2008-4-12 08:10:00
I've been hit with a criticism lately that I think calls for a response. It goes something like this.
I am just dealing in theory and am leading no one to any practical levels of self improvement whereas Tolle is a "real how-to guy" who is presenting concrete steps to living in the present moment.
First of all, the comparison is somewhat fallacious because what I am attempting to and what Tolle is attempting to do are two entirely different things. Tolle is attempting what many have done before and best done so far on a practical level by Dale Carnegie in his book "How to stop Worrying and Start Living."
I watched Oprah the other day where they spent an hour interviewing people who have been helped by Tolle and I could see the same results could have happened if they read Carnegie's book.
I read all of Carnegie's books over 40 years ago and liked them all. I started with "How to Win Friends and Influence People" when I was about 16 because I thought I needed help as an awkward teenager. Then I liked it so much I read everything I could find he had written.
I find it interesting that a lot of the old books I read when I was young are reincarnated in a new personality and making a big hit in this generation. "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill has reincarnated into "The Secret," "The Aquarian Conspiracy" into "The Celestine Prophecy" and now "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" is reincarnated into Tolle's works.
I guess if my main objective was to create a best seller I could take a good idea from the past and revamp it into a more modern terminology.
Tolle's core objective seems to be to get people to stop worrying and start living. That has been covered many times before in diverse ways so I have seen no need to put much attention on a subject that seekers can readily find so much help on now. If a seeker has a troubled emotional body then he should get help. Then after he gets help and becomes stabilized he will have greater appreciation for the teachings I give out. If he is not stabilized then higher principles are pretty meaningless.
My purpose is not to give out in new form what is already readily available, but to take people higher in thought than they have been taken before. Anyone who does not believe in thinking should quit this list immediately for they will only be antagonized and have difficulty in controlling their emotional body. There are already many teachings, practices and meditations that are readily available to seekers. There is no need for me to repeat these in my own words. A true seeker can find what he needs in the world out there if it is available.
My teachings are given out through the presentation of principles which is unique unto itself for few in the world even understand what a principle is. In fact the elucidation of principles itself is one of my core teachings. When a principle is seen then understanding is multiplied. If it is not seen then only a piece of data is seen.
As far as practicality goes there is nothing more practical than the understanding of a principle, especially if seen through the light of the soul on an intuitive level. This will often be accompanied by a flash of internal light that multiplies the understanding. Such an instantaneous flash can be worth a year's worth of study. Actually, it is more valuable than that because the flash will reveal reliable truth whereas a year's worth of study may fill the mind with many illusions.
Those who do not see or appreciate the principles I teach will be more drawn to information only that gives various step-by-step process to accomplish improvement of some kind. Each person should go where his needs are best met. One size does not fit all.
My teachings then bring additional light on principles from the past and present, and new ones that have never been expanded on.
And for what purpose?
No. That may be a side benefit to some of my teachings, but if the seeker needs help in this area then he should find other help than myself.
Some think they see a huge ego in me wanting this, but it is not so. If this was all I accomplished I would consider my life a failure.
No. It's up to each seeker to take care of these personality needs. This is not my responsibility, but your own.
The only area of self-improvement that I seek to make available is through the stimulation of the intuition through the understanding of true principles. This will also stimulate soul contact.
Any self improvement seekers have here is a side benefit. The main purpose here is not to improve various seekers, but to FIND them. I seek to find those who are already sensitive to the whisperings of the soul, and eventually gather them.
I seek to be an element in fulfilling this scripture:
11 "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
12 "And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth."
(Isa 11:11-12)
Look at The Archives [here at FreeRead.Com] and the millions of words there that lift the reader into the realm of intuitive principles and you will see a seed that will blossom into the ensign to the nations around which many lights will eventually gather.
It is true that right now we are only reaching a few but the time will come that we will reach the many. When the many are reached then power will be given to gather and build anew cities that set a true ensign for the new age.
The end of my work is to gather and build anew on the physical plane. Even though many inner teachings are presented the end goal lies in this physical reality, not in entering into a void or withdrawing into peaceful meditations.
Each must pick the directions impressed upon him through his soul and I do not fault anyone who is led in a different direction than presented here. Those who are to be on the same path as myself will feel thus truth internally. They will sense the principle and the need for the gathering. They are willing to take as long as it takes to accomplish this even if it requires a series of lives.
So what is a seeker to do who feels in harmony with me? Is there any call for action?
Yes there is and I will repeat the call here. If you believe in the gathering you can assist by forming a study group in your area. There are many seekers in every area of the world who have not been exposed to the Keys or my books. Anyone who wants to help can teach others. This takes effort but it can be done and the reward will be great as well as helpful.
Several have tried this with limited success. All who do this must realize that forming a successful group takes a long sustained effort.
There is no excuse for anyone to grumble that there is no call to action here. If anyone wants action then create a local group. There is no more powerful action you can take than that.
The time is much closer that I will be abler to devote full time to this work and then I will be able to be of much greater assistance in prompting the teachings and various local groups, but the true call to action for the purpose presented here is ever in the Now. When you find your peace come join us where the real action is.
"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."
-- Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)
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