There’s a specific kind of fog that settles in when people lose their spiritual grounding but still want to sound enlightened. It gets thicker in comment sections, especially under videos like the one I recently saw of Eckhart Tolle.
In the video, he’s talking about the difference between channeling and communion. And while his tone is soft, his message is precise: you don’t need intermediaries to access truth.
Consciousness is not something you summon—it’s something you connect to directly, through presence. End of story.
It should’ve been a moment of clarity. Instead, the comments devolved into a full-blown defense of dependency. People were offended, not because Eckhart was wrong, but because he touched a nerve they don’t want to admit is exposed.
That thread became a mirror for what’s happening at a larger scale: people confusing spiritual theatrics with actual connection to God. People using the language of light to justify their addiction to voices that are not their own. And worse—many of them genuinely can’t tell the difference.
So let’s name the truth plainly:
There is a difference between channeling and communion—and if you don’t understand it, you will spend your spiritual life leaning on voices you mistake for God.
Channeling is the reception of messages through an intermediary. A guide. An angel. A “being of light.”
It may feel real. It may even feel helpful. But it’s always a step removed. It is never you directly communing with Source. And it is very often distorted by the lens of the ego—either yours or the intermediary’s.
Communion, on the other hand, is direct. It’s personal. It’s inward. It’s not dramatic. It’s not flashy. And it is rarely loud.
Communion is what happens when you strip everything away and sit with God—with presence, with truth, with stillness—as you are. No intermediaries. No scripts. No spiritual costume.
That’s what Tolle was saying. And he’s right.
The resistance in those comments didn’t come from discernment. It came from ego. People want the illusion of power without the submission it requires. They want to feel connected without actually being connected.
When someone points out the difference, they lash out. Not because it’s wrong—but because it hits something they’ve built their entire “spiritual identity” around.
But here’s the thing: you cannot access truth if you are addicted to voices outside yourself.
Even if they’re wrapped in light. Even if they say nice things. Even if they soothe your fear for a little while. If the message didn’t come from your direct communion with God—then it’s secondhand.
Secondhand revelation might inspire you, but it will never transform you. Only Presence can do that.
Discernment, in this context, is not just the ability to say “this is good” and “this is bad.”
It’s the ability to say:
“This is true.”
“This is mine.”
“This is God.”
And that kind of discernment doesn’t come from books, or gurus, or cosmic downloads. It comes from practice. From humility. From silence. From being willing to walk away from the noise—even the noise that looks holy.
So if you’re still unsure which voice you’re listening to…
pause.
Get quiet. Get honest. And get alone with God. Because channeling might tell you what to believe. But communion will show you who you are.
And if you truly want to walk in truth—you’ll have to learn the difference.
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