Oprah and her New Earth

I'm actually scared. Orwell was wrong. It's not big govenment. It's big Oprah. She sees all, gives all, directs all. If Obama wins she has the white house. whats next? UN Secretary General...then she could have the world. I would run but there's no where to go. L Ron Hubbard had nothing on Oprah. I am just going to cower in the corner, and hope Oprah gives me a car so I can drive to Utah and hide in a canyon and await the envitable conflict between the Prophet, Seer and Revelator of the LDS faith, and the REAL Prophet, Seer and Revelator. Ohhhhhhhhh, it'll be a doozy. Dr. Phil will moderate.

The power of Oprah is one of the latest weapons in the arsenal of Satan. Satan is using this to bring Kabbalah to the masses. He will mislead many toward being Noahides and/or Kabbalists. This is part of Satan's final movement to lead the masses away from Jesus Christ the Lord.

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Oh come on, Brad L. Burge:

Satan is your buddy,
Satan is your pal.

If Oprah sells it, America buys.

The Secret, now The New Earth and, yeah, Barack Obama.

Oprah is a sucker for Cinderella stories. I wish I could write one.

There is a void that Oprah fills- obviously- that the standard place and people have not touched- nature abhors a void- and so does Oprah.
very scarey/

There is a void that Oprah fills- obviously- that the standard place and people have not touched- nature abhors a void- and so does Oprah.
very scarey/

All of these ideas and outlooks are nothing new. You have to go back 400 years before Christ to find that Buddha already taught "The Four Noble Truths: that suffering is an inherent part of existence; that the origin of suffering is ignorance and the main symptoms of that ignorance are attachment and craving; that attachment and craving can be ceased; and that following the Noble Eightfold Path will lead to the cessation of attachment and craving and therefore suffering."

"The Noble Eightfold Path: right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration."

Please take Oprah off the air and deflate her self-inflated ego.She has done some good in her life but come on. Anyone with any sort of a brain could not believe all of her b. s. Let's get a rational program going where everyone can reason out for themselves what their life will be. All this talk about angels, etc. make me sick

Am I one of the few Americans that finds Oprah extremely annoying. One minute she's pushing hyper consumption and the next frugality. Frankly, I think she's a great bellweather for this country - a country with little self awareness, a big dose of crassness and a huge ego.

Brad L. Burge:

Please say more about Satan and Kabbalah. Are you familiar with the Kabbalah Center? The one with Madonna in it?

Funny! You may be feeling grumpy but you made me laugh. This idea that we can enhance our reality via positive thinking is definitely not new (see Louise Haye of 80's fame). I see it as more of a luxury of the 5 or 10 percent of the global population, those who have been shielded by wealth, basically (think: most middle class Americans) from the worst stuff that "reality" can throw at you -- like starvation, malnutrition, war, anarchy, abuse, physical and mental deformity and/or impairment, to name a few things. Even within that select group (the 5-10 percent), there are plenty of pitfalls like mental illness and depression, drug abuse, domestic violence, random gun violence and other nasties. To imply that merely thinking positive thoughts can change your reality is superficial and self-obsessed. This is what Louise Haye counseled for people w AIDS and cancer. She got rich, but most of the people w terminal conditions who bought her books & tapes couldn't stave off the inevitable by simply thinking positive. And to imply that an abused child or someone being tortured should simply put positive energy out there to change their situation is just kooky. Let's all have a reality check and admit that this stuff is really for the pampered few (relatively speaking) who have the time and yes, the luxury to wallow in self-absorption.

I think humanity needs a lot of things and I happen to believe that the change needs to be spiritual. But it takes more than reading a book, or listening to Oprah talk about a book. It takes work, discipline, patience, humility, and time. It takes working with other and working for others. And it takes a radical re-ordering of priorities, putting character building and spiritual growth ahead of material success and ego gratification. Is that what Oprah's up to now? I guess we'll see.

I respect her as a human being and that's all. I don't agree with everything she's done and talked about in the name of helping others. We have different view about life, love, success, and what have you...that's what makes us human. We are different, and that's o.k. Sometimes I feel sorry for those who seek her advice as to how to live their lives, how to find love again, and how to what have you...She doesn't have the anwer for you, period. I can assure you that. She doesn't even have one for herself, how can she have the answer for those she doesn't know. We like to have/wish to find out the law (answer) for LIFE, but honestly, from my experiences in life, there is no Law in LIFE. If there was, it wouldn't be a life. There is beauty, truth, sadness, joy, feelings, and all those little things in life. But they are not absolute. Life is meant to be lived, explored, appreciated, and loved by the indvidual, not meant to be governed as if by LAW. Live your life the way you see it, with your own heart, own view, own mind, your own sincerity, your own truth. No one can tell you how to live except your self. After all it's your own life.
Peace and Love, everyone

These nitwit revisions of N. V. Peale and the new narcissism have made the middle class world something like a slumber party where everything is just so positive, and of course the concomitant stupidity that everything that happens, e.g., children getting blown up by American bombs or Jews destroyed in the Holocaust are all caused by the self which wills these misfortunes. There have been some decent ideas out of the new age fandango, but it is mostly self-absorbed and unable to face the difficult tasks of dealing with world suffering, hunger, poverty and the recurring fact of a world in thrall to the mandates of violence. Dumb, security-driven spirtual simplicities will come and go, but the deeper aspects of human life will still find source material.

As I read the comments of others on this page I see we have a lot of skeptics. Oprah is not a god. But she is doing much more good than most of what I see and hear on TV and radio.
I for one am looking forward to this book study. It is time for renewal. The Left Behind series and its authors have driven fear into many people. Let's look for something positive with Tolle.
And if we want to take someone off the air, let's start with all these televangelists who are misleading the people.

Magical thinking doesn't make anything happen. Consider our disastrous campaign for "democracy" in the Middle East. Did positive thinking("Bring em on", "Mission Accomplished") help?

Or consider the unfortunate children, and adults, with bad diseases. There are no studies showing that positive thoughts materially change outcomes. Are the victims to blame at all or entirely for their outcome?

We don't need "new reality" we need to understand and ultimately accept life, fate or whatever you want to call it.

It amazes me what passes for civil discourse about faith in this country. In this case I'm speaking about the comments, not Oprah.

Interesting article and an interesting event that is being held by Oprah. Looking at this though my Christian eyes, I would argue that Oprah is in need of a relationship with Christ. Yes, she has done some wonderful things and yet, her struggles (or movement from one fad to another...that the author of the article suggests) appear to be looking for purpose in her life. Well, she can look and look but without God in her life, she will not complete her journey. I think we should all pray for this to occur. Who better to get millions of individuals to be thinking about God then Oprah. Now, getting them thinking is only a start but it couldn't hurt.

Clair, looks like you have not read the book. I am not a big Oprah fan for some of the reasons stated. I sometimes say her 15 minutes must be up soon -- as I keep waiting. I am a big fan of Tolle, however. This weekend, I read some of the 300+ reviews of A New Earth on Amazon.com. It is the number 1 seller and 250 reviewers gave it 5 stars. The negative reviews fell into one of two categories of attempting to debunk the book: intellectual or religious. The intellectuals simply dismiss the idea that their egos are the source of their suffering (a truth revealed in most spiritual teachings). The religious types are terrified and have need to be right (and others to be wrong). Don't be afraid, folks! Ask yourself, what is it inside me that is afraid? If you can't answer that question, you will find the answer in Tolle's book. Guaranteed.

Oprah may be doing a lot of good, but what are her motives? Good for the sake of doing good (and therefore anonymously) or doing good for the sake of being able to scream "Hey, look at all the good I'm doing!!!" She appears to me to be a deeply insecure person. I'm not sure this is the kind of person Middle America should be looking up to.

I haven't read The Secret but I did read Tolle's book, and I can tell you it's not about simple-minded positive thinking or an easy answer. I find Tolle's message to be very close to that of Buddhism and expressed in remarkably clear language.

As for Oprah, I am amazed at how her courage and steadfast sense of purpose have enabled her to become powerful in a world where "grumbling" and cynicism are far more easily accepted and respected than daring to display one's humanity or speak from the heart. My feeling is, how wonderful that a person with that much power is using it in this way.

Being skeptical is very useful but denigrating an idea before you actually understand it only creates a disservice to yourself. I wonder how many commentors have actually read and understand what these consciousness-raising ideas are? And, if you do actually understand it, it still may not be for you but it will almost certainly have a lot of meaning to another person. Why attack an idea that actually works for someone and their life?

I commend the author for at least taking on the challenge of creating something positive. I would like to add that no one book or idea will help you create a positive purpose for your life or really reveal the true self that lies beneath layers of culture and socialization. Becoming a more authentic or self-aware person might just take a lifetime.

I bought Opra's book last year, read it, and dutifully concentrated positive thoughts on a brand new Porshe. Well, 9 months later, I am the proud owner of not one Porshe, but two. And when I read the book, I was working as a cashier at Walmart! So yes, I'd say that there books definately do work. So buy one, today.

Oprah is the most parasitic snake-oil opportunist to ever befoul the airwaves. She has made almost countless fortunes from the suffering, confusion and stupidity of her viewers and guests. There isn't a trend or cultural movement that Oprah hasn't been able to find a way to exploit.

Oprah is not a god. But, what are her motives for doing good? Doing good for the sake of doing good (and therefore anonymously) or doing good for the sake of being able to shout out "Hey! Look at all the good I'm doing!!!" Oprah strikes me as a deeply insecure individual. This is not the kind of person I want as a role model for my children.

Oprah is an overachieving workaholic. Until she can change that, it's not worth listening to her advice.

I'm just confused as to how Oprah is supposedly profiting off of this? Her company is paying to host 10 weekly sessions with Eckhart Tolle, but not charging participants a dime. There are no ad revenues from her site (although she does certainly cross-promote the various projects she is involved with). She does not own a piece of Tolle's book as far as I know.

I've been reading the book myself and find that it would work very well regardless of a reader's religious beliefs. It affirms the truth of the message of Jesus, of Buddha, of other great religious leaders, and encourages you to contemplate not only their messages, but also the truth you encounter when you are able to step back from ego. Isn't that the point of prayer?

Personally, I occasionally find Oprah a little self-important and out of touch, but I also like and respect her. I think Oprah sees that there is a lot of pain, suffering, and confusion in the world and rather than being simply resigned to it (or profiting off of it by exploiting it the way her talk show and others would have 20 years ago), Oprah wants to try to make a positive difference. I don't know how successful in that she will be. But I admire her for trying.

