Eckhart Tolle

In The Self-Driven Child, Eckhart Tolle is quoted to underscore the book’s central argument about parental control and a child’s autonomy: “They come into this world through you, but they are not ‘yours.’” The line is enlisted in support of the authors’ case that parents are guides and consultants rather than owners of their children’s choices.

Context: Eckhart Tolle is a German-born spiritual teacher and author, best known for The Power of Now and A New Earth, whose work centers on presence, ego, and detachment.

Where this appears

• The Self-Driven Child — quoted on children belonging to themselves rather than their parents, reinforcing the book’s autonomy thesis.