In Stillness Speaks, best-selling author Eckhart Tolle illuminates the fundamental elements of his teaching, addressing the needs of the modern seeker by drawing from all spiritual traditions. At the core of the book is what the author calls ?the state of presence,? a living in the ?now? that is both intensely inspirational and practical. When the pressures of future and past thinking disappear, fear and frustration also vanish, conquered by the moment. Stillness Speaks takes the form of 200 individual entries, organized into 10 topic clusters that range from "Beyond the Thinking Mind" to "Suffering and the End of Suffering." The entries are concise and complete in themselves, but, read together, take on a transformative power.
Amazon.com Review Expanding on his mantra?Get out of your head and into the moment?Eckhart Tolle offers this new book on living in the now. Here Tolle emphasizes the art of "inner stillness"--the place where thoughts, ego and attachments fall always and we are left only with what the moment has to offer: "When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world." Don't expect this to be a quick skim or even a straight-through read. Like his previous bestselling book The Power of Now, Tolle uses brief entries and numerous white spaces to give readers easy in-and-out access into enticing spiritual insights that expound on inner stillness, such as learning the difference between surrender and resignation, overcoming the fear death, and how to end suffering. In fact, this is designed to be an ongoing conversation. Pick it up any time or any place, but be sure to allow for plenty of breaks for serious contemplation. Even as you occasionally abandon the book, don't abandon the teachings, pleads Tolle. Embracing and practicing inner stillness is no longer a luxury, he writes, "but a necessity if humankind is not to destroy itself. At the present time the dysfunction of the old consciousness and the arising of the new are both accelerating. Paradoxically things are getting worse and bett! er at the same time, although 'the worse' is more apparent because it makes so much noise." Devotees who have read all of Tolle's books and audio tapes probably won't find new ideas or information here. But they may appreciate the refresher course --revisiting familiar concepts in a slightly different package. --Gail Hudson
great book December 4, 2008 I HAVE ALL OF ECKHART TOLLE BOOKS. I JUST LOVE HIM. HE IS A WONDERFUL AUTHOR AND KNOWS HIS STUFF. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU
ET does it again October 12, 2008 I love having this book on the coffee table for a quick hit of stillness. It is especially helpful when my mind starts realing and I need to calm down. Anything that Ekhart Tolle has to say has such power to soothe and bring a person back down to earth!
Stillness Speaks September 21, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderfully thought provoking CD. I find myself listing to it over and over again! It is well worth your time and money.
Powerful combinaiton September 19, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There is a powerful combination when I read the book while I am listening to Eckhart read it. It brings to Life what he has written.
A wonderful meditative book. August 31, 2008 I wish that I had what he has. Such a beautiful soul. A wonderful book to take along wherever you go, to quiet the mind.
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