Many of these items have indeed been cited by meditation masters over the years. However, I quibble with the recommendation to surrender to whatever the present reality may be. That path leads to moral decay as there is much in our world that needs to be rejected--and STRONGLY RESISTED! Without that much-needed correction, one cannot truly reach enlightenment.
I'm not sure if Adam is paraphrasing, but I'm fairly sure the "surrender" is to the Divine, who is very often NOT fully manifest in the moment.
Also, with regard to dismissing the past and future, Tolle frequently distinguishes the passing moment (which people incorrectly assume to be the "now" he is referring to) from the timeless Present (or better, Presence) in which past, future AND the passing now are included.
That in which we live and move and have our being is the Now (Personal as well as Impersonal and beyond both) which he is offering us.
What is it in Hebrew? The Shekinah? Sorry Rabbi Jacobs, my Hebrew knowledge ei just about non existent. There's another Hebrew word referring to the "Void" which might be closer - Ein sof??
The famous Jewish Rabbi of Palestine was referring to this, I think when he spoke of the lilies of the field who did not toil.
Many of these items have indeed been cited by meditation masters over the years. However, I quibble with the recommendation to surrender to whatever the present reality may be. That path leads to moral decay as there is much in our world that needs to be rejected--and STRONGLY RESISTED! Without that much-needed correction, one cannot truly reach enlightenment.
I'm not sure if Adam is paraphrasing, but I'm fairly sure the "surrender" is to the Divine, who is very often NOT fully manifest in the moment.
Also, with regard to dismissing the past and future, Tolle frequently distinguishes the passing moment (which people incorrectly assume to be the "now" he is referring to) from the timeless Present (or better, Presence) in which past, future AND the passing now are included.
That in which we live and move and have our being is the Now (Personal as well as Impersonal and beyond both) which he is offering us.
What is it in Hebrew? The Shekinah? Sorry Rabbi Jacobs, my Hebrew knowledge ei just about non existent. There's another Hebrew word referring to the "Void" which might be closer - Ein sof??
The famous Jewish Rabbi of Palestine was referring to this, I think when he spoke of the lilies of the field who did not toil.