Stillness Speaks Reviews

• Stillness Speaks Clearly

  
  By A2OX4DH9UB1MCG on 2003-11-15
  Destined to be a classic in the non-dualist tradition, Stillness Speaks is a modern day manifestation of Eternal Truth in book form. Here E.Tolle has presented us with the very living heart of his timeless realization: we can't think our way out of the human dilemma, indeed thought itself is the great stumbling block. But behind all the mental noise, before concepts even arise, there is the pure awareness, the clear blissful consciousness that we really are. These pithy aphorisms can't take us there via ego interpretations and understandings, but they do point so very clearly to That. That which we really are. In the tradition of the great no-self Masters, Mr Tolle is telling it like it really is. This book is not for everyone, not nearly,because few are ready to go beyond the small minded idea that we exist individually as separate beings. For those ready to go beyond doing to being, beyond concepts to consciousness, this book is a wise and wonderful collection of "fingers pointing at the moon."
  
  

• Profound Truth and Wisdom

  
  By A3DHHQ2NGXOUAH on 2003-11-18
  Once again Eckhart Tolle brings us a gift of enlightenment that speaks to our soul. I read this book from cover to cover, enthralled by the simplicity of the messages and their important application to my life. What I love about this book is how wonderful it is to go back to and re-read even a simple sentence, and how much of a difference that sentence makes when our ego has us caught in appearances, rather than in simply Being.
  Thank you Eckhart Tolle for adding much needed Light to our world. This book is a classic, a wonderful contribution, and will certainly raise the peacefulness within the consciousness of humanity for all who are wise to take in the messages you brought us. Highly recommended.
  
  Barbara Rose, Ph.D. author of Know Yourself: A Woman's Guide to Wholeness, Radiance & Supreme Confidence and Stop Being the String Along: A Relationship Guide to Being THE ONE
  
  

• Don't trust your ego

  
  By A4IDEEC1J4SJA on 2003-11-25
  This is another great gift from the delightful Mr. Tolle, a soul who has done the nearly impossible: achieved stillness in a human incarnation.

  I have called the Power of Now the best self-help book ever and have listened to it over a hundred times. I always hear something new because my ego feels threatened and doesn't want me to learn this stuff.

  My ego almost fooled me once again when I first listened to Stillness Speaks. It said to me "Eckhart is just rehashing stuff in aphorisms". But soon I found that there is much richness and wisdom to be mined here and if I can just take the principles to heart and start practicing them I might very well achieve inner peace in this lifetime. The deeper truth about this work is that it is divinely inspired and is of incredible depth and value.

  What we do with this priceless gift is up to us.
  
  

• Very Disappointing

  
  By on 2003-09-09
  Like many, I was eagerly awaiting this book. It wasn't worth the wait. If you have read The Power Of Now, read or listened to other materials by the author, or have even a passing familiarity with advaita/nonduality/awakening/presence, etc. etc. etc., then you've taken in everything that is in this book many times over. It has the feel of something that was quickly slapped together by the author and/or publisher to cash in on the success of The Power of Now. And as such, it lacks the very thing that made that book so fantastic (and an outright publishing phenomenon)..........the sense of Presence! You could feel it flowing from every page of T.P.O.N., but it is nowhere to be found in this small volume. And even taking into consideration the outrageous increase in the cost of books, 17 dollars for this one is way too much. I love Eckhart Tolle and feel that he is an absolutely incredible teacher/author. But you'd never know it by this book. I realize that this type of subject matter doesn't lend itself well to being expressed verbally or through the written word and this book certainly attests to that if nothing else. But Mr. Tolle did a terrific job of writing about this topic in his first book (as have many others), so we know it's possible. He doesn't pull off the same thing in Stillness Speaks. He repeatedly makes the point that stillness and silence are what are important, but unfortunately you end up paying 17 dollars to read a book that points out the fact that words aren't neccessary to this Understanding and can even stand in the way. He should've heeded his own advice and just remained silent this time. Maybe posting the short "reminders" in this book on his website would've been a nice gift to all the readers who bought The Power Of Now and made him a very wealthy man. I certainly don't mean to imply that he's in it for the money. In the world of "spirituality", the author is the real deal... which is rare in itself. But everyone who not only purchased his first book, but did their best to put his teachings into practice in their lives, deserved better than this as a follow up.
  
