talk about that, look towards that, imagine that, fill in the picture, fuel the fire of what it is you want. Instead of what you don’t want. It also gives you and your mind a mini holiday to allow yourself the chance to imagine a new life, a new way of being, whilst also conjuring a new life. Could you find an interest group in the something that you want to move towards? Or a support group for fellow health workers to make connections? I know it is virtual right now, but anything at all should help to bring you some relief. I recommend a start and end of day routine of 10 minutes closing the eyes and focus on nice relaxing spa music or a sound... you can call it meditation or you can call it switching off. Keep letting those unwanted thoughts float by on clouds and don’t let them stick. Next, next, next....until even for a few moments you find an empty space that you don’t have to fill. That’s freedom. I wish you good luck
healing words
thank you
It’s my inability for me work around deceitful, narcissistic, abusive people. It not my work. And changing jobs is easier said than done especially at a mature age. I can’t walk out. I’ll be homeless. But at the same time, being in this job around these people literally makes my brain hurt.
I hear you, I am in a similar situation.
Happens everywhere, surrounded by enemy's day in, day out, just to pay the rent and have nothing left once you paid the bills... Horror story
I am in the same situation i feel your pain
Gina Heaton. So did I once. I didn't change the way I worked or the way I interacted. It was a felt very freeing of not buying in to others issues. Those people eventually left as they could not deal with my never ending refusal to engage in their cruel behavior
Your energy, change your energy, change perception, you will change your outer world
Thank you!!
Had a 'dream job' bathing/drying/combing dogs.
Walked out friday.
Had been thinking it might be coming...I cant see animals mishandled.
Had tried to talk sense, to show that grooming doesnt have to cause fear & pain.
It boiled down to this: she'd been doing it 28 years, I didnt know how to handle dogs, the dogs were putting one over on me, they're used to it and besides it's a grooming shop what did I expect.
I left.
I thought at first I might at least go back for a week since I had left her in a bind but saw she had texted and even tho I haven't read text I felt sick inside & knew I would not be going back for anything.
As a conscious person, I had remembered to insist on being paid before I left...🙂
I am relieved to hear you say 'walk out'.
I didnt have a sulky tantrum or hurl insults, this had been brewing inside me and the time had come.
Dogs are not there to be scapegoats because you're feeling time constraints you yourself imposed, or being mad at your bather or boyfriend or whatever.
She wasn't aware that it was her own energy making dogs fearful, so she punished them...they had to feel fear due to her own lack of awareness.
It hurts my heart.
Beautiful! Beautiful!
Thanks for your love
My main issue is to be under supervision,receiving orders, and beeing stuck during 9 hours. Still...the job that i do, i like it, but, if it is too much it gets very annoying.Doing Less of it would bring more quality to my performance.I was free lancer and i commited the mistake of signing contract .Now, despite the invitations to go back as a free lancer i find myself struggling to decide what should i do...despite all that i ve sid above.,,,,ridiculous....
Jotta Elle freewill is an illusion. The universe is making all the “choices”
"You become open to life only if you no longer resist life.
You can be open to life only if you don't resent the present moment because that's where life is.
And if you absolutely cannot be in alignment with the present moment, you need to walk out."
Finding joy in being awake at night!!!
I need to accept my job because I know it’s the best I can get.
What if you don't have this inner joy in whatever situation, job, or relationship, just unease, restlessness of the mind. When the mind quiets down there is peace, in the NOW, but it won't last long, because the urge of changing my life is still there, I would want a fulfilling job, a purpose, something that makes me feel useful in this life. How to approach this? And what is real? The ease of being in the NOW, or the restlessness that might move me into changing my life? And what to change if you don't know your purpose/goal?
Get enlightened and all your questions will disappear. Salvador Poe’s book “Liberation Is” can get you there.
I loved this video and the message in it, one of my favorites!! You are amazing Eckhart, THANK YOU for all of your teachings and the way you do it. 🙏
I have been working from home with the same company for 5 years. No raises to compensate for cost of living increases. It has nothing to do with me being happy or not with the job. I found better paying career with the same flexibility. I put it to the Universe after long hard searching for over 6 months and the effort rewarded me!!! PS I am a minimalist so even though i live simply gotta go and GROW!!!
Beautiful video 🤩
Thank you Eckhart 💓
I love you, I thank you, heaven sent, God is speaking through you. The shift is happened.
What a beautiful ending scene
Im a career counsellor and PhD in career development and counselling.
Personally, I have left 30 jobs over the years. When I have tried to stay despite not enjoying it any more (to surrender/accept) something interesting occurs: The (what I call) "plank man" arrives and start to hit me in the head, at first just a notch and with time, if I don't act, he starts hitting me harder and harder.
Of course the "plank man" doesn't exist in reality, it's me/my subconsious. But when that happens it's first quite sad (what is wrong with me?, why must I leave.. again?) but finally, when he is hitting me so I hardly can think straight, I pick the door.
I don't care why I experiece this and learned to accept that its part of my life... It took me from working as a cleaning lady without higer education to earn a PhD in 15 years; as well as to be unemployed at this point of time.
I totally understand you.Why wouldn’t you “just except it and enjoyed it” being cleaning lady.Im in your shoes.I have been a housekeeper for 13 years,if I feel Im done with it,thats what it means.Im not going to convince myself to stay and enjoy every moment in the now.Frustration is a good thing,when we feel frustration at some situations at life its telling that its time for a change; without it we would not progress.Why would he complicate things so much.
But also I would like to speak with someone like you,I wonder how to choose a new career from what is out there
Sussana13 Follow your bliss and intuition?
I have been a cleaning lady for about ten yrs now and at the age of almost 50 between that and caring for my family I am so tired. I would like to go back to school but the time and money seems impossible. :/
Joel Dzuris first Put an intention into the universe that you want a better financial situation. Then find inner peace in the situation you are in. You are resisting it and that is causing suffering. You have to fully surrender to the now again and again and again and once you do the universe will open up the pearly gates of earthly heaven
This man kept me wanting to live at time when world job home were gone and I am so grateful but my past and dark passenger of depression combined w present living conditions and jobs I am excellent at but at 52 absolutely hate bc it shows the greed of most employers - i cant escape past of younger years so get jobs where no one else will go I cant face future alone broke burden to others
He is a Great Being. x
Eckhart is always always supperp. Thanks for beautiful video.
Feel extremely happy after hearing this
Uninterested and dull job is your true teacher.
You learn more in places where you get internal challenges. All things which break your barrier and unrest your mind and where your mind lose its importance, is worth to try. The place where you feel lifeless peace, lifeless happiness , is place you will not grow and will sleep for unending night.
Do what you never did . Do the uninterested things, stay at uninterested place of mind, let the mind brings a big storm in agitation but after storm everything will be calm down , everything will be cleaned down, there will be no more dust and barrier. You are free as water and wind, no direction , no goal, no preference, no discrimination.
@L It is a paradox where sense has no place.
One of the wisest men living that I know of
Eckhart "Wouldn't want to work in a Disco bar as a bartender" of all the things he's said this makes me the most curious, as it's the first time I've heard him admit he doesn't like something.
This is a really good one.
Danke 💞