Dear Gary,

I appreciate your comments and want to clear up a few things:

1. This 10 week program is NOT a repeat of the Oprah "webinar." That 10 week course was on Tolle's second book, "A New Earth." This is on his original work, considered a classic, "The Power of Now." Oprah's course attracted 5 million people, from around the world. If we could attract even 5% of that, our little radio network would greatly benefit.
2. Of course I would like for Air America to have new listeners. If we are ever to cut into the massive brainwashing of Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin, O'Reilly, Savage, etc., we must begin to preach to other than the converted.
3. Eckhart Tolle is an extraordinary teacher. Read about his story. He is not into ego or money. He walks his talk more than any teacher I know, except for The Dalai Lama.
4. I believe that Progressive Radio is about creating a better, more evolved society. Part of how we can do that is to elect Democrats to the White House and Congress. Part of that is to put pressure on our elected representatives to do the right thing. But an even more fundamental part of that is to help raise the level of consciousness within our society - towards peaceful thinking, away from greed and a lust for power and an out of control ego. This is what Tolle's work is all about. Nothing new really, but rarely practiced. His teaching, like our radio network, is about creating "A New Earth".
5. Tune in for a bit on Monday and then decide. I'd hate to lose you as a listener but I have to be true to what I feel is important.
6. Check out this poem:

"If there is to be Peace in the world
There must be Peace in the nations

If there is to be Peace in the nations
There must be Peace in the cities

If there is to be Peace in the cities
There must be Peace between neighbors

If there is to be Peace between neighbors
There must be Peace in the home

If there is to be Peace in the home
There must be Peace in the Heart"

-Lao Tzu