2008-3-21 15:04:00
Thanks for your heartfelt letter Susan. One thing I like about you is you express your views with trying to pick a fight. I have no doubt that Tolle's writings appeal and speak to many. Any writing that helps people move along the path can be a source of good.
He speaks over and over to those who are in pain, have anxiety, worry and unwanted thoughts that disturb them. Actually his book reminds me a lot of Dale Carnegie's "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living." He uses a different vocabulary but a lot of the advice is the same as well as the end goal of being at peace despite the concerns surrounding us.
Here are the words of an Amazon reviewer on the Carnegie book that sounds a lot like the reviews of the Tolle books:
"And most importantly, this book teaches you how those people learned to LET GO of their worry and truly, start living differently. Since reading this book, I can much more easily let go of things that used to tear me apart and made me sick thinking about. I wish the author was around to thank, but somehow you just know he knows."
Actually I think Tolle's writings correspond to Carnegie's "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living." As "The Secret" is to Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich." Similar ideas of old in a new package for the present.
[Editor's Note: Susan's letter can be read by proceeding to The Keys Of Knowledge spiritual discussion group, and searching for Message Number 34471, dtd Mar 21, 2008.]
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