Eckhart Tolle & Oprah Break New Ground On The Net

Monday of this week, Oprah launched a live classroom online with Eckhart Tolle , author of the “A New Earth”. The first live broadcast did, however, run into some serious problems. Wrote Oprah:

“Like you, I was deeply disappointed that so many dedicated webcast participants around the world were unable to view our first live webcast.

Experts from both Limelight Networks and Move Networks, our partners in bringing this groundbreaking experience to the Internet, believe they have identified and addressed the programming problem that was unmasked by a historic number of simultaneous users. While we were certainly prepared for the more than 700,000 people registered and continue to be assured that capacity was not the issue�it is clear that pioneering this new platform will always come with risks. So, that said�the team believes we are good to go for another try.

“Since Monday night, over 1.5 million people have streamed or downloaded the webcast, and that option will be available on Tuesday of each week after all of the next nine classes.

“I have been encouraged by the thousands of message board posts cheering us on to continue the live classes on Monday nights, and so we will keep moving forward, attempting to break new ground.

“If you are willing to partner with me in exploring this new frontier — I’ll see you in class live on Monday. Otherwise, you can stream or download the class on Tuesday or whenever it’s convenient. I understand the frustration and leave it to you to experience the class in whatever way works best.”

To watch and or download the first chapter in this 10 week series, go here:

http://www.oprah.com/obc_classic/webcast/archive/archive_download.jsp

For more information about this online class, go here:

http://www.oprah.com/obc_classic/webcast/begin/anewearth_begin_main.jsp

I’ve also included the invitation from Eckhart Tolle that is posted on Oprah’s website (see below).

In case it isn’t obvious, the topic that Oprah is tackling (a serious exploration of spirituality), along with the way she has chosen to do it (using a series of live, interactive, global broadcasts via the Net), is very significant. In my opinion, this is another major step in helping humankind awaken to the deeper truths of our existence before it’s too late…

— David Sunfellow

(Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nhnenews/message/14271)