Is humanity ready for such a radical and deep transformation of consciousness, such an inner flowering, next to which the flowering of plants, no matter how beautiful, will turn out to be just a faint resemblance? Are human beings able to drop the density of their conditioned mental structures and become like crystals or precious stones , in other words, become transparent to the light of consciousness? Can they stop succumbing to the gravitational pull of materiality and rise above the identification with form that anchors the ego in place and condemns them to imprisonment in the prison cell of their own personality? The message of the possibility of such a transformation has been the main theme of all the wise teachings of mankind. Their messengers - Buddha, Jesus and others, not all of whom we know - were only the first early flowers. They were the forerunners, the rarest and most precious creatures. But in those days, ubiquitous flowering was not yet possible, and their very message was largely misunderstood and often greatly distorted. Of course, this did not contribute to changing people's behavior, with the exception of a few of them. Looking at a flower, crystal, gem or bird, any person can at some point feel that there is something in them besides just physical form. A person may not even understand that this is precisely the reason why he is so attracted to them, feels such a relationship with them. By virtue of their unearthly nature, their form already less obscures the spirit living in them than in the case of other forms of life. The only exceptions are newborn forms of life - children, puppies, kittens, lambs, etc. They are so fragile, delicate, not yet established in the material world. Through them still shines that innocence, sweetness and beauty that is not of this world. They delight even relatively callous people. The essential part of awakening is the ability to recognize the non-awakening in oneself, to recognize the ego: how it thinks, how it speaks, how it acts, as well as the ability to recognize the collectively conditioned mental processes that reinforce the non-awakened state. This is why the book covers the main aspects of the ego, as well as how it works - be it an individual or a collective. It is important to understand this for two related reasons: first, until you grasp the basic mechanics of the ego, you will not be able to recognize it, and it will deceive you again and again, identifying with you. This means that it will continue to impersonate you, pretending that it is you. The second reason is that the very act of discernment is one of the ways in which awakening comes. If you have learned to recognize unconsciousness in yourself, then this became possible only thanks to the rising consciousness, thanks to awakening. You cannot win against the ego; it is like fighting the darkness. All it takes is the light of awareness. You are this light.

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about the author

Eckhart Tolle(Eckhart Tolle) - famous german philosopher, psychologist, spiritual teacher and writer. Was born in 1948 in Germany. Since 1995 he has been living with his family in Vancouver (Canada).

At the age of 13, he preferred home education to classical education. Therefore, until the age of 22, he studied at home with invited teachers, studying philosophy, literature, astrology and languages. Graduated from the University of London, later entered the University of Cambridge as a graduate student.

In 1977, Eckhart Tolle experienced depression, after which, according to him, his outlook on life changed radically. The author has found inner balance, calmness and bliss. Since then, a new page in the life of Eckhart Tolle began - a spiritual one.

Tolle's books are known all over the world and have been translated into 33 languages. They will help you find inner harmony, heal and realize yourself in life.

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"New land"

Eckhart Tolle wrote New Earth in 2007 following the release of his first bestseller, The Power of Now. In the new book, the author describes the ideas of the transformation of collective and individual consciousness, which subsequently lead to a global spiritual awakening. He convinces that it is time for people to abandon their selfish “I” (the cause of all troubles and conflicts) and start building a new, clean world where harmony, reason and love reign. Tolle's "New Land" will appeal to everyone who is interested in personal development and complete harmonization of their lives.

"The power of the present"

Eckhart Tolle devoted his book "The Power of the Present" to solving the problem of imperfection and disharmony with one's own "I". Adhering to the opinion that "all diseases arise from our head", the author confirms this with examples from life and practice. In addition, it clearly and easily explains why you need to live in the present and enjoy every moment of life right now.

This page contains books by Eckhart Tolle, which the Priya studio recommends to read.
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Eckhart Tolle

New earth

Awakening to your life purpose

Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

ECKHART TOLLE

Chapter first

The flowering of human consciousness

Let's refresh our memory

Earth, 114 million years ago, one morning after sunrise ... The very first flower on this planet opens up to receive the sun's rays. By the time this important event heralded an evolutionary leap in plant life, flora had covered the planet for millions of years. Most likely, the first flower did not live long, while the others must have remained separate and rare specimens for a long time, since the conditions hardly favored wide flowering. But one day the threshold was passed, and the whole planet blossomed; there was a sudden explosion of flowering and spreading of fragrances - if, of course, one imagines that there was some perceiving consciousness present, capable of witnessing this.

Much later, these delicate fragrant creatures, which we call flowers, will play a key role in the evolution of the consciousness of other creatures - humans. Their number will grow, and, fascinated by flowers, they will be attracted to them. Perhaps, in the course of the development of human consciousness, flowers were the first objects that people began to value not for their practical usefulness, that is, not for some qualities associated with ensuring survival. They have inspired countless artists, poets and mystics. Jesus teaches us to contemplate flowers and learn to live with them. They say that once the Buddha gave a "silent sermon" - he held a flower and contemplated it. After a while, one of those present, a monk named Mahakashyapa, smiled. They say he was the only one who understood this sermon. According to legend, this smile (that is, spiritual realization) was passed from one to another through a chain of generations of twenty-five Masters, and many years later it laid the foundation for Zen.

