There really are no coincidences. I received Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth from my friend Liza as I was planning to go out and buy a copy. If you read his first book, The Power of Now, the concepts he presents (mostly drawn from Buddhism) will not be new. He expounds on the Ego, and how we can end mankind's suffering by disidentifying from it and our mind.
Some people might dismiss these kinds of books as New Age fluff, but don't we say that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear? We could all use a shift in consciousness. Given the year that I've had, I can attest to the benefits of meditation and yoga, witnessing your life, being present and living consciously, appreciating Now. Like its predecessor, this new book is meant to be read slowly, to be savored fully. I learned a new mantra: "I don't mind what happens." I wish we could all live in surrender...no struggle, no resistance, no pain.
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