Super Soul Special: Eckhart Tolle: Being in the Now

Oprah's Super Soul

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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This episode originally aired November 11, 2012. New York Times best-selling author Eckhart Tolle returns for his second SuperSoul Conversation. Eckhart gives guidance on how to live in the present moment and shares tips for improving your own spiritual practices. Oprah and Eckhart discuss their groundbreaking “A New Earth” webcast, and Eckhart’s remarkable journey to true consciousness. Eckhart also explains how to avoid becoming a victim in your own mind and how to break free from stress.

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0:00.0	Hey there, podcast listeners. I have exciting news. We're launching a brand new podcast in addition to
0:07.8	Super Soul Conversations. It's called Oprah's Masterclass. The Masterclass podcast allows you to hear the
0:13.9	greatest life lessons from some of the most respected and renowned actors, musicians,
0:18.8	public figures, and athletes in their own words.
0:21.9	Listen as Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Ellen DeGeneres, Shaquille O'Neill, Reba McIntyre,
0:27.6	Dwayne Johnson, and Jane Fonda, just to name a few,
0:30.8	share what they've learned about life and their own insights into their personal stories
0:35.3	and challenges.
0:36.9	I believe that there's something to be
0:38.6	learned from every experience and everyone can use their life as a class.
0:44.1	Oprah's Masterclass podcast is available now on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe now and listen
0:49.1	free. Go to Applepodcast.com slash Oprah's Masterclass.
0:55.4	I'm Oprah Winfrey.
0:57.1	Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast.
1:01.3	I believe that one of the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time.
1:07.0	Taking time to be more fully present.
1:10.5	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right now.
1:19.1	The weekly webcast that Eckhart Tolley and I did together back in 2008,
1:23.8	I describe as my first life class teaching one of my favorite books of all time, a new earth, chapter by chapter.
1:32.3	Millions of people got to know Eckhart during those 10 weeks, but not everyone knows his remarkable spiritual journey.
1:39.2	At 29, this German-born author had become a research scholar in comparative literature at the University of Cambridge in England.
1:48.3	Despite his academic success, it wasn't enough to halt bouts of anxiety and depression so severe that at one time he considered ending his life.
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