a new earth

[aggieb]

has anyone read this and if so what are your thoughts?

 

[Camellia]

Definitely worth the effort to read this book, and it is a bit of an effort.

 

[Teresa]

Definitely worth the effort to read this book, and it is a bit of an effort.

what is it? why is it worth reading?

 

[ralph]

what is it? why is it worth reading?

It is the book that Oprah is highly recommending..not sure of it's content. Somebody...???
Franny

 

[Beachbummette]

Here is description from Amazon

Book Description
Building on the astonishing success of The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle presents readers with an honest look at the current state of humanity: He implores us to see and accept that this state, which is based on an erroneous identification with the egoic mind, is one of dangerous insanity.

Tolle tells us there is good news, however. There is an alternative to this potentially dire situation. Humanity now, perhaps more than in any previous time, has an opportunity to create a new, saner, more loving world. This will involve a radical inner leap from the current egoic consciousness to an entirely new one.

In illuminating the nature of this shift in consciousness, Tolle describes in detail how our current ego-based state of consciousness operates. Then gently, and in very practical terms, he leads us into this new consciousness. We will come to experience who we truly are—which is something infinitely greater than anything we currently think we are—and learn to live and breathe freely.

 

[elgordoboy]

I read lots of similar material. I sometimes wonder at what is meant by "humanity". We have broad and diverse cultures across the world and I would imagine that the way the mind is ordered is vastly different across some of these cultures. My point being- who is the humanity ready to make the jump? It seems too broad a term. I realize that is Amazon's description and not source material to which I am responding. I'll read the source too.

 

[Missplaced]

aggieb,

Regardless of who's recommending a book, I always find it more enlightening to read both the positive and negative customer reviews at Amazon. I also google book titles for other reviews, and just out of curiosity author's biographies. Many times in the negative reviews the customer will recommend a book they liked better, and you get to start all over again!

 

[LightWorker]

has anyone read this and if so what are your thoughts?

This is a wonderful book. I picked a copy up Friday in Seaside at Sundog Books.

 

[Allifunn]

I wonder if the only people that will actually read this book are the ones who are already "enlightened" to some degree?
My house director has this book, isn't there an internet course that goes along with the book?

 

[seagrovegirl]

This is the first time I heard of the book...very interesting subject. There is an education series call the Landmark Forum similar to what I think I am reading the book is about. It's a 3 day conference, 12 hours a day, very intense and exhausting, but very well worth the effort. You come out of the conference feeling so much lighter, happier and incredibly positive. Shed the ego, your baggage and it is so much easier to deal with negative people and situations without the negativity rubbing off on you. You finally realize, once the ego, etc... is gone, that you do not have to own other peoples issues.