Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle is a German-born spiritual teacher and author whose books and talks teach presence and freedom from identification with thought.
The Power of Now: A 1997 spiritual self-help book by Eckhart Tolle about presence and freedom from identification with thought. This book first brought Tolle’s central teaching to a wide international audience.
Oprah Winfrey: An American television host, producer, and media executive known for her influential talk show and book club. Her 2008 online discussion of A New Earth greatly expanded Tolle’s audience.
Bad Zwischenahn: A town in Lower Saxony, Germany, where Eckhart Tolle was born in 1948. Tolle’s German birthplace anchors the early part of his biography.
Buddhism: A religious and philosophical tradition originating in ancient India, centered on the teachings attributed to the Buddha. Tolle’s accounts of suffering and nonattachment invite comparison, but are not a formal Buddhist doctrine.
A New Earth: A 2005 book by Eckhart Tolle that connects personal awakening with a transformation in human consciousness. It develops Tolle’s account of ego beyond the practical focus of his earlier book.
The Power of Now (audiobook): An audio edition of Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now, narrated by Tolle. Tolle’s spoken delivery made the book’s teachings accessible beyond print.
University of London: A federal public research university in London, England, comprising multiple colleges and institutes. Tolle studied at the University of London before pursuing postgraduate work at Cambridge.
Advaita Vedanta: A Hindu philosophical tradition that teaches the nonduality of the self and ultimate reality. Its nondual language resembles parts of Tolle’s teaching while arising from a distinct textual tradition.
Mindfulness: The practice of attending to present experience with awareness, often without judgment. Mindfulness provides a familiar framework for Tolle’s emphasis on present-moment attention.
Eckhart Tolle TV: A subscription video service featuring Eckhart Tolle’s talks, interviews, and teaching sessions. It extends his teaching through recorded and streamed conversations.