Dear Burt, many thankyous for sharing your life's experiences of knowledge and acquired wisdom so generously.

Love and Light to you both

(this is no superficial copying of someone's genuine style, but is resulting from the mindset shift that you & jose (& laura) silva induced in me! thanks again!...)

bye, dras

It seems a few people, who don't appear negative in tone, agree with this. However the usual thing is for one to prefer the innocent answer. It would be just too uncomfortable to admit to doubts and that excessive money stripping is going ahead day after day, without any justification or disclosure as to its use.

Personal meditation and sincere teaching of people for free or reasonable cost is much needed, today. Some have very few funds to buy the expensive items you dangle in front of us all in your email campaigns. Is that the mark of a true enlightened person? I would not do that. I'd find every way possible to make the teaching free. There are many teachers who have identical material but who don't charge at all or who charge very little and you can tell they are not out for the money.

Then there's body language. Just look at two teachers reaching large numbers, Burt and Eckhart on their YouTube videos. *** EckhartTolle.com or EckhartTolleTV.com *** or search on YouTube for free talks. The first two offer a free or small subscription based richness with lots of variety yet inexpensive. It's like the difference between chalk and cheese. Body language and vibe is a powerful source too for us to FEEL, our real sense or inner feelings, about the motive if there is one, or the authenticity. We often get self-tricked into believing what we want to believe. It's very common. So many people vote for the wrong politicians they may regret later, havinh found it difficult to be objective. We often go down the route of what we always did, or family tradition, and then find we helped a disaster to happen.

Perhaps the video comparison will be interesting to some who may know they can be rather easily led. Most of us understandably prefer all to be sweet and honest and that we always think positively. Self deception is very common and quite natural.

But today we need to keep things very simple. All spiritual teachers through the centuries have done that. Life today can drive you mad with its endless offers and commercialism. Be aware, dear fellow travellers! I'm not suggesting judging anyone definitively, just to go with true feelings by letting your mind go of any anger or indignation. Stillness and calmness is the key to better intuition. I wish I could say these things in less words, so sorry! As a summary, enjoy the videos on both of these teachers' sites!!! Then feel the good in each - and let's remember to note the price!