Eckhart Tolle on The Role of Teachers in Spiritual Awakening

In this video, Eckhart Tolle sheds light on the role of teachers in the spiritual awakening process. Eckhart helps us understand why the best teachers encourage independence and he highlights the dangers of attaching one’s spiritual journey to a guru.

Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher and author. 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’s profound, yet simple teachings have helped countless people around the globe experience a state of vibrantly alive inner peace in their daily lives. His teachings focus on the significance and power of Presence, the awakened state of consciousness, which transcends ego and discursive thinking. Eckhart sees this awakening as the essential next step in human evolution.