Essential Teachings Special: The Creative Impulse and The Ego

About this episode

Eckhart Tolle discusses the distinction between true creative impulses and the ego, sharing personal experiences related to his writing journey.

Originally aired August 25, 2022. In this podcast Eckhart answers questions on several topics including how to differentiate between a true creative impulse and the ego. Eckhart refers to his own experience of writing The Power of Now. While living in England, he says he felt called to move to Canada. He says he had to discern if the impulse was coming from a deeper place or just a passing whim. He also cautions against listening to the mind and its toxic narrative. After waiting several months, Eckhart realized the feeling was not fleeting but solid intuition. He eventually made the move, and his writing began to flow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Oprah

Guest: Eckhart Tolle

Topics covered

• creative impulse
• ego
• intuition
• writing
• self-discovery

Keywords

• creative impulse
• ego
• intuition
• writing
• self-discovery
• Eckhart Tolle
• Oprah

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Power of Now

Places: Canada, England

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