Eckhart Tolle
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, published in 1997, is a book by Eckhart Tolle that falls within the genres of spirituality, self-help, and philosophy. It is the work most frequently cited in connection with Tolle, who works as both a writer and a philosopher.
Tolle was born on February 16, 1948, in Lünen, Germany, and holds citizenship in both Germany and Canada. He studied at the University of London. He works in English, German, and Spanish, and his writing spans the genres of spirituality, self-help, and philosophy.
In 2005, Tolle published A New Earth, a second book that, like The Power of Now, sits within his body of work as a writer and philosopher. Both titles appear under his name as part of his output in these overlapping genres.
Quotes by Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle's insights on:
All the things that truly matter, beauty, love, creativity, joy, and inner peace arise from beyond the mind.
Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.
Always say 'yes' to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to something that already is.
Deal with the past on the level of the present. The more attention you give to the past, the more you energize it, and the more likely you are to make a 'self' out o it.
People don't realize that now is all there ever is there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind.
Recognize the ego for what it is: a collective dysfunction, the insanity of the human mind.
In today's rush, we all think too much — seek too much — want too much — and forget about the joy of just being.
