Hi Carlene, You are the first person that I have ever been on a message board with. Thank you for your reply it meant a lot to me. I just loved all the classes, they have made me a better person. I don't want them to end. I hope Oprah puts them all out on a CD so I can give them to my friends.

God Bless,

Joanie

button20

I too, enjoyed reading your thread.

This is weird...I have been just jumping around on this message board. Just occasionally. Reading here and there. I replied to a post last night. Guess who wrote it? carlenej96....I assume it is the same carlene that replied to your post.

I believe carlenej96 commented on wanting to be with others that are awakened. With the thousands and thousands of people on here, I doubt for a moment it is accidental we have "bumped" into each other for a second time.

In my post earlier, I was requesting some ideas on how to approach my christian friend about A new earth. She is trying to fix me for taking a dangerous path away from the true meanings of the bible.

button, I would love if you could give me a couple other bible passages that are in balance with what Eckhart is teaching us.

You know, to have a comparrison. I truly beileve that Eckhart is not trying to sway people away from the teachings of the bible, but to provide a compliment to the bible's teachings. I have very little knowledge of the bible, (well some years ago,) and may be off track here but my take on the whole situation is that the bible has been misinterpeted over the years, and Eckhart is bringing a new understanding to what has already been said.

Is this correct?

I think the reason my firend is so concerned is because she knew I accepted Christ into my life years ago. She and I fell out of touch many years ago. and, also I fell out of touch with Christ. She just recently searched for me and found me. All around the same time I discovered A new earth, Eckhart and Oprah's webcast.

Many things have come together at the same time, and I am searching for some peace within. My brother died in January at the age of 39. It was weird to me, (before starting to read a new earth) that I was at peace with his death. I, or should I say my ego, figured I should be far more upset.

I'm going off track here, but really want to say, All is coming into my life at a welcomed time. I am just going with it. As for my friend, I too think she has appeared back into my life at the perfect time. For whatever reason...

I would love if you could take the time to provide me with a few scripture references. I will do some homework, and be preparemyself for some interesteing conversations with her.

I appreciate ti

Love and Peace

betterbevy...( I chose this nickanme because I truly want to be a better example of what my life will be)

Button20 this is awesome!!! For me also ANE has brought light to all the biblical standards I have "tried" to understand for years. Baptized very young I always tried to understand why I was believing what I was believing. Now I understand what those beliefs really mean and what real purpose they have and how I can ACTUALLY put them to work more efficently. Instead of playing the role of christian, which I feel I was doing at times. Not always, but I think I and so many do slip into autopilot as christians and play the part because we are afraid to just BE. We think because we are christian we need to DO this and DO that. Please others or ACT good. Now, I have learned throught this book that I can just BE and just being present in any situation can change others, help others, or as Eckhart says "Become an alchemist. Transmute base metal into gold, suffering into consciousiness, disaster into enlightment" Just by being conscious, aware while with others we can do just that.

Really loved your post. Great, great, great!!

Beautifully written, button20, plus your words provided me with a major Ah Ha moment! Thanks for sharing this with us.

Pacifica