Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth has, admittedly, sat on my bookshelf for several years, and only recently have I been able to read it. It may be several more years before I fully grasp his meaning. If you keep a journal, as I do, you may discover that Tolle offers several points to consider in your daily reflections. That was my experience. I found the concepts profound, unlike any other book that I have read, and I needed to underline many sentences throughout. But that was not enough; I also needed to copy sentences into my journal and then write about them. There was so much to think about – and a new way to think about them. Looking for gaps, separating myself from my thoughts, recognizing labels as limiting, and much more come from this one book. The mind must be open to receive the message – as I was looking for understanding of how my mind works – and then work must be done to grasp it, and put it into practice. I’m still working on that part.
