The the inserted advertisements are extremely disruptive to his teachings and a jolting distraction. Why are they so loud and obviously inserted into his mid sentence. What are the editors thinking for a a meditative program on higher consciousness??

Wisdom and eternal principles that allow you to know who you are at your core and essence. Awakening and eye opening.

very grateful for all the wisdom shared here

Thank you for sharing. Your wisdom it is very much appreciated!🙏🪐✨💖

I love Eckert and his wisdom, and the fact that he is willing to share what his life taught him. The advertisements before and in between his lectures are disturbing and contradict the message, he is trying to give us. It’s sad to see that some people need to squeeze out money out of everything. And I don’t mean Eckart Tolle.

Please remove ads

I love Eckhart and his teachings. I appreciate that Oprah has helped bring his message to more people. As others have said, the ads are ridiculous and so loud.

I used to listen to these podcasts with great pleasure. Unfortunately blasting high volume advertisements have been introduced. Not only does it destroy the intimate moment while listening but also will hurt your ears if you’re using headphones. Too bad.

This would be an amazing 5 star podcast if it wasn’t for the constant commercials, which are carelessly dropped into the episode oftentimes in the middle of a thought. I love Eckhart and his teachings, but the way this podcast is structured with insane commercials dropped in mid sentence is completely antithetical to his central teachings about being present as it completely takes you out of the moment. I guess OWN is being greedy at Eckhart’s expense. Very unfortunate.

Please, just please give us this one podcast without the interruptions. It did not used to be this way. Even if you just did them in the beginning and the end, fine- but please stop interrupting Eckhart’s important teachings with the ads. Oprah, you can do this one thing for us.

I would have given five stars, but the commercials are just too much. They distract from and disrupt a very thoughtful presentation. It's unbearable and I won't even try to listen again.

It is unfortunate that such brilliant words are interrupted by loud obnoxious ads. I won’t be listening again.

Eckhart Tolle is such a wise and intelligent teacher but it’s very disappointing when his teachings are commercialized in this way. Much of what is presented here can be found on YouTube where ads do not interrupt the teachings.

Way too many, it’s so distracting! They don’t want to spread the teachings, they want to make money. Nothing like Eckhart saying you have everything you need in the Now back-to-back with ads saying you must buy this thing!

oprah you have enough money cut it out with the ads or stop making this podcast

Still greedy for recognition and money. Look at the copyright notice. She puts her name on his work. Shameful. She needs to go far far away. Makes the world a worse place for sure. Just ask the natives on Maui.

This podcast is absurd with ads breaking into the middle of his teaching about stillness, it is so incongruous that it undermines his great teaching. This is very sad because the world could use some real stillness and wisdom.

I find that each episode delivers more transformative wisdom to help us fully understand the power of presence. We live in a tough time. So this is exactly the best time to go within and do this work. The work will transform our experience. Not only will the power of the work support life, it will help you endure the commercials. I’m grateful to have these shows for free to me. I don’t mind the few breaks.

Eckart Tolle may be the best living teacher of how to quiet your mind and find joy and meaning - I was so glad to find a podcast filled with his wisdom and soft slow words. And yet this podcast has THE most loud and obnoxious ads of any I listen to—and they turn the volume up for them! I had a glimmer of hope that Oprah would add value to bring Tolles peace to society - no, rather than doing anything generous to make his word more accessible, she is the one whose production company chooses the advertisers, the frequency of ads, and of course the volume. What a deep, offensive commentary on Oprah. What a shame Tolle’s gifts can’t be shared with the world in a decent way that doesn’t destroy the product in the process. Oprah, if you care about Tolle’s message, don’t make a profit on it-make a contribution to fund a podcast with his message, unadulterated by the very sort of loud, shrill, consumerist, selfish messages he is trying to save us all from.

Interrupting Eckhart Tolle with a loud obnoxious commercial for Amazon is such a buzzkill. Just put them all at the beginning or the end. It’s so off putting and disruptive.

I love his teachings. His voice is very soothing and it helps with anxiety. But the commercials are increasing in frequency, volume and excitement making it unbearable to listen to. What was once a very helpful and soothing podcast has been ruined by greed and a complete unawareness of why people need this podcast.

I love Eckhart so much but the commercials are truly awful and loud and disruptive. So disappointing!

I love Eckhart but I am begging you please to creat your own podcast. Everything having to do with Oprah is so heavily commercialized. There is so many commercials in the podcast it’s actually disgusting. I can no longer listen to it. Oprah is one of the wealthiest on the planet why so many ads? WHY? Please for the love of everything. PLEASE

I love Eckhart Tolle and Oprah. But this podcast sounds like random recordings pieced together with abrupt and loud commercials. The commercials cut off the teacher mid-sentence. Doesn’t feel like the quality of production I’d expect from Oprah or Eckhart. It’s a shame it not easier to listen to.

I have to agree with others that this is making it harder all the time to settle in to being present, in a peaceful receptive mode for these teachings, which I thought was the main purpose. Especially with the super loud, fast pace of the commercials interrupting so frequently. If commercials are now necessary, having them at the end and beginning like PBS does for its sponsors, would be much more preferable. I know we need to learn to carry presence with us in to the noisy commercial world of today, but many of us are not yet grounded enough in our presence practices to do so with such overwhelming commercial interruptions, at least that’s my experience.

Enlightening of course! Humorous. Humble. These are so lovely to listen to over and over.

If you must have ads (making money) why not put them at the beginning or end of the podcast? I am thinking that your first priority is to help people and not commercials! Even church does not pass the collection plate during the middle of service.

Constant annoying commercials make this unlistenable for me.

This podcast is good, but constant commercial interruption… defeats the entire point. How are they not aware of this? Paradoxical.

