Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle, born Ulrich Leonard Tölle, is a German spiritual teacher and self-help author best known for his international bestsellers The Power of Now (1997) and A New Earth (2005), which emphasize living in the present moment.[1][3] After a profound spiritual awakening at age 29 while pursuing a doctorate at the University of Cambridge, he abandoned academia to become a counselor and teacher, later gaining prominence through promotion by Oprah Winfrey.[1][2] His teachings draw from Zen Buddhism, Christian mysticism, Sufism, and Hinduism, and he has lived in Vancouver, Canada since 1995.[1][2]