The Creation of Now has been revamped with a new design and layout. This is more than just a facelift; I’ve also sharpened the site’s messaging. Essentially, I believe bestselling …
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Eckhart Tolle’s uncanny similarities with prior authors: an overview
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesThe work of bestselling spiritual author Eckhart Tolle shares a surprising number of similarities with prior writers, my research has revealed. With hundreds of uncanny correspondences uncovered, the question must …
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Summary of Eckhart Tolle & Maurice Nicoll similarities pt. 5: the negative contagion within
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesIn his bestsellers, Eckhart Tolle tells us we have a “pain-body” carrying our “living past”—a concept closely resembling ideas in Maurice Nicoll’s earlier writing. View side-by-side comparisons of more than …
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Summary of Eckhart Tolle & Maurice Nicoll similarities pt. 4: negative states
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesEckhart Tolle writes that negative states are contagious, toxic, cause illness and misery, yet we take pleasure in them like a drug—echoing what Maurice Nicoll wrote decades earlier.
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Summary of Eckhart Tolle & Maurice Nicoll similarities pt. 3: the inner “power of choice”
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesEckhart Tolle closely corresponds with Maurice Nicoll in describing how self-observation gives us a conscious “power of choice” over how we react to people and events. By becoming responsible for …
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Summary of Eckhart Tolle & Maurice Nicoll similarities pt. 2: the light of consciousness
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesEckhart Tolle mirrors Maurice Nicoll in making “the light of consciousness” integral to the practice of self-observation and inner spiritual change. Self-observation brings our dark, unconscious aspects into the light …
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Summary of Eckhart Tolle & Maurice Nicoll similarities pt. 1: self-observation
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesThe way Eckhart Tolle teaches self-observation, an inner practice for self-change, has much in common with Maurice Nicoll’s earlier writing on the subject. Similar extracts are compared side-by-side in this …
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Comparisons: Eckhart Tolle vs earlier writers on the present moment or ‘now’
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesBefore Eckhart Tolle popularised the “Power of Now,” other Western authors wrote about the present moment. This articles features some comparisons with some of his precursors, which show clear similarities. …
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Site renamed “Creation of Now”
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesThis site has been renamed “Creation of Now” to better reflect its subject matter. This was a phrase Fourth Way teacher Maurice Nicoll used for being conscious in the present …
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The Law of Opposites and inner states: Maurice Nicoll and Eckhart Tolle compared
by Jack Dawesby Jack DawesEckhart Tolle bears a striking similarity to Maurice Nicoll in describing a law of opposites affecting all life and our inner states—and how to reach a state of consciousness with …