I recently read Eckhart Tolle's (pronounced TOLL-eh) popular book The Power of Now which has sparked a process of re-awakening to my spiritual journey. So, I was excited, and a bit surprised when I discovered that Oprah selected Tolle's newest book A New Earth for her book club. Not only that, she is also hosting Tolle on her website for a series of interactive webcasts to be held every Monday evening for 10 weeks. I missed the first live broadcast, but I was able to watch it on Oprah's website, and I found that I really enjoyed it. I don't think any of the ideas expressed during the webcast were particularly original, but Oprah and the audience tended to ask very practical questions that helped my own understanding of the concepts Tolle talks about in his books. Many of the questions were about how to fit Tolle's ideas into a more traditional Christian framework, which for me was useful in thinking about how to translate these spiritual and philosophical ideas into concepts that can be more easily understood by friends and family with more traditional religious backgrounds.
I'll be watching the next webcast TONIGHT at 8pm central. If you want to join me, you'll want to be logged in by around 7:40pm central. To participate, go to Oprah's Bookclub Website: http://event.oprah.com/videochannel/event/event_landing_2.html
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