This is an excellent interview with Eckhart Tolle, where he explains the essence of his teachings and talks about his early life - dropping out of school at 13, for example - and the experiences which led up to his 'realisation'. I recommend anyone with the slightest interest in spirituality to read Tolle's 'Power of Now'. I've not read that widely on contemporary Spiritual teachers, but for me, Tolle's teachings are the clearest, least mumbo-jumbified exposition of the peace that comes from non-identification with the self which I've yet come across. Everything he writes seems to come from an intense personal experience of Stillness and is infused with both wisdom and humility. He puts little stress on technique, as when you try to use 'technique' to 'achieve' a spiritual goal it is likely that you will separate yourself from the moment. Instead, the emphasis is on becoming present in the moment, and learning to act, rather than blindly reacting, to the vicissitudes of life.
Jun 13, 9:23pm