Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780340733509
Edition: New Ed
ISBN: 0340733500
Label: Mobius
Manufacturer: Mobius
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: February 01, 2001
Publisher: Mobius
Studio: Mobius

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Amazon.co.uk Review:
Ekhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing, supportive voice and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means. Foremost, Tolle is a world-class teacher, able to explain complicated concepts in concrete language. More importantly, within a chapter of reading this book, readers are already holding the world in a different container--more conscious of how thoughts and emotions get in the way of their ability to live in genuine peace and happiness.

Tolle packs a lot of information and inspirational ideas into The Power of Now. (Topics include the source of Chi, enlightened relationships, creative use of the mind, impermanence and the cycle of life.) Thankfully, he's added markers that symbolise "break time". This is when readers should close the book and mull over what they just read. As a result, The Power of Now reads like the highly acclaimed A Course in Miracles--a spiritual guidebook that has the potential to inspire just as many study groups and change just as many lives for the better. --Gail Hudson

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Intellectual snobbery
I purchased this on the strength of previous reviews and because I have been going through depression. Well - a great cure for my insomnia! How this writing can be described as "clear" is beyond me. I consider myself a fairly intelligent person but this book is hard hard work. Long badly constructed sentences using 20 words when 5 would have been ample, you have to read everything 3 times to get any idea of the meaning. The words used are long, difficult and unnecessary(keep a dictionary handy). I handed it to my husband to ask "is it me"? He has an M.A. from Cambridge, has practised law for 25 years and is incredibly intelligent. He read several pages at various places throughout the book and shook his head - his comment was my heading "intellectual snobbery". It means little, words put together in no format and no "real" situations explained. I would advise anyone who wants help on this subject to read CBT for Dummies - a page and a half in that book on "mindfulness" did more for me than this whole book - a waste of money and time - but as I say great cure for insomnia.

Rating:

- A life changing book for me.
This book has changed my life along with Eckhart's other publications.

I was very skeptical at first, as I considered myself to be non religious and not spiritual and didn't think I could relate to this sort of stuff.

My initial 'though' could not have been more wrong. I hardly ever read books but could not put this one down. I read it at a time when I had recently moved to the other side of the world, then within a few days, I was let down badly by my girlfriend, resulting in a breakup and quit a new job in which I felt was not for me. Prior to this I suffered from ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome after an undiagnosed spinal cord injury.

After my resent disappointment I felt extremely lonely, depressed and a failure. A couple of friends had recommended the book and I went out and bought it. I read this book in less than 2 days.

The effect it had on me was overwhelming and life changing! I was able to move on from my "life story" with ease as I found presence and contentment with very few forms in my life. I realised that my life was not my thoughts and that I had been obsessed and locked in thinking for as long as I can remember, resulting in so much pain and suffering.

I have now been able to feel presence and live in happiness for the past 3 months. I no longer feel lonely, I have seen how my ego and my painbody has in the past has had such a detrimental effect on my life.

If you want to be liberaed from pain, suffering and any other kind of unhappiness then go and buy this book. Many of my friends have either borrowed my book or bought a copy and have have experienced similar liberation and freedom from their dysfunctional minds.

This book enabled me to find the off button for the thinking part of my mind. Without thinking about the past and future, there is no suffering and pain.

Thank you Eckhart.

Rating:

- Enlightening
A very enlightening read for those seeking spiritual enlightenment and wishing to attain a greater understanding of their life's purpose. Whether you believe (or have an interest) in this sort of stuff or not, there will be something to be gained from this text for everyone who reads it.

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Rating:

- Woop dadoo
This book is brilliant. It has sent me on a course I am glad to be on. I can see the truth in all of it, and Know it for my self. For all those who are dubious about this, or think it's rubbish, I can sense/see the spirit force in nature, it's very hard to put into words, but I wouldn't replace that for a million quid, I find my self more interested in the nature outside the window than the tv I am watching. Really don't like TV at all now and used to lean on it like most. I sometimes ask whether it's delusional, but know it is not, you just have to experience it for yourself like so many others are. One of the best if not the most important reads of my life. Hope you can see for youself

Rating:

- Enormously valuable book for sadness, despair and anger.
Hi
I suffered immeasurable depression following my Mum's death 1 month ago. She suffered from Leukaemia and one of the most important aids to her coping with this was Eckart Tolle's The Power of Now - the whole book and the exercises additional book. She kept her brave and honest spirit alive through his words and didnt fear death, she was ready I guess.

I have been trying to get out of my misery - I miss her so much it feels like my heart has been cut out. I have started reading her well-read Eckhart books - as a means to helping myself to simply exist.

I find the practice of 'now' very hard to do, but I am reading and reading it, listening to it on tape and trying hard. Sometimes it works - my own awareness of how I am feeling and just that - not how I (or my ego) 'thinks' I am or should be feeling - comes through for a split second and even after this tiny moment - well, I feel a lot stronger. I will keep trying.

I find the best, most helpful thing ever is watching and observing the Pain Body. It doesnt stop the sadness and anger I get (it seems this comes from nowhere, out of the blue) about missing my mum but I now feel more able to detach my own Being from this. As such I dont feel as if I am controlled by the pain and anger and fear so much now - I can observe it/ watch it/ 'see' it and feel its just an old ego pattern attempting to take hold of my thinking patterns and only that. It actually feels as if the more I practise this, that distance from this ego pattern is getting further away - and its not 'me' or 'mine' anymore, its just simply a way of feeling brought about through old ego saturated ways of thinking and resistance to situations. Dont get me wrong, the fear, anger and sadness still surface, but with this observation technique, I can help myself in how I react to other distressing situations and people - all of which have intensified with the death of my dear mum.

I would recommend this book and I would shake this man's hand if I ever met him.

It's so wonderful to read all these lovely reviews - