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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

Author: Eckhart Tolle
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.1

ISBN: 0141017821
EAN: 9780141017822
ASIN: 0141017821

Publication Date: June 29, 2006
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Raising Consciousness June 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

A New Earth is Eckhart Tolle's second book on the power of living in the present moment. Like The Power Of Now, his first book, A New Earth is special to read. Words are powerful carriers of energy, and both of Eckhart's books emanate the love, peace and joy that he obviously experienced while writing these from a place of presence and high level of consciousness.

The book takes its title from a Biblical prophecy that refers to the emergence of a new heaven and a new earth, the deeper meaning of which relates to the transformation of human consciousness and the reflection of this higher level of awareness in the physical world. Although the title has its basis in a Christian teaching, A New Earth is a spiritual book and as such can be read by people of any religion or people of no specific religion. In fact, it is interesting to note that the feedback received from the webcasts done recently by Oprah and Eckhart Tolle has indicated that many people have found that reading the book enabled them to understand the teachings of their religions in far greater depth and to apply them with far greater insight than they had previously had.

While The Power Of Now was written in question and answer format, A New Earth reads more like a traditional book, and it is therefore often the preferred introduction to the topic for many people. It was certainly Oprah's choice for the webcasts that she and Eckhart conducted! Having read both books, I would probably recommend starting with The Power Of Now; however, this really is a personal choice and either will do as a starting point. The important thing is to read at least one of these books, and to reflect on and practice the teachings contained within them. Increasing your awareness and living in the present moment can be a challenging process, particularly when you start, but the rewards are immense.

In addition to going in-depth on subjects such as the ego and the pain-body, A New Earth addresses the topic of conscious creating, particularly in Chapter 10. Although Eckhart never refers to this as The Law Of Attraction, the principles that he discusses provide a spiritual view on the process of creation. If you've ever felt disillusioned by the very materialistic view of The Law Of Attraction, then Eckhart's description of how consciousness creates may be just the antidote that you need!

5 out of 5 stars

An Enlightening Read May 3, 2008
26 out of 31 found this review helpful

I found Eckhart Tolle's newest book "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" an enlightening read. I really liked chapter 5 "The Pain Body" It had never occurred to me that thinking is involuntary, that it is no different then other bodily functions such as circulation or digestion. How true it is that many people are totally lost in their thoughts never present or listening to a word anyone says. In chapter 6 "Breaking Free" Eckhart Tolle tells us how to break free. I kept thinking to myself (what I have thought so many times before) the only thing that gets in my way is me!

Another book I really enjoyed reading is "Being Here Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment" by Ariel & Shya Kane. It is a light and delightful book of short stories about 'being' that will keep you entertained and put a smile on your face.

2 out of 5 stars

Something here if you can tolerate Eckhart's colossal ego... April 27, 2008
10 out of 18 found this review helpful

There's something here but you will need to be very tolerant to find it. Read a friend's copy... but had real trouble not scribbling all over it and ripping a few pages out here and there. Its full of sweeping generalisations, buried assumptions and his own beliefs justified by little more than rhetorical trickery.

The ego stuff is all accurate enough but it's not exactly brimming with new inspiration. Very judgemental too. Everyone who egoic is miserable and screwed up. Excuse me..! I know loads of egoic people that are content and satisfied with their world.

Thought the external/internal purpose stuff was good. All very Zen and written in an accessible way. Liked the acceptance/enjoyment/enthusiasm ideas and the internal space stuff is refreshing to read. Didn't really understand what he was on about with the pain-body though (=subconscious?). Unfortunately it was far too poorly explained for me to relate to.

He makes liberal use of pseudo scientific terms like vibration, frequency, energy-fields. These words have no meaning I can relate to in this context. I am sure that they do have a meaning to Eckhart, but without explanation, it becomes little more than part of a belief system. And if Eckhart is creating his own belief system, then that's a colossally egotistical thing to do.

He spends a lot of time explaining that a new species of enlightened people is now evolving but doesn't present any evidence that this is the case. Then there's the universal purpose and universal consciousness stuff. Wibble. The universe just "is". He even says so. It's got no purpose or meaning or consciousness. Plus the universe is created by you, not the other way round. He really should have figured that out by now.

Reads a bit like someone who popped out of their ego over lunch, then came back thinking - cool, I'm really good at getting out of my ego, I'll write a book about it and become rich and famous.

Anyway, problem is that truly enlightened people are never going to waste time writing books, so I figure you have to be tolerant if you going to learn anything. With that in mind, I did enjoy the book. There's something there, behind Eckhart's colossal ego...

5 out of 5 stars

One of the best April 20, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

The message of this book is great: that one should try to rid oneself of the "ego." While I agree with many principels in this book, there are a few I can't swallow. Even so, this is one of the better "self-help" books out there. "The Power of Now" and "You Can Heal Your Life" are also very helpful.

A NEW EARTH is written well--something you need not expect with this type of genre. And while part are familiar to anyone who has studied the religions and outcomes: "Turn the other checck, Karma, etc," there is a freshness to Tolle's take on how to apply these ideas.

If you're new to the thinking of the collective consciousness, then you'll want to read this. My advice on reading this is to take it one chapter at a time and not try and cram everything in together. Let it sink in. That way you'll be more open to the concepts. A great book for spiritual growth; both accesible and useful.

5 out of 5 stars

Good Follow Up To the Power of Now April 16, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

A good follow up to The Power of Now. I wrote the following review about TPON and here it is repeated, but additional comments.

Reading this book was like a condensed version of the many classes I have attended from my spiritual teacher. Eckhart Tolle presents difficult to comprehend subjects in simple to understand language. However, do not expect that this "easy read" will result in instant enlightenment. He sets the basics down, it is up to the reader to absorb and act upon the lessons.

I always leave a weekend workshop at my spiritual teacher's ashram on a natural high. This book gave me that same feeling. It is a wonderful book to help guide you on your spiritual journey.

A New Earth guides the reader further along the path with excellent commentary. The book is grounding. Good reminder to keep my ego out of my way!

Author of the award winning book, Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet.