The most fundamental thing in human life.

In this podcast, Eckhart talks to a live audience in Arizona.

He emphasizes the importance of stillness and says through stillness,

we will reach the next step in human development,

the evolution of our consciousness.

He explains that for thousands of years,

we've been trapped in complete identification with the ego.

A thought-cluttered entity called Me,

we feel anxious and ill at ease in the world

because we're cut off from our deeper spiritual roots.

We may seek escape at alcohol,

in drugs, food, sex and other addictions,

but Eckhart says we cannot continue along this path.

Eckhart believes humanity has reached a crisis point.

Not only are millions of people on the planet

suffering the delusion of self-centeredness,

the dysfunction of the ego is further amplified

on a mass scale through technology.

Eckhart says we must evolve beyond our current state

of awareness through stillness.

He says transcending self-centered thought

is the most fundamental thing in human life.

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