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Eckhart Tolle
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Eckhart Tolle is a German spiritual teacher and self-help author, best known for The Power of Now and A New Earth.
Biography
Born Ulrich Leonard Tölle on 16 February 1948, Eckhart Tolle is a German spiritual teacher and self-help author. While working toward his doctorate at the University of Cambridge in 1977, he abandoned his studies after experiencing what he has described as a spiritual awakening and later began working as a spiritual teacher.
He came to prominence as a self-help author beginning in the 2000s, aided through promotion by Oprah Winfrey. His books include The Power of Now (1997), A New Earth (2005) and the picture book Guardians of Being (2009). His teachings draw from traditions such as Zen Buddhism, Christian mysticism, Sufism, and Hinduism, although he remains unaffiliated with any particular religion.
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Books by Eckhart Tolle
The Power of Now
The Power of Now describes Tolle’s transition from despair to self-realization soon after his 29th birthday and presents a practical philosophy—drawing parallels with Buddhism and meditation—for living fully in the present and freeing oneself from the demands of the mind.