With his first international bestseller The Power of Now and also his New York Times bestseller A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle continues to grow in popularity. What is it about this humble man that has so many seeking his guidance?

'They don't come to be with me,' he says. 'They come to be with themselves, to be themselves more fully.' In this profound statement lies the force behind The Flowering of Human Consciousness, Eckhart Tolle's hopeful news of a universal awakening for the human species, what he calls the one thing of absolute importance … the deeper purpose of our lives.

In this part of the Power of Now teaching series, Eckhart Tolle invites listeners to unfold the miraculous state of presence they always carry within: our original way of being that is free from the relentless thoughts, fears, and ambitions created by the ego. From using the inner body to put an end to stress and suffering, to insights into the nature of the pain-body and its role in relationship, to accessing a creativity and intelligence far greater than the mind, here is Eckhart Tolle's depiction of a new world that awaits us as we take the next step in our collective evolution, The Flowering of Human Consciousness.

Note: originally released as a video program of the same title.