I think that no one here knows what they're talking about. Why don't you read the entire book, and then make comments based on something other then ignorance.

Jaxon:

I agree, Oprah is fine. Certain types of people like to get their panties in a wad about her, but really, she's OK, and she's doing good in the world--probably more good than any commenter on this board who is criticizing her will ever do.

As for the Eckhart Tolle book, why not just go to the original source: Buddha. Peter (above) is right. The four noble truths and the eight-fold path of Buddhism address the issues of the mental judgment we continually have against other people, the dissatisfaction and boredom we have with our lives, and our ego-based view of the world.

But if Buddhism seems to exotic and weird for some people, then getting basically the same info from Tolle's book can also be helpful, and maybe lead more people to Buddhist wisdom.

I think Viktor Frankl (Man's Search for Meaning) probably makes a better case for the power of one's mind in determining whether we as individuals are happy or not. What we choose to think about and how we chose to experience the world are largely up to us and our mind set. The mind is a very powerful force in our lives.

I have not read Tolle's A New Earth, but have read the Power of Now which is quite good. All too often, as Tolle points out, we spend our time reliving the past and wishing we'd done things differently or worrying about the future and what may or not come to pass. In doing so, we forget to find joy in our day-to-day exsistence...or at least I do.

My concern with Oprah bringing this to the world is that much of what people need to understand cannot be taught to a mass audience. I fear there are people who will become quite discouraged when life doesn't provide them with the exact answers they think they want.

I am looking forward the the series.

I have watched Oprah for years and believe that she is doing more good then most people with her level of resources.

I have however been less then enthused since the Barack appearances. Although I believe she is sincere in her support of him she needs to beware of her own influence. Many people will follow her blindly and this concerns me irregardless of who she is supporting.
Of course any influence in politics outside of the 2 parties might be refreshing?.......

CrabbyGolightly.com says 'Oprah Big Pat-On-Her-Back'
AS WE ALL KNOW, THE FUTURE FIRST LADY OF THE LINCOLN BEDROOM has a long reach, so long that she can reach around and pat herself on the back. She does it so often that her arms must be tired, what with the back-patting and carrying the world on her broad shoulders. So when the news broke that the once-and-future big 'O' would produce a show on altruism, didn't we all know that it would really depict Oprah's personal philosophy, solipsism? And now she's leading a class on losing ego, which is so ironic as to be surreal. Crabbygolightly.com. Taking a dim view of celebrity, media and power.

Oprah has found a way to market and sell something to America that plenty of people have done for years. She is selling OPRAH. If you happen to be one of the suckers who buys into "all things Oprah" so be it. She has done many good things and since I'm not God I can't see into her heart to what her true motivation is and frankly, it's not my concern.

She is cleary a person who is constantly in search of something better, as many people are who have not found contentment in this life.

God bless her and I hope she finds the Secret for her own life real soon!

CrabbyGolightly headline: Oprah's Big Pat-On-Her-Back
AS WE ALL KNOW, THE FUTURE FIRST LADY OF THE LINCOLN BEDROOM has a long reach, so long that she can reach around and pat herself on the back. She does it so often that her arms must be tired, what with the back-patting and carrying the world on her broad shoulders. So when the news broke that the once-and-future big 'O' would produce a show on altruism, didn't we all know that it would really depict Oprah's personal philosophy, solipsism?

Read more at http://www.Crabbygolightly.com. Taking a dim view of celebrity, media and power.

Just a thought----rather than worrying about what we think of Oprah, maybe we ought to be thinking about more important things like what direction our own life is taking---what will happen to our own soul after we die....do we know GOD, or more importantly, does He know us??? These are the questions that need to be asked and answered honestly.

So help me if Oprah does't remind me of Father Devine of the earlier days of Television who promised his fellowers 'Devine' intervention if they would simply send him money. The only differnce is Oprah promises another type of devinity, a more modern secular one referred now as "Self Help". And Oprah sends you a DVD AND a book for your contribution while Father Devine only sent you a book......

Just a thought----rather than worrying about what we think of Oprah, maybe we ought to be thinking about more important things like what direction our own life is taking---what will happen to our own soul after we die....do we know GOD (and Jesus), or more importantly, does He know us??? These are the questions that need to be asked and answered honestly.

To quote Marx: Religion is the opiate of the masses.

Marx ain't seen nothin' yet!

I don't understand the Oprah-hatred. And no, not all people who like her are sitting at home watching soaps and eating bon-bons. Some of us work full-time and care for children - don't deny that it's largely women who like her, but there's a good reason for that: they are her intended audience.

I see a person who has decided to make a reality show of her inner and outer life. Yes, it's profitable. But I truly do not believe that is her primary motivation. She seeks out interesting people and ideas. She gives them a forum. Some are not so great, some are fantastic. And she has gotten people reading - never a bad thing.

And as one other poster mentioned, there are plenty of charlatans on television selling the Gospel of Christ while asking to you "send money now"...and not so they can give it to the poor as the source of that Gospel would have preferred. And yes indeed, what of the highly profitable and widely-read "Left Behind" series? Turns that same gospel into a horror/sci-fi absurdity that does not exactly lead to peace, compassion, and generousity...or rationality. I'm much more frightened by large numbers of people who think it's time to bring on The Rapture, and are quite certain of their role therein, than by Oprah's minions.

Perhaps you ought to have read the book and your commentary could have been on something worthwhile as opposed to Oprah or the fact that she recommended it! If you want to bash Oprah, why why pretext?

To quote Doonesbury, I see a lot of posters are not "checking their egoes at the door." Just because Oprah and Tolle are trying to present another way to connect with the Divine does not mean either of them are wrong.

If you do not agree, do not buy the book or watch Oprah or take the online web seminar.

To bash them both only proves Tolle's point in his books - it is the ego we need to quiet to get to the esseence of life.

I believe that Oprah truly believes the message that she preaches. I don't believe that she is trying to make a buck as she already has plenty.

But her true belief doesn't give any more validity to her latest cause than if she were a lying sack of BS. Charles Manson believed. Jim Jones believed. Adolph Hitler believed. Numerous radical Islamic fundamentalists believe. So what?

This particular trip that Oprah is taking may be her downfall and I predict that the press will turn on her soon. What is surprising is that it was on her show that the world first saw what a nut that Tom Cruise actually is. You would think that she would have learned something from Tom's downfall as a result of his very public infatuation with Scientology.

Jaxon, I couldn't agree with you more. Yikes. I'm new to reading comments and I must confess that doing so often leaves me frightened that there seem to be so many crazies out there. I enjoy the thoughtful comments, but the insane ones really scare me. Any advice?(P.S. Your "inagada..." comment just cracked me up!)
To Claire: I also agree with your feelings about Oprah.I do think she does wonderful things and for the right reasons, but it seems she is now falling victim to what seems to happen to so many famous and succesful people -- they begin to believe the "hype" about themselves,they surround themselves with "true-believers" and seem to become unable to deal with even constructive criticism. And most perplexing to me is how schizophrenic the topics of her show often are-- from the "Debt Diet" shows to all the Designer items that she feels compelled to "share" with us. Her shows on medical topics and ordinary people doing extraordinary things are the best, very informative and often very uplifting.

I was raised a Christian, and the comments on this blog represent the reason why I no longer call myself one.

Such hostility! Such judgment and intolerance! Such an incredible perversion of the loving, giving, tolerant teachings of Jesus Christ! You zealots out there have perverted the faith to impose your will on others.

Sure, Oprah has her failings. Apparently y'all don't...? I'm not a big fan of Oprah, but I respect that she's encouraging people to examine their own thinking and be aware of their place in the world. My goodness, the woman encourages people to read, a mission in itself. What are you doing to help others?

I just consider the whole Oprah phenomenon to be nothing more than hero worship. Either you find her heroic or you don't.

(I'd use "cult of personality", but that implies some form of leadership, and I am not willing to go that far.)

I, personally, don't find her heroic. That she created a multimedia empire - I can admire the work ethic, guts and brains (and not just a little bit of luck) that it takes to pull that off.

But I don't buy into her "I'm just like you" persona. She may have been at one time, but she's not now. I don't trust anyone that positions themselves as some sort of ubiquitous lifestyle guru.

Sure, she likes some nice things or gets excited over new ideas...but perhaps she's forgotten that not everyone can afford to make those changes on a whim.

There is a very simple solution here. Don't like it? TURN OFF THE TV. Feel like folks trying to remove the negativity from their lives and trying to rise above is a waste of time or a lot of B.S.? Don't participate, don't buy the book and leave the rest of us alone to pursue our own paths.

So, now I understand why I have no interest in Oprah or anything she says or does. I take it upon myself for improvement. All it takes is a bit of curiousity about the world, some reflection from time to time, a few self imposed goals, and a healthy dose of scepticism regarding people who have a "one size fits all" idea for life improvement.

I am sure that Oprah understands this also, but would never admit it since her money/power pipeline would dry up overnight.

Is the author of the book a Jewish person?

whatever

This is a recycled idea: Get over yourself and live!!!

This is all crap.

Read the Bible. It has everything anyone needs.

One of the posts remarked that Oprah seems to be searching for meaning, which is admirable. For people whose faith or spirituality is centered on getting rid of ego, the book she is promoting will not involve a new concept. Getting rid of ego is a good thing that would involve a real commitment and would evolve slowly over time, with constant attention. I might be the only person who has never watched the Oprah program, but I think she is trying to do something positive.

Matthew 7:15
Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

I think that the folks (Hater's) writing about Oprah in a negative way, don't have a clue as to "How good and people who wish to help other" works in this world.....
Maybe if they take a monment and stop hating they could see someone who's trying to do good in the world. Wether it is oprah, Dr. Phil, Obama,......What has Bush done for you lately.....I can't stand folks that birate others who try to make a difference in this rotten world....

Eckhart Tolle is a breath of fresh air in the stifling houses of religion, with their guilt-ridden dogma with which to control people and keep them in infantile subservience. I don't agree with all of what Tolle writes, but he is on the right track as opposed to 99.5% of all current religious leaders. It is time to grow up.