  

• Words that point beyond words

  
  By A23UIL4U5EBR3M on 2003-11-11
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  The fact that this book stirs up controversy speaks of its real power, and the power of any teaching that goes beyond the narrow range of our human expectations.
  
  In the Introduction, Tolle says, "If you come to a spiritual teacher - or this book - looking for stimulating ideas, theories, beliefs, intellectual discussions, then you will be disappointed. In other words, if you are looking for food for thought, you won't find it, and you will miss the very essence of the teaching, the essence of this book, which is not in the words but within yourself."
  
  And later, "Allow the book to do its work, to awaken you from the old grooves of your repetitive and conditioned thinking."
  
  "This book, of course, uses words.... the thoughts within this book don't say 'Look at me.' but 'Look beyond me.' Because the thoughts came out of stillness, they have power -- the power to take you back into the same stillness from which they arose."
  
  I have nothing to add to this clarity.
  
  
• Pride and Ego
  By A1X13AUPCTPL0P on 2003-09-17
  Some of the reviews here, defending the book, are interesting.

  Some reviewers would have us believe that those who do not appreciate the book are somehow less than enlightened. Implying, of course, that these reviewers themselves ARE somehow enlightened, and therefore entitled to judge.

  And these comments often come from the same people who will fulminate about "Don't trust your ego!!"

  Well, my friends, your ego has slipped in through the back door and bitten you on the behind. You are guilty of the old fashioned sin of pride!

  So, as always, the self-proclaimed "enlightened" ones have a lot more work to do. At least the people who dislike the book are honest about it.

  This book is a waste of time and money. Buy "The Power of Now" instead. It is a far superior book, with much the same content.

  The point is not to continuously buy books about these things. The point is to DO them!
  
  

• The feel of an Upanishad
  By A2CL432H62H30W on 2003-09-29
  Eckhart Tolle's second book has been awaited for a while by those who found the wisdom and grace of the first to be an extraordinary experience. This book is smaller on content and perhaps more complex in profundity. The Power of Now operated at all levels; it was one of those rare books which could actually get people to begin a spiritual practice with some seriousness, while those already in the swim found it to be a valuable guide. Stillness Speaks tilts a bit towards the already serious spiritual practitioner. Not that a beginner would not profit from it but my guess is that people who have done their processes and transformed themselves are likely to extract the most from this tight little spiritual classic.

  Stillness Speaks has some of the feel of an Upanishad. A master discourses on important spiritual issues and you access the level you are capable of. When you come back to it, you find that the book has changed too, speaking to you at a depth you might not have suspected even existed - in you! Tolle is evolving towards an aphoristic style of communication; anything longer would tend to be false to the essence of being in the Now which is his difficult/simple message. It is a book that triggers rumination in you even more powerfully than The Power of Now. My personal favorite, something that set off a liberating snort of laughter, is the conclusion to Chapter Six -"Leave Life alone. Let it be."

  I feel that not learning from this book would be a blunder.
  
  

• Missing the point
  By A1ZPWJHA3NIZ5I on 2003-09-21
  For all those that choose to criticise this book, they are clearly missing the point. First of all, the guy that read the entire book while standing in the bookstore cannot have possibly gotten the full impact of what Tolle is saying. Yes, you can wolf down a $100.00 meal and say there was nothing there, but that is more a reflection of you than the meal. Having authored 8 books, including a popular motivational one here on amazon.com, I can tell you that Tolle says more, using fewer words, than any other writer I know.

