A new earth : awakening to your life's purpose

Tolle, Eckhart 1948- (Author).

Summary: Tolle presents readers with an honest look at the current state of humanity: he implores us to see and accept that this state, which is based on an erroneous identification with the egoic mind, is one of dangerous insanity. However, there is an alternative to this potentially dire situation. Humanity now, perhaps more than in any previous time, has an opportunity to create a new, saner, more loving world. This will involve a radical inner leap from the current egoic consciousness to an entirely new one. In illuminating the nature of this shift, Tolle describes in detail how our current ego-based state of consciousness operates. Then gently, and in very practical terms, he leads us into this new consciousness. We will come to experience who we truly are--which is something infinitely greater than anything we currently think we are.--From publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780452287587 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0452287588 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780525948025 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0525948023 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: 315 p. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Dutton/Penguin Group, c2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313).

Formatted Contents Note:

ch. 7. Finding who you truly are -- Who you think you are -- Abundance -- Knowing yourself and knowing about yourself -- Chaos and higher order -- Good and bad -- Not minding what happens -- Is that so? -- The ego and the present moment -- The paradox of time -- Eliminating time -- The dreamer and the dream -- Going beyond limitation -- The joy of being-- Allowing the diminishment of the ego -- As without, so within -- ch. 7. The discovery of inner space -- Object consciousness and space consciousness -- Falling below and rising above thought -- Television -- Recognizing inner space -- Can you hear the mountain stream? -- Right action -- Perceiving without naming -- Who is the experiencer? -- The breath -- Addictions -- Inner body awareness -- Inner and outer space -- Noticing the gaps -- Lose yourself to find yourself -- Stillness -- ch. 9. Your inner purpose -- Awakening -- A dialogue on inner purpose -- ch. 10. A new earth -- A brief history of your life -- Awakening and the return movement -- Awakening and the outgoing movement -- Consciousness -- Awakened doing -- The three modalities of awakened doing -- Acceptance -- Enjoyment -- Enthusiasm -- The frequency-holders -- The new Earth is no utopia -- Notes -- About the author.