I am not an Oprah fan, however, she has gotten people reading. I have watched her program a few times because I was interested in the topic being discussed. Of the few programs I have seen, Oprah appears to be fragile emotionally. I believe she uses her program as a way of dealing with her own insecurities and questions about life. This is fine as long as she doesn't exploit others in the process. Her self-help topics, including the latest "Earth" are all pretty basic. Most spiritual people have already recognized and worked through most of these concepts. If it helps someone, including Oprah, and hurts no one go for it!

TO: you call yourself a Christian -

Be careful here, while I agree with you as far as some people being aweful harsh, People have to make a choice. They either believe Jesus Christ is who he said he was or he was a liar. No in between. I have lived around the Globe over the past 20 years and if you do not believe that Satan is using different people and causes to keep people sidetracked then you are living in the bubble many people do here in the US. Yes, we should love people but Jesus Christ is an absolute and we should be holding Oprah accountable and ask her directly where she places Christ.

I do love all people and 100% believe that much of what oprah has been doing is good for people but she appears lost herself. Her leading people is tough when she has no true foundation herself. I rememeber studying many things before coming to Christ including budism, zen etc.. and I thought believing in Christ was just another religion but I finally surrendered to Christ and now know it is not a religion but an eternal choice that each of us must choose one way or the other.

I have not given up on Oprah! Do I watch her? not much but having been in professional sports for many years, I can relate to the limelight. You get alot of people around you who just agree with anything you say and unfortunatly Oprah does not have alot of people with genuine faith around her.

Its tough being a celebrity and is not what is seems but what in the world ever is?

Like an earlier person said, we should pray for her!

TO: you call yourself a Christian -

Be careful here, while I agree with you as far as some people being aweful harsh, People have to make a choice. They either believe Jesus Christ is who he said he was or he was a liar. No in between. I have lived around the Globe over the past 20 years and if you do not believe that Satan is using different people and causes to keep people sidetracked then you are living in the bubble many people do here in the US. Yes, we should love people but Jesus Christ is an absolute and we should be holding Oprah accountable and ask her directly where she places Christ.

I do love all people and 100% believe that much of what oprah has been doing is good for people but she appears lost herself. Her leading people is tough when she has no true foundation herself. I rememeber studying many things before coming to Christ including budism, zen etc.. and I thought believing in Christ was just another religion but I finally surrendered to Christ and now know it is not a religion but an eternal choice that each of us must choose one way or the other.

I have not given up on Oprah! Do I watch her? not much but having been in professional sports for many years, I can relate to the limelight. You get alot of people around you who just agree with anything you say and unfortunatly Oprah does not have alot of people with genuine faith around her.

Its tough being a celebrity and is not what is seems but what in the world ever is?

Like an earlier person said, we should pray for her!

Let's please remember that "cult of personality" was originally and famously used to describe Stalin. Whatever Oprah or Barak Obama may be, they don't compare to Hitler or Stalin. To say so is disgusting - it downplays the real horror and evil Hitler and Stalin represented. Along those lines, one might enquire of those who find Oprah scary - how do you feel about recent U.S. government actions? Is Oprah truly more scary than declaring the Geneva Conventions optional?

As for searching for ageless wisdom and all that all by your lonesome, it's just fine if you don't want Madame Oprah's help. I personally find that her magazines tend to bring together some useful ideas, suggest some books I might like, and they're fun to look at, and I'll pay a few bucks for that. It's no big deal.

It's also interesting that some folks find it perfectly OK to loudly declare your Christianity so that you can...oh, I don't know, become President, maybe? But dare to speak of spiritual topics that aren't properly labeled Christian wisdom (but might actually reinforce it), and make money while doing so, and you're a "snake-oil saleswoman."

I like Oprah. I have enjoyed and been enlightened by Tolle's book and I have read widely on the subject.
My husband and adult children also make jokes aout "Oprah-love", though they have all at one time or another watched her show and learned something. As a 64 yr old former high school teacher, I have seen alot in my life. I don't worship Oprah but I admire her. One of the things I noticed about high school kids is that they have to make fun of anything that is sweet, good or inspiring. Its like their "job" to do that. They are adolescents. Its o.k. SNL does that also. Sometimes they are truly funny and on to somebody...and sometimes they are just adolescent! There is not much in our world to look up to or admire anymore. Is part of that dilemma our making fun of anything or anybody who trys to make the world a little better? Must we all be so terminally cool? Please comment.

Oprah who?

Buddhism for Dummies? I prefer the Dalai Lama's version, "The Art of Happiness".

Here is something plain and simple,
Who has the wisdom to comprehend this
Simply THINK FOR YOURSELF!!!
dont listen to what other people say.
you have a mind.
That is the problem today people will listen to anyone, they wont form their own opinions
or ideas. We are not sheeple we are people
Oprah is another new ager, new age is not new its ancient.

Jesus Christ says in Matthew 6 that when believers give individual charity, they should give such charity secretly (repeat after me, S-E-C-R-E-T-L-Y): “Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.”

When you bring cameras, lights, assistants, minions, marketing, etc when giving to charity then it is anything but charity (more like a marketing ploy as ratings = $$$$). Of course I don't expect any of you to understand as you are part of a silly cult and quite brainwashed. Then go ahead, the Oprah needs your money and needs it right away or else the Oprah will get angry.

To the "think-for-yourselfers," this is getting tiresome. One can only intelligently think for oneself by being curious. Yes, we should not buy into everything Eckhart Tolle says, or even buy the book, because Oprah says we should. And I do think that with "The Secret" phenomenon, perhaps a bit too much of that occurred. But the point is, being quite happy with what Oprah is up to, and thinking for oneself, are not mutually exclusive!

One can indeed fill one's head too full with others' ideas and O.D. on self-help books. But as some have pointed out, "new age" wisdom is not actually new at all, the Enchiridion by Epictetus being my favorite example. It's worth reading. Maybe all this stuff is our form of "the examined life." (And yes, that is a luxury item afforded only to those who aren't trying to get enough to eat.) Some of it is of dubious value - but not all of it. Choose your own books and your own path...I honestly don't think Oprah herself would want you to do anything else.

I'm waiting for Oprah to discover the wisdom of Alfred E. Neuman.

Jill, you are a calm voice of intelligence on this board. Thanks.

commonsense15:

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself" -FDR.

When Barak moves into the white house this will be an official Obamanation.

Music Maestro -dirge-
In these troubled times that try man's soul
When all but the wealthiest go on the dole
And every minister and Ayatollah now alive
Anxiously look forward to the federal tithe

Not to worry my friend, never fret or fear
For Barak with his plan will soon be here
If you don't know the words just keep humming
It's gotta be as good as the second coming

Housing's collapsed and the market's in a rut
The world can be ruled with steel from Krupt
There's just one smart thing left for to say
Fall on your knees, alls left is to pray

On balance, mark me down with the Oprah supporters.

1) Ego-centric: is this a bad thing? If public happiness is the sum of individual's happiness...is there a problem here?

2) Obama: The guy is talking about unifying people. He is suggesting a deep investment in human capital (upgrade of knowledge for better future jobs); war focused only on people who attacked us; mandated health care for kids.

Yes, idelogues will say he is socialist. If it works, I don't care if it's communist. I think America is due for an education upgrade, and the private sector won't do it alone. A limite use of war. Health care for kids? Ok by me.

3) The Secret: um Oprah, if everybody want to be a millionaire -- they can't. The GDP is only so big. It can't grow but so fast. So...there's definitely snake oil in the secret... but if they'd keep it non finncial, and just as a life theory...hey...being positive does seem to reap positive...we've all seem a few old folks with great spirit and they are a joy to watch and chat up

4) This new book. Sounds good. If the Opster can get a bit of Buddhism to middle America, very very hard to see how that's a bad thing.

It would actually be a fair miracle. Beats little pink houses materialism and trinketry as a life experience.

5) As we white boys like to say...you go girl!

To all Oprah bashers: Can you claim that you have done more for humanity than Oprah? If not than you should stop hating and get off your ass and do something positive. Then maybe we won't think you are so pathetic

Thanks, B-Man! The comments on this board sure say a lot - it's not a topic you'd expect to generate so much vitriol. Now please pardon the following non-calm bit of venting...

Every board gets its obligatory complement of "Christ is the only answer" people. Christ is the best answer I've found, as it happens, but you folks don't want others looking elsewhere, and you all sound the same. Glad you've got it all sewn up. Do be sure not to pollute yourself with any other books or ideas. Never mind that wisdom is wisdom, and you can actually expose yourself to other voices of it from all over the world and, lo and behold, find your love and understanding of Christ expanded!

But if you did that, you might have to realize the terrible truth that you *choose* to believe what you do. Believers of other faiths are just as sure as you are that they have The Answer, you know. And they can be nice righteous people like you...or they can kill non-believers because they're so darned sure. Instead of your self-righteous certainty, try letting others have their uncertainty. You can even try living with uncertainty yourself, but choosing to believe in Christ anyway - it's called FAITH.

In paragraph 5 of the original essay:
"Last year, me and millions of Americans were held in rapture as Oprah proselytized....."
ME and millions?? Come on, Ms Hoffman. Two master's degrees and you still don't know the difference between an objective pronoun and a subjective pronoun?

I am afraid of all of you, especially those who need to follow Oprah in order to live and have fruitful lives.

The person who received the two Porsches, like to get some of that Kool-Aid. I have never been an Oprah fan, as someone else stated, there are those of us who are spiritually connected, and feel no need for the Oprah pill.

I for one think as others have stated she has insecurities, but give her kudos for getting people to read, doing good for everyone else.

I found it odd that so many folk jumped towards Obama after they drank the Oprah kool-aid instead thinking for themselves.

I didn't read the secret, but I've lived the secret all of my life. Went through some of the hardest times in my life over the past few years when the secret did not work, but I'm okay.

This new endeavor that Oprah is preaching sounds like another flavor of Kool-Aid, so I will not read it, but will keep on doing what I am doing, and as someone else said, the Bhudda enlightens.

There are so many ways to enlighten oneself, for those who need Oprah, peace be to them.

Many Christians do not read the Bible close enough it seems. And yet, they are strangely caught up in a form of Bible idolatry. Did not Jesus scold exactly this type of religious spirit with his words, "You search the scriptures thinking that in them you will find life..." Indeed, there is no life in them which may explain why holding onto the dead letter not only is death...but manifests in wanting this apocolyptic death for billions. In the final analysis, is not the real test of a man (or woman) born of the Spirit - with the fresh scent of life, "akin to the wind that goes where it wills". "You can hear it but from where it comes to where it goes...no one knows". Ironically, Tolle appears to get closer to the truth than those who claim to defend it.

