This is my second blogging project. It is a dialogue with a book that is a publishing phenomenon. In fact, Eckhart Tolle’s first book was a number one New York Times bestseller. This book, A New Earth, is another publishing phenomenon that has been pushed by Oprah Winfrey when she chose it for her book club. While I do not attempt to read Mr. Tolle’s mind, I want to comment on what I have discovered in reading the book. Maybe you want to join the conversation. Feel free to send your comments.
A New Earth, is Mr. Tolle’s call to action. For him the world is in dire straights. He writes that we are faced with a radical crisis. The “old way of being in the world…doesn’t work anymore. (p.20)” Our world is on the brink of disaster. He exclaims, “humanity is now faced with the stark choice: Evolve or die.( p. 21)” The great problem for us is the collective dysfunction of the ego. This collective dysfunction is at the root of environmental damage, wars and suffering. His call is to awaken the world to a new way of being. This will create the new earth. What do you say?
2 comments:
There has been talk about the world’s demise almost since the beginning of time. Although I do agree remark that “the great problem for us is the collective dysfunction of the ego,” simply because ego indicates that one has edged God out. And, our world had certainly showed evidence of that. There is, however, for the Christian the knowledge of what God’s word says, e.g. the Bible, tells us of the details involved relative to God’s timing, the last days and the end times. Without reading the book mentioned in your blog, I cannot offer objective commentary about Mr. Tolle’s message. The new earth will come after judgment, and the earth as we know it, passes away.
Sis. Rall, we who love the Lord, look forward to the New Heaven and Earth. This signals the return of the Lord to reign over the world with justice and mercy. Thanks for the comment.
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