Books : New Earth, Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

Rating: - Intriguing and provocative
My ego has real problems with this book! It doesn't want to really believe that the 'normal' way of living is, in fact, a hollow sham, based on illusion. But it has had to admit that there is a ring of truth about this book which raises it above the normal, self-help pap that lines bookstore shelves.
I doubt whether I shall ever be able to implement the way of being that Tolle exhorts. However, even to allow a small awareness of something beyond the usual rat-race, pushing and shoving, grabbing and consuming can only be a good and helpful thing. I loved reading this book - and I'm sure that it is one that I will read again and again. Thoroughly recommended.

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Rating: - A Masterpiece from Tolle - Best Read of 2006 so far
Although I love the philosophy behind Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now" I have tried to complete it several times but not yet succeeded. In contrast, I have devoured every word of "A New Earth". It delivered many powerful insights for me and the fundamental messages of recognising and letting go of the Ego and either embracing acceptance, enjoyment or enthusiasm at all times have really struck a deep chord. I echo a fellow reviewer's comments that sentences are often best read and then reread to really let them land.

This will be one of my all time companions to be read over and over. The messages are simple, profound and ultimately life changing.

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Rating: - A life altering book
Certain books I have considered seminal in my life, this is certainly one of them. What is said is not new, it has a very Zen perspective. What I liked about it was its simplicity and how at the end of it you were aware of a simple way you would make a dramatic difference to the way you live your life. How Tolle defines your ego and your pain body are truly illuminating and form a new benchmark in my life. Read this book, it is fascinating.

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Rating: - Waking up - and losing your mind
"A New Earth: awakening to your life's purpose" is both deeply profound and wonderfully liberating. Tolle is particularly well known for "The Power of Now" and "Stillness Speaks", yet this new book takes his spiritual teaching to an altogether different level. In a simple and profound way he is able to illuminate several of the deepest truths revealed by teachers over the past 2,500 years. His characterisation of the ego mind, its obsession with form and content, the accumulation of the individual pain-body, and the way in which humans have become so identified with the incessant mental chatter - "lost in thought" - is brilliant. Tolle acknowledges that words can never be adequate to describe the liberation that arises from awakening into consciousness, and our connection to both the space within and the universe of space, yet his ability to convey our ever-present access to Source and the joy of just Being is wonderful. There is nothing to do in this book - no activities, no exercises, no checklists - just a shift in consciousness that lets you come alive. I'm not sure any of this would have made much sense to me ten, or even five years ago. Today it's absolutely mind-blowing at this stage of my spiritual journey.

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Rating: - Fantastic!!!
I love this book. It is well written, easy to understand and yet not patronizing and it is very interesting. It made so much sense and I finally got an understanding on what the Ego is rather than it just being a word or concept that is used without proper explanation. I found it very beneficial and helpful to boot. I have tried to read some other of Tolles books and not found them as dynamic and amazing as this one. It is a must read.