  Indeed, even savoring one sentence can instantly change your state. Yes, the material is simliar to "The Power of Now," but that's like saying a gold ring is not good because it's made out of the same thing as a gold necklace. Hello! When you have the best there is, there is no need to improve on it. Everything Tolle puts out comes from that same golden place, and indeed, I found "Stillness Speakers" to have many even deeper and more refined ideas than the brilliant "The Power of Now." Or should I say, he finds new and creative ways to further drive home his life altering concepts. If you "get it," you will know what I mean, if not, than no amount of words will change your mind.
  
  

• Helps quiet the mind
  By on 2003-09-29
  Stillness Speaks is a quiet book. It's small, filled with empty spaces and words that are succinct and point in a certain direction -- towards stillness and silence.

  Those who are looking for concepts and ideas to give them "MORE", or to fill up their minds, will not find it here.

  Many reviewers on this site sound annoyed and feel they didn't get something worth their money - that they read it quickly and felt nothing afterwards.

  If you're ready, this book will speak to you. When I first read "The Power of Now", my reaction was something like, "Yeah, yeah, we're supposed to be in the present moment. Now what?" I felt frustrated by the book. But when I read it several months later, it was a completely different experience.

  Stillness Speaks takes you into an even quieter place, if you let it and if you are ready.
  
  

• The Still Self in Tolle's Prose--Detailed Review.
  By on 2003-11-21
  Stillness Speaks is a concise delivery of what the experience in Stillness is when put to words. Tolle's book this time is written in a kind of Zen like prose. A true economy of words, just the bare expression and simple flow of the quiet Spirit of life that is underneath (and through)the life of form.
  
  I've read some of the negative reviews that people have written and would like to briefly address the common theme. It seems that people are having a very difficult time accepting a book of so little words and content.
  I understand that if you are searching for a 'fix it', self-help type book, this book will be a big disappointment to those. In this book, Tolle is now expressing his theme of Presence, that he so thoroughly covered in The Power of Now, in a more deeper manner, through...Stillness. The book can be seen as a meditative experience through reading. For those that object to the economy of words, you can read any serious, well respected spiritual text and you'll find that richness and simplicity. Look at Tao Te Ching, Bhagavad Gita, Gospel of Thomas, Jesus' Parables and Zen writings to name a few things. Great sages like Ramana Maharshi, when asked questions would often not even reply and just sit in silence in front of you, making you go deeper within yourself beyond mental modifications.
  If you really crave more content, Tolle has many helpful tapes/videos available with lectures that discuss spiritual growth and all it's aspects in an extremely thorough fashion with quite a lot of content. (Go to his website for a long catalog of materials)
  Please remember, Tolle's teachings are about dissolving your false, mind made self, not self improvement (especially in some pop pyscology kind of way!). That might be a bit tricky for some to comprehend, but that is where the difference lies in Self-Realization & self-help. Tolle is not a self-help guru, his teachings point towards deconstructing the false self you've too closely misidentified with---the source of all your psycological suffering.

  Read this book with a Zen-Like mindset and you might enjoy it.

  The other issue people had was the cost of the book. I might go along a bit with that, I do feel the publishers did overprice the book by at least a few dollars and have taken advantage of Tolle's popularity. However, it is still an interesting book and I did find it worthwhile.
  
  

• NOT A BOOK. AN AMAZING AND UNIQUE "THING"!!!!
  By ADIQITAS29TGN on 2005-03-23
  I'm a fan of Tolle - I consider his previous book a masterpiece. In my humble opinion, It's the best rendering of unitary/enlightened/samadhi consciousness humanity could ever hope for.
  
  When I started reading this book I became irritated at first. Again with the repetitions? Wasn't the theory explained already? Until I let myself go and tried to accept what Tolle is trying to do.
  
  THIS IS NOT A BOOK IN THE ORDINARY SENSE!!! Tolle is explicitly stating the reader should spend more time experiencing the content than reading (careful: thinking is not experiencing). I was wrong to dismiss this instruction and when I did figure it out I was BLOWN AWAY.
  
