# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
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# Generated: 2026-09-01T09:20:51.147Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born Ulrich Leonard Tölle on 16 February 1948 in Germany, he was working toward his doctorate at the University of Cambridge in 1977 when he abandoned his studies following an experience he described as a spiritual awakening. He began working as a spiritual teacher, drawing from Zen Buddhism, Christian mysticism, Sufism, and Hinduism while remaining unaffiliated with any particular religion. His breakthrough came with The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment in 1997, followed by A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose in 2005. He rose to prominence as a self-help author in the 2000s, propelled by Oprah Winfrey's endorsement, and later published the picture book Guardians of Being in 2009.