# Essential Teachings Special: Transforming Our Consciousness Through Adversity

An episode of [Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458654443), 6 Feb 2025, 32 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69ca848bc28a24a07fd159ec/e/df707bdb-bb53-40f1-ba1e-b7d1aa7d158f/media.mp3

Original Air Date: May 27, 2021 Eckhart Tolle says that we should not panic when life’s difficulties arise. He says adversity actually plays a critical role in the evolution of our consciousness. Without it we would not learn to lead what he calls an awakened life. Eckhart quotes an ancient Roman aphorism: Per Aspera Ad Astra... which translates into, “It is through adversity that we reach the stars.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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