  I can't believe Tolle has actually managed to top himself. While "The Power of Now" is where you should start, this book is a perfect follow-up. A profound METHOD (not really a BOOK in the classic sense) to stir the profound and by all accounts EXTREMELY COOL form of existence you could be having, hidden from you by experiencing existence as a continuous stream of thought and by the involuntary and habitual identification with that stream ("thought-identification"). Although difficult to do in everyday life, the basic truth in the thought dis-identification premise is easy to verify in meditation: even as a beginner, your thoughts go away for all of 2 seconds yet you are still you. So you are in fact THE AWARENESS THAT EXPERIENCES THOUGHT. Get it?
  
  So this "book" goes over from theory and touches the actual practice. But meditation still seems to be the effective way for calming down, combined with the lifestyle additions that support it by reducing stress in our nervous system: trigger point therapy followed by a steady yoga practice (trigger points are best explained in "The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook" - you wouldn't believe the amount of pain in your body of which you are not aware! unlikely you are brave enough to work it out by yourself, so give the book to a massage therapist!), and a diet as free of stimulatnts as possible: nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, garlic, aerated drinks etc.
  
  Although most yoga teachers are unaware of it, the deepest yogic meditative state of Samadhi meditation - letting go of thoughts WITHOUT concetrating on an object as in "ordinary" yogic meditation - can be learned directly, without 20+ years of yoga practice. It's easy to learn, but you need to practice for a few months for the full effect. Example: www.ssy.org (mostly India-based org, courses in English are conducted in Pune, near Bombay).
  
  (note: Samadhi consciousness, or the consciousness component in enlightenment, is the result of the continuous practice of Samadhi meditation)
  
  
• Degrading the asset he uses to communicate his message
  By on 2003-10-20
  I was disappointed with this book. Sure, stillness transcends the mind and is pure consciousness, but a most powerful asset we all have is our mind. Thoughts are creative and parent our lives. When we devalue our mind, we devalue creation. I have been a meditator for years, and travel the spiritual path. I believe in enbracing and transcending the mind -- not devaluing it. I recommend Optimal Thinking: How To Be Your Best Self to optimize our role in the universe (find unity in diversity), to be our best, bring out the best in other people, make the most of every situation and maximize our emotional and spiritual lives.
  
  
• Great, but his first one is better
  By A2QLO9AD9XIURZ on 2004-06-11
  It doesn't feel right giving four out of five stars to a masterpiece, which is what Stilness Speaks is. But that's because I do think his first book is better, and is the one people should (first) read. Stilness Speaks is a condensed version of The Power of Now, and people may not find it compelling enough, and consequently, may discard the ideas. Also, there are some key concepts that I remember from The Power of Now that are missing here. I know that Tolle warns that concepts should not be taken literally, but still, I doubt that if I had read this book first it would have made such a positive impact on me as did The Power of Now. But, because Tolle's ideas are so important, both books should probably be read (by everyone).
  
  
• What a great book!
  By on 2004-06-05
  If you are new to Eckhart Tolle, I would suggest 'The Power of Now' and the wonderful 'Realizing the Power of Now' as introductions to this amazing material.

  Personally, after studying Mr Tolle's work for several years I got to a point where no more explanation was really necessary. I think he would say that it's essentially a simple message, but it can be difficult for it to get through our years of habitual and continual mental chatter.

  Once you finally find that quiet place, a wonderful little handbook of 'signposts' like 'Stillness Speaks' is really all you need to help get back in that quiet place when you lose it.

  I highly recommend this book to those who have experienced for themselves the stillness that Eckhart tries to help us find in ourselves.

  Great stuff!
  