Aurelius (first name Marcus?)...well said!

Interesting comments......

The only heart we know is our own. I have personally (with my two ears) heard Oprah proclaim that Jesus Christ is her Lord and Saviour, but noted that she only does that in a public realm.... i.e. her satellite radio show and the conferences she used to give. Now, in reality, only God knows what she truly believes so who am I?

Regarding false prophets....there is a lot more to that scripture which talks to our responsibility . Feel free to research!

Regarding materialism.... There is nothing wrong with sharing the things you like with others, whether giving them away or just showing. And mind you, I have seen things that cost $9 as well as $1999 on Oprah's show. It is our responsibility to know what we can afford and what we can't. When we make mistakes, it is great there are plenty of mechanisms to give us knowledge of how to help ourselves.

That said, the person who said. "I was raised a Christian, and the comments on this blog represent the reason why I no longer call myself one." The only person who can effect your relationship and belief in Jesus Christ is yourself. Not the comments on this board, the people who made them, your family, your neighbors, your friends nor your enemies. I call myself a Christian because I believe He is the Son of God, died on the cross for my sins and arose from the dead.

Bottom line... we are responsible and will be held accountable for what we do or don't do. As my Granddad used to say, only I have to pay the cost if I want to be the boss. Cheers and have a wonderful week!

There's nothing to be scared of with this. The Bible says that fear is not from God. The Bible also says that in the last days many will fall away from the Truth (Jesus). So, expect such false teachings to arise, and expect many to fall away. God said it would happen. He said He would cause a great delusion to come upon many. The Lord knows who His children are: those who have repented from sin and committed their lives to Jesus Christ. "He who has the Son has life. He who does not have the Son, does not have life." Grace and Mercy. Pray for your loved ones...don't fear. Only fear God.

She isn't Big Brother. We all have a choice. If you don't like Oprah, don't watch her show (or her new network, listen to her radio show, buy her book recommendations, or read her magazines) Oprah is influential because people choose to listen to her-and she earned that all by herself. So far, I think she has used her power for good.

Ms. Hoffman,

My condolences on the caliber of your commenters. Gene Weingarten and Liz Kelly have commenters with a better grasp of the English language and how to spell, and we're making fart jokes and scatalogical humor. Your audience is trying to construct arguments about fundamental philosophical principles, and most can't even figure out how to post just one time!

Barack, Oprah and Tolle walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What do you think this is, some kind of joke?"

Frankly, I have had enough of Operah and her ego. Didn't she use her show to push for Iraq war and shut up those in the audience who challenged her platform on Iraq war.

Come on people! Do you really think Oprah's the new Bab?

I am not an Oprah fan. She invades my house just like everyone else. But, she does try to make good out of things. Yes, she toots her own horn. Who of us has not done the same to get ahead or get what we want?
You all have found a parallel to your religion in what Tolle wrote, even the Atheist and Agnostic. Wasn't that his point? He isn't selling a religion. He is trying to get people to wake up and "smell the flowers".
Gnostic, Esoteric, Taoism, Babism, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jew and on the list goes... We spend countless hours of our lives beating the crap out of each other (verbal or physical) but only brief moments trying to make things better, if at all.

What if we changed that energy and spend countless hours helping one another instead? What if we stopped trying to cram our own belief down another's throat and instead helped?
Gee, what a friggin concept!
So, I say let Oprah try and help. If you don't like it, don't watch. But please, stop the bashing when someone tries to do good, even if it bears you no fruit, it just might for someone else.

Jill:
People will look elsewhere to find the truth but you can't just say Christ is good for now, well actually YOU can. You have that right but having lived in other countries where you can be killed for your faith, I can guarantee you would not see this so softly. People are dying everyday and I would never proclaim to try to shove it down peoples throat but take a stand. Having livid in Israel as well, I learned that their is no stronger testimony than Jews who proclaim Christ! Our founding fathers did and thank God they could pray together! Today, we are into whatever we think makes us feel good and tolorate everything. If you neighbor was worshiping and proclaiming Satan would you say it is OK for them? I am not trying to be negative at all but I respect people for being strong in their faith and yes it should be conveyed in a loving way but we have become a country that stands for nothing at times.

Other people may believe certain things but I have yet to meet anyone that truely knows Christ who is empty.

Lets stand up and take care of others as all Christ followers should but lets never just say whatever you believe is OK.

Respectfully!

May Ophra & Obama each forgive our sins and give an eternal life to American Spirituality and Consumerism! Amen

May Ophra & Obama each forgive our sins and give an eternal life to American Spirituality and Consumerism! Amen

I believe the world is ready to hear this message. Good on Oprah for bringing it to the masses. Very soon the human consciousness will evolve and more people will become aware of the bigger picture as to why we are and more importantly WHO we are. Unless people realize this universal truth that we are all one, we will remain divided in caste, religion and war. Humanity is on the brink of a nexus,our civilization is in its infancy, and as a whole we will either stand and walk together... or drag each other down.

No Fear:

I don't like to get personal, but enough already. It's that pompous certainty of yours that we are living in the "last days," which too many others share, that just gets so tiresome. Bully for you that you're not afraid of whatever horrific apocalypse you envision because you're in the right club, while it's just raining delusions for the rest of us. But actually, they call it "nihilism," your disdain for this world and the people in it. I mean, why bother worrying about poverty and hunger and making the world better? Why do anything at all but sit on one's self-satisfied tush and wait for The Rapture?

As for fearing God, didn't Jesus came to tell us about a "New Covenant" in which, as He said, "God is Love?" I'm not afraid of God - I'm afraid of you and your ilk, who are still living in the Old Testament and think they know better what God's plans are than He does.

I happen to love this beautiful world and believe that both heaven and hell are available right here, and we can all make more of whichever we want. Didn't Christ suggest that the Kingdom of Heaven is within us all?

And Oprah, who started all this, seems to be trying to do a bit of good and trying to help people find peace and joy - and she doesn't exclude Christian belief as a source. I'll take her brand of comfort over yours any day.

Do you really think that people are that black and white? I can say that I like Oprah, but I don't buy everything she is selling. The whole Secret thing was annoying, and frankly so is all that talk about God.

New Earth, however, is about how my thought process is working. And like Oprah, I'm not buying every little word in the book either.

I think People are complex and that none of you are so narrow minded as your statements make you out to be.

By the way, I liked Obama before he announced that he was running (I live in MN).

toast to your bubble! Jill

Spirituality as a commodity gives me the creeps. However, I have read this book -- and I do think developing a skill to be witness, be attentive to, raise our consciousness (whatever words you want to use) is very needed in this society. So I forgive the source, take advantage of the opportunity and remember, in the end, it's up to me.

"Beliefs, under any circumstances, have no value at all. The man who has a belief is a frightened man."
J. Krishnamurti, Meeting Life

Wow Jill -I really am surprised, you just went after "No Fear". You just went after someone when you profess "Love" . They stated straight from the word and yes they be be a bit dogmatic but you just proved what I teach to my students, either you take a stand or you end up stadning for nothing. Read back over your comments, you have now moved across a wave of indecisiveness that may get you liked but not listend to seriously. I believe you maybe young in your faith which is OK but do not turn and do the opposite of what you are stating. I believe "No Fear" is coming on strong but glad they are faulting on the side of taking a stand!

Food for thought!

Troy, Now that is funny!! Thanks for lightening the mood.

We should have students explain that one. Again, an example:

J. Krishnamurti lived a very sad life!

In my view, Eckhart Tolle has a very important message for the times, one definitely worth hearing. Glad Oprah is giving a broad audience the chance.

As several posts have pointed out, Tolle's message is in harmony with Buddha's, but surprisingly perhaps for many here it is also completely compatible with Christ's teachings (many will actually understand it to be a modern exposition of the eternal philosophy, but that's a long discussion in itself).

It requires a person to be a bit open minded perhaps, and some will not be receptive at all, of course.

The key if you're drawn to listen to the discussion is to just let your intuition guide you as to what feels "right" or in accord with truth as you know it.

As Tolle teaches, the human ego is the "god" that has hijacked not just essentially all organized religions, but the current bleak destiny of the entire human race.

He offers strategies for dissipating or lessening its power, letting in greater measure our inherent spiritual nature and values (our natural intuitive calm) guide us instead. It is an eternal message, relevant in every age.

It's simply a wonderful teaching. And it's subtle and takes practice (effortless effort as he says). It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I hope many will consider it.

Doug, we are a country that stands for "nothing?!" How sad that you think that! In fact, in your dramatic first paragraph, you illustrate a perfect contrast to what we do stand for.

We stand for a *secular* government based on rule of law and freedom of conscience. Our government is built to be neutral with regard to ethnicity, religious belief, and other things which cause people to kill each other a lot.

We stand for tolerance. Thus we do tolerate a great deal. People believe a lot of different things, many of them nonsensical. But that's what free people are allowed to do.

And that is why no other country seems to be eager to copy our Constitution. Too much freedom and things might "go too far," whatever that means.

If my neighbor wants to believe in Satan, I would probably not befriend him. I wouldn't allow him to attempt to convert me. But as long as he is not doing anything harmful to others in service of that belief (in which case the law would be involved), then I would have to let him be, wouldn't I?

Our Founding Fathers were believers, indeed, but they came from an intolerant nation and enshrined tolerance in our Constitution. They were all for prayer, but I'm pretty sure their primary purpose was not to get us all praying together. Read James Madison sometime.

Why blame Obama for Oprah's belief? I am NOT an Oprah fan...however I am an Obama supporter. Just because she supports him....does not mean that he has her same beliefs...

Doug, "taking a stand" is not always inherently good. And for that matter I, too, was taking a stand. You just didn't happen to like it.

Please check on "indecisiveness" vs. "uncertainty." They are two different things. I do not suffer from the former. And I do not acknowledge the human limits to my ability to know things in order to get people to like me.

"Young in my faith" - sheesh! Do I need to go to reeducation camp?

Why is everyone giving Oprah so much credit? I have been an avid reader all my life as well as many others. Oprah may have opened a forum for folks to dicuss what they have read but causing them to read?....Maybe a few...but folks read before Oprah's book club....Ok...I am through commenting.... that is what makes folks head so dang big,...we keep them in the spotlight...

