The way Eckhart Tolle teaches self-observation, an inner practice for self-change, has much in common with Maurice Nicoll’s earlier writing on the subject. Similar extracts are compared side-by-side in this …
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Comparative analysisComparative essaysEckhart TolleFourth WayGurdjieffMaurice NicollMaurice Nicoll & Eckhart Tolle comparedMindfulnessSelf-observation
Shifting perspective on life: comparing Maurice Nicoll and Eckhart Tolle on self-observation (pt. 3)
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesSelf-observation allows us to take responsibility for our inner state, whatever life’s external conditions, Maurice Nicoll and Eckhart Tolle convey. We can see and transform inner reactions as they happen, …
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The light of consciousness: comparing Maurice Nicoll and Eckhart Tolle on self-observation Pt. 2
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesMaurice Nicoll vividly described how self-observation casts “the light of consciousness” inwards—illuminating “the darkness of unconsciousness” and transforming it. In doing, he fused Jungian ideas with Fourth Way methodology. I …
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Comparative analysisComparative essaysEckhart TolleFourth WayGurdjieffMaurice NicollMaurice Nicoll & Eckhart Tolle comparedMindfulnessSelf-observation
Being the observer: comparing Eckhart Tolle and Maurice Nicoll on self-observation (pt. 1)
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesSelf-observation is integral to inner-transformation, Maurice Nicoll and Eckhart Tolle affirm. We must impartially observe the unconscious stream of thoughts, emotions and reactions occurring in us, they say, and cease …
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Comparative analysisComparative essaysEckhart TolleGurdjieffMaurice NicollMaurice Nicoll & Eckhart Tolle comparedMindfulnessOuspenskySelf-observation
The quiet rise of self-observation: is this today’s most popular spiritual practice you haven’t heard of?
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesBestselling author Eckhart Tolle is ranked among the world’s most spiritually influential living people. Self-observation is central to his self-help message. Yet the way he conveys this present-moment practice owes …