Find Authentic Happiness Formula, and more free booklets on www.AmAreWay.org - Subjective well-being blog Eckhart Tolle: PDF about Eckhart Tolle online, practicing the power of now Eckhart Tolle: PDF about Eckhart Tolle online, practicing the power of now. We would love to hear your feedback: suggestions about new topics? Ideas about improvements? Like to share your experience and make it an eBook, White Paper, check-list? Please let us know through http://www.amareway.org/ There, you can also read more on related topics. Thanks! Introduction Eckhart Tolle (born Ulrich Tolle) is a German-born spiritual teacher. He is the author of the bestsellers The Power of Now and A New Earth. Eckhart Tolle had an unhappy childhood in Germany and Spain, and was depressed as an adult in England until he underwent what he calls an "inner transformation". Eckhart Tolle then spent several years as a vagrant, "in a state of deep bliss", before becoming a spiritual teacher. He eventually moved to North America where he began writing his first book, and he settled in Vancouver, Canada. Eckhart Tolle philosopy Eckhart Tolle says that his book, The Power of Now, is "a restatement for our time of that one timeless spiritual teaching, the essence of all religions" and that religions "have become so overlaid with extraneous matter that their spiritual substance has become almost completely obscured", that they have become "to a large extent ... divisive rather than unifying forces" and become "themselves part of the insanity". "The most significant thing that can happen to a human being [is] the separation process of thinking and awareness" and that awareness is "the space in which thoughts exist". Tolle says that "the primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it". According to Eckhart Tolle's official website, "at the core of Tolle's teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolution. An essential aspect of this awakening consists in transcending our ego-based state of consciousness. This is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violent conflict endemic on our planet". In his book A New Earth, Tolle defines the term "ego" as an "illusory sense of self" based on one's memories and thoughts. He also uses the term "pain-body",which he defines in A New Earth as "an accumulation of old emotional pain". Eckhart Tolle writes in the introduction to his second book, Stillness Speaks, that "A true spiritual teacher does not have anything to teach in the conventional sense of the word, does not have anything to give or add to you, such as new information, beliefs, or rules of conduct. The only function of such a teacher is to help you remove that which separates you from the truth ... The words are no more than signposts." AmAre Way: living joyfully - www.AmAreWay.org Find Authentic Happiness Formula, and more free booklets on www.AmAreWay.org - Subjective well-being blog Eckhart Tolle Books and DVDs Eckhart Tolle Books - The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, New World Library, October, 1999 ISBN 1-57731-152-3 (HC) ISBN 1-57731-480-8 (PB) - Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from The Power of Now, New World Library, October 10, 2001 ISBN 1-57731-195-7 (HC) - Stillness Speaks: Whispers of Now, New World Library, August 2003 ISBN 1-57731-400-X - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, Dutton, October 11, 2005 ISBN 0-525- 94802-3 - Milton's Secret: An Adventure of Discovery through Then, When, and The Power of Now, Hampton Roads, 2008 ISBN 978-1-57174-577-4 - Oneness With All Life: Inspirational Selections from A New Earth, Penguin Group, November 2008 - Guardians of Being, New World Library, October 2009 978-1-57731-671-8 Eckhart Tolle DVDs - The Flowering of Human Consciousness: Everyone's Life Purpose, Namaste Publishing, Inc., 2001 ISBN 1-59179-154-5 - Eckhart Tolle's Findhorn Retreat - Stillness Amidst The World, New World Library, 2006 ISBN 1-57731-509-x - Finding Your Life's Purpose, Eckhart Teachings, 2008 ISBN 1-894884-52-3 - The Doorway into Now, Eckhart Teachings, 2009 ISBN 1-894884-37-X Sources Special thanks to Wikipedia, which provided the backbone of the main content of this booklet, and allows to distribute it under a Creative Common licence. Appendix – AmAre Way in more details Happiness = Aware (Being) + Meditating + Active (Being) + Respectful (Being) + Eating (Properly) 1.1 How to calculate it? Aware Meditating Active Respectful Eating W G W G W G W G W G Explanation of variables: A: Aware (being) of each other and couple’s feelings, thoughts, needs and wants M: Meditating together, or at least sharing thoughts A1:Active (being) together, do things together AmAre Way: living joyfully - www.AmAreWay.org Find Authentic Happiness Formula, and more free booklets on www.AmAreWay.org - Subjective well-being blog R: Respectful (being) of each other and couple’s feelings, thoughts, needs and wants E: Eating properly and support each other healthy lifestyle, and also feed the relationship with positive feelings and thoughts (…): if there are additional aspects considered too important to be included in the rest of the formula, they can be weighted and graded here For each variable, please specify: w: weight, importance given to each aspect (sum of all weights should be 100) g: grade, rating given to each aspect (each grade is a value between 0 and 1) If you want to use a spreadsheet, where you can insert the values and see them automatically calculated, you can use: http://spsh.amareway.org/ 1.2 What does it mean? AmAre formula is meant to be descriptive and preventive, but not predictive. That is, it quantifies the current situation, and the strengths and weaknesses we should be aware of and act upon. Regardless of what the number says, we are always responsible, here