  

• Poetic Justice
  By on 2003-10-18
  Roses are red
  Violets are blue
  If you buy this book
  You will be in a spirtual stew
  The volume is small
  The thinking blank
  For this addition we have the publisher to thank
  The Power of Now was great
  All the pages were full
  But for Stillness
  Readers get a lot of bull
  I am sorry I bought this book
  I paid too much for the read
  I have to go now
  Because I have a family to feed.
  
  
• Excellent companion to "The Power of Now".
  By A2GM9GNP2G8HO1 on 2003-09-26
  I was stunned when I read some of the negative reader feedback Amazon customers submitted about this new book. I'll grant them that it might be best to have read "The Power of Now" as a prelude to "getting" the clearer, more distilled messages in "Stillness Speaks", but that does not diminish the impact of the book. "Stillness Speaks" is not wordy, obscure, or complicated. It is meant to be simple, and as the author often states, words are just signposts that awaken deeper truths that already exist within us.

  My opinion is not a prejudiced one. After reading his magnificent first book three times in a row, I'd been looking for another book that would help me to reinforce these new concepts for me. Quite frankly, I couldn't understand the reason Mr. Tolle wrote his rambling previous follow-up to TPON called "Practicing the Power of Now". However, when I picked up "Stillness Speaks" and browsed through it in a bookstore, I could not put it down. It now sits on my bedside table, where I can read a passage every morning. Like "The Power of Now", this book will lift your consciousness and change your life for the better . . . IF that is what you're looking for.
  
  

• The Power of Slience. Distilled version - The Power of Now
  By A21U04RIT5AUDJ on 2004-10-29
  I thought Stillness Speaks is a rehash of "The Power of Now" in one sense, but also a distilled version of "The Power of Now". The words Mr. Tolle says are meant to be experienced though it is the same old philosophy as "The Power of Now". That is why this book has lots of white spaces. That is why it is sectioned out with all the small paragraphs. If a book full of words is the one you feel you can get as much money back as you can, this is not the book for you because you are focusing too much on gaining knowledge. You want to adopt the words even before you can pause to see whether it makes sense to you. Your mind wants to be occupied with all the words so you cannot stop and to reflect.
  
  This is a book you are not supposed to rush it through and read all of it in one day (though you can surely speed read it and be done in 2 hours because it is thin without too many words). It is supposed to be a book you read only one chapter a day to pause and to reflect slowly. You feel the words and you taste the words. You experience what he said without the noise that is always talking and judging. Then, you experience love and peace. Then, you are awakened from that voice in your head that is always talking and judging (egoic mind).
  
  Also, when you are reading this book, you are supposed to take Mr. Tolle out of the picture as an identity (meaning the form of a spiritual teacher - does not matter whether you respect him or not). Mr. Tolle's words are just a gateway to our spiritual awareness to be in the presence and stillness. The words are meant to inspire and help us return to our authentic self (inner peace) - which exists in the presence. When we get into the mental position of, "What was he thinking when he was writing the book?" or judging "isn't it just a rehash of The Power of Now", you have already missed the point of the book - which is to stay presence and feel the words to achieve stillness. If you already have the book, why not read it with an open heart rather than complaining the white spaces/thin book? You already have it in your hands. Why can't you read it with gratitude and see what the words have to offer you?
  
  
  
• Wonderful
  By A1WVM25ZPNU32A on 2004-12-09
  I love this book. It has helped to heal and to strengthen my spirit. Among the most valuable books I have ever read. I read a little bit almost every day and it helps bring me to a calmer more peaceful place. I feel happier, I feel closer to those around me, and I feel that my life has become a much more open and beautiful thing since I have been reading the book. I recommend it to anyone.
  
  
• One-Star Reviewers Exposed!!
  By A1VG9997PA4ST2 on 2004-04-03
  The negative posts here tell far more about the reviewers than about Eckhart Tolle's Stillness Speaks.

  Perhaps his wondrous words are written in a style so simple and elegant it far exceeds their level of understanding?
  
  

• Small, short, concise and powerful!
  By A19LF6TAS3JCQX on 2006-07-07
  This book is my contant companion and has been a tremendous help to me.
  
