Eckhart Tolle is a German-born Canadian counselor and spiritual teacher, widely known as the author of the The Power of Now and A New Earth, which were written in English. In 2011, he was listed by the Watkins Review as the most spiritually influential person in the world. In 2008, a New York Times writer called Tolle "the most popular spiritual author in the United States".
He says he was depressed for much of his life until he underwent, at age 29, an "inner transformation", then spent several years wandering and unemployed "in a state of deep bliss" before becoming a spiritual teacher. Later, he moved to North America where he began writing his first book, The Power of Now, which was published in 1997, and reached the New York Times Best Seller lists in 2000. Tolle settled in Vancouver, Canada, where he has now lived for over 10 years.
Eckhart Tolle was born on February 16, 1948 in Lunen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In Cardology (Destiny Cards), February 16, 1948 corresponds to the Nine of Diamonds, making the Nine of Diamonds his Birth Card.
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“The secret of life is to "die before you die" - and find that there is no death.” - Eckhart Tolle
