Eckhart Tolle A Modern Enlightened Master

Eckhart Tolle

Teachings of Eckhart Tolle

(Anmol: It is always great to learn from someone who has real and deep experience of a subject and this is all the more important when it comes to meditation and spirituality. So below I would like to present the following guest post on the great modern spiritual master Eckhart Tolle from Axel, who was an actual Buddhist Monk and now shares his wisdom, knowledge and expertise with you on his great meditation website Axel G.

If you would like to be a guest author on Master of Meditation and Yoga, please email me at anmol@anmolmehta.com).

Eckhart Tolle A Modern Spiritual Teacher

By

Axel Gjertsen

There are many spiritual teachers in the world today, but how can you tell if they are genuine or fake? For the novice meditator, or seeker of truth, its almost impossible to see through the acting of a wannabe guru.

So, in this post Ill introduce you to one of my main spiritual teachers. His name is Eckhart Tolle and he is both genuine, deeply inspiring and highly evolved. There are three things that make him stand out: Eckhart is a Westerner, he is not affiliated with any religion or tradition and he teaches in three languages.

Eckhart Tooles Biography

Eckhart was born in Germany in 1948 and his parents gave him the name Ulrich. He was bullied in school from a young age and found the environment so hostile that he eventually refused to attend classes.

Eckharts parents often argued at home which finally lead to a divorce. Then, at the age of thirteen he moved to live with his father who had remarried in Spain. Eckhart never went to school full-time in Spain but he studied things that interested him such as languages, mysticism and astronomy.

At nineteen he went to live in London, UK, where he managed to get a job teaching German without any formal qualifications. Tolle eventually ende! d up in a PhD program at Cambridge university.

Awakening And Starting To Teach

All those years Eckhart had been deeply depressed, at times he was even suicidal. As it were, one night he woke up feeling anxious and terribly depressed. At that moment he realized the illusion of self. Eckhart was 29-years old when he attained higher consciousness.

He gradually started to teach in small groups at friends homes, round London. Years later, Eckhart moved to Canada and had his first book published in 1997, called The Power Of Now. Oprah Winfrey really took a liking to his beautiful teachings, and quickly millions of people where introduced to his profound spiritual wisdom. Since then, Eckhart has been teaching worldwide.

Eckhart Tolles Teachings

Like the title of his first book suggests, The Power Of Now, Eckharts teachings strongly emphasize awareness of the present moment. Another word for it is mindfulness. He encourages people to bring awareness into everyday live. His teachings are clear-cut and easy to understand for modern people. Moreover, Tolle often refers to Jesus and Buddha however, he is not affiliated with any religion or spiritual tradition.

Eckharts style of teaching is as humorous as its humble; he is a very likeable person. I suggest you watch some of his free videos at YouTube to find out for yourself

There is only one thing I miss with regard to his teachings. Its not a major shortcoming but I wish he taught walking meditation, since its such a powerful practice.

Good luck!

Axel Gjertsen is a former Buddhist monk and lives in Thailand. He runs axel g which is a personal development site with a focus on meditation. Visit his meditation website to learn more about Eckhart Tolle.

If you are a fan of Eckhart please do share your thoughts with! us in t he comments section below.

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