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Stillness Speaks | 
| Author: Eckhart Tolle
Publisher: New World Library
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 4886
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 144
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Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 157731400X
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.44
EAN: 9781577314004
ASIN: 157731400X
Publication Date: August 26, 2003
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Expanding on his mantra—Get out of your head and into the moment—Eckhart Tolle offers this new book on living in the now. Here Tolle emphasizes the art of "inner stillness"--the place where thoughts, ego and attachments fall always and we are left only with what the moment has to offer: "When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose touch with the world." Don't expect this to be a quick skim or even a straight-through read. Like his previous bestselling book The Power of Now, Tolle uses brief entries and numerous white spaces to give readers easy in-and-out access into enticing spiritual insights that expound on inner stillness, such as learning the difference between surrender and resignation, overcoming the fear death, and how to end suffering. In fact, this is designed to be an ongoing conversation. Pick it up any time or any place, but be sure to allow for plenty of breaks for serious contemplation. Even as you occasionally abandon the book, don't abandon the teachings, pleads Tolle. Embracing and practicing inner stillness is no longer a luxury, he writes, "but a necessity if humankind is not to destroy itself. At the present time the dysfunction of the old consciousness and the arising of the new are both accelerating. Paradoxically things are getting worse and better at the same time, although 'the worse' is more apparent because it makes so much noise." Devotees who have read all of Tolle's books and audio tapes probably won't find new ideas or information here. But they may appreciate the refresher course --revisiting familiar concepts in a slightly different package. --Gail Hudson
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 Great, but his first one is better June 11, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
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! June 5, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
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!
 Is Tolle in the NOW when he writes these books? May 24, 2004
1 out of 13 found this review helpful
I doubt it! How can you be in the now while you're writing? Writing involves organizing thoughts and viewing them through the lens of memory and experience. And ironically, thoughts according to Tolle take you away from the NOW. So how can you be in the "NOW" when you are engaged in regurgitating so many word in so little thought :) Is Tolle a enlightened individual as he portrays himself to be - in the very portraying he unwittingly reveals he's not. However, I do agree that he sure is realizing decent chunks of royalty payments from all his books. It would have been nice to see him credit to ancient Indian scriptures from where he borrowed his ideas by referencing appropriately. But there are so many spiritually starved individuals that they would drink shoddy spiritual gossip and drink it as if it was eternal nectar - that would qualify them for a free ride
Book of Value May 21, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
Oh Mind.........................Relax Please May 18, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Another Masterpiece By Eckhart Tolle.Just Amazing.After reading Practising the Power of Now I read this one.It goes more deeper than that. Author gives us Profund Idea About Stillness.Stillness is our inner space of awareness. Stillness is our essential nature. Author successfully describes how our egoic self controls our behaviour,Our Action & reactions.The ego need to be in conflict with something, that explains why we are looking for Peace joy & love but cannot tolerate them for very long. Our daily lives are run by Desire & Fear.Desire is to add something to be what we are (We believe that we must have so many things to be a worthwhile person But its not true.Actully we are seeking for others Approval.) & fear of loosing it.It is just an Illusion. We are not happy in our relationships because of our 'Ego' which tries to control others Life. When We are still,We have stepped out of thousands of years of collective human conditioning. We cannot find ourself in the 'Past' or 'Future' it is in "Now". That's How "Stillness Speaks".
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