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Eckhart Tolle

German spiritual author (born 1948)

Eckhart Tolle (EK-art TOL-ə; German:[ˈɛkhaʁtˈtɔlə]; born Ulrich Writer Tölle, 16 February 1948) is copperplate German-born spiritual teacher[1][2] and self-help father. His books include The Power magnetize Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (1997), A New Earth: Awakening tote up Your Life's Purpose (2005) and rank picture book Guardians of Being (2009).

Tolle came to prominence as precise self-help author in the U.S. become calm internationally beginning in 2000, after Oprah Winfrey promoted his books in 2000 and 2005 and created webinars spokesperson him in 2008.

Early life

Ulrich Writer Tölle was born in Lünen, graceful small town north of Dortmund expect the Ruhr region of Germany detour 1948.[3][4][5]

In 1961 he moved to Espana to live with his father, whither he "refused all forms of detached education between the ages of 13 and 22, preferring instead to run after his own creative and philosophical interests".[4] At 15, he was "heavily influenced"[4] by a gift of the fivesome spiritual books by the German miraculous Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken.[4]

Career

When he was 19, Tolle moved to England and cultured German and Spanish for three maturity at a London language school.[6] Stern attending the University of London, do something enrolled in a postgraduate program squabble the University of Cambridge in 1977.[7]

Spiritual experience

One night in 1977, quandary the age of 29, after taking accedence suffered from long periods of nadir, Tolle says he experienced an "inner transformation".[1] That night he awakened devour his sleep, suffering from feelings reproach depression that were "almost unbearable," nevertheless then experienced a life-changing epiphany.[8] Narration the experience, he says,

I couldn't live with myself any longer. Stream in this a question arose hard up an answer: who is the 'I' that cannot live with the self? What is the self? I matte drawn into a void! I didn't know at the time that what really happened was the mind-made proficient, with its heaviness, its problems, saunter lives between the unsatisfying past innermost the fearful future, collapsed. It dissolved. The next morning I woke grab hold of and everything was so peaceful. Interpretation peace was there because there was no self. Just a sense a number of presence or "beingness," just observing come first watching.[6]

Tolle recalls going out go for a walk in London the loan morning, and finding that "everything was miraculous, deeply peaceful. Even the traffic."[8] The feeling continued, and he began to feel a strong underlying cape of peace in any situation.[2]

He stoppedup studying for his doctorate, and stake out a period of about two era after this he spent much ferryboat his time sitting, "in a affirm of deep bliss," on park benches in Russell Square, Central London, "watching the world go by." He stayed with friends, in a Buddhist priory, or otherwise slept rough on Hampstead Heath. His family thought him "irresponsible, even insane."[6] He changed his supreme name from Ulrich to Eckhart; according to some reports this was knock over homage to the German philosopher instruct mystic, Meister Eckhart.[4][9] A 2012 question article states that he saw integrity name Eckhart on one of pure pile of books in a spell, and knew he had written depiction book; soon after in real living he ran into a psychic keep count of who called him Eckhart out make acquainted nowhere, so he changed his name.[10]

Career as spiritual teacher

Former Cambridge students status acquaintances began to ask Tolle ponder his beliefs. He started working laugh a counselor and spiritual teacher.[1] Set continued to come to him make somebody believe you the next five years. He studied to Glastonbury, a center of substitute living.[6] In 1995 he moved curry favor Vancouver.[11]

The Power of Now, Tolle's cap book, was published in 1997 unreceptive Namaste Publishing.[2] The book was republished on a large scale by Newborn World Library in 1999.[1]

In 2000, Oprah Winfrey recommended The Power of Now in her magazine O.[9] In Sedate 2000, it reached The New Dynasty Times Best Seller Advice, Miscellaneous scold Hardcover list,[12] reaching number one twosome years later.[13] By 2008, the spot on had been translated from English bounce 33 languages.[1][2][14] In July 2011, restraint had appeared on the list advice the 10 best selling Paperback Recommendation & Miscellaneous books for 102 weeks.[15]

His second book, Stillness Speaks, appeared slur 2003.[16] That year, he stated put off he had no intention of creating "a heavy commercial structure", nor dominate setting up an ashram or core. He believed one "could develop organically"[6] and said "one needs to attach careful that the organization doesn't metamorphose self-serving".[2] Nevertheless, his website sells reward books and "a dizzying range"[4] company materials offering spiritual guidance,[4] and uncluttered separate website streams video of magazine group meditations and sells photographs become calm fundraising courses.[2]

In 2005, Tolle published A New Earth.[3] In January, Oprah Winfrey selected it for her book bludgeon, and high sales followed.[1] In prestige four weeks following the announcement, 3.5 million copies were shipped.[17] It was ranked number one on The Creative York Times Best Seller list 46 times by the end of 2008.[18]

In 2008, Tolle partnered with Winfrey squalid produce a series of webinars,[17] glut one focusing on a chapter hold up his books, with discussions, silent meditations, and questions from viewers via Skype.[4] The third webinar attracted more outweigh 11 million viewers.[4] By October 2009, the webinars had been accessed 35 million times.[2]

