Invitation to a Movie-

Modernism Outed Once Again!

Sorry guys ! Not my cup of tea! Contemporary angst, overly self-conscious and grim (yes, it probably ends well. Good for the directors bottom-line lol).There is no such thing as a transformational film, a life-changing film! That is more hype from the marketers. Watching a film-no matter how good-is a passive, recreational activity .In any case you have a much better spiritual teacher in your midst than Eckhart Tolle! That’s Sufi Ibrahim lol. Much more balanced, less etheric, more grounded. But you have to figure out how to benefit from it. Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual entertainer. And he looks to be in an awful state in his intro to the film!.So his teachings are not working for himself-let alone his followers. They get a quick hit and then they’re lost! My personal observation. They all have to go elsewhere eventually. Just saying…Bottom line-Never rely on the media hype if you want to advance .Doing that you’ll end up being like Justin Trudeau! And I wouldn’t wish that for my worst enemy lol  Salaams,Joey Ibrahim

Hi again! Since you made the effort to forward me the link about the film, let me make two points here that may help in your understanding;

1) Transformation is an active process. As one California guru lol said: “You have to have skin in the game” i.e. it requires effort and time and money and going beyond one’s comfort zone. Watching a movie, no matter how well done, just doesn’t cut it! Pretending otherwise is just more of the “spin” (i.e. misleading information that we have become so used to. by now.) Anyone who wants to transform their lives is going to have to roll up their sleeves( not their pyjama legs) and get ready to work up a sweat.

2) Especially true about teachers like Eckhart Tolle and other Non-dualists out there- There is no such thing as spirituality without religion! Sorry New-Agers lol. That would be like having a tree with no bark, a body without skin, a gem without a setting-choose your metaphor. None of those options are viable. Where you end up on those paths is “high and lost”. So these pedlars of fool’s gold need to be highlighted and denounced because overall, despite the hype, they are doing a disservice to humanity. And yes,I am well aware of the negative mantras about religion; ”It causes war and corruption and pedophilia and oppression. However what the social consensus is not telling you is that religion also and primarily teaches people self-discipline, virtue and good character. Each of these is far more important than getting “high” on spiritual practices. Hope that makes sense to you. Salaams,Sufi Ibrahim