While there are many different books that discuss the spiritual aspect of life, the one that has quickly risen to the top of the bestseller list is A New Earth written by Eckhart Tolle. Since the book was promoted by Oprah's book club in 2008, the 2005 book and audio-book was reissued and rose to the top in number of sales. This is not hard to believe as it was rated as the most influential spiritual book of our time.

As a spiritual teacher and an author, Eckhart Tolle is not affiliated with any particular religion and therefore speaks to everyone with his writings. He was educated by London and Cambridge Universities, but his writing ability fully developed after an inner transformation that changed his life at age 29. Through his teachings and his book, he has helped many people find peace with themselves and become better fulfilled in life. Many books written by Tolle follow his teaching of transforming the conscious mind in a spiritual manner which will further develop the human race. The main focus on his teachings is that mankind has created a world of thought that just about everyone is trapped within. Until the attention can become focused on the present moment, the world as a whole will be in constant conflict.

For many of those who have read A New Earth, there is a great transformation that comes about which creates personal happiness. With the gentle tone of voice and easy to understand dialect, Eckhart Tolle is able to get his audience's attention. This book is written in such an enjoyable way that the straightforward approach that is taken can be used by anyone to end the pain and suffering that is being faced in the world today. Within the written book, the reader will fully comprehend the thought provoking description of a world with compassion instead of conflict. Since it seems as though conflict is the only motivating factor within humanity, it makes sense to change to a more compassionate society instead. With this new understanding replacing the old way of thinking, a new world can be created, one in which everyone is more likely to get along without so much conflict.