Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

A New Earth

Eckhart Tolle

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A New Earth

Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

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Written byEckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle follows The Power of Now by looking at the ego: the restless, thought-made sense of self that drives much of our unhappiness. He invites readers to notice it and live from a deeper awareness.

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  • Published2005
  • GenreSpirituality
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  1. 01Meet the ego

    Much suffering comes from identifying with thoughts, roles and possessions.

  2. 02Notice the pain-body

    Old emotional pain can flare up and take over. Seeing it loosens its grip.

  3. 03Presence is the shift

    Awareness of the present moment is where change happens.

  4. 04Purpose starts inside

    Your first purpose is how you are, before what you do.

  5. 05Peace changes the world

    Calmer people create a calmer, kinder world.

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