But when you get it the box is empty because everything is empty and you've been enlightened the whole time

Hello friends, hope you're having a wonderful first day of 2026. My question for you today is: What is a spiritual teaching you understand , but struggle to live when life gets difficult? I'm building something that helps people apply spiritual teachings practically in daily life, and i'm curious to know some sticking points you might find yourself dealing with? Much peace and many blessings, and remember... Just 🐝 PS. I have turned off the premium tier to the community and am going to keep it free only. For those who have upgraded in the past, you will get free access to the new project once it launches. Until then, the exclusive content will be available for paid members until the billing cycle ends. 🙏

Has anyone studied this and if you have what do you think about it?

Hello everyone! So I’m currently going through some changes. Some good, some bad. Got a new job that I’ve been working towards for a long time now, but I’m also going through a breakup that’s really hard. I am trying so hard to look at it as a better plan unfolding for me, and try to understand that it may be an opportunity to grow, but nonetheless, it’s hard. My negative self talk and ruminating are trying to take over, old habits rearing their ugly head. Although aware, awareness is only half the battle. Has anyone else recently struggled with accepting things as they are, and reframing it into a positive? Although I just got a new job, I’m also experiencing possible eviction from my house because I recently lost my old job three weeks ago and have been struggling trying to make ends meet. My son who’s a type one diabetic just came home from a scary hospital stay as well. It’s a lot to digest as well as reframe. Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks for reading.

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?