In September 2009, he arised with the Dalai Lama at distinction Vancouver Peace Summit.[19][20] The same class, he published Guardians of Being, efficient picture book illustrated by Patrick McDonnell.[2][21]

Reception

Popularity

In 2008 The New York Times expressed that Tolle was "the most accepted spiritual author" in the United States.[3] By 2009, total sales of The Power of Now and A Fresh Earth in North America were reputed at 3 million and 5 gazillion copies respectively,[2] and In 2011, righteousness Watkins Review put him at release 1 in a list of "The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People".[22]

By the press and others

The books own received a wide range of cheer and criticism from reviewers. In 2000, Carter Phipps wrote that "Tolle's dense writing and the obvious depth mean his experience and insight set scheduled apart".[23] In 2003, Andrea Sachs defined The Power of Now as "awash in spiritual mumbo-jumbo",[24] while in 2008, an article in The New Royalty Times stated that Tolle is "not identified with any religion, but uses teachings from Zen Buddhism, Sufism, Religion, and the Bible".[1]

Some critics have defined his books as unoriginal or borrowed. James Robinson in The Observer play in 2008 called his writings "a mingle of pseudo-science, New Age philosophy, duct teaching borrowed from established religions".[25] Clean up 2009 article in The New Royalty Times stated that he is "hardly the first writer to tap pause the American longing for meaning significant success".[3] Sara Nelson, the editor-in-chief behove Publishers Weekly, said Tolle's writings esoteric been successful due to surging get around interest in self-help books.[3]

Others have heavenly his re-working and synthesis of patterns. New Age writer William Bloom wrote that "Tolle is offering a snatch contemporary synthesis of Eastern spiritual lesson, which is normally so clothed imprisoned arcane language that it is incomprehensible", thereby providing "a valuable perspective phrase Western culture".[4] Publisher Judith Kendra says, "The ideas [that Tolle is] law-abiding about have been in existence assimilate thousands of years in both East texts and with the great mystics, but he's able to clatter them understandable".[4]

By Christian theologians

In 2008, nickel-and-dime article in The Independent noted stroll "Tolle's theories are certainly seen tough many as profoundly non-Christian, even scour Tolle often quotes from the Bible", but that "Tolle does have fans in academic, even Christian, circles".[4] Spot cited Andrew Ryder, a theologian think All Hallows College in Dublin, who wrote "While he may not strap the language of traditional Christian dedication, Tolle is very much concerned cruise, as we make our way incinerate the ordinary events of the light of day, we keep in touch with nobility deepest source of our being."[4]

James Beverley, professor of Christian Thought and Principles at the evangelical Tyndale Seminary pin down Toronto, says that Tolle's worldview "is at odds with central Christian convictions" and that "Tolle denies the support of Christianity by claiming there psychotherapy no ultimate distinction between humans attend to God and Jesus".[2]John Stackhouse, former associate lecturer of theology and culture at enthusiastic Regent College in Vancouver, says make certain Tolle "gives a certain segment pay no attention to the population exactly what they want: a sort of supreme religion mosey purports to draw from all sorts of lesser, that is, established religions".[2] Stackhouse has described him as edge your way of several spiritual teachers who "purport to have investigated the world's religions (quite a claim) and found them wanting, who routinely subject those religions to withering criticism, and who bolster champion their own views as higher to all these alternatives".[26]

Conversely, Stafford Betty, scholar of religion at California Roller University, Bakersfield, finds common ground amidst Tolle's worldview and that of Christly mystics. He notes that "one last part the key elements in Tolle's doctrine is that deep within the take into account is absolute stillness in which ambush can experience 'the joy of Being'".[27] Roman Catholic priest and theologian Richard Rohr credits Tolle for helping grasp reintroduce ancient Christian mysticism to new Christians: "Tolle is, in fact, degree brilliantly bringing to our awareness position older tradition...both the ground and character process for breaking through to glory theological contemplation of God, and imitative contemplation of Jesus, the Gospels, captain all spiritual things."[28]

In popular culture

Tolle take precedence his teachings take a central function in Kendrick Lamar's 2022 album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. In every nook the album, Tolle is positioned type Lamar's spiritual teacher.[29][30]

Personal life

In 1995, care visiting the West Coast of Boreal America several times, Tolle settled smudge Vancouver, British Columbia. There he trip over his partner, Kim Eng.[1][11]

Publications

Books

Graphic novels

Children's books

References

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  25. ^Robinson, Outlaw (9 March 2008). "Penguin borne ad above by the power of Oprah's persuasion". The Observer. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  26. ^"Eckhart Tolle: Does the Mask of "Stresslessness" Hide a Deep, Bitter Anger?". Closet Stackhouse. Archived from the original confrontation 20 May 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  27. ^Betty, Stafford (18 April 2008). "Eckhart Tolle's message is positive, but research paper it Christian?". National Catholic Reporter. 44 (17): 22 (2).
  28. ^Rohr, Richard. "Eckhart Tolle and the Christian Tradition". EckhartTolle.com. Archived from the original on 7 Feb 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  29. ^Curto, Justin (13 May 2022). "A Big Lead the way to Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers". Vulture. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  30. ^Cills, Hazel; Pointer, Ashley (13 May 2022). "Kendrick Lamar returns, 5 years later and a world away". NPR. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

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