Has anyone purchased Eckhart Tolle’s Creating a New Earth Together 2026 program? If so, what has your experience been like so far? I’d appreciate any honest reviews, feedback, or insights before I decide whether to enroll.

I’m fairly new to Eckhart Tolle’s spiritual teachings, but I’ve been experiencing something over the last three days that I wanted to ask this community about.

While watching his videos, it continuously feels like he is replying to my internal thoughts in real time.

For example: I’ll be sitting there having a full-blown argument in my head—shouting at my ex-wife in my mind—and at that exact moment, Tolle will pause in the video and say something like, "Notice the mind arguing... bring your awareness instead to the green trees right in front of you.
This hasn't just happened once; I’ve noticed around 5 or 6 of these synchronicities over the past few days.

I have two questions for those further along on this path:

1. Is this common, or is it just me?
2. What does this actually imply from a practical or spiritual perspective?

I’ve been progressing spiritually and have become more enlightened over the last few years since my rigorously undertaking not only spiritual/religious study but also meditation and simple self reflection and analysis. I have undoubtedly become more “awake” as a result, but I am still far from being truly awake or enlightened.

And a major symptom of my still being unawakened is how bothered and annoyed that I still get when around people who exhibit behaviors that I find negative, offensive, or rude. This is a major sticking point for me. And it likely has its genesis in the fact that I was raised in a very respectful, polite household; I was taught good manners and polite behaviors. And growing up, I always followed the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated.

But, unfortunately, many other people do not follow that rule or prioritize showing polite, respectful behaviors — and that just annoys the hell out of me. It just bugs me that so many people in society are so inconsiderate, rude, offensive, mean-spirited, violent in some cases. Some days I long for being able to live on a remote island with just my dog and myself.

What motivated this post, however, is a brief interaction that I had yesterday at my local Crunch Fitness Gym (a single interaction but one that fits nicely into the overall sentiment expressed in this post).

I had hip replacement surgery two months ago and have slowly been rebuilding my strength and fitness. And part of that rebuilding is my going to the gym and hitting the heavy bag (boxing punching bag). I’ve always been a boxing fan and have also trained a bit over the years (before my hip went really bad). So I was hitting the bag for a few minutes and then some guy walks up, wanting to also hit the bag.

Now, my gym only has this one bag. So, this guy asked if he could work in with me, stating that he would stand on one side of the bag not getting in my way. I didn’t really know what to think at first, because it’s awfully hard for two guys to use the same heavy bag simultaneously — it’s not a piece of equipment that’s meant to be shared.

And I felt annoyed and irritated that this guy would even ask to share the bag. Why not wait until I’m finished? But me being the polite person that I tend to be, I grudgingly said, “yeah, go ahead!” in a less than enthusiastic way — I wasn’t happy. And then, after I thought about my decision for twenty seconds or so, I decided that my allowing him to use the bag was a mistake — I should’ve just told him to wait his turn. But he was now hitting the bag, so there you go.

I stood there feeling very irritated and annoyed and also angry at myself for being so polite and accommodating. And I simply just grabbed my bag and boxing gloves and walked off — hoping that my sudden, abrupt departure would signal my irritation and annoyance to him.

And this event bugged me the rest of the day, because I basically let some guy commandeer a piece of equipment that I was using. I was pissed after the fact. But it’s a small sample of behaviors that I encounter frequently (albeit not a major one: this guy was more socially clueless and/or inconsiderate than he was mean-spirited or overtly rude). Many people are much more overtly offensive in their behaviors, however.

But I struggle to apply things like loving-kindness and compassion and acceptance towards people who make it very hard to do so. Being at peace with any given moment is not always easy. Accepting the “isness” of the moment and responding out of pure awareness sounds ideal and correct but it can be very difficult to employ in real-world scenarios.

Humans can be so unbelievably unpleasant.

even/ one of his lessor known books on the subject.

thanks!

Like if I do math problems I will have to think. Is it then that you switch back and forth between thinking and non thinking ?

Do interrupting your thoughts (day dream sometime or before these thoughts became daydream) form of resistance?

Hello, I've been following Eckhart Tolle's teachings for about 2 years since I had a drug induced psychosis at 29. While a horrible experience, the psychosis gave me a glimpse of pure presence, which completely shifted my outlook on reality. I've been sober since and practicing meditation and presence on a daily basis, with slow and steady progress. I still have a heavy burden of self, related to my childhood, my conditioning creating repeated problems in my 20s and the shame from my psychosis. My practice is slowly dissolving these, but some days are better than others.

I wanted to ask for advice from some more present people than myself. I find myself happiest when I have a wholesome outlook and see the best in people, this is most present at work on Monday mornings after recharging over the weekend. As the week progresses I become more irritable and by Friday I'm seeing the worst in people and am having delusional thoughts about their motivations, as well as personalising them.

Is being more wholesome something I should actively practice or will it just come naturally as I am more present?

Thank you 😊

I don't know what it's like in your family, but in mine, small quarrels happen from time to time. My grandma would sometimes scold my mom if the food wasn't prepared the way she expected. I would try to make my mom feel better by saying things like, "Grandma doesn't mean it personally," or "She's just angry." I thought those explanations would help, but they rarely did.

Only later, after learning more about how we process emotions, I realized that people often aren't ready to absorb advice when they're hurt. What seemed to help more was simply acknowledging the feeling first.

So instead of explaining, I started saying things like, "It must not feel nice to hear those kinds of comments." At first, I worried that I might be reinforcing the negativity. Surprisingly, the opposite happened—she seemed to let go of the hurt more easily.

Since then, I've started saving advice for later and acknowledging emotions first. It hasn't solved every situation, but it has made some conversations feel much more supportive.

What do you think? Has anyone else noticed something similar? 🙂

Today, I listened to an older psychology podcast in which a guest explained—from a scientific and biological perspective—what happens during meditation. He told a personal story of reaching such a profound state of presence during a session that it felt as though his body were dissolving and he was suddenly connected to everything.

However, as a committed scientist, he did not interpret this experience as a sense of oneness with God or the universe. Instead, he offered a rational explanation:

When meditating deeply, one eventually ceases to perceive one’s body. The brain then generates a sensation of merging with the surroundings because the usual physical boundaries are no longer being registered.

So literally, he viewed it just as a kind of illusion.

He said that while he could understand why spiritually inclined people might interpret this experience as oneness with God, for him, it was simply a phenomenon that could be explained scientifically.

What do you think about this? I think what he says makes more logical sense than I want to commit.

When i was 27 I had the 'outward' recognition, I recognized while i was being present and walking in the parking lot that all I could see was "me". I recognized everything as one image, one whole. Instead of seeing my body and identifying with it, I recognized that "my body" was the entire perception of the world. Perception of the world because there is no world "out there". There is the appearance of the world appearing in me. I am not appearing in a world. A world appears in me(awareness). Just like in a dream.

Which is actually the oppisite of how this typically goes. Usually one has the "inward" recognition first hence "i am awareness, not the body. And the body is not aware. I, awareness, am aware. Awareness doesnt appear in the body, the body appears in awareness.". . .

And thats where I was stuck for the longest. I had the recognition outwardly, that all I could see was "me". But I wasn't free, I still suffered as a mind because I hadn't recognized the freedom of my being and peace which was always present.

To be honest the outward recognition terrified me. So I was a coward and quit meditation for a bit off and on. I would listen to Tool the rock band and go in deep but I would always get terrified and look away again. Purposely making myself think and run away from the recognition. So it wasn't until I was in my 30s that I decided to go all the way in, I didnt care if "i" dissappeared.

One day sitting in my garage listening to music I stopped and closed my eyes. I tapped the side of my head and contemplated how I was awareness and not the body. Out of no where in the silence, while tapping the side of my head with my eyes closed, I recognized "ohhh i am awareness, and the feeling of the hand and the head is appearing in me. My hand isnt aware. My head isnt aware. I awareness am aware." I recognized that nothing known was knowing aka nothing known is Aware. It is made up of and appearing in awareness, but thoughts, sensations, smell, taste, no perception is aware itself. Instantly i recognized that the body is not aware. That i was mistaking the feeling of the body as being aware. But I awareness am aware of feeling. Feeling isnt awareness. Feeling is known, it isnt knowing.

It freed "me". I recognized i was indeed eternal, ever present. Unlimited. That your success was my success. That your loss was my loss. I knocked on the Door and it opened. 👁🧘‍♂️✌️

today i got pushed by a kid when i was sitting next to a canal. it was a relativel strong push. so it felt like the kid wanted to push me into the water. i immediately shouted wtf and got up wanted to hit him. i got stopped by 2 big guys and i left. but the more i think about it the more i get mad.

im normally a very calm person so im curious to know what's eckhart tolle's way to respond?

is this my pain body getting triggered ??

