Stillness Speaks
by Eckhart Tolle
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Book Reviews of Stillness Speaks
Book Review: Wisdom Speaking out.
Summary: 5 Stars
Eckhart ends Chapter 1 with these questions"Do you need more knowledge"?
"Is more imformation going to save the world, or faster computers, more scientific or intellectual analysis"?
"Is it not wisdom that humanity needs most at this time"?
But what is wisdom and where is it to be found?
He then comes with the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is needed. Being still, looking, and listening activates the non-conceptual intelligence within you. Let stillness direct your words and actions."
These few words from Eckart Tolle sum up the essence of what he is continuing to convey to the world. That is ...
True Freedom will be ours if we choose to "be still and just look and just listen" and APPLY the Wisdom which is speaking out from the stillness within each of us. It is the same stillness from which his words continue to emmanate out of and remind us, during those moments when we get lost back in mind, of the 'I Am' of our being-ness beyond name and form.
Thank You Eckhart
Ed Schulte
Book Review: How wonderful to be able to give 5 stars without reservation!
Summary: 5 Stars
To say that this author has changed my life is such an understatement. This is the first time that a wisdom has touched me so profoundly that a year after picking up "The Power of Now" I am still reaping the rewards of that book, of "A New Earth" and now, "Stillness Speaks." Who could imagine that Mr. Tolle's books could possibly get better and better? I'm not sure that they do. I think it's only that each one is so profound that you find yourself believing each is better than the last one you read because you learn so much from each. Today I re-read the sutra about "the dance of form." It literally opened up a whole new way of looking at life for me. It lifted me out of a despondent state and made me so excited about life again - in seconds. How to express my gratitude for such a gift? Simply, I suppose, to recommend this great writer and thinker and his books to others, and to practice being in the NOW as much as I possibly can. I truly believe it is the path to peace, love and understanding in this troubled world.Book Review: Words that point beyond words
Summary: 5 Stars
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The fact that this book stirs up controversy speaks of its real power, and the power of any teaching that goes beyond the narrow range of our human expectations.
In the Introduction, Tolle says, "If you come to a spiritual teacher - or this book - looking for stimulating ideas, theories, beliefs, intellectual discussions, then you will be disappointed. In other words, if you are looking for food for thought, you won't find it, and you will miss the very essence of the teaching, the essence of this book, which is not in the words but within yourself."
And later, "Allow the book to do its work, to awaken you from the old grooves of your repetitive and conditioned thinking."
"This book, of course, uses words.... the thoughts within this book don't say 'Look at me.' but 'Look beyond me.' Because the thoughts came out of stillness, they have power -- the power to take you back into the same stillness from which they arose."
I have nothing to add to this clarity.
Book Review: A great aid to meditation
Summary: 5 Stars
This books will take you back to stillness and peace any moment you pick it up and read a few lines. I find this as a very useful book to read just before starting my evening meditation and before going to bed. After coming home from work, when the momentum of the mind is still flowing, I pick up this book and the mind sees the wisdom and slow down and stops. Meditation is just natural and effortless after that.
In the introduction to the book Echart tells us "If you are looking for food for thought, you won't find it here". So if you are looking for entertainment, a new theory, or to escape from boredom this book is not for you. This book is only for a bit more serious people who just want to go back to stillness and enjoy the bliss of being, not being this or that, but just being. This book has several chapters like the egoic self, nature etc. I also bought the audio CD along with the book. After listening to the audio several times, his words have become a kind of inner guide inside my head.
Book Review: Excellent insights, but missing proper application
Summary: 3 Stars
I can't argue with any individual section of the book. It's all right on the money, and 100% true. However, the problem I have with the book, is that while Eckhart explains why we should quiet our minds, he doesn't really explain the best ways we can apply this knowledge into the real world, here in the 21st century.
This book is written, based on the same exact principles that made the author famous. His "The Power of Now" books, which were fantastic. This book offers pretty much nothing new, but a condensed version of his other books. However, this book lacks the "How to" that his other books do. I wouldn't mind seeing a few chapters on how we can fit this sort of thinking into our real world lives. How we can quiet our minds in certain situations, with examples. The information in the book is solid, but I know personally, and from speaking to others, we're thirsting for more upon completion. Almost as if we got the message, but have no clue how to apply it properly to our lives.