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 Relieved Suffering Nov 18, 2009
This is one of the best books I have ever read. The book relieved my suffering and I am pleased now.
Live in the present moment Nov 16, 2009
We are bombarded by information in our lives. We all try to do so many things at once. I guess it is called "multi tasking".
This book will teach you how to calm your mind down and get in touch with the many inner resources you already have.
Happy reading.
This is great!! Nov 13, 2009
The "Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle is so enlightening I don't how I went through life without it! Realizing the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle: Choose format-CD ($69.95)
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Discovering the Being that's in you Nov 11, 2009
Having listened to the unabridged audio version at least 5 times, I thought it time to write a review of the book. Eckhart tolle's words are unwasted, skilfully measured, for maximum effect: Awakening. True to its course, it achieves this by bringing the person back to the awareness of the body, the gateway to our perceptions. What's more, he gives more hints as to how to go about Being in the present moment. Such things as "Watch the thinker", "Feel your aliveness", "Observe the silence that's in you", "Surrender to the Now" have all helped me to magnify and bring about this stage of presence which he speaks about. I would also suggest the book "Practicing the Power of Now", for a condensed version of how to put into action the major highlights in this book.
I've met some teachers that made Being into something complex, quasi-inachievable, and only allowed to the elite few. None of this is the case with this author, who seems to resound the wonderfully simple message that we can have a similar experience as his, simply by being aware of the Now moment. Buried by our past memories, sometimes accompanied with guilt, and anxiety about an uncertain future, we tend to cut ourselves off from this Now perception, to our disadvantage. This book made me understand the teaching that "It's all happening right now", and whatever states of consciousness people such as Tolle have had, is at hand for me and all of us, if we simply acknowledge it.
I will speak to the detractors of this book, who have said that it is "New Age", and "promotes a trance state". If anything, Tolle's ideas are based on solid information coming at once from Sufism, Hinduism, Christianity, Non-dualistic thinking, the Perennial philosophy, to name but a few. When one develops mystical thinking, truth is seen and felt in all paths. This is why he is able to draw commonalities in many traditions. As to the trance state, I would say quite the contrary, in that he brings people to a higher awareness of themselves rather than a submissive and weakened state. If you experience this for yourself, it will be evident that you feel more alive and vibrant, rather than out of it.
In conclusion, this book has done more to help find myself and become further aware of my Being. I've since been using some of the mindfulness techniques in my work as a psychotherapist, and it's been beneficial towards my clients. Reading and listening to this author has made me feel more appreciative towards life. If there's a price for that, it's certainly that of this book.
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On finding peace in your everyday existence Nov 11, 2009
This book pulled me out of psychological misery and severe clinical depression into a satisfying, peaceful day-to-day existence. Since finishing it in July of 2008, I have been the most content I have ever been. Deepak Chopra's reviews states, "Every sentence rings with truth and power," and this is spot on. It took me seven months to read (much slower than my usual pace) because I sometimes felt that each paragraph, or even one sentence, was enough of a lesson for the time being. I have referred back to it often, and am now enjoying "A New Earth."
I have to admit I found it odd that someone who was in their 30s (the age at which I judged Eckhart Tolle to be, based on his picture on the back cover) could speak from a place of such wisdom... then I found out he was born in 1948! Someone who looks SO young surely has to be getting something right.
Highly recommended!
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