Eckhart Tolle was born in Germany and educated at the Universities of London and Cambridge. When Tolle was 29, a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his life. He devoted the next few years to understanding, integrating, and deepening that transformation, which marked the beginning of an intense inward journey.

Tolle is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Power of Now (which has been translated into 52 languages) and the highly acclaimed follow-up, A New Earth. Both are widely regarded as among the most influential spiritual books of our time.

Eckhart Tolle is not aligned with any particular religion or spiritual tradition. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.