| Oprah and Eckhart Tolle author of A New Earth | | | | the energy within before prematurely and |
| answered a caller's question from Beijing, China | | | | excessively eating. |
| concerning weight loss and bodily transformation. | | | | Undoubtedly there is nourishment within from our |
| Cathy from Beijing had lost 30 pounds in the last | | | | own spirit that many rarely tap into being overly |
| year and acknowledged that for her it was a "spiritual | | | | consumed and preoccupied with the body and egoic |
| work" beyond that of weight loss. Upon trying to | | | | mind. |
| explain it to her friends, Cathy found it difficult to | | | | When we however cultivate the spiritual energy |
| adequately articulate the spiritual process without her | | | | within to feed the body, we can thereby overcome |
| friends looking at her as if she was "mentally ill" or | | | | obesity, and prevent overeating. As we develop |
| weird. | | | | increased consciousness, we will both hear from and |
| Oprah commented: "A friend and I were talking about | | | | harness our bodies more easily prior to over indulging. |
| this the other day about allowing yourself to be fed | | | | Eckhart wisely said: "Being in touch with the body |
| from the energy that's already there inside your | | | | helps greatly because the body knows what it needs. |
| body. I know what you're talking about." | | | | Overeating happens because it is part of the ego's |
| Jesus Himself had a situation in which His disciples | | | | unconsciousness, which seeks to substitute for the |
| were hungry and brought Jesus meat saying, | | | | sense of aliveness." |
| "Master, eat." But Jesus said to them, "I have meat | | | | Oprah agreed wholeheartedly with Eckhart on that |
| to eat that you don't know of." The disciples being | | | | point being experientially sure of that in her own life. |
| perplexed said to one another, "Has anyone given | | | | Cathy too agreed. |
| Him something to eat?" Jesus hearing them | | | | Before ever being known by the flesh, Christ was |
| responded, "My meat is to do the will of the Father | | | | called a "child of the Holy Spirit" by which He was |
| who sent Me, and to finish His work" (John 4:31-34). | | | | conceived of the virgin Mary (see Matthew 1:18). |
| Undoubtedly once your spirit has been awakened by | | | | Considering human beings are also triune in nature - |
| God and is connected to the Creator, the "quickening | | | | meaning we are spirit, possess a mind, and live in a |
| spirit" within will energize your mortal body (John | | | | body - how much more nourished we would be both |
| 6:63). It was in fact the Holy Spirit that rose Christ | | | | inwardly and outwardly, if we could simply reconnect |
| from the dead and imparts life to our physical bodies | | | | with divine spiritual life. Inner life is far more nourishing |
| (Romans 8:11). | | | | and satisfying than external substitutes that enlarge |
| Hence the discussion between Oprah, Cathy, and | | | | our bodies but leave us empty inside. |
| Eckhart was very insightful concerning feeding off | | | | |