  For reasons I won't go into here, I've had a lifelong struggle with depression, fear, anxiety and an abysmal opinion of myself. As an adult I've been able to live above it and lead a productive life, but I still struggle with it at times.
  
  Eckhart Tolle has always been a big help to me in this area with his constant emphasis on living in the NOW; the present moment. In this book he combines his teachings of living in the present along with the practice of inner stillness. While he does not disparage thinking and sees it as a valuable tool, he emphasises that we live too much in our thoughts. He encourages us to go into the inner stillness which we all have within and discover the wisdom we all have inside of us if we will bother to take time to still our minds.
  
  This little gem goes with me everywhere. It is small, easy to carry, and will fit not only my briefcase sized bag but also my smaller purse. It is great to read from cover to cover and also to read in small portions -- it is set up that way.
  
  This book is an investment in spiritual peace. It is one book purchase where you can't go wrong.
  
  
• A wonderful spiritual book
  By A3V1EPSE6XDC0C on 2006-07-29
  This is a great follow up to the Power of Now. Eckhart takes universal spiritual truths that have been known to mystics for years and shares them with the general population. This book is written in the same form as Buddhist Sutras. The book is short and to the point.
  Examples from the book:
  Whatever you accept completely will take you to peace.
  
  Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand and becoming comfortable with not knowing.
  
  Through "you" formless consciousness has become aware of itself through you.
  
  Spiritual awakening is awakening from the dream of thought.
  
  Eckhart uses Zen teachings and quotes Jesus and Buddha several times in his book. Of all the books I have read I believe Eckhart Tolle is the most enlightened. I detect no Ego in his writings and he seems to write from a higher level of consciousness than most of us live at. He teaches that the ego is not us, we are the witnessing awareness, we need to quit getting lost in our stream of thought and stay aware of the present moment. We also need to stop falling under the delusion of our conditioned mind (pain body)and see life as it really is. The main teaching is to quit resisting life and embrace what is. 5 star book read it until you get it.
  
  
• inspiring
  By ASX6W60XU0QNV on 2008-04-09
  This books is excellent and inspiring. It's different from the Power of Now or A New Earth in that it's not so much a cohesive work with a reasoned argument but more of a collection of short insights and aphorisms. It's the kind of book you can just pick up and open at any page at any moment - and whatever you read, it's guaranteed to give you wisdom and a glimmer of enlightenment, since all of the words in it come from the spiritual ground of all reality. Eckhart is a conduit from that spiritual source and everything in this book is pervaded with it. Eckhart's work has led me to several other excellent books which are recommended on his website, such as De Mello's and most of all The Fall by Steve Taylor The Fall: The Evidence for a Golden Age, 6,000 years of Insanity and the Dawning of a New Era
  
  
• How wonderful to be able to give 5 stars without reservation!
  By A230ZS8F6I0AGM on 2006-05-27
  To say that this author has changed my life is such an understatement. This is the first time that a wisdom has touched me so profoundly that a year after picking up "The Power of Now" I am still reaping the rewards of that book, of "A New Earth" and now, "Stillness Speaks." Who could imagine that Mr. Tolle's books could possibly get better and better? I'm not sure that they do. I think it's only that each one is so profound that you find yourself believing each is better than the last one you read because you learn so much from each. Today I re-read the sutra about "the dance of form." It literally opened up a whole new way of looking at life for me. It lifted me out of a despondent state and made me so excited about life again - in seconds. How to express my gratitude for such a gift? Simply, I suppose, to recommend this great writer and thinker and his books to others, and to practice being in the NOW as much as I possibly can. I truly believe it is the path to peace, love and understanding in this troubled world.
  
  
• Stars seem irrelevant
  By on 2003-10-18
  It's exceedingly difficult to give this book a "star rating" because it may be the greatest book ever written, or it may be a total crock. Tolle says if you can get past your chattering, discursive mind, you will enter a new place of bliss and stillness. Is this true? I don't know. I can't get past my chattering mind. Sometimes, when I pick this book up, I think it points the way to the salvation of mankind. Other times, it makes me think of what my grandfather used to tell me: "If you don't put your tongue in the place where your old tooth was, you will grow a gold one." This is simply a nasty thing to tell a child -- give them an impossible task, and tell them something cool would have happened if only they had been able to do it.

  But both this book and the Power of Now do make one indisputably valid point: we spend too much time in our heads, when we should realize deeply that the present moment is ALL WE EVER HAVE. I have not achieved transcendent bliss since I discovered Tolle, but I do more frequently take notice of the HERE and NOW, and find I am somewhat happier for it.
  
  

• Experience this book
  By on 2004-02-12
  This is the most wonderful text for meditation, each paragraph is awakening and deeply THERE. Simply pick it up in a bookstore, read any paragraph, you'll want it. This is better than the Power of Now, seems impossible that the previous reviewer read it. I prefer this over the Vedas and the Sutras I've studied for a lifetime. Being speaks to the soul that can hear.
  
  
• Book of Value
  By on 2004-05-22
  Through my experience I have found that when I am desperately looking for answers a book will come along that shows me a way out of my currently turmoil. Eckhart Tolle's, The Power of Now and Stillness Speaks, articulate softly and lovingly an alternative paradigm of experiencing life. He is able to lead the reader to the state of present moment awareness through his words which both teach and enlighten. Truly a master teacher/mystic.
  
  
• Excellent insights, but missing proper application
  By A1DIFL0333QPEB on 2005-03-06
  I can't argue with any individual section of the book. It's all right on the money, and 100% true. However, the problem I have with the book, is that while Eckhart explains why we should quiet our minds, he doesn't really explain the best ways we can apply this knowledge into the real world, here in the 21st century.
  
  This book is written, based on the same exact principles that made the author famous. His "The Power of Now" books, which were fantastic. This book offers pretty much nothing new, but a condensed version of his other books. However, this book lacks the "How to" that his other books do. I wouldn't mind seeing a few chapters on how we can fit this sort of thinking into our real world lives. How we can quiet our minds in certain situations, with examples. The information in the book is solid, but I know personally, and from speaking to others, we're thirsting for more upon completion. Almost as if we got the message, but have no clue how to apply it properly to our lives.
  
  
• the spoken word
  By A2290K041EW07X on 2006-03-01
  I agree with other reviewers that this book is even better than Power of Now, a book which definitely had an impact on my life view. The ideas here are presented more compactly and seem to go to a deeper level. For instance, there was a lot about the pain body in PON which didn't always sink in for me but here it is presented more in the context of "you are not your thoughts," which seems more the essential truth rather than someone's conceptualization. Mr. Tolle's ideas are very consistent with the Buddha's teachings but somehow more easily graspable. I highly recommend the audio version of this book. Listening while I'm driving has served as a daily reminder not to get lost in the trance of thought, a habit that takes some effort to overcome.
  
  
• A Total Bomb
  By on 2003-08-31
  This is really a big let down for me because I am a huge Eckhart Tolle Fan. The problem here is that the book is true to its title because there are more blank spaces than words. It looks to to me that this little book was put together in a rush. The graphics seem homespun and at times something out of a science fiction B movie. Instead of a mystical feel, it looks like smoke under a lamp in some of the photos. I can't take take this inadequate volume seriously.
  
  
• It Speaks... But What Does It Say??
  By on 2003-09-22
  What does stillness say in this little book? It says plase buy me. I know that I am overpriced and everything in me has been said before, but buy me anyway because my publisher needs the money. I loved the Power of Now, but this book was a waste of time. You can read the book in one sitting and your life will not change, except you will be lighter in the wallet.
  
  

• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
• A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)
• Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from The Power of Now
• Living a Life of Inner Peace
• My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey