Eckhart Tolle: “A New Earth” | Oprah’s Book Club
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What is the significance of Eckhart Tolle's book 'A New Earth'?
We're going to have a great show, you and I. Here comes the man, y'all. The man. Mr. Tole. Do you see it? We're in a coffee house having coffee with Eckhart. I'm telling you. Hi, everybody. I am so excited to welcome you to Oprah's Book Club presented by Starbucks. It's so good to be here at the Starbucks inside the Empire State Building right in the center of Manhattan. So hello to all of you who are listening on the podcast or watching us on my YouTube channel. We joined forces with Starbucks to bring three of what I think are some of the best things in life, books, coffee and conversation together. all together in one place. And Starbucks paired this month's book club selection with a strong cortado. And so enjoy yours. Okay. Let's have a toast to you. Toast to you. Thank you. I also really appreciate the idea of meeting a friend for coffee with a book.
Don't you like that idea? Especially if you get to talk about this book. After 109 book club selections, I have never chosen the same book twice. Until now. Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. Awakening to your life's purpose. As one of the great spiritual teachers of our time.
Even one conscious breath. is a mini meditation. I believe Eckhart's work has never been more relevant or deeded as it is today. Deep within you, there is a silent power.
Over the years, right now, you all are online with me from every corner on our planet. I've always been eager to share a new earth. This is my own free copy of the book. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the book. It's been translated into 50 languages and sold more than 15 million copies. On this podcast, we're taking a deep dive into some of Eckhart's key concepts like recognizing the ego.
And so to know your own ego is already an awakening. How to stay in the present moment. The beginning of present moment awareness is to be aware of your sensory perceptions.
And we'll hear from readers. I was blown away when I read your book. About how Eckhart's teachings have transformed their lives.
It was absolutely my aha moment, and it just felt very freeing, and it gave me a lot of hope. So I want to just say that 16 years ago,
I read this book around 2007, and I really was changed by the book, A New Earth. I would have to say that this book has probably had more effect on my life than any other book I've read by a living author, okay? So that excludes the Bible. But by a living author, I would say this book has had the most impact on my life. And I thought I was having a pretty good life. And my life experience, my experience of myself as a human being, as a being on the planet, my ability to separate my thoughts from myself and to realize that I am the awareness disguised as a person. My ability to understand what he says on page 41, that life will give you exactly the experience you need for the evolution of your consciousness. And how do you know that?
Because that's the experience you are having right now. My ability to accept that, my ability to recognize that all stress is is wanting the moment you're in to be something else and that you are causing most of your suffering because you can't accept the present moment for what it is. I mean, it changed me and changed me and changed me and changed me. I thought I knew what ego was until chapters two and three of this book. It changed me and changed me and changed me. It uplifted my life and enhanced it in ways that I cannot even describe. And I will tell you, it's the one book that is constantly by my nightstand. So I have the Bible there. I have Mary Oliver's poems there. And I have Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth there consistently all the time.
And every couple of years, I go back and I reread the entire book. And I was thinking about where we are in the world right now and what our consciousness really needs is a little enhancement, I thought. And I thought there's no book that's had more influence or power, in my opinion, to change the way you think about yourself and the way you think about the world than A New Earth.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the significance of Eckhart Tolle's book 'A New Earth'?
0:04–14:14
2
How can we recognize and diminish our ego?
14:14–21:45
3
What is the role of present moment awareness?
21:45–25:55
4
How does acceptance influence our lives?
25:55–38:59
5
What is the connection between suffering and identity?
38:59–43:45
6
How can we respond to obstacles instead of reacting?
43:45
7
What insights does Chris Evans share about Eckhart's teachings?
29:40–54:22
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