Gateways to Now

by Eckhart Tolle

A Life-Changing New Audiobook From The Author Of The New York Times Bestseller, The Power Of Now.

In this original audiobook, bestselling author Eckhart Tolle continues to teach us how to let go of the past and future to live in the now. Tolle urges to shed our mind-based sense of self, enter the portals of the eternal present, and live vividly in the present moment.
He guides us through these The Gateway of the Inner Body; The gateway of Silence; and The Gateway of Accepting This Moment. By moving through these openings, we will let the power of now transform our lives and achieve spiritual and psychological enlightenment.
Gateways to Now includes a Musical Reflection CD which offers quiet contemplation time -- a chance to acquire a reflective anchor that intensifies the integration of the listening experience into our lives. This Musical Reflection CD features Resonance by Jorge Alfano's World Ensemble. Drawing from South America, Africa, Tibet, Japan and Spain this ensemble creates universal music that crosses all borders and musical styles.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Audiobook, Meditation, Self Help, Religion

100 pages, Audio CD

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

Eckhart Tolle is a German-born spiritual teacher and internationally bestselling author whose work has profoundly influenced the contemporary spiritual landscape. Born Ulrich Leonard Tölle in 1948 in Lünen, Germany, he experienced a transformative spiritual awakening at the age of 29 after years of depression and anxiety. This profound shift in consciousness marked the beginning of his journey as a spiritual guide and thinker. Tolle abandoned his doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge to explore and embody the stillness and presence he had discovered, eventually becoming a spiritual teacher based in London and later in Vancouver, Canada.
Tolle rose to prominence with the publication of The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment in 1997. The book, which emphasizes mindfulness and present-moment awareness, resonated with a global audience and was later championed by Oprah Winfrey, catapulting it to international bestseller status. In 2005, Tolle released A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, which expanded on his earlier teachings and explored the role of ego in personal and societal dysfunction. The book also achieved massive commercial success, further solidifying Tolle’s reputation as one of the most influential spiritual authors of his time.
His teachings draw from a variety of traditions, including Zen Buddhism, Christian mysticism, Sufism, and Hindu philosophy, though he remains unaffiliated with any formal religion. Tolle emphasizes a non-dualistic approach to spirituality, focusing on the importance of presence, inner stillness, and the disidentification from ego-based thinking. His accessible language and calm demeanor have helped millions integrate spiritual practice into daily life.
In addition to writing, Tolle has delivered talks, retreats, and webinars to audiences around the world. In 2008, he partnered with Oprah Winfrey to produce a groundbreaking webinar series based on A New Earth, attracting millions of viewers. He also co-authored the illustrated book Guardians of Being in 2009, further exploring his core themes through the lens of animals and nature.
Tolle currently lives in Vancouver with his partner, spiritual teacher Kim Eng. Together, they continue to teach and support global audiences through online content, publications, and events. Widely regarded as one of the most spiritually influential figures of the 21st century, Tolle’s message of inner peace and awakening remains as timely as ever.

Reviews

[Heidi Wiechert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tolle's meditative exercises to enter the Now are so simple and easy to do. Love this guy. He suggests "becoming aware of the inner body." How to do this: focus on your hands, truly feeling your hands, now close your eyes and ask yourself, "How can I tell if my hands are still there?" Now, you are aware of your inner body.

Next, "become aware of the silence." Listen for silence before, during, and after sounds. On the audiobook, Tolle sounds a Tibetan bell and asks you to listen for the silence. I found a powerful practice (his suggestion) to be to listen to the meditative music included with this and to try to find the silence in the songs. It's a fascinating practice and it easily opens up your mind to your "natural sense of spaciousness" and "turns off the continual mind noise." It is very peaceful, really.

Last, Tolle says practice Non-resistance to what is. How? Say yes to the moment. Whatever it is, is as it is. Just saying an internal "yes" can bring this state about. Try it!

Excellent and very short book.

