In his early twenties, he decided to pursue his search by studying philosophy, psychology, and literature, and enrolled in the University of London. Troubled by 'depression, anxiety and fear', he began 'searching for answers' in his life. At the age of 19, he moved to England and for three years taught German and Spanish at a London school for language studies. Tolle has said he responded 'very deeply' to those books. At the age of 15, he read several books written by the German mystic Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken, also known as Bô Yin Râ.

His father did not insist that he attend high school, so Tolle elected to study literature, astronomy and various languages at home. At the age of 13, he moved to Spain to live with his father. He later stated that pain 'was in the energy field of the country'. He also experienced considerable fear and anxiety growing up in post-war Germany, where he would play in bombed-out buildings. His parents fought and eventually separated, and he felt alienated from a hostile school environment. Early life and education Born Ulrich Leonard Tölle in Lünen, a small town located north of Dortmund in the Ruhr Valley, Germany in 1948, Tolle describes his childhood as unhappy, particularly his early childhood in Germany. In 2016, Tolle was named in Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders. In 2008, approximately 35 million people participated in a series of 10 live webinars with Tolle and television talk show host Oprah Winfrey. The Power of Now and A New Earth sold an estimated three million and five million copies respectively in North America by 2009.

He began writing his first book, The Power of Now, in 1997 and it reached The New York Times Best Seller list in 2000. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1995 and currently divides his time between Canada and California. He then spent several years wandering 'in a state of deep bliss' before becoming a spiritual teacher.

Tolle said he was depressed for much of his life until age 29, when he underwent an 'inner transformation'. Tolle is not identified with any particular religion, but he has been influenced by a wide range of spiritual works. In 2011, he was listed by Watkins Review as the most spiritually influential person in the world. In 2008, The New York Times called Tolle 'the most popular spiritual author in the United States'. He is a German-born resident of Canada best known as the author of The Power of Now and A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose. Eckhart Tolle ( /ˈɛkɑːrt ˈtɒlə/ EK-art TOL-ə German pronunciation:, born Ulrich Leonard Tölle, February 16, 1948) is a spiritual teacher.

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