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Eckhart Tolle Biography

Birth Name:Ulrich Leonard Tolle

Birth Place:Lunen, Germany

Profession Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from the University of London, where he studied Philosophy, Psychology, and Literature, and attended a postgraduate research program at Cambridge University
  • After several years of depression and anxiety, he had what he describes as an "inner transformation" that changed his life and motivated him to help others
  • Worked as a tour guide in Southern Spain and as a German and Spanish teacher at a language school in England
  • Has a monthly subscription service called "Eckhart Tolle TV," where he conducts seminars with community members
  • Is the author of the several self-help books, including "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose," "Stillness Speaks," and "Living a Life of Inner Peace․"
  • Best known as an author and spiritual teacher who wrote the bestselling book "The Power of Now․"
  • Appeared in a webinar series with talk show host Oprah Winfrey in 2008