I did not say that and to paraphrase ... well,

You are stating the obvious but you see things from what is called a "bubble effect". You obviously have not studied and lived around the globe to see things and I do not fault you for that but I feel strongly you would not believe what you are writing if you did. I believe we live in the greatest county in the World but I do share a different view of James madison whom I have studied. He wold have wanted all of us to pray together for sure!

Caring for your fellow man does not mean leaving them alone. I can see by your writing that you are an educated person but do not forget life is simple and while we live in a country that does practice certain freedoms, we are not the best at everything.

In reference to go to far... Talk to people in other countries. They are still laughing at the fact that we proclaim to be a country founded on Godly principles and we took prayer out of school!! Yes, we have gone too far.

Do you believe we will be the last country standing. I have spent much of the last 5 years in Asia and we have not seen anything yet. Take God out of the picture as we have done and see what is happening!!

People turn to people like Oprah because they want to try to find hapiness. Not all her fault, I believe she is honestly trying to make a difference but our founding fathers set a better example.

Hello Claire. You can thank Oprah that you got to the top of my Google search list as I was attempting to register in the Eckert’s New Earth webinar. BYW ~ for me writing this feels egotistical. That I know this; I’m I awake? Just having a bit of fun with the moment. Peace out /ss

I feel that OPRAH is one of the lucky ones with enough knowledge to forge ahead and prove to be someone who can lead the lot. In the beginning since I am a college graduate and have a very nice life but not "over the top" thought "Please you have everything and in your way think you can try to turn the world around" comes across as arogant!!!!! However, looking around at the top billionaires I suppose most of what you are doing, should turn to at least trying to set the world straight. I believe that this world has been so heading for the "hell" that bygone years called the wrong side of right and am afraid that so much has been on the side of wrong that it is hard to know the TRUTH. Please, it is a hard road to travel in these days of trying to understand the REAL rights/wrongs that I comment you to keep going to at least "think" you can make a difference. I do applaud you!!!!

I feel that OPRAH is one of the lucky ones with enough knowledge to forge ahead and prove to be someone who can lead the lot. In the beginning since I am a college graduate and have a very nice life but not "over the top" thought "Please you have everything and in your way think you can try to turn the world around" comes across as arogant!!!!! However, looking around at the top billionaires I suppose most of what you are doing, should turn to at least trying to set the world straight. I believe that this world has been so heading for the "hell" that bygone years called the wrong side of right and am afraid that so much has been on the side of wrong that it is hard to know the TRUTH. Please, it is a hard road to travel in these days of trying to understand the REAL rights/wrongs that I comment you to keep going to at least "think" you can make a difference. I do applaud you!!!!

I agree with no fear. Amen to what you said.

The "New Earth" is OLD teachings. Maybe 2500 years old. These seem to just be the teachings of the Buddha, recycled by Oprah's newest author.

If this helps to raise the awareness of everyone, that's GREAT! The name of the path is not what's important. It's being on the path that's important.

O Mani Padme Hung Hri

Doug, for the record, I have lived in other countries. I have friends from every continent and work with several of them every day.

James Madison might have liked for us all to pray together. He just didn't want to force anybody to do it, and he spoke rather strongly on that matter.

And yes, actually, caring for others sometimes does mean letting them be. If they are putting themselves or others in danger, then one must intervene where one can. But if not, caring for them is synonymous with letting them be themselves - not controlling them for what *you* perceive to be their own good.

As for taking God out of the picture, I see most of our recent troubles arising from people putting their particular God too much in the picture.

And last I checked, every student in school here may pray whenever he or she likes. But that student can't make everyone else do the same prayer in the same way.

If you want a theocracy, there are plenty to choose from.

Whatever. We have obviously come to very different conclusions from our reading and life experiences. Vive la difference, I guess.

AT LEAST OPRAH IS TRYING.
I hope she sees the same New Earth I see and the way to get there. maybe someone can get this to her:

GOD HAS SOLUTIONS TO WORLD PROBLEMS WE CREATED BY IGNORING HIS WISDOM

"... They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks, Nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more." Isaiah 2:4

By returning to a garden paradise retirement lifestyle of edible landscapes and useful pets, we will soon find SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, a garden paradise that is the solution to ECONOMIC WOES, energy crisis, global warming, pollution of air, land, water, and food, wars, famine, drought, disease, child care and education.

Retirement gardens bring freedom and independence, a healthy lifestyle, and global prosperity, a true social security. God has solutions with no sorrow added.

WE NEED AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE OF
DIRECTION. There are only greater problems ahead as SUCCESS in "poorer" nations create more pollution to air, land, water, and our foods.

ADD TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF
THEIR SUCCESSES
the natural decaying of our "advanced" infrastructures of:
tall buildings, bridges, damns, roadways, plumbing servicing cities, etc, AND we can ONLY be in continual strong bondage to taxes and servitude to our own lifestyle. THIS IS NOT GOD'S PROMISED ABUNDANT LIFE.

WE NEED A REAL CHANGE TO THE DIVINE WAY.

THERE IS NEITHER POWER NOR SUCCESS IN THE DIRECTION WE ARE GOING, AND THERE IS NO WISDOM NOR LOVE IN EXPORTING OUR WAYS TO OTHER NATIONS WHO DO NOT YET KNOW THE DOWNSIDE OF OUR "GREAT ADVANCEMENTS".

More information on how to coordinate this with war and religion issues can be seen here at divine-way.com

Marie Devine
Divine-Way

Jill:
Thanks for the comments and I welcome the views. I should have clarified, I have spent time in countries you can get killed for thinking differently but I can tell you, God is being shut out and denied in these places and the results are devastating.

Now I do agree with your corrected statement that James Madison would want us all to pray. I thought we had studied 2 different history records. :)

Sorry for all the mis-spellings and typos. I am laid up from an injury at the moment-

A great evening to all- signing off!

We have a divine way...it's called the Bible, and it says that in the last days even the very elect will be deceived...m-m-m-m... like Oprah and all of the ones she has the power over to lead in some New divine way.... God's ways haven't ever changed. He is still the same God yesterday, today and tomorrow... I wouldn't even try to change His ways... mercy on anyone who thinks we should try to....

There is a scripture that reads: Man shall not live by bread alone. I have discovered for myself
by reading the works and accompolishments of many of the great books that have stood the test of time and applying the concepts that have the feel and ring of truth contained in them, awesome inner treasures that make all exterior wealth pale
by comparision. For those who are willing to really test the waters and who are searching for
beauty and truth will surely find A New Earth well worth their time. By viewing the comments I am saddened by the critics who clearly pass judgement on such a beautiful work. Do not dismiss
this book so easily because of ignorance. Never ever ever give up on doing what ever it takes to
discover the many splendors of continusl spiritual grouth........we all are emmersed in and part of a beautiful and fertile mystery.

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For those of you who are bashing Oprah left and right...what have YOU done? Who have you helped other than yourselves? There are alot of rich people out there that do nothing...why not bash them???
I say give her a break. If she's helped one person, then it's worth it. Have any of you rushed out to lend a hand or make a difference?
Yes, she may have a lot of influence, but people should make up their own minds. What's wrong with speaking your mind about issues you care about? Are the news shows any better?

Shame on you for being small minded. When you've helped as many people as she has, then come back with your opinions. Until then...keep it to yourself!!!

I was on the web class just a little while ago before my computer went dead but I was able to get off 2 questions to oprah
1)I agree there needs to be a spiritual awakening
2)Didn't Socartes,Aristotle and Plato have these same phisolophies before Jesus came to earth to set people straight?

Oprah does not tolerate anyone who ask questions in contrast to what she believes so I know my questions will never be answered by her or members of her staff. I believe when you go to sleep that's when the pods take over your brain.

And we wonder why the world is like it is.

I agree that people need to stop bashing Oprah. Period.

The discussion here is not how much people love or hate Oprah; I think what is happening here is actually very terrifying! We are at a point in time where people are believing anything that will make themselves feel good and that will give them a sense of purpose. What happens when everyone believing this book suddenly realizes the truth and realizes that it is too late to go back? What is the truth? I was listening to just part of the Webcast (my connection was horrible to view live) and from what I heard, we're listening to a man who wrote a book about his views on Post-Modernism. The comment was made by Oprah that instead of one way to "spirituality", there are many different ways... NO! There is only one way. John 14:16 Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. NO ONE comes to the Father but by me." I think we need to wake up and decide what it is that we're going to believe!!!
I had a hard time writing even this much because I don't want to offend people, but I can say this much, You've been warned and will continue to be warned. If you decide to believe this, that is your choice and no one should be allowed to cut you down for it.
But please just be careful with what you're letting the media tell you. It might not be exactly what you want to believe.
As for me, my stand on this is clear; I don't believe in many religions, I believe in one Savior who died and rose again and wants to have a personal relationship with me, and with whom I will continue to follow and stand up for, no matter what

One of you criticized the Debt Diet shows. I thought they were eye-opening and helpful. People who spend money just to keep up with the Joneses are shallow and stupid. That is one topic that needed to come out of the closet, just like the shows on hoarding. Some people don't realize until they see a show like that how harmful and wasteful their mindless habits are.

Interesting reading all these comments....
So many people in fear.
If you don't like Oprah, don't watch.
Mind you, there are a lot scarier people out there
(Bush , Cheney, etc.), and look at the masses that have bought in to there evil speak.
If people can find a window , or door that opens up there life to be more spiritual , then I say great.
Jesus, Buddha, Allah, ...there all the same
Open up your mind people.

Jesus said, "I am the Way, THE T R U T H, and the Life. NO ONE comes to the Father, but through ME."

Doesn't get any simpler than that folks.

Maria:

Ah, if only it were that simple (simplistic). I'm not a Muslim, but here's what one Muslim says:

"The Qur’an shows that there are only two ways laid out before Man: one is the way of Allah and the other is the way of the Devil. A person cannot stand with one foot in Allah’s way and the other in the Devil’s way."

Seems like perhaps you're with the Devil.

So please share with us, what makes you right?

They are not all the same. Jesus is the ONLY One Who loved each of us enough to die for our sins so we could be reconciled to our Father, our Creator.

And, no other "god" was resurrected from the dead to sit at the right hand of the Father as we speak.

But then the Bible does say that the things of the Spirit (the Holy Spirit) are foolishness to those who don't have the Holy Spirit.

