What we're reading today: “A New Earth” – Awakening to your life's purpose
Author: Eckhart Tolle
German author Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth” is a transformative work originally published in 2005, before being selected for Oprah’s Book Club in 2008 and featured in a weekly webinar series with Tolle and Winfrey.
Tolle, a spiritual teacher and best-selling author of books such as The Power of Now and Stillness Speaks, writes that most of the difficulties people experience are not the result of external factors, but the result of what happens in the mind.
The self-help book invites readers to reflect and understand their own egos. By bringing awareness to human nature and the impact of the ego on behavior, the author encourages readers to shift their thoughts from negative thinking that may cloud their life experience in the present moment.
Tolle emphasizes the importance of recognizing the ego, as opposed to the real self, as a mental pattern constructed through habits rather than through realistic facts or ideas about one's true personality.
This way, people will be able to have a flexible mindset, grow, and begin to align their actions with their core values and inner wisdom, Tolle notes.
The author also talks about the negative feelings that some people may experience during the process of personal development and encourages them to accept themselves in spite of everything, even when they are dealing with complicated emotions.
“A New Earth” is a great choice for readers who seek deep insights, want to let go of old, unhelpful habits, and embrace a more fulfilling way of thinking.
