29 Jun After reading Eckhart Tolle and reviewing Dillard, drawing connections between what Dillard describes as the noise of useless internal babble that keeps [her] from seeing”
This work has two parts:
1) TOLLE CONNECTIONS= After reading Eckhart Tolle and reviewing Dillard, drawing connections between what Dillard describes as the noise of useless internal babble that keeps [her] from seeing''(34-35) and Tolle when he says"[w]ords, no matter whether they are vocalized and made into sounds or remain unspoken as thoughts, can cost an almost hypnotic spell upon you''(25). Response should be 150 to 250 words.
2) TOLLE THINKING= Describe thinking versus awareness as explained by Tolle. Response should be 150 to 250 words.
Jana Shepard ©2021
While Eckhart Tolle approaches the concepts from a different perspective than Annie Dillard, I
do think his insights mesh quite well with the main concepts presented by Dillard, especially her
discussion on the "noise of useless internal babble that keeps [her] from seeing” (34 – 35).
To begin, Tolle gives us an insight into words. He says "[w]ords, no matter whether they are
vocalized and made into sounds or remain unspoken as thoughts, can cast an almost hypnotic
spell upon you. You easily lose yourself in them, become hypnotized into implicitly believing
that when you have attached a word to something, you know what it is. The fact is: you don't
know what it is. You have only covered up the mystery with a label" (25).
Tolle says "[w]hen you don't cover up the world with words and labels, a sense of the
miraculous returns to your life that was lost a long time ago when humanity, instead of using
thought, became possessed by thought" (26).
You might find it a bit odd that an English instructor, one who works with words and stresses
precision with the words we use, would have you read about words and the potential drawbacks
of words. I will be the first to admit that words are not the ultimate answer. Yes, we need to
strive for precision and clarity in the words we use, but we also need to be aware that words are
not the be-all and end-all. Poets and poetry seem to come the closest to using words to define
and explain the world around us. But even with poetry, most poets will tell you of the struggle
they have to find the exact words needed to convey what they truly mean. The point is this:
words are not bad or something to be avoided; they are a very useful tool in our society and
everyday lives. But they are a tool to be used to serve us and not a means to define in entirety
who we are and the world around us.
Tolle describes the process children go through when they learn the "I-thought" and the
thoughts of "me and mine to designate things that are somehow part of 'I'" (29). Our identity
becomes attached to things including our thoughts. Tolle says "[m]ost people are still
completely identified with the incessant stream of mind, of compulsive thinking , most of it
repetitive and pointless. There is no 'I' apart from their thought processes and the emotions that
go with them" (30).
Tolle draws a distinction between thinking and awareness. He says "that thinking without
awareness is the main dilemma of human existence" (32). He then describes his own shift, brief
as it was, from thinking to awareness. Once again, thinking in and of itself is not a bad thing. It
is when we mistake thinking with being aware that we miss the greater experiences life has to
offer. For some, excessive thinking and identification with their thoughts leads to a never ending
spiral of ego wanting.
Tolle Lecture 1
Jana Shepard ©2021
The advertising industry, according to Tolle, "know[s] very well that in order to sell things
that people don't really need, they must convince them that those things will add something to
how they see themselves or are seen by others; in other words, add something to their sense of
self" (35). But "[t]he ego satisfaction is short-lived and so you keep looking for more, keep
buying, keep consuming" (36).
Finally, Tolle states that simply having stuff is not enough for the ego and that the "wanting"
and a continual wanting for something more is of more importance to the ego.
Tolle, Eckhart. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose. Penguin Group, 2006.
Tolle Lecture 2
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