The Divine in Everyone
While many fans of Tolle’s say he has changed their lives, some Christians say his teachings are not compatible with the Bible. They accuse Tolle of promoting “The Doctrine of Demons.”
Dan Harris: Do you believe that Jesus is the son of God?
Eckhart Tolle: I believe that Jesus realized his oneness with God and he showed, what he attemped to do was show the way to all of us, how to realize our own onenes with God also, so he’s a precursor.
DH: But that’s different, I mean Christians, the whole point of Christianity is the divinity of Jesus Christ.
ET: Yes, but I believe that what Jesus Christ was really teaching was the divinity in everyone.
DH: But do you believe that Christianity is just as valid as say Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism?
ET: Yes, all religions at their core, they have a basic truth.
DH: But, many Christians (religionists) would vehemently disagree with that. They would say our religion is the one true religion.
ET: And that is called the ego, it says we are right and you are wrong. Religion for many people has turned into a form of ego, but for others it hasn’t, and for some people religion actually still works.
From the ABC News Sunday Profile Feb. 15, 2009.
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