Fractals Of Wisdom - A New Earth By Eckhart Tolle

In this new series, I want to highlight books that have inspired me. I'll take a chapter and read it aloud. I'm very excited to compose music that includes Binaural Beats to get your brain into a state of Alpha or "Flow."

It's so fun to create these, and I'm excited to share. Thank you for listening!

Inspiration: Is That So?
Book: A New Earth
Author: Eckhart Tolle
Music: Tyler Summers
Reading: Tyler Summers

Transcript

Eckhart Tolle,

A New Earth,

Awakening to Your Life's Purpose Is that so?

The Zen master Hakuin lived in a town in Japan.

He was held in high regard and many people came to him for spiritual teaching.

Then it happened that the teenage daughter of his next door neighbor became pregnant.

When being questioned by her angry and scolding parents as to the identity of the father,

She finally told them that he was Hakuin,

The Zen master.

In great anger,

The parents rushed over to Hakuin and told him with much shouting and accusing that their daughter had confessed that he was the father.

And all he replied was,

Is that so?

News of the scandal spread throughout the town and beyond.

The master lost his reputation.

This did not trouble him.

Nobody came to see him anymore.

He remained unmoved.

When the child was born,

The parents brought the baby to Hakuin.

You are the father,

So you look after him.

The master took loving care of the child.

A year later,

The mother remorsefully confessed to her parents that the real father of the child was the young man who worked at the butcher shop.

In great distress,

They went to see Hakuin to apologize and ask for forgiveness.

We are really sorry.

We have come to take the baby back.

Our daughter confessed that you are not the father.

Is that so?

Is all he would say as he handed the baby over to them.

The master responds to falsehood and truth,

Bad news and good news,

In exactly the same way.

Is that so?

He allows the form of the moment,

Good or bad,

To be as it is and so does not become a participant in human drama.

To him there is only this moment,

And this moment is as it is.

Events are not personalized.

He is nobody's victim.

He is so completely at one with what happens that what happens has no power over him anymore.

Only if you resist what happens are you at the mercy of what happens,

And the world will determine your happiness and unhappiness.

The baby is looked after with loving care.

It turns into good through the power of non-resistance.

Always responding to what the present moment requires,

He lets go of the baby when it's time to do so.

Imagine briefly how the ego would have reacted during the various stages of the unfolding of these events.

Eckhart Tolle,

A New Earth,

Awakening Your Life's Purpose.

Reviews

This provided material to for much further meditation.
The pace and tone were supportive of that.

Wonderful! An inspiring question and reading to begin the day! Thank you!

Great lesson. I can recall numerous times where detachment/acceptence would have created much less traumatic experiences. The ego is one tough opponent!!!

Is that so. Thank you for the reminder to go with the flow

Is that so. Not a question. Neutral. Thank you for an incredible powerful message to hold and create in my heart mind. Very thankful.

Wow!!!! This is powerful amd life changing for me.

Thank you for the glimpse into this book. Recited with easeful clarity on the ears. 🙏

A very good section to hear and also well read. Many thanks ⚖🙏☮

A beautiful tale of equanimity. Thank you for sharing!