Amy's Reviews > A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

This book was a wonderful follow up to Eckhart Tolle's first book The Power of Now. He delves into the how of overcoming the ego and really living a fulfilling and less stressful life. There is nothing worse than feeling helpless and stuck in our emotions but once we are able to become conscious of how our emotions take a hold and how the ego is always looking for power we can take power over the ego and break free of the mental bondage we unconsciously put ourselves in.

There are a few basic steps that Tolle explains that will help us break free. One of those things is just becoming aware of our emotions and realizing that it is not our emotions that really makes us who we are. We are light and we are all connected at an energetic level.

Accept situations. The more we fight against them the more pain we conjure and while he doesn't advocate being passive and just letting things happen, he does say that it does no good to stay stuck in your emotions without taking steps to change the situation. There will never be any change if we continue to play victim to our emotions and situations. Once we accept, a weight is lifted and we can move forward whether it means staying in a situation or getting out of it.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who has read The Power of Now but it is not a prerequisite to read this book. Tolle does not spout self-righteousness nor does he say that if we do not follow this we are doomed. He just makes the case for a life more fully lived and better enjoyed. Nobody enjoys pain but we continue to choose to feed our pain-body throughout our life because we have yet to wake up.

So the choice is up to you. Wake up or live a life unconscious and stuck. I know what I want and I have already put into practice what he teaches. It is absolutely liberating. This is a life changing book.