From Stillness to Presence: Discovering Our Identity Beyond the Personal

by Eckhart Tolle

Overview

When you discover that who you really are has nothing to do with what your thoughts tell you, something incredible happens: a vast space opens up. From that spaciousness comes a deeper intelligence that Eckhart Tolle calls "alert stillness"—or our essential nature beyond form. From Stillness to Presence explores our role in the evolution of human consciousness and how we can each begin to invite the arising of awareness in our lives.

Shedding light on the human condition in its unawakened state, Eckhart helps us break free from cycles of self-induced suffering and frustration to realize who we are beyond the narrow, mind-made sense of identity, as we consider:

• Recognizing "the voice in the head" as the first step in transcending it

• The direct link between presence and enjoyment

• Nonresistance as the pathway to inner and outer peace

"This moment is always as it is," explains Eckhart. "If you can accept that, the compulsive mind subsides, and who you are beyond form begins to emerge." From Stillness to Presence points the way to a life that is ever more vital, creative, and inspired.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781894884396
Publisher:	Sounds True
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 4.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Eckhart Tolle is widely recognized as one of the most inspiring and visionary spiritual teachers in the world today. With his international bestsellers, The Power of Now and A New Earth—translated into more than 50 languages—he has introduced millions to the joy and freedom of living life in the present moment. The New York Times has described him as “the most popular spiritual author in the United States,” and in 2011, Watkins Review named him “the most spiritually influential person in the world.”

Eckhart’s profound yet simple teachings have helped countless people around the globe experience a state of vibrantly alive inner peace in their daily lives. His teachings focus on the significance and power of Presence, the awakened state of consciousness, which transcends ego and discursive thinking. Eckhart sees this awakening as the essential next step in human evolution.

Hometown:

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Date of Birth:

February 16, 1948

Place of Birth:

Lünen, Germany

Education:

University of London; Cambridge University