Observing that other guy

The had a look at the video trailer of my new book, ‘The Way of the Meister’. It has author Christian Wiese going through the forest, providing a two minute appetizer what the book is all about, with a few tidbits on the workings of the Way. It’s beautiful, and it is authentic. I breathed every word of it as I was filming it. Yet, the person who is watching this video is detached from it all.

I sometimes ask myself, how do folks like Eckhart Tolle do it? How can you always be so calm, serene and wise. When I looked at my own video, the way it was shot in a serene nature environment, and with the German accent on top of it, I wondered whether I appeared a little like Eckhart Tolle. Well, I can assure you that this person comes and goes. There is also a driven and restless side to me.

It all comes down to authenticity. I am like a mirror, reflecting back the energy and essence of a person I am with. I have that relaxed, serene philosopher guy in me, as much as I have the persona of the driven goal-getter. Both personalities have always been part of me. Perhaps it is the mix of the sly Chinese Zodiac snake with the loyal Leo that creates the tension inside; I honestly don’t know.

Mixing up the two personalities would be where the problem starts. Many of you know the story that Christian is my middle name while Robert is my birth name, the latter stands for strive and achievement, the former for the philosopher and dreamer. Both names and both personalities have been with me all my life, though It was only ten years ago when I actively started embracing Christian.

I typically have a good self-awareness who is at work. Many of these notes are written by Christian. The people who work with me typically encounter both energies, so some call me CR. Christian has grown on me since the Awakening started but I would be really surprised if Christian ever managed to overshadow Robert. It’s ok. We already have Eckhart Tolle. We don’t need another one.

The Course in Miracles famously states that if your brother hasn’t spoken of Christ to you, chances are you haven’t spoken of the Christ to him. That’s the idea of the mirror. Every environment, every encounter reflects a certain energy. It’s quite all right to have an agenda sometimes and to be driven to get something; what is not alright if you mix that energy with the gospel of the Lord.

I observed ‘the other guy’ in his video and he did do a fine job. If you read the ‘The Way of the Meister’ you hopefully meet Robert and Christian. I am proud of the journey that I have taken and I don’t need to prove anything to anyone right now, especially myself. I have long given up striving for enlightenment. I just want to be authentic and want to hang out with friends who are authentic themselves.