[Dean Paradiso · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this short recording by ET. It is a shame that this audio teachings and recording is rather unknown and not referenced in many places, because it really does spend some quality time in attempting to give the experience of 3 different direct approaches into what Eckhart Tolle was attempting to deliver throughout all his written books and live talks. It is concise and practical in its approach, with three 'doorways' into presence and living less in one's thought-filled habitual mind. The three doorways talked about are the inner body, silence, and acceptance of the present moment. This short recording (about an hour) really summarizes the essence of ET's teachings, and more importantly gives some experiential guidance in how to use these 3 gateways to disidentify with the mind and anchor oneself in the 'Now'. I can't fault anything with this recording, and I also like that the time is overall short (compared to lengthy live talks which can go over 6 hours on a compiled audio recording). The only thing to note is that a second chapter of about 60 minutes with only music is included as well with the package (which seems a little odd) and is likely meant to be used a practice time for the Chapter One exercises, though this isn't specifically mentioned in the audio.

[jenkamichiko Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jag orkade verkligen inte lyssna klart på denna. Jag försökte, jag lovar. Det var svårt efter att ha blivit bortskämd av "The Untethered Soul" innan.

Jag gillar Tolle annars i skrift.

[Maria Alejandro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommendEd. Although it's not for beginners. It may be difficult for the mind to comprehend the messages if you've just started your spiritual journey. But this is a book that everyone should read to tap into the inner peace that's within all of us.

[Kari Olfert · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like reading Eckhart, this is a nice snack size version of his teachings. Very good!

[Isaschnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sehr schöne Audio Mediationsansätze. Habe es beim Wandern gehört und es hat mir sehr viel Frieden und Aufmerksamkeit für meine Umgebung gegeben. Werde es bestimmt wieder anhören.

[Dennis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Think of unplugging from "The Matrix," minus all of the Hollywood drama and fantasy!


This if for those interested in the third or "new" wave of psychology (a mix of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral), this is an excellent practical guide to being present.

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[Love of Hopeless Causes · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you only listen to one Eckhart product, make it this one. I feel it's the core application of the teachings as might be shared at retreat. Perhaps an easier entry than, "The Power of Now," or, "A New Earth." If all you want is peace, you will be at peace.

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listen to this in my car all the time. It reminds me about the principles I like to live by. And the way I would like to live my life constantly by!

[Katrina Sark · Rating 1 out of 5]

When the Now is the foundation and primary focus of your life, then your life unfolds with ease.

[Mete Rodoper · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a short book - audio - that I had listened while commuting. The ideas in the book are very concise and anyone who had read his books earlier would see this as a reminder of his ideas. In general, this book is a guidance work to focus on to the current moment and he gives 3 way to achieve it. He calls these ways gateways to now.

If you like his teachings, I would recommend it to refresh your learnings. But if you are not familiar with his point of view, this book has little useful content. Therefore, I would not see this book as a very valuable literature.

Also, once more when he is trying to connect his ideology to Christianity, I feel like he is making very wide stretches without proper support. This has been my criticism of him, where he is trying to combine different school of thoughts.

[rad librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listened to the audiobook version of this book. The audiobook was narrated by Eckhart Tolle and just from listening to the book, I felt like I was meditating. His voice was soothing. The three gateways to the now/inner peace are simple guidelines. The book was a quick read/listen and I was able to takeaway a few gems! One of the gems I was able to take away was, "See the fallacy of seeing yourself in the future; See the fallacy of seeing yourself outside of yourself". To see myself in the future or outside of myself is to assume. This causes anxiety and worry over this idea of what may or may not happen. I know that I need to work hard on being more present in life and some of the tips recommended in the book, such as feeling my hand without moving it, using my inner body & mind, helped with quieting the "mental noise". This is a great read.

[Eugenie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book 3 times. It's a short book of high value.

"Thoughts create problems"
"Success won't bring you fulfillment"
"Be present and be free, the sense of ease and aliveness is ALL already here NOW within me"

3 ways to enter the gateway of NOW:

1) Inner Body
2) Silence
3) Acceptance

I do see myself using these techniques to quickly obtain a sense of peace and to increase my alertness in my life.

