Thursday, 5 July 2012

Meaning behind the Name

“Satori” is the Zen word for enlightenment. In his book “A New Earth: Awakening to your life’s purpose” renowned author, Eckhart Tolle, aptly calls it the uh huh moment which is a moment of Presence where you glimpse what is possible or what is already in you. In this state you recognise the true being that is God.
There was an insert on TV about the topic on the next segment of the Oprah Winfrey Show and in that insert Oprah quoted from Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth: Awakening to your life’s purpose”. That is when I believe I had my uh huh moment. It’s funny because it happened way before I even read about the uh huh moment but it is because of that, that I was drawn to the book and made it my mission to read it. Thus I included it on my gift list for my birthday, however only received it for Christmas instead and today it remains my ultimate favourite book because of the lessons it taught me.

By the time I had my uh huh moment I was already a born again Christian but this moment made my journey so much more personal. It increased my yearning to know God and want to live my life for God. “Satori” symbolises the moment that my life became about purpose. My purpose is to draw people to God so what better way to do that then to share my testimonies and walk with people in this journey of getting to know God…

The book that changed my life- a definite must read!

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