"A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose has been topping the New York Times best-seller charts for "paperback advice" books for months, and some claim it has actually changed lives--teaching people to cherish their own goodness, accept shortcomings and live in a completely awakened state. Tolle's book isn't for everyone. Some Christian readers have criticized it because they say Tolle asserts that man, rather than God, controls his own destiny. The book's premise also has drawn fire from some Christians who say people seeking to awaken to their life's purpose should turn to God and the Bible, rather than Tolle. Stripped down to its most basic form, A New Earth is a self-improvement book. Tolle urges people to live "in the present moment" and to enjoy personal happiness without material gain. In a sense, Tolle hopes to change human beings entirely, envisioning a world more humble, more aware and thus more pure."
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Sarah Blaskovitch, in New awakening: controversial book continues to stoke interest, August 1, 2008.
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