I have to see how it goes, so far so good. I felt myself being present in the NOW as I followed the instructions.

More practice is needed.

I wish I had found and read this book sooner.

[Max · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it is a good book. It is a summary of the ideas of Eckart Tolle about the Here and Now and his power. But How??? In this book he axplains to us how. There infact 3 gateways that laeds us to the Now. The first is the Body...the second is the Silence and the third is Acceptance. Beginning to feel the Body, the Silence, and to practice Acceptance is the the way to the Now. The only problem of this book is that it is too short...I wuold like a longer version to get more into the mood of Here and Now. That is why I give 4 stars instead of 5.

[Viktor Nilsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Provides a very practical approach to meditation, by entering the "now" through three methods. That's it! I have had no previous experience with meditation, but this I found very helpful. No mumbo-jumbo, Tolle is a master at explaining in a very short and natural way. Relaxing all the way.

I feel a bit wiser and now have found permanent ways to more easily find peace in the now. These two hours could be of great help to anyone.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed listening to this before bed each night. It's not really an audiobook though - more like a guided meditation CD. Nice simple concepts for becoming more present and mindful from the master of "now".

[Matthew Kern · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tolle's simplest book. A basic introduction and giving you the 3 gateways to Now

1. Gateway of the Inner Body
2. Gateway of Silence
3. Gateway of Acceptance

Concise. Was looking for a bit more.

[KingSolomon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was of course solid. There wasn’t too much content and not much different than his other stuff. The actual recording quality was bad and muffled, and legit half the book was muffled jangly music. Perhaps that affected my rating even tho it shouldnt. I’ll relisten to this at some point.

Four stars.

[Monica C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this one but it was only okay. I liked his other work better.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad just short-lived.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to this on Spotify.

[Mouzzam Mukadam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audiobook. What is sin ? and what is god? And amazing ending music. Can re listen.

[Naveen Kumar · Rating 3 out of 5]

#56 of 100 self help book
Good
Eckhart tolle is a brand

[Charles Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

86%

It's a good review of the original text, the audiobook has some nice soundtracks

[Markus · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concise yet powerful collection of teachings on presence. Tolle offers simple, practical wisdom for accessing peace in every moment. Uplifting and clear.

[Berker Koccaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like listening the sound of silence, but little..
trying to feel the hands and legs part was the thing that I remember most..

[Aj Greenman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great short little book that summarizes some of eckhard's most important ideas. Great little read.

[Bridget's Quiet Corner · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75/5

This audiobook is basically a reminder of "The Power of Now" but with a little bit extra (the summary says better what it is than I ever could). The first hour is Eckhart Tolle talking and the 2nd hour of the audiobook is music to get you to relax. During that hour, if I might be honest, I was and still am playing Animal Crossing (New Horizons) as I am typing this up. lol..I may go back and relisten to the last hour just to read another book, study the bible, or whatever else I decide to do. If I may also be honest, I will one day have to relisten to the first half too because my brain leaked out everything he said! LOL...But, as always, I know I enjoyed it and would more than likely relisten to it again anyway. So, before I say "Relisten" one more time, I am going to stop here and just say that whether you read his books before or not, this is worth listening to but I also would suggest that you read/listen to "The Power of Now" first to get a better grasp of what he is talking about in this book and others. I don't think it's required but others would make more sense when you read them. Okay, I'm done for real now! :-)

[Bell · Rating 2 out of 5]

not my favorite Tolle book, but still ok.

it was much shorter than I expected. It's a two CD set, but his discussion is only on one. The other is a music CD if you want to get all "Zen" and what-not.

The discussion CD is perfect if you're stuck in traffic or need something to listen to when you're working out. The music CD is best when relaxing or getting ready for bed.

[Latasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This audiobook was only an hour long - the other hour on the recording is just meditation music (I think). I really enjoyed the book beccause Tolle narrated it himself. While I still have a hard time grasping a lot of what he talks about, I love how he delivers it and there are a lot of things that ring true for me.