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Truly revolutionary book

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018

To be honest, I hated this book the whole time I was reading it and immediately after. I thought it was poorly written, repetitive, preachy, and idealistic. But lo and behold, 6 months later I am still thinking about it all the time. Like it says in the intro, you are either ready for this book or you're not. If you're ready, it will open your eyes in a way that is impossible to reverse. Try to read it with an open mind and a willingness to deeply examine your own mind in ways that may be very uncomfortable to you. It will be worth it.

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ReneeLouise

I just do not agree with him

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2018

This book touts to be teaching truth. I know its not all true. This author has concluded that our thoughts and emotions are only our ego. This implies that the soul is but the part of us that sits back observing without feeling. I might agree that many self centered thoughts are from the ego self, but emotion is something even the angels in heaven feel as well as our deceased loved ones. I know because I have had a NDE myself years ago. My son in law was shot in the back 8 times, flat lined three times and was in a coma for 3 and a half months. Emotions do not die with the body. I also know that other NDE'rs have validated that we are still us , emotions and all even after we cross over. This author has never claimed an NDE and says it all comes to him through intuition. I think it was simply something he came up with based on his own understanding and comfort zone. Not necessarily true for everyone.

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Truly revolutionary book

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018

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Russell K.

A powerful guide to breaking down walls of inner resistance.

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016

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I felt quite bored when reading the first several pages of this book. Then the author began talking about the ego, page after page after page. This book talked about the ego, my ego, in more ways than I had previously ever imagined, confronting and exposing my precious ego. On at least a couple of occasions, I threw the book across the room into the wall. Then I became aware that this was exactly what I needed. I have never before read a book describing the human ego with such logical description. His work on the "pain body" is some of the most valuable work on understanding human relationship behavior that I have ever read. I strongly recommend this book for anyone that is willing to take another step in becoming honest with one's self.

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AVIANNE

Life-changing book!

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2018

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The enormous, positive impact this book has had on me is unbelievable. I feel like a new person with all the information packed into this book. I am now rereading to ensure i grasp everything this gem has to offer and i honestly feel like i would've be rereading for years to come. I have made so many notes and highlights and reading them everyday fills me with such joy and peace. This is a process and at time the information would be so profound that you need a moment or the rest of the day to focus and really let whatever information (and there is an abundance) that sticks out to YOU sink in and process! This book will change the way you look at life... GUARANTEED!!

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Monica Ann

This Book Changed My Life

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017

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This book is changing my life and I'm only a 1/3 of the way into it. I saw Mr. Tolle interviewed by Oprah on Super Soul Sunday and was amazed at his descriptions about life. The idea that we are not anything of form - thoughts, likes/dislikes, cumulative experiences, gender, nationality, religion, and on and on....mind boggling. Tolle says that we are the part of us that realizes we are thinking. Anything else is ego. Tolle says that at the heart of all ancient religions is that the mind is insane and if we want to find peace, we must realize who we really are and drop any pretense of ego. Ego is just an illusion. My life is already better, just from learning that little bit.

The book takes time to read, because, you have to contemplate what you read, highlight it and read it again. I imagine reading this book or at least parts of it, over and over again. Enjoy.

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mhere

recommend for people who obsess

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018

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Life changing. Appreciate author's research and use of many teachers. Author has an interesting interpretation of some scripture, but stays true to most and it is applied well to support points made. Certainly provides common sense ways to eliminate stress in your life. Very relaxing to listen to. We set the timer on Kindle, and listen to excerpts before bedtime. Soothing, comforting, provocative, enlightening and also helps us sleep! Also listen to it when driving, helps with stress. Definitely, recommend for people who obsess, are quick to anger, or mentally can't 'let things go'.

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ReneeLouise

I just do not agree with him

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2018

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L.J.

OK read but "The Power of Now" is better

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018

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I read this after "The Power of Now" and I have to say I was a bit disappointed. For one, Tolle repeats most of what you'll find in the "Power of Now" in this book with little new insight. The Socratic way of question and answer sets a very all-knowing form. In "The Power of Now", it seems he's more of a guide or a teacher but after reading this book he seems like some sort of arrogant all-knowing God. If you have to decide between the two, read the "Power of Now".

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Jason Boehm

Life-transforming, if you want it to be

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2020

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I'm sometimes weary about books that people speak of in awe, along with such phrases as "life-transforming." For years, I held off reading A New Earth for that reason. I wish I had found it sooner. I've read this book probably half a dozen times in the four months since I've found it, and every time Eckhart's words resonate more deeply. With our current pandemic and all the chaos our world is experiencing, A New Earth has become even more relevant 15 years after the book was published. As Tolle says in his intro, if you are open to the message, it will resonate deeply. You won't be the same after you read it. If you aren’t, if you don’t have an inkling of spiritual inclination or desire to awaken, the book could mean nothing and seem boring. If you’ve read The Power of Now, many concepts will be familiar in A New Earth. Getting in touch with the inner body, dissolving the pain body, the ego and its many forms, and of course being here in the present are all topics Tolle’s original book explored. Here, however, these ideas seem more fleshed out, with more space to breathe, and with more anecdotes that make these principles more personal and easier to relate to. The story about Tolle’s client who lost her ring moves me every time, and his anecdote about seeing Stephen Hawking is really cool. Whereas The Power of Now went for more of a conversational, question-and-answer style that could feel dry or repetitive at times, A New Earth is presented as more of a lively narrative. If you're struggling to find your life's purpose, the last few chapters will be especially vital and meaningful. He also touches a bit on conscious manifesting, which I found very helpful. If you're ready, A New Earth has the power to change your life. Just be warned (in a good way): Once you've had a taste of what it feels like to be conscious, it will be very hard to go back to your old way of thinking and living.

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Lilach Lavy

A great and trasformational book for the individual

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2017

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Eckhart Tolle doesn't need any help to sell this book. But still i am writing this review because this is truly such a great book.
Maybe regretfully- the book's title doesn't convey how transformational a tool it can be for the individual person... It doesn't only talk about creating a new conscious society, but it mostly is a useful and eye opening book about waking up individually.

I wonder if it is at all possible to digest this book even with several reads... maybe even in one single lifetime...
I first read it more than 10 years ago, maybe even more, when i was deep into Eckhart and his teaching.
Then i moved on to other spiritual inspirations.. and felt that frankly, it's strange, but i don't want to go near Eckhart at all again, as his teaching just makes me "frustrated".... What can i say- it wasn't correct for me to listen to him for a while.
Now, i happened to return to his sphere of influence, and picking up this book again, i realize how deep, accurate and brilliant it is.
Yes. It may not be easy implementing what Eckhart talks about.
But if you are someone that feels strongly about spirituality, and even about liberation from suffering, this book has a dignified place in your library... even if you'll have to read it again and again over the course of many years, to realize it's transformational power.
Eckhart knows what he is talking about.

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J. Moody

Best book recommendation I've ever received.

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2018

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I read Tolle's "The Power of Now" first and it lit a small flame inside of me to want to quiet my mind. Then I read "A New Earth" based on a friend's recommendation, and him telling me that Oprah did a 10 episode web event on this book because she was so impacted by it. I read it slowly and carefully and I feel like this book is actually changing me down to my core more than any book that I have read in years, and perhaps ever. If you are ripe for this, it is a very able tool to bring you to a much more meaningful existence. I can't recommend it enough for those that feel ready.

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