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Stillness Speaks

Stillness Speaks

byEckhart Tolle
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Lee
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4.0 out of 5 starsPretty good
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2019
I don't know if it's because I've read Power of Now, but this isn't as moving for me as that. Lots of things repeat, and I do know that the reason is, for the greater part, these concepts aren't difficult. And sometimes you just need to keep repeating them until you've clicked.

That said, I wouldn't wanna speak poorly of any of the works of Tolle. He's a good teacher, and I appreciate this message. I find his original work to be the best by far, though A New Earth is definitely very close to Power of Now. This is the weakest of those three, but I actually might find myself appreciating it. Sometimes you just need a quick little kick in the pants. Or a meditation point. Or there's that one thing you want to be reminded of. This is like the Cliff's Notes version of his books. And that's certainly got its function! Four stars, for me... but as a supplement to Power of Now/ New Earth.
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R. K. Parton
1.0 out of 5 starsSpiritually speaking, this book will lead you nowhere you want to go.
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018
My recommendation: DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK or any books by this man. If I could give this zero stars, I would.
I certainly wouldn't call Ekhart Tolle evil. I think labeling any human being as evil is misguided. Evil forces are out there, they are real, and they have created misguided "teachers" like Ekhart Tolle who will only lead his followers away from the true Light of the world.
Having been rescued at last by God from this man and others who misled me (poor willing cow that I was) into believing that what they are selling is some kind of "ultimate truth". All the talk of "enlightenment" that they serve up will only lead a person down one of many wrongs path, and away from the one true God.
All this said, it was my destiny to fall into the traps set by so-called teachers like Mr. Tolle. It was part of my journey towards the one true God and his Son, Jesus Christ. Sadly, Mr. Tolle actually mentions Jesus in one of his books and in the same breath talks about Buddha. What a waste of spiritual energy.
I wanted to burn the books I got from him but they are too thick. I could not with a clear conscious sell his books to a used bookstore. So in the recycling bin they go.
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Jason Boehm
5.0 out of 5 stars May be my favorite Eckhart book (but needs a different cover)
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2020
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I love this book so much. Someone once said of the Tao Te Ching that you could read it in 30 minutes or a lifetime. I would say the same about Stillness Speaks, although it might take you an hour or so to read it cover to cover. Most of Eckhart's core teachings are here, including the pain body and inner body awareness, although the words will be even more meaningful if you've read A New Earth and/ or The Power of Now. The 10 chapters make an excellent meditative reading, and I find a certain energy and charge in the words that Eckhart attributes to presence. One quibble: The cover design of Stillness Speaks resembles one of those cheesy inspirational/ Christian books. The UK version of this book has a much more inviting cover (see the purple paperback). That said, this might be my favorite Eckhart book, and I find myself reading it nearly every day. Allow it to, and it will change your life.
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Oscar R Truitt
5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent book! One of those books that does not ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018
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This is an excellent book! One of those books that does not need to be read all at once, but in little moments of reflection. I would compare it to my favorite book, I AM THAT, by Sri.Nisargadatta. The insights here touch the deepest part of awareness. I love it. And highly recommend Stillness Speaks to anyone who is experiencing a conscious awakening and wants to focus on that inner space thru simplicity and open-eyed meditation.
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moonbeam
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly essential to contact your Essence
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2017
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Find it buy it...full of reflective aphorisms, or short sayings, sutras, to live by, pointers to the truth using words that in the act of reading become thoughts in your mind, but not ordinary thoughts---repetitive, noisy, self serving, clamoring for attention...The thoughts within this book don't say "look at me," but Look beyond me." Because the thoughts came out of stillness, they have power to take you back into the same stillness from which they arose. That stillness is also inner peace, and that stillness and peace for the essence of your Being.
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Eric
5.0 out of 5 stars This is my favorite books of all time
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2016
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This is my favorite books of all time. The writings are segmented in to small sections, yet incredibly powerful. I can read for 30 seconds and become present. Even looking at the book can make my mind become stiller, I might recommend reading the Power of Now or A New Earth first if you haven't read one of Eckhart Tolle's books before this, just because that's what I had done and it made a few concepts more understandable but you can't go wrong with any of those three books in my opinion.
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KM
5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved my life
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2016
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This book changed my life! I felt like I was spinning out of control and maybe going crazy, then a friend recommended this book to me. I have read it 3 times already and I'm getting a little more out of it each time! This book is for you if you have an obsession with the past and your mind likes to make up stories about the future. If you are looking to quiet your mind and feel good again, this book is for you. Its not an easy read, thus the many times I've already read it. But after I was done with this book, I purchased The New Earth, another book written by Tolle. Love, love, love that book. They go hand in hand. I highly recommend this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I reread this book at the end of every year.
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2020
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It is good to be reminded of Truth. I am grateful to Tolle for this book. When his The Power of Now came out, and when I received it as a Christmas gift, it took me many years to sit down and read it. I needed painful experiences. After receiving the grace of participating in a ten-day vipassana meditation course, I knew it was time to put into practice Tolle's teachings, which coincide with S. N. Goenka's. I finished reading A New Earth as well, which is a great follow-on of The Power of Now. I wanted something distilled to reread every year to recalibrate me to the Now, to I Am, and it is this book, Stillness Speaks. I only hope that Tolle writes a book based on his course Conscious Manifestation, because after 2020, we as a species truly need to create more consciously on this planet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book that will stick around
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2021
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It distills the most poignant themes and statements from the sometimes dense and difficult The Power of Now and gives bite-sized chunks for contemplation and reflection. Divided into chapters based on major thematic elements in Tolle's works, the book is a good devotional or daily meditation. Almost a set of koans, where the primary works are sometimes a bit of a slog - these are much better for regular reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2019
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Amazing! In the last four years I have read over one hundred books.All about metaphysics, shamanism,spirituallity,eastern and western philosophies,books about yogis,and meditation.But for some reason nothing That I have read has impacted my life like these three books by Tolle.Nothing that I have read has approached the ego in such an understandable and profound way.Alot of of his teachings go hand in hand with some shamanism,which is great and when put into practise deliver excellent results.I hope he writes more books.
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daveonbass
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, powerful read
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2015
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Well, I'm a huge Eckhart Tolle fan. "The Power of Now" is one of my all time favorite books. "A New Earth" is also a great book. I think this book (Stillness Speaks) is my favorite read of all of them, though. By far the easiest book of his to read. "Power of Now" and "A New Earth" are so deep they took me a long time to get through as I needed to stop, take breaks, let things sink in. "Stillness Speaks" has many "aha" moments, as anything by Tolle most likely will, but the book itself is short, the chapters are short, and the writing within the chapters is no more than a paragraph or two within each section. Very easy, powerful read. Everyone should read this book, it's great.
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Kimberly M Freeland
5.0 out of 5 stars So good and very easy to read!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2021
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So simple and easy to read!!! I love that it’s easy to read even just a few minutes at a time. I have to finish sections and don’t like stopping mid section so this is the perfect helpful self improvement book for people who need insightful tips that don’t always have or want to take the time to set aside time to read. You will get value reading a section even if you don’t pick it up again for another month. I went through it once and now I just go through each section randomly as I have a few minutes to read but don’t have enough time to get deep into my other current book.
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