Lately there have been commercials throughout the podcast, interrupting the spirit and flow of his teachings. While I understand that they are necessary, perhaps if they were at the beginning and end rather than every few minutes or so.

Last night I sadly had to say ‘I give up’ and will no longer listen to the podcast. The commercials have destroyed it. In the first 15 minutes there were at least 3 jarring, loud commercials, totally off topic and destroying any sense of peace and understanding with what I assume Oprah and Eckhart intend with these podcasts. I wonder if they know what has happened here? Are they, after-all, just after a $? Very Sad

Life changing advice 🙏🙏

Tolle is great and I enjoy his talks but each episode has like 10 ads for Walmart with no transition into the ads. Trying to zen out then all of a sudden someone is screaming at you about Walmart.

I used to like you Eckhart and I’ve read your books multiple times over but your latest podcasts have a rambling tangential and a little bit condescending quality - not enjoying them 😿. I know it probably says more about my state of mind that yours. But perhaps you’re developing a superiority complex? You just ramble on and on without getting to a point. You make jokes belittling things that aren’t funny. And what’s up with the condescension?

Quite often there are loud outbursts of guffaws which disrupt the message and are annoying; this is added to commercials which are placed practically mid-sentence. together quite a disregard for the listener

Amazing podcast! Eckhart’s teachings are always so light hearted and profound!

Andy Cohen reality and celebrity ads- jarring in the middle of teachings… where do we find a break from it all if not w these teachings…. Thank you for this podcast and the profound & simple teachings - listened to everyone since 2019 and consider Eckhart Tolle one of my main teachers. Have read all books multiple times. Progressively the ads have increased and have become more antithetical to the message of consciousness and dealing with “pain body”. Ranging from life insurance to Kardashians show has been a struggle to digest. However this week - I had to write in- as about halfway into this podcast an “Andy Cohen Live” ad for his new TV show came on. He is the reality tv/ inventor of Bravo who presents Housewives+++ with drunken cat fights- bringing drama, chaos and noise. ADs are for: selling to their audience; funding the the production of the podcast. Is this what we are being directed to watch after we listen to Eckhart’s teachings? This selection of commercials on this podcast upsets me- it is cheap and disrespectful to your listeners that are all actively seeking ways of navigating the noise in our society- to get to higher levels.

Tolle delivers presence and a way to find it in our own lives in every podcast. I’m super grateful for the teachings and words of Elkhart Tolle.

I wouldn’t listen to anything Oprah has to say or endorse. Why has she not spoken about her immense love for John of god. She knew who he was, check out her ‘schools’. She’s uglier on the inside than w/o her makeup. Give some more gifts away, Oprah. keep them coming in for more. Ugh. Had to give one star or couldn’t reply. Negative stars all the way

Made it 5:52 into the latest podcast and had to stop. The ads really negatively impact the spiritual listening experience. I previously ran into this frustration, forgot, and remembered again upon encounter with the chevron ad. There has to be better way.

Would love to be able to listen to a full episode without commercials. I’d even pay to subscribe but that doesn’t seem to be an option.

I was going to give 1 star review after having the wonderful teachings interrupted no less than 5 times by the same, completely moronic advertisement in a single 30 minute podcast…but I see what you did there. Keep up the great work Oprah ;-)

So grateful I found Elkhart Tolle’s teachings. I am living a more peaceful fulfilling life now and I am so glad Oprah has been helping to make this information more accessible to people as well! Wonderful that so many people are transforming their lives with the guidance of Eckhart Tolle. Love love love

Love Eckart’s life changing wise teachings. What a beautiful place this would be, if a world practice just the basic fundamentals of presence and love. I am surprised at all of the negative comments, considering this is a free podcast and apparently people like it… You may want to consider a book called judgment detox… It is not necessary to judge everything you see and hear… Very freeing. Thank you for this beautiful podcast!

Please save the ads for the beginning and end of the podcast, not multiple times in the middle of Eckhart’s monologues. It’s incredibly jarring and offensive and takes one out of a needed meditative state. DO BETTER.

Eckharts teachings are ever fresh and helpful. He’s really a gift of a teacher. At the same time, I haven’t heard so many ads in a single podcast, while being so stark in contrast to the topics at hand. Seems a bit blasphemous to be squeezing money out of this type of content! I hope the producers will change their ways. Thanks!

Tolle’s talks are wonderful of course. The commercial interruptions are super irritating and distracting. Not sure why they need commercials, seems like an unnecessary income stream considering his popularity (& Oprah’s, who introduces him). Why not just offer this service as dharma?

I can only assume that Eckhart has not heard or approved the ads nor the placement of them within his podcast. I believe this is Oprah’s relentless greed that cannot resist pimping out a very much needed message to the public without maximizing profit. Can’t you give this one a pass, O? At least curate ads that are relevant to his teachings and in the same volume and tone as Eckhart’s? My favorite is when the ad is hocking something opposite to what is being discussed in the episode. Eckhart, you’re better than this. The ads diminish your authenticity to the listener. Yeah, I know, you’re gonna say it’s out of your control because it’s AI generated - but AI is programmed by people and this could be tap tap click click enter and fixed. So Please have this corrected. Thank you.

I don’t understand why we have to listen to commercials for Nordstrom while listening to this helpful, enlightening information. Kinda disappointed with Oprah. Why can’t she just put the commercials up front and in the back like some other podcasts? Don’t particularly enjoy sales pitches interrupting when I’m trying to meditate.

I’ve read Eckhart’s books and have been listening to the podcast on and off. It seems like the ads have increased recently and they come on frequently and at very odd times. Seems unnecessary and takes away from the message the episode is trying to convey.