Awakening through illness. In this episode, Eckhart talks with a live audience

filled with either patients or healthcare professionals about the new

consciousness emerging in medicine. Eckhart explains why there's been a lack of

compassion, time and care patients. He offers solutions on how doctors can be

more fully present with their patients and get to know them on an

individual basis. Eckhart also explains how illness can become an awakening,

pushing us out of our ego and into a connection with our deeper self.

So, just be here in thoughtless awareness and if thoughts come, just don't follow

them, let them release them, let them go. If you have a question that you'd

like to ask, I believe you come up to the microphone and ask your question.

Hopefully an interesting question. So, shall we start? Hello Eckhart. A year ago,

at this time, it was discovered that I had stage three colon cancer and they discovered

that cancer was throughout my body. I went through extreme chemotherapy

treatments for over six months and during that time I became bedridden and I was

in extreme physical pain. It was the best time of my life spiritually. During that

entire time, I was in a spiritually treat within myself. It was profound.

My question to you is, now that I'm healthy and going back into the busy

life that I had before, what advice you would give to me or someone else,

and how to maintain that beautiful inner-spiratory treat and oneness while entering

back into the world? Well, thank you. That is an amazing example of the

potential transformational value, awakening value that a serious illness can have

if you allow it to work in that way. It's just amazing. And in your case,

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