Life Without Unnecessary Suffering

In this episode, Eckhart sits down with an audience in Paris. He
encourages participants to explore the experience of his talk,
beyond the words, because it holds the seeds to awakening. He
also talks about the obstacles presented by the ego which he
illustrates with the ancient Greek myth of Narcissus. The story
goes that Narcissus was a beautiful young man who drowned in a
pool of water gazing at his own reflection. Eckhart explains
there is a deep truth to this story which is still relevant
today. He says we risk a similar fate if we identify too closely
with the ego and its insatiable demands. He ponders the
possibility of resisting the pull to turn life’s difficulties
into suffering. He explains that challenges will continue, but we
don’t have to turn every problem into unhappiness. Eckhart asks
the audience to consider: is it possible to go through life
without creating unnecessary suffering for ourselves and others?


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