look, we can't all be The Same.
Some people can get behind 'angry movements' like Occupy, etc and others just cannot.
Along the same lines, the world would literally stop in its tracks if every single thing that every single person believed in and created their lives around was impervious to the critique that: " there's no grounding in activism, identifying and shaming evil, the fight against cultural relics from feudalism, etc." (Wombat, above)
We can't ALL be organic farmers, of you see where I'm going with that.
FTR, I couldn't get through Tolle's book, but as Wombat says, it's not like it's a new theory, so that's the main reason I put it down. Heard it before, don't need to hear it again Also FTR, I *do* think it is incredibly important for each of us to believe that we personally embody the whole spirit of the universe and that we try and carry ourselves that way in our actions, but also in our thoughts which might as well trend towards the peaceful. Living that way doesn't mean that you have to lay down and let the tank roll over you, it just means that you keep a certain eye on a certain prize, that's all. IMO, that's part of the message. I could be wrong.
As someone who lives with depression and anxiety which at times is unbelievably devastating I can tell you that repeating positive messages is in fact one of the most helpful things I can do to recover from an episode. If the only good thing that ever comes from someone like Tolle is to help people who are sick in the same way that I am to get to higher ground well then, that's good enough.
Besides, wtf has the 'shaming evil' crowd done for anyone lately? Who are they, and where are they? What are they even saying, lately? Is it something along the lines of "don't question current events you tin foil hat wearing fucktards?" because that's the loudest message coming out of progressives that I can hear.
