Book of the Month: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Author: Eckhart Tolle
Published in: 1999
Pages: 208
This book was purchased a couple of months ago, based on many positive reviews in Amazon, as well as a catchy title. I was expecting something completely different, to be fair. However, Eckhart Tolle has some very interesting points, that I would like to share.
What have I learned?
According to the book, the secret of true happiness and spiritual enlightenment is being present, or as the author says: being in the now. There is no other time than now. You do not live in the future nor the past, you live in this moment.
What do I mean by that?
When you go skydiving, base-jumping, have a near death experience, etc. do you really think about the issues such as: have I locked my car? Is my salary good enough? What should I wear tomorrow? No. You become present.
Observe yourself, emotions, thoughts, notice if you are spending time thinking about the future instead of being present and doing something about it now.
How do you do that?
Well, author says that you need to be aware of it. That’s pretty much it. Don’t think, don’t try to understand, just be aware of it. Essentially, you could “squeeze” that into 10 pages or more/less. Rest of the book is used to answer editor questions, etc.
Book also has a lot of mambo jumbo, twisted religious figures sayings just to support the author point.
I could sum up this book in one sentence: accept the current moment and let it go.
Rating
6.5/10
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