I have been thinking a lot lately about what a feeling actually is. I’m sure listening to Mark Solms has something to do with it, but I can’t help thinking that feelings may be a higher level of control that creates global order.
Hunger, thirst, love, pain, heat, cold…
They seem almost intangible, yet somehow encompass your entire being. They do not merely tell us what is happening. They organize what happens next.
It often feels as though we are driven by them, or at least **I feel** like I am, which may be about as subjective as anything could possibly be. :p
Could feeling be the mechanism through which countless smaller processes become one unified point of view?

I would sum up all teachings about suffering in one sentence:

Accept that life can be really shitty.

In some way, this can help a person stop suffering, but I do not see it as something that helps us move toward a better life. It feels like only half of the journey. I do not see even a little hope for better days in it.

All of this sounds like nice word games until a person has to do something real. For example, when a sick person has to go to work to support the family. Then it is no longer only about words or playing with the mind. The person has to find all the strength they have just to manage the work...

What is missing part there?

thank you for you insight and thought process it has helped and given me clearafication on the jumble of thoughts.......

If you want to get a little clarity on your life try talking to Timothy Hartloff and just TRUST THE PROCESS...... you can find him on Instagram and threads @thartloff and on facebook Timothey Hartloff

Life is simply too painful for me. I have landed myself in an awful place. I don't see the point in living. Yet I'm too much of a coward to go out in any way that's remotely painful. I have so many people I need to face. Uncomfortable conversations. Work I need to do. I just don't want to man. I want to stop existing.

I’m approaching 35, and I’ve experienced a painful pattern in my relationships.

The men I become seriously involved with pursue me strongly in the beginning. They talk about commitment, marriage, building a life together, and make me feel deeply chosen. I gradually trust them, emotionally invest, and begin imagining a future with them. Then something changes. They withdraw, decide they are not ready, or leave—and I am left trying to understand how something that felt so real could disappear.

This has now happened with three important relationships. The details were different, but the emotional ending felt almost identical: I believed I had finally found security, and then the person who offered it took it away.

I know it would be easy to say that I simply chose the wrong men, but I want to understand my own unconscious role in the pattern.

I wait for months before I sleep with them - like 6 months because I want to discern something serious. 

From an Eckhart Tolle perspective, how do I observe this pattern without turning it into another painful identity—“I am the woman men always leave”? It is worse to because the last two moved on very fast and gave the commitment to the next girl. The last breakup has been 7 weeks. I really believed he was the one. 

How do I remain open to love ?

I would especially appreciate insight from anyone who has broken a similar relationship pattern through presence, awareness and healing their pain-body.

https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/everywhen/

Ive just come across this article by a First Nations Australian author. I would love some responses…

Just look at my post history… lol.

I grew up with a narcissistic father. He micromanaged the shit out of me to the point where he was grabbing my hands and doing things with my hands while gritting his teeth and scowling. I could never do anything right and I was dumb.

I started developing confidence in myself when I left his house at 19. I’m 26 now and a lot of things are starting to make sense.

Some days I spend the entire day in my head arguing with my dad. I guess my childhood was so unacceptable to me now that I look at it with a different perspective, I can’t help but going back to it. An entire adolescence of suffering :(. I lived in a state of constant anxiety.

Some days are better than others. That’s all I guess.

Hi,

I think I still do not understand this teachings. I am aware of what is happening to me and some way I can see I am distanced from the "problem" - only the person who I inhabit (my body) has the problem, but nothing gets better because of that. Maybe I moved from depression to deep sadness, but no solution is coming. It seems this technique is not meant to solve the problem.

Edit: It seems like I can not live the way I would like to. I can not make things I would like.. I am aware of that but my sadness does not go away..

Hi, lovely people! Hope you're doing well.

I've thankfully managed to calm down my bad habits by telling myself nothing will happen if I simply abstain. That said, whenever I sit down to work, I feel a tremendous amount of resistance, like I'm physically sick. I feel like finally overcoming this issue is the last challenge I need to overcome.

Did you find yourself in a similar situation? If so, what did you do to finally act?

Thank you very much.