The title of this post was a question put to Eckhart Tolle some years ago. His reply:

 “Suffering is necessary until we discover that it is not.”

As suffering seems to be a subject that is coming into the news daily, it may be a good idea to find out what Eckhart means by his reply. Suffering also seems to be the major reason why so many people stopped believing in God after the Second World War, because they could not find answers to the questions and statement: ‘Why does God allow this to happen? Why does God not do anything to stop this? Surely this must mean that there is no God.’ [Read more…] about Is Suffering Really Necessary?