Awesome BookFebruary 16, 2006 7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Tolle is one of those very rare people that can cut to the chase. His message i.e. his personal experience is utterly simple. No mantras, no chants, just be present. What else do you need to remember?
The Masterpiece of the 21st century!February 7, 2006 13 out of 13 found this review helpful
One of the very few most wonderful books I have ever read in my life! The points expressed by Tolle are extremely true, cutting down to the essence of ones soul if only one sincerely wants to understand. The essence of life is explained most clearly and in a very simple way. Throughout the book, I have admired the authors talant to express such sophisticated philosophical truths in such a simple and easy manner for everyone to understand. Also, the ordering of ideas is brilliant, and the style is impeccable. Its a true masterpiece!
Sooooo Good!February 7, 2006 15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This work, A New Earth, supercedes all of Tolle's previous writings. It has better and clearer explanations and is replete with examples which are packed with a great density of meaning. That means you will inevitably "upack" more and more meaning from these ideas each time you read them. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, but, to me this book is an enduring treaure. I hope millions read it and take away from it whatever they can carry.
Dr. Paul Tuthill
cuts through the bullFebruary 5, 2006 12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Tolle is one of the few spiritual teachers out there who have not been seduced by their own royalty checks. Nor does he seem to carry any arrogance towards his audience. He is insightful and authentic.
So many of theses people write book after book trying to convince you you need them. Tolle rises above this. He even in a subtle way calls these people on this clear conflict of interest.
He is a true pioneer for a higher consciouness.
Disecting EgoFebruary 3, 2006 13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I am so GLAD! that Eckhart has finally written a book that goes to the core of the matter here. The ego. I am reading his new book with great interest, as I did all of his previous publications, and maybe it is just me but this one seems to be devoid of the wash of liberated presence that his last ones contained. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining in the least for I see now that the search for enlightenment has been so muddled up with feeling states, that we seekers have gotten lost along the way... or in other words, the ego has been trying to get enlightened!! LOL
Eckharts works reminds me of another teacher I 'bumped into' over in EU very recently who is working on a book about ego that is in a very similar vein. (Power and Grace - The Four Steps of Evolving Consciousness) This work is all about dissecting the ego. Here is a clip that shows again that the issue is really to recognize the ego and then disconnect from it.
'The incidence of spontaneous right-action, your expression of potential and how you tolerate the events of your life are directly proportional to how you relate to the content of your mind. Your upbringing and then the media train you to pay attention to the presence of thoughts and feelings as being a significant representation of who you are. You then label this mind-clutter as knowledge, opinions, beliefs, fears, desires, doubts, understandings, superstitions, and judgments, and sum it all up into a blanket definition that is generally referred to as me. From the awakened perspective, the actions comprising what is commonly termed a normal life become a product of the preservation and protection of this self-image, the picture you have concocted of yourself from ions of individual and global conditioning from the past. Is your life a cause to spend and defend this mirage of me?
Spontaneous right-action on the other hand is the innate ability to execute a course of accomplishment free from the perception of the past. Such responses result from an authentic inquiry into the effects conditioning has on your process of thinking. Cognition is the mistress of ego, so recognizing the pimp and how it operates in your life facilitates the appearance of spontaneous right-action.
This begins by being sensitive to the arising of thoughts as a mechanical and meaningless process of healthy mind. Simply because a thought is present in your awareness does not automatically imply significance. Understanding that thoughts are born harmless, and focusing instead on who you are in relationship to their benevolent birth, develops awakened attention to thought. By paying awakened attention to thought you will begin to experience the first signs of spontaneous right-action.'