There were many imitators throughout the Bible, but time and again, they were exposed as false by the only One TRUE God in Heaven!!

If you want to be scared, read over the comments on this message board from the nuts of the Apocalyptic religious cult called Christianity. Truly scary. These are the people who gave the United States of America George Dubya Bush. (Shiiiiiver down my spine.)

I have not read the new earth. But have read Tolle's The power of Now.
I donot think it is like any other self-help/ self improvement book.
What Oprah is doing is really a great service to the humanity.. by taking those books to millions of homes across the nation..

I thought we were supposed to stop consuming so much stuff and conserve energy. Isn't this whole Oprah webinar thing just another example of Mass Media Consumption? My first thought was, "WoW! this is scary, it's just a test to see exactly how many online users we can reach all at once".

This is all just a massive focus group-----creeeeepy!

I read the book "A New Earth" and my ego and I found it to be entertaining in the way that "The Secret" was entertaining. Whatever happened to the Nike thing of "Just Do It". That was great marketing baby! Look can't we all just choose HAPPY for a change?

Go me! Whoo-hoo!

I think Opra has over stepped and overlooked her calling. This year she has truly showed her worst side. With backing Barak Oboma and now this book. I was an avid viewer for years probably ever since she started on TV. I didn't agree with a lot of her ideas but she had some good guests. Now I don't even want to look at her. Opra's PREFERENCE toward people of color have clearly shown through the years and now it must be obvious to all. I wasn't convinced until this year that Opra and her show is just a way of inspiring people of color but if a few others join in oh well. Opra does have an agenda and people are blindly following. It will take Jesus Christ(not just a God but the son of God himself) in her life to make her see life, because HE is the Way. No one must have ever told her that no one comes to the Father but through the SON. I'm sad that she thinks she has so such but really she has already lost everthing. Eternity is FOREVER

I have always loved Oprah, but I have always thought in the back of my mind that she would be the PERFECT "anti christ"....everyone believes in her and will do what she says. Now THAT is scary!!

I am totally amazed at some of the information or perhaps I should say opinions stated on this site.
I came to it by accident or perhaps as some say there ARE NO accidents! A few thoughts (suggested to avoid these in order to be enlighted by stillness according to the book A New Earth). I personally have experienced many of the Life issued faced according to one blogger:child abuse,tortured,car wrecks while carrying both of my children,left to raise two children alone,approximately 20 surgeries lastest in Jan. 2008,have a chronic disease of Multiple Sclerosis.Therefore I belief I can speak as a person that knows something about living life as it comes to us. As a Christian, I can't judge anyone of you or Oprah. I would encourage those of you unhappy with her program not to watch,don't buy her magazine or any other thing you think her ego or finances would benefit from if that makes you satisified.
However, saying this I certainly would hope that all of you would consider that each of you have a center of intelligence in your brain and use it to benefit your self or others as you choose. We are each in charge of how we choose to act or react to life situations. Just for myself, I find the term live and let live appropriate. Don't each one of us have plenty in our own lives to tend to without trying to "throw stones" at someone else? We all can agree to disagree right?

None of you mentioned that you personally know Oprah and would be privy to her thoughts,intents,motives or personal challenges and therefore, her goals to help or harm the world. So I find your taking her inventory interesting.
Also, I find to meet each challange
with the best possible knowledge, positive outlook that I can muster, and willingness to change things if I can always helps me. Even in times of great difficulty I always try to find something positive in that space and time and I admit sometimes it is more difficult than others.
Positive thought has in fact helped me deal with my life however, I haven't tried to attract a man, car, home, business etc. but being negative certainly won't help myself or anyone else and most people don't want to be around you if you exhibit that mind set as I know an individual just like that.
Finally, we all know none of us will get out of this world ALIVE and life is never a sure fact past this moment. Can't we all agree that none of us are perfect? Those of us that want to try to do better for ourselves or others will do so according to what works for each of us and those out there that don't want to change themselves can stay as they are without us trying to TELL or
MAKE them do or believe something they are obviously not willing or ready to hear. I truly believe I can't change anyone's behavior but my own and thus lead by example and with care and compassion for others. Sometimes this works and sometimes it just doesn't. That's why it's called LIFE!!!!!! and each of us are truly one of a kind. I hope each of you finds at least just one thing to be happy about later in the day if you happen to read this to the end.

what is the oldest book that is still being read by so many. what book has survived the centuries of wars. kingdoms falling,floods, earthquakes etc,etc. The BIBLE. WHY? Could it be that this book is just meant to be read? BY who? Why would a single book be so important that was even sent to this generation. I wonder if Opra has ever read it from cover to cover. What writer could be more a compelling writer
Then those included in this age old book. Maybe it is too hard for Opra to understand. Maybe she is afraid of the TRUTH and what she will find out about her self? Could her heart be hardened so she actually does not have the power to read the WORD. I challenge every bible believing Christian to en courage Opra to pubicly announce her views on Christianity, her Bible reading achivements and a public review of the Word Of God. She mentions God every once-in-awhile. Lets us know of her Faith in Jesus.

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REmember: Ye cometh here & It is you who opened your Mouth First!

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Can someone show him/her afew links.

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Dear racist Bible thumpers: you deify authors that reinforce your medieval superstitions and express nothing but loathing for people whose skin color and spirituality differ from yours.

May I suggest you break out that Bible you've been waving around frantically and actually open it up and read it for a refreshing change.

Like the KKK, you talk a good Jesus line but you wouldn't recognize him if he looked you straight in the face.

I wonder if these comments would be made if Oprah was white better yet, a white conservative man. It seems to just annoy people that this little "old black girl from TN" have folks jumping. Well, Congratulations, Oprah! It is about time we have some power. I wonder what the comments woudll be if this came form Ann Couler. By the way, I can't stand the heffer.

So it's not just me: Oprah HAS become one of the most sanctimonious know it alls on planet earth.

Well, at least Dr. Phil, Tweety Matthews, Joe Scumballs, Tim Gasbag and their are not alone in their smug, egocentric universes.

If only all their hot air would float them out of the real world where most people live into the nether regions of the universe where they could preach to each other with all their smug sanctimony.

Enough is enough. I just don't watch them anymore. Turn off the TV, turn on NPR.

I read the first ten or so comments and now understand why it is important for Oprah and others to teach this world how to be positive. Just because most of your dreams didn't come true, don't knock what others are doing to help humanity. We need more Oprahs and positive thinkers to try to clean up the messes that the , narcissist, bigots, and toxic people have wreaked on their children, friends and community because of their negative mind set. Give me a break. Someone is doing something good and here people are being paranoid, negative and ridiculously extreme.

So Help Me, Oprah reminds me nothing so much as another charactor frmm the early years of Television, FatherDevine. The main difference of course is that Father Devine preached that if you sent him money he would help you reach your Devine self. While Oprah for her part preaches a new more secular path to devinity but she calls it 'Self-Help'and asks that her belivers send her money in exchange for a self-help book that has been blessed by her through her Oprah Book Club.

Oprah just like Father Devine, looks down from her place next to the diety(but we today know it as daytime television) and provides her followers with grave pronouncments of everything from their love lives to how to acquire money to who to give their support to in the next election...

For myself I perfer the somehow more pure and straight forward averice of the old time hucksters of TV and radio like Father Devine to the new and more underhanded (but modern)exhortions for your money and affection that the likes of Oprah offer....Amen or should I say
"Stay Tuned"......

Birddog

THIS time....it is the Truth and the ONLY humans who will resist - are all* fundamentalists - Catholics, Evangelicals, etc.

OPEN your mind and reason for ONE wee moment.....

ALL top UNIVERSITIES are truly being balanced in this new peer-reviewed evidence of what is out there! It is a wonderful life - and it will take your death to believe it!

man-made "religion" is just that - man-made.

Satan.....wow - you are real yahoos!!!

PLEASE NOTE: THAT WAS NOT MY SIGNATURE!! I was referring to those who claim Oprah is being led by evil.

THIS time....it is the Truth and the ONLY humans who will resist - are all* fundamentalists - Catholics, Evangelicals, etc.

OPEN your mind and reason for ONE wee moment.....

ALL top UNIVERSITIES are truly being balanced in this new peer-reviewed evidence of what is out there! It is a wonderful life - and it will take your death to believe it!

man-made "religion" is just that - man-made.

For further reading: see work by Ervin Laszlo

Sabina Calais Watts, PhD

Ah, whatever...
I love you Oprah!!

What have you done for the betterment of this earth?

What have you done for the betterment of humanity?

What have you done for the betterment of humanity?
At least Oprah isn't wasting her time on bashing people.

Anonymous,
What have I done for the betterment of humanity?
Well, I worked for Girls Inc. for seven years helping to empower girls to be self-sufficient, confident individuals. I helped quite a few get scholarships to college, avoid teen pregnancy and the use of harmful substances. I also helped to overcome abusive situations and go on to lead better lives and break the cycles of violenc.

That some of what I've done for the betterment of humanity? How about you?

Bashing people-I'm only speaking the truth and you can see it clearly if you read some of the comments coming from others. Peace-

I honestly think that Oprah is a VERY big influence to everyone.
Also. That our society has gotten so far away from the real true GOD and Jesus that they don't know deception when they see it. I pray that everyone will atleast question what is thrown in their faces. If everyone would truly seek God, you would find that, that IS the "secret" to living a great life. "you have a peace that passes all understanding" thats in the Bible ....God help all of us.

I have nothing against the Bible, in fact, I love the Bible. But using it to beat your brothers about the head and face is a gross misuse of the intent of the written Word. Did not Jesus say to "Love your brother as yourself"? I love Jesus too and I believe there was a real man named Jesus who said that we must become one with him, the very heart of Love, otherwise we cannot approach the "Father" the consciousness and origin of all Love. "Having eyes see ye not, and having ears hear ye not?" Why do you pick and choose out of Jesus words what you prefer and ignore the rest? Did he not say as to how we must treat others, "Judge not, lest ye be judged." Did he not say, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" and "Whosoever is without sin, let him cast the first stone"?

