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Living the Liberated Life and Dealing with the Pain Body

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I actually listened to this same thing on the tapes (the companion to the Power of Now) from a friend while I was waiting for this CD to ship to me. I really enjoyed them! I think it is still definatly more helpful to have read the book first. The book is the main thing, this is just a supplement to help people further understand and go deeper into what the book already sais. It isn't here to teach anything new, the book is so complete in it's message there is no more to say really, Eckhart Tolle has said it all but these tapes or CD's are very interesting and usefull in that you get to hear Eckhart's voice which gives you a new sort of calming sense as you listen. He also goes over a lot of the material from the book and words things differently which sometimes is very helpful in understanding something as profound (yet ironically so simple)as enlightenment. I highly reccomend these to anyone who has read the book. I also want to add that I was dissapointed in reading some of the other reveiws for Eckharts other supplement book. People seemed dissapointed or even angry or cheated that the information in the book was not brand new stuff! What do you expect?? The Power of Now is it. There is no more. These other tapes,CD's and smaller books are just exerpts from the main teaching.

This CD helped me put into practice more deeply the teachings in the book "The Power of Now". It also clarified a lot of things that I didn't fully understand or needed expanding. This is an excellent companion to the book and I highly recommend it to anyone.
Please do not pay any attention to the 'reviewers' that rated this CD as anything but 5 stars. Their problem probably wasn't about the material itself. It is top notch.

From my perspective, I must disagree with a previous review and say that I listened to this (mine was a cassette tape) before the book and it engaged me in Tolle's concepts very easily. Listening is a good vehicle for me to learn and it actually helped me understand the book better!
Tolle's concept of the "pain body" is one that is easily identifiable in one's everyday experience. It has especially helped as an anchor for my husband and me to communicate during times of conflict.

This was the first audio I ever heard of Eckhart, back in 2004 I believe. Since then I have heard a lot of it, and I value it more highly than his books. "Something shines through the words" he says, and indeed it does. I remember being quite surprised at how deep and resonant his voice is the first few times I heard this. Anyway, this is an excerpted recording of what appears to be one workshop in which the subject of human pain/pain body came up and it is very good. If you have suffered a lot of stress, traumas, injury or you just feel less than good a lot of the time, it is likely that you could benefit greatly from Eckhart's revolutionary insights into human emotional suffering. I say revolutionary because in all the spiritual teachings and respected teachers I have explored, I have never seen anything addressing the topic of past pain that lives within us, and more importantly how to deal with it. Really, what makes this audio exceptional is the delicate balance he strikes between discussing this pain and discussing what could be considered more positive aspects of the teaching he offers, like how nature celebrates life-and we are returning to that state, how the pain body becomes our greatest ally, and itself turns into intense aliveness and vitality when freed, and the joy that we can feel as the "inner body". The third disc adresses the dissolving of karma (evidently karma and pain body are nearly the same thing)and contains a q&a session regarding children's pain bodies, pain bodies in relationships, bringing consciousness into work environments, and dealing with the pain of great loss

I recommend getting the "eckhart audio collection" (this with realization of being and even the sun will die) because it is a good deal and "Realization of Being" is fantastic as well. Enjoy

This set of CDs talks about how the lack of being present-to-life shows up in our personal lives. I have been working on personal growth work for years and I have listened to dozens of authors. This one CD is packed with clues about where I can become more conscious and improve my experience in life. Anyone truly interested in personal introspection and willing to confront the negative aspects of their life will find this to be an excellent self-help tool.

I have listened to Living a Liberated Life several times now and each time I learn something new. Tolle brings a new perspective to the source of pain in our lives.

You think I would have learned the first time. That was after I ordered Tolle's "second" book "Practicing the Power of Now", only to find out on opening it that it consisted of nothing but excerpts from the original " Power of Now". Now after ordering this tape set, I discover that it was previously released as "Companion to Power of Now Vol. 1" Nowhere in the write ups does it mention this and it is only written on the front of the package in small black letters against a dark green backround. And guess what, I already have the tape set, "The Companion to the Power of Now" and so I am out twenty something dollars. To top it off, [Amazon.com] still sells "The Companion...Vol. One" and for more money, than this tape - its' twin. All I can say is shame on Sounds True and Tolle. Awareness is the key, Tolle tells us and nowhere is that more necessary than in buying his products,

I love Eckhart. Wouldn't recommend listening while utilizing heavy machinery. But I never tire of hearing him and his wisdom shared over and over again.

I would recommend this as a third book after reading "The Power of Now" and "A New Earth". This book answered so many of the specific questions I had about how to bring consciousness into my life. have the audio version, and keep it in my car. For me, hearing Eckhart Tolle read his books adds a level of understanding that I just don't get when I read them myself.

Very good. I purchased to gain understanding of my ex and ended up discovering more about myself.