Contemplation of the beauty of a flower can at least for a short while awaken people to see the beauty that is the basis of their own innermost essence, to see their true nature. The first act of recognizing beauty was one of the most significant events in the evolution of human consciousness. Feelings of joy and love have an intrinsic connection to this recognition. We have not even had time to fully understand this, but flowers have already become for us a form of expression of what is in ourselves - a form of expression of the most sublime, intimate and absolutely formless. Flowers, rapidly disappearing, less weighty and more delicate than the plants that gave birth to them, became messengers of another world, bridges between the world of physical forms and the world of absence of forms. They have not only a delicate and pleasant aroma, they also breathe the fragrance of the spirit world. Understanding the word "enlightenment" more broadly than usual, we can consider the appearance of flowers as the enlightenment of plants.

It can be said that "enlightenment" will occur with all forms of life in all areas - mineral, vegetable, animal or human. However, this phenomenon is extremely rare, since it is not just an evolutionary movement: it contains an element of termination of continuity, a break in evolutionary movement, a jump-like transition to a completely different level of Being and, most importantly, a decrease in the material component.

What can be harder and stronger than a stone, the densest of physical forms? And, nevertheless, some stones, undergoing changes in molecular structure, turn into crystals and become transparent to light. Some of the carbon at unimaginable temperature and pressure turns into diamonds, and other heavy minerals into precious stones.

Most of the crawling reptiles, most tied to the ground, remained unchanged for millions of years. But some of them eventually developed feathers and wings, and, challenging the gravity that held them on the ground for so long, they turned into birds. They did not crawl or walk better, they simply no longer needed it.

Flowers, crystals, precious stones and birds have been of special importance to the human spirit since time immemorial. Like all other forms of life, they are temporary manifestations of the underlying one Life, one Consciousness. The special meaning and that attraction, charm, feeling of kinship that people see and feel in them may be a consequence of the presence of an incorporeal, incorporeal quality in them.

As soon as a certain degree of Presence, peace and alert attention appears in human perception, people begin to feel the divine essence of life, a single Consciousness or spirit that lives in every being, in every form of life. They recognize their unity and kinship with their own essence and therefore love them as themselves. However, until this happens, people will see only external forms, not realizing their inner essence, as they are not aware of their own, and will identify themselves with their physical and psychological forms.

Looking at a flower, crystal, gem or bird, any person can at some point feel that there is something in them besides just physical form. A person may not even understand that this is precisely the reason why he is so attracted to them, feels such a relationship with them. By virtue of their unearthly nature, their form already less obscures the spirit living in them than in the case of other forms of life. The only exceptions are newborn forms of life - children, puppies, kittens, lambs, etc. They are so fragile, delicate, not yet established in the material world. Through them still shines that innocence, sweetness and beauty that is not of this world. They delight even relatively callous people.

Therefore, if you are alert and contemplate a flower, crystal or bird without giving them any name born in the mind, then for you they become windows into the world of formlessness. This is your inner, albeit narrow, opening into the kingdom of the spirit. This is why, since ancient times, these three "enlightened" life forms have played such an important role in the evolution of human consciousness; that is why, for example, the gem in the lotus flower is the central symbol of Buddhism, and the white dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit in Christianity. All this time, they were preparing the ground in people for a deeper shift of planetary consciousness, which is destined to occur. This is the spiritual awakening that we are now witnessing.

The purpose of this book

Is humanity ready for such a radical and deep transformation of consciousness, such an inner flowering, next to which the flowering of plants, no matter how beautiful, will turn out to be just a faint resemblance? Are human beings able to drop the density of their conditioned mental structures and become like crystals or precious stones, in other words, become transparent to the light of consciousness? Can they stop succumbing to the pull of materiality and rise above the identification with form that anchors the ego in place and condemns them to imprisonment in the prison cell of their own personality?

The message of the possibility of such a transformation has been the main theme of all the wise teachings of mankind. Their messengers - Buddha, Jesus and others, not all of whom we know - were only the first early flowers. They were the forerunners, the rarest and most precious creatures. But in those days, ubiquitous flowering was not yet possible, and their very message was largely misunderstood and often greatly distorted. Of course, this did not contribute to changing people's behavior, with the exception of a few of them.

Is humanity better prepared now than in the days of its early teachers? Why should it be so? What can you do if there is anything you can do to bring about or hasten this inner shift? What characterizes the old egoic state of consciousness, and by what signs can the emergence of a new one be recognized? This book focuses on these and other substantive issues. Moreover, it itself is a mechanism that appeared as a result of the birth of a new consciousness. Thoughts and concepts presented in it may be important, but they are secondary. Is not more than road signspointing in the direction of awakening. A shift in you will happen in the process of reading.

The main purpose of this book is not to supply your mind with any additional information, strengthen faith, or try to convince of something. The goal is to cause and implement a shift in your consciousness, that is, to awaken. In this sense, the book is not "interesting". Interesting means that you have the ability to keep your distance, to play with ideas and concepts in your mind, whether you agree or not. This book is about you. It will either change the state of your consciousness, or it will be of no use at all. It can only awaken those who are ready. Not everyone is ready yet - but many, and with every awakening person driving force the collective consciousness will grow, and as a result, it will become easier for the rest to awaken. If you don't know what awakening is, read on. You will be able to understand the meaning of this word only in the process of your own awakening. Awakening is irreversible. A glimpse is enough for it to start. Some will experience such a glimpse while reading. For many others, the process has already begun, but they probably haven't figured it out yet. The book will help determine this. For some, the impetus to start the process may have been some loss or suffering; for others, the awakening could begin through contact with a spiritual teacher or teaching, or it could be the result of reading the Power of the Now Moment or any other spiritually living, and therefore transforming book - or the result of a combination of both. If the awakening process has already begun in you, reading this book will speed it up and intensify it.