I’m curious how others here see Eckhart Tolle. At first, for me, he has been one of the most influential spiritual teachers in my life. His work helped me move from a more superficial form of Christianity into a deeper spirituality and a taste of non-duality. His teachings on presence, the nature of thought, and the possibility of experiencing the infinite only in the Now were life-changing for me. I’ve read many of his books and they gave me profound insights. But the deeper I go on my spiritual path, the more I feel that Tolle’s teaching stops at a certain point. He emphasizes becoming empty, letting go, living entirely in the present — which is absolutely essential. It is the first step: turning inward, releasing identification with thought, detaching from the ego. However, what I experienced is this: If we stay only there, something is missing. In my experience, emptiness without aliveness becomes flat. Many spiritual traditions that focus exclusively on stillness and detachment end up lacking the other half of the dance — the movement, the energy, the joy, the creative expression of life (what you could call Yin and Yang, balance or the "dance of life" swinging between the poles). I practiced the “be empty, kill the ego, detach from everything” path very seriously. It gave me peace, yes — but also a kind of numbness, a loss of vitality. It felt incomplete. And reality becomes meaningless and neutral... Now I see it differently: We become empty so that we can be filled — with love, joy, abundance, presence, and creative life-force. Emptiness is the beginning, not the destination. That’s just my experience over the past weeks. How do you see Eckhart Tolle and his teaching? Do you feel the same, or something different?

Hello everybody, I am Jan, a 61 years old Dutch man living in Costa Rica. I felt attracted to join the community after seeing some of the videos of Rey. In the summer of 2016 I have made a huge turn around in my life and have learned and implemented very similar teachings. I hope to find like minded people here. If you are interested in learning about my summer of change: I wrote a book about it that I more then willing to send to you in pdf format. Pura Vida, Jan

Hello! So, I'm Shane, and I joined after really resonating with Rey's videos - which entered my youtube feed seemingly out of nowhere. I've only recently begun to crawl out of an extended period of grief; both of my parents passed away between 2021 and 2024, as well as two of my beloved greyhound companions. It was an extremely dark time for me. Being fairly resilient by nature, I wasn't going to let grief pull me down and keep me from a positive and rewarding existence. Having found this community through Rey's channel, something urged me to join and put myself out into the ether, and hopefully find like-minded people to connect with and learn with. I'm an electronic musician in Atlanta who loves to ruminate on existence and my place within it. Music is a huge passion for me, and I don't know what I'd do without it. I look forward to whatever this community has to offer, and leveling up my own spiritual fortitude through these teachings, and everyone's shared experiences and wisdom. Thank you for reading this, and I wish everyone the absolute best.