b'One of today\\u2019s most influential spiritual teachers shares his youthful experience of depression and despair \\u2014 suffering that led him to his own spiritual breakthrough, and ultimately, freedom and peace of mind. He also explicates his view of what he calls \\u201cthe pain body\\u201d \\u2014 the accumulated emotional pain that may influence us and our relationships in negative ways. And Tolle talks about spirit and God, and what those concepts mean to him.'