and now, for our happiness, so a high result means we should keep building our happiness as we have successfully done so far, and a lower result means there are aspects to act upon to improve our lives. One of the formula’s strengths is its unlikeness to reach One, the perfect score, or Zero. This formula is useful so we can improve our awareness about the situation so far, and build a better present. Once the formula served its purposes, we can move on. Because the ultimate happiness is not reaching number 1, it is in finding and renewing the appropriate life-dynamics. If we can accept the way life is, and the fact that different people assign different weights and grades to the pillars of their happiness, and still respect and care about all of us, doing our best for the mutual happiness, we are on the way to build together a lasting happy living. This is a scale to interpret the overall result of the formula: 0-0.3: This is an unlikely result, so please double check each values inserted. If values are correct, it is possible the perception of your SWB tends toward emphasizing the non-positive aspects, or that there is a short-term serious issue. This means there is a need to work on all your priorities to make them more satisfying to you in the medium term. 0.31-0.60: Your level of SWB could be higher, if you are closer to 0.31 result. If you are closer to 0.5, you are near an exact average value where you perceive the same value of positive and non-positive components in your life. In both cases, by working on the AmAre variables (starting from the ones with higher weight and lower grade), you can substantially improve your well-being. 0.61-0.90: You tend towards an optimal level of SWB. You feel happy, and likely experienced most or at least many of the happiness "fringe benefits". You likely live joyfully everyday: no matter the ups and downs we all have, you can make the best of them for yourself and the people around you. 0.91-1: This result is unlikely to be reached, so please double check each values inserted. If values are correct, you are achieving the maximum level of SWB, which you can sustain by living joyfully . AmAre Way: living joyfully - www.AmAreWay.org Find Authentic Happiness Formula, and more free booklets on www.AmAreWay.org - Subjective well-being blog To interpret the value of each AmAre variable, you can use the same scale. If a variable is high in weight, and low in grade, then it requires attention and action to improve it. If a variable is low in weight, and high in grade, then you may ask yourself if its grade is slightly over estimated. We suggest to calculate your AmAre Index once per week for the first 5 weeks. Then, to calculate it once per month. Please make sure to start from scratch at each calculation, meaning you should not check values assigned in the past; after calculating your current AmAre Index, you can then check what changed compared to the previous calculations. If you want to be reminded about monthly calculation, you can register the AmAre newsletter on. http://www.amareway.org/ 1.3 Where are references and further information? http://www.amareway.org/ (Official website) http://www.amareway.org/personal-development-free-personal-development-ebooks/ (Free eBooks: AmAre applied to blogging, social media, etc.) Tags: about eckhart tolle, eckhart tolle german, eckhart tolle review, eckhart tolle web, eckhart tolle webcast, eckhart tolle website, eckhart tolle course eckhart tolle free, eckhart tolle stillness, eckhart tolle art, eckhart tolle forum, eckhart tolle life eckhart tolle pdf, eckhart tolle purpose, eckhart tolle videos, eckhart tolle 2009, eckhart tolle flowering, eckhart tolle relationships eckhart tolle class, eckhart tolle love, eckhart tolle online, eckhart tolle calendar, eckhart tolle christian, eckhart tolle ebook eckhart tolle music, eckhart tolle quote, eckhart tolle secret, eckhart tolle you tube, eckhart tolles, the new earth eckhart tolle eckhart tolle discussion, new world eckhart tolle, truth eckhart tolle, eckhart tolle australia, eckhart tolle cds, eckhart tolle dvds, eckhart tolle espanol eckhart tolle fan, eckhart tolle findhorn retreat, eckhart tolle groups, eckhart tolle interviews, eckhart tolle live, eckhart tolle married practicing the power of now eckhart tolle, books by eckhart tolle, eckhart tolle age, eckhart tolle audio cd, eckhart tolle blog, eckhart tolle depression eckhart tolle forums, eckhart tolle money, eckhart tolle seminar, eckhart tolle space, eckhart tolle tour, the hour eckhart tolle, a new world eckhart tolle contact eckhart tolle, eckhart tolle author, eckhart tolle children, eckhart tolle events, eckhart tolle news eckhart tolle relationship, eckhart tolle reviews, eckhart tolle schedule, eckhart tolle silence, eckhart tolle twitter, eckhart tolle uk quotes by eckhart tolle, eckhart tolle 2008, eckhart tolle bio, eckhart tolle daily, eckhart tolle french, eckhart tolle home eckhart tolle india, eckhart tolle music to quiet the mind, eckhart tolle talks, eckhart tolle unity, eckhart tolle a new earth review, eckhart tolle family, eckhart tolle surrender, eckhart tolle webinar, living in the now eckhart tolle eckhart tolle cd, eckhart tolle dvd, eckhart tolle download, eckhart tolle video eckhart tolle lasting happiness, eckhart tolle picture, eckhart tolle pictures, eckhart tolle photos, eckhart tolle articles, eckhart tolle email eckhart tolle seminars, meet eckhart tolle, eckhart tolle workshops, eckhart tolle born, eckhart tolle history, eckhart tolle house eckhart tolle official website, eckhart tolle photo, eckhart tolle web site, eckhart tolle official sounds true eckhart tolle, racticing the power of now by eckhart tolle, eckhart tolle painbody, eckhart tolle discussion group AmAre Way: living joyfully - www.AmAreWay.org