When Moses asked "who shall I say sent me" he was told to say "I AM that I AM sent you." Jesus said "I AM the way, the truth, the life. No one can come unto the Father but by me (the Son, the expression of God/Love)." To paraphrase, "No one can come unto the Father, the origin of Love, the internal "I AM" without going through the experience of being the expression, the Son, of God/Love." Who is the "I AM" but the Son, the expression of Love? Do you ever say when talking to others, "I am ...."? Where does this "I AM" dwell but in you? Where is the kingdom of heaven, but in you as Jesus said it is? Jesus was the expression of Love in human form and we are, despite what we all think, as much the expression as he. Not our human forms, but our inner "knowing", the Son inside, speaking to us whenever we are silent, sometimes called the Holy Spirit. We are all the Son, the expression of Love, and we all have the "I AM" within. Jesus said, "I will never leave you." His mind is in us forever, it cannot leave us for it is our divine origin, our existence itself. Without the "I AM" and the expression of the "I AM" as us, there would be no us at all.

I believe Oprah is like every one of us, feeling her way along the path to enlightenment, and as she feels her way, she chooses to share her path to the ultimate realization of her "I AM" with her viewers. No need to judge her. Judgement by "eating the fruit" (allowing into consciousness the concept) of the "tree of good and evil" is what landed humankind in the situation it appears to be in. Allow whatever you perceive to simply be, without judgement. We do not know anything at all really in the great scheme of things, we only think we know. But as Jesus said, "The first shall be last and the last shall be first." Everything we think we know will be turned upside down once we see life from the right perspective, the perspective of Love.

Truth is true and does not need to be shouted or defended. Truth simply stands throughout eternity and waits patiently on us to discover it. There are steps along the way, and one person's steps may not be those of another's. Do not make the mistake of assuming you know what is right or good for another. Unless your name is Holy Spirit, you do not know what is best for others. Remember, we know nothing, and when we finally admit to that, we will at last be ready to open ourselves to the mind of Jesus, the Christ. Dogma is what the pharisees practiced. Avoid the mistake of dogma.

THIS IS TO ANN
IF YOU DON'T LIKE OPRAH,STOP WATCHING

Life is about learning every day. It's ok for Oprah to learn and develop as a person, she is human after all, and have different opinions about life from one month to the next. She is where she is because of us, the general public. Don't knock her for that. She's a great inspirational woman, who's had a pretty tough childhood, transcended that and got rich in the process - more power to her! She is in a position to be able to share with us what she has learnt and god bless her for that. Why not try to educate everyone and not just the middle classes, elighten them and help them to realize there is a better life for everyone and anyone. The book is powerful, I love it, but you need to be at "the right stage in your life" to appreciate it.

I think it is amazing what oprah and mr. tolle are doing. working toward the inevitable shift in conscience that is happening all around us. To the many awakening people the book club web classes are a natural extension of this shift.

I hear a lot of ego in the previous posts. The ego can not understand this shift, because it is a shift away from the world ego. I will do everything in my power to help this movement.

for each of you reading this, the most important thing you can do is to be aware and in the NOW always. The more you practice this the easier it will become.

Thank you Mr.Tolle

This is all about money and power
People are running to anything so they dont have
face the truth and repent.
The one true God as we all know is the truth
Jesus is the only way to heaven and the only way
to salvation yes, through him Jesus Christ
This has been for thousands of years.. this is
just another book written to sell because preaching
The true word of God might maen giving up self
power and the love of money

All this new age teaching and false teachings are all warned about in the bible.. look in revelations..
If we caould see Jesus right now what would we be doing?

This is all about money and power
People are running to anything so they dont have
face the truth and repent.
The one true God as we all know is the truth
Jesus is the only way to heaven and the only way
to salvation yes, through him Jesus Christ
This has been for thousands of years.. this is
just another book written to sell because preaching
The true word of God might maen giving up self
power and the love of money

All this new age teaching and false teachings are all warned about in the bible.. look in revelations..
If we caould see Jesus right now what would we be doing?

This is all about money and power
People are running to anything so they dont have
face the truth and repent.
The one true God as we all know is the truth
Jesus is the only way to heaven and the only way
to salvation yes, through him Jesus Christ
This has been for thousands of years.. this is
just another book written to sell because preaching
The true word of God might maen giving up self
power and the love of money

All this new age teaching and false teachings are all warned about in the bible.. look in revelations..
If we caould see Jesus right now what would we be doing?

About "A New Earth" message as I observe it:

"I am [the "I am" that is] the Way, THE T R U T H, and the Life. NO ONE comes to the Father, but through ME [--who am the "I am" and nothing less glorious]", Jesus said.

However, notice how much courage and commitment and love Jesus obviously lived --and, technically, lives-- as the "I am". This is certainly not a tame type of living that is being discussed!

I just hope that through all the mind awareness you are gaining that when you are in Hell, you realize what a big mistake it was to rely on a man's view on
what happens to us. There is a Hell and there is only one way to avoid it. JESUS. Get off the bandwagon and research the word of God yourself. This book isn't on Oprah's best seller list. I pray for you Oprah, that God saves you or stops you. Let God's will be done. Amen.

I just hope that through all the mind awareness you are gaining that when you are in Hell, you realize what a big mistake it was to rely on a man's view on
what happens to us. There is a Hell and there is only one way to avoid it. JESUS. Get off the bandwagon and research the word of God yourself. This book isn't on Oprah's best seller list. I pray for you Oprah, that God saves you or stops you. Let God's will be done. Amen.

II Timothy 4:3 & 4
For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.

Fable: An allegorical story with a moral point at the end.(not neccessarily the truth.)

Matthew 4:17 From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Repent:To turn from your OWN ways and get God's mind on the matter Jesus said,"HE was the only way to the Father.)

Luke 17:3
Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.(WE love like Jesus, by speaking the truth...which requires addressing falsehood.)

II Corinthians 11:14 & 15
And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.

Satan tempted Eve by CHanging the "word of God" just a little bit and giving it a different meaning. She in fact did not puke but said the fruit was GOOD and able to make one wise...it is a false enlightenment...)

Genesis 3:4-6
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise;.....

again the woman is....deceived!lol
I will not eat, ....this time, sorry!;)

The Bible isn't broken and neither is Jesus. If we would take "religion" out and just look to the cross. Look to what Jesus said and what He did as the final sacrifice. Just believing in Him gives us the gift of Grace. I like Oprah and have enjoyed her show for years. I don't hate Oprah at all. I love seekers and pray that she will return to her Christian roots. Our faith isn't broken but people who claim to be Christians are really missing the point. Please stop making it harder than it is. Faith is simple - you either believer or you don't. I believe Jesus is who He said He was and I believe the Bible is God's way of speaking to us for all our "issues". My walk with the Lord is awesome and I pray that everyone can enjoy the peace, love and joy that I experience every day. Amazing Grace - I once was lost but now am found was blind but now I see. God Bless you and God Bless America!

2 Timothy 4:2-4

2Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

2 Timothy 4:2-4

2Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

Not fully acknowledging and accepting God's existence and His importance to our lives, is unfortunately the work of the devil himself.

Letting us think that we have all the time in the world, and that we can be happy without Him, is wrong.
It's so wrong, I believe it's already a SIN.

You'll feel it in your heart.

MAY GOD HELP US ALL.

i gave up on hopes and dreams years ago and i have never been happier.

Matthew 10:34-39

34 "Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to 'set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law'; 36 and 'a man's enemies will be those of his own household.' 37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
NKJV

Tolle's concept of an egoless existance is false. Regardless how it is dressed up it is a New-Age concept based on ancient self-annihilatory philosophies. The ego is not the issue. The issue is errors within the conceptual foundation the ego is built upon as well as the self-sabataging behaviors and nature in which the ego has invested itself.

What about those poor fools that were born in areas of the world that do not embrace christianity? I guess you guys would be thinking they will go straight to hell...
This book teaches ways to become closer to the god that you believe in. If you learn to change your behaviors and are more aware of surroundings, more appreciative of nature and loved ones, then how could you not have a clearer connection with your God.
I don't really think that God minds if you pay a little closer attention to his gifts and I'm pretty sure that Jesus didn't give his life for you to go through the motions...
Which part is evil? Is it the appretiation of God, love for others, or MAYBE it's getting us all to use our minds and reading that will get Satan's rocks off? That's right! The mind is a dangerous thing!

From what I have read among many blogs on the subject, I must ask: How does a loving God produce such angry followers? One blog even opposed the idea of a PEACE alliance--huh? Sounds like Christians are out for war and those whose ideas do not align are destined for persecution by Christians--not love. If you've READ Tolle's book or others, you'll see that judgment is missing from their way of thinking..why, because when you release selfishness, you treat others better.

Christians are actively looking for the next anti-christ or the next threat. I even heard one church pegged the last pope (who is now dead) as the next anti-christ. Human religion is just another form of discrimination.

I grew up as a very devout Baptist. I loved the people in the church and still do. Most were wonderful people. I loved a lot of the concepts of Christ's teachings, Psalms, Proverbs...a lot of wisdom that made sense. (After all, we are missing parts of the original manuscripts of the Bible!). Then I matured mentally and started to realize a lot of things didn't make sense.

What man has done has set up religion as a means to control other humans and determine how they think you believe. God never said it was a SIN not to go to church, as some Catholics proclaim. Just a way to keep the attendance up and the tithes coming in. The key concepts I see are fear, control, power and paranoia. Exposure to anything outside your faith should not be a threat unless your religion is that fragile and weak (which it is, because I've walked away)...think about that. Take the chance and look outside your small world...visit other churches, countries, cultures. If, in the end, Christianity is your decision, I will still value and respect you. I have some amazing Christian friends. (Some would shun me if they knew my beliefs had changed)

As for Ms. Hoffman. Yes, Oprah has drawn from yet another source to continue her journey in understanding the mysteries of life. Christians just draw over and over and over from one book. Just as we have those awakening moments when we hear a different preacher's viewpoint on the same passage, she is looking for those awakening moments from a different author's perspective on the same subject. We draw what we want from what we learn in either case (hence the multitudes of ways people interpret the Bible.)

Enough for now..I am long-winded! :)

JKFORREST: I loved your blog, especially coming from a Christian. You are an amazing and very strong human being! (Your MS may try to argue against that, but I think otherwise).

JEANNIE: I liked your blog. I guess I view Oprah's work as a journey together versus her preaching at us. (Of course, as JKFORREST pointed out, we don't know her true motives, but that's my take). I've not learned everything yet, and I consider it a lifelong journey (which I love!). She's not perfect; neither are we. We are all on equal footing as human beings.

These are tough times with unemployment and food shortages in smaller counteries. We all want to feel good about ourselves and if we perhaps can not handle the problem or the questions that arise from a problem, such as "If there is a God, why are people starving?", than we can easily dismiss God, rather than take time from our schedules adn study the Bible. I am no saint, I an honestly a sinner. A sinner whose salvation depends on the kindness and graciousness of Jesus Christ. Humbly speaking just for me I believe the Bible when it says that salvation is through Jesus Christ and only Jesus Christ. There is really no other way.

There is nothing "new" about Tolle's "New Earth". Like every other humanist-based philosophy it puts man as the judge of the universe, deciding what is right and wrong. This hasn't changed since the garden of Eden.

Men will come up with all kinds of nonsense to avoid the one inescapable truth of the universe.

"There is a God - and you are not Him."

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord...Acts 3:19

Oprah appears to be a good woman with a good heart, but she is woefully ignorant in her understanding of the scripture and has some very incorrect interpretations (God jealous of Her?) running around in her head. If I didn't know these interpretations were false I would reject Christianity too. And, let's face it, there are enough "Christians" running around living life with their Judgement robes on, attending church every week, doing "good works" yet showing no love and not caring about a hurting world, who know even less than Oprah. Attacking Oprah is not the answer - praying for her in love (not judgement) - now there is an idea!

Instead of letting Oprah be our leader, let's pray that God will raise up someone else with a more powerful message for people to hear to counteract the her mistaken teaching, so they can understand themselves and the world around them better - oh wait! - He already did!

Billions and billions of humans have lived on this earth and each one wanted to live.All sorts of belief systems have popped up-all for the same reason- we are here therefore we must have a purpose.Humans sure have a high opinion of themselves or are so afraid of death that various beliefs are concocted to lessen that fear. Why cant we just accept that when we die, our atoms return to the earth, which inturn are incorporated into the soil and plants, which we eventually ingest and form the bodies of future plants and animals-us included.Humans die- atoms are recycled.It may well be that the carbon atom in your tibia was once the same atom in Galileo's skull.It was certainly somewhere 500 years ago

I think this is a wonderful book and Oprah is doing a good job bringing this to our awareness. Talking about haven or hell, right now there are 6 billion people on the face of the world. In the next 100 hundred years, they will be replaced with another 6 billion humans. Projected to the next 5,000 years, what is going to contain this entire people if they don't recycle back to their original atoms or molecules.

This is nothing new my brothers an sister's of CHRIST. JESUS said that many will be deceived. It is written in the book of Ecclesiasties 1:9 THERE'S NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN. My bros an sis, of CHRIST we must take a stand against this false doctrine.This is an attack on the body of CHRIST. We must pray for oprah that GOD will convict her heart in accept CHRIST as her lord an savior in those who are miss lead in this false doctrine. CHRIST is the only way to GOD the farther it is written in the book of John 14:6 I'AM THE WAY AND THE TRUTH AN THE LIFE . NO ONE COMES TO THE FARTHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME.

I don't know how anybody with any religious affiliation could object to a movement that seeks to increase human conciousness and in doing so increase our capacity to love one another. This "New Earth" movement does not seek to become a religious doctrine in and of itself, it is simply suggesting that higher awareness is spiritual in nature. New age spirituality has changed for the better the lives of people who had no faith at all. We have to start somewhere, it's not possible that the journey is the same for all of us. If this "New Earth" movement has increased the capactity for joy for some - Why get so upset about it, if you don't like it....don't read it - focus on something that makes you happy. And if you don't like Oprah, change the station for goodness sake.

Peace.

For all of you who believe that we may only come to the Father through the Son, I agree with you.
But we have to ask ourselves who Jesus really is before we can know him. This is not something we will find in the Bible, or in Church (though it may help), but in ourselves.
I believe Jesus is pure love. That in order to come to God, we must, like jesus, live our lives in pure love. This is the first Christian principle, isn't it? It may sometimes be worded differently, but it is the basis of everything that is good on this earth. And well, I believe that we can all watch Oprah, and read Tolle's book without fearing Hell or damnation, for we can find the truth in ourselves. We should question everything, with a real desire of making the world better, as Christ did. Writing threats and negatively rejecting any point of view that is not explicitly Christian would not be what Jesus would have done, I think. We can find love in everything, as small as it may be. We should actively seek and spread that love. I can find a lot of positive ideas in spiritual movements that are not Christian. Some of their principles, if they genuinely flow from love and peace, may not have been rejected by Jesus after all.

Criticizing Oprah is kind of its own cottage industry. The woman is human and therefore imperfect. However, on the whole, she is bringing a lot of positive ideas to people in a world that seems, by all appearances, to be in desperate need of them.

While I think "The Secret" overstates its case, I know many people who have derived real benefit from it. Tolle's book is accomplishing the same thing.

The two books do not conflict. They simply illuminate to different paths to pursue happiness. We are not all here for precisely the same reasons. The Secret focuses on material and spiritual success, while A New Earth focuses on bringing about a better life in the outer world through reflection on the inner world.

Each has its value to the groups of people it speaks to. As for Oprah, I wish more people would follow her example and use their reach to bring more positive into the world.

Ray Davis
Founder, The Affirmation Spot

I am forever amazed, when I read the many comments from people about whatever issue may be at the time.the different opinions and judgements. I love Oprah, but wont say Im in agreement with everything on her show, but I understand also that she is not be judged by the different guest she has on a show. but the diversity is the blessing. If people would learn to not be so objective and negative about everything, and seek true wisdom and understanding, we really could experience a new earth, Im in agreement with many things I've read in the book "The New Earth".besides Jesus said if they are not against me , then they are with me. and for thoes who seem to think its robbery for us as the human race to think of ourselves as God, your minds really need to be enlighten...This was constantly spoken also by Jesus to thoes who opposed him and said he was a basphemer because he said "My Father and I are One". or "When you see me you see the Father" God exist in everything, and everyone in this universe, in the trees, flowers, birds, bees, you's and me's...leave Oprah alone, and if u dont like her show's dont watch.

My salvation is what matters to me, and trying to convince people to stay on Gods side because once you take your last breath it is to late. There are no do overs. Oprahs money is what people are so drawn to and they are just lost sheep following to wolf. We as christians need to pray for Oprah but stay away from her and her cult. God Bless us all.

I just want to say that no matter what anyone says, thinks,or comes up with, there is only One God and the only way to Him is through his son Jesus Christ. I am just amazed at all of the things that people are coming up with these days and we wonder why the world is in the shape that it is in. Satan is slick and crafty and will fool the very elite. As a matter of fact, he is. People need to wake up and realize that we need to stop depending on the words and works of people and keep our eyes fixed on God who is the creator and stop looking to the creations to tell us how to live our lives. In this society we want a Burger King type of existence. We want to have it our way and still reap eternal rewards for living and doing however we want to on Earth. This is one reason that I believe that Christianity is under so much attack because there are standards. Jesus was witout sin and He is calling for a people that will walk in righteousness and holiness and in order to do that, you have to give up some of the things that you desire to do. This life is not about living it the way that you want to. It is about seeking GOD's will for your life and living it out. Yes Jesus was loving and kind, that is why He was able to take our sins away. He is more than just a do-gooder. He is the son of the true and living God who came to take away the sin of the world. You cannot rely on your own intellect and that of a man because the bible states that the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God and He taketh the wise in their own craftiness(1Corinthians 3:19) The fact that all of these man-made doctrines and beliefs are up and coming and people are running to them in mass amounts further confirms what the bible says in 2Timothy 4:3-4;"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;but after their own lusts shall they reap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." I believe that Toll and the others are sincere, but sincerety is not enough. The truth has been told and the way has been made. There is no need to turn to all of these others for what you need to sustain you. People, who are born evil are not capable, apart from God, to tell you how to keep yourself pure. It is like trying to clean dishes in dirty dishwater. It can't be done. I for one will not be tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine. My mind and heart are fixed on Jesus. I know who He is and I know who I am in Him. I just want to encourage all of the true believers to stay rooted and grounded no matter what people say or do because we know that the persecution is going to come and intensify, but we have the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit to lead, guide and protect us. KEEP BELIEVING, PROCLAIMING, AND CONFESSING THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!!!!! KEEP OUR NATION IN YOUR PRAYERS!!! WE NEED IT!!!!

Oprah or no Oprah. Nothing will change human. No new thinking will ever change you. THere were thinkers and physophers and phylantropist before with new ideas and revelations and theories. The matter of the fact is Compare yourself to early human tribes and you are not one inch farther in your way of thinking. The ritual of human sacrifice continues. It is in America that woman was starved to death by the order of the supreme court. Murderers!!!!!!!!!! you are the same saviges the way you were 6000 years ago.

I hate Oprah and her mega-ego. Her up and down dieting tell all that she is depressed and unhappy person. She never loved anyone besides herself and her dogs, because of her wonded ego. you see she didn't like that God is jelous of her so she traded ,,unsecure GOd,, for ,,Oh Holy Me!,, How many theorys and ,,secrets,, she has been through God only knows and she always manages to find dumb housewifes to cheer them up to the point of pissing their pants every time they see her. You Americans were never hungry enough to trully apreciate life and GOd.

O OPRAH WHO HAS BE WITCHED YOU AND TOLD YOU THEIR IS NO GOD? TRULEY JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY AND THERE IS NO OTHER.AND TO SERVE NOTICE ON YOU GOD IS NOT JELOUS OF YOU ,THE EARTH BELONGS TO HIM.

Peace is resting in the heart of all~
Oprah has inspired me and watching her show puts me in good spirits!

Why doesn't she just change her name to Hubbard? Another false religion that will eventually be shown up for what it is....Of course what will be even scarier is if she starts wearing a naval costume and starts here own org!!!!!

Timothy Leary?

The kingdom of God is inside you and the truth will make you free.

You will do the things that I do, only greater things than these shall you do.

Jesus was telling us that we are all sons and daughters of God. It was not until the power elite came in and changed the message to:

You are all worthless sinners who must worship Jesus in our churches according to customs that we determine or you will burn in hell for ever. This is the man made doctrine that is responsible for most of the suffering on our planet. This is what Jesus talked about when he said the blind follow the blind and they are headed for the ditch.

Jesus message was simple, follow Christ, who is inside you, keep seeking until you find the truth that will make you free. Let the carnal mind (ego) die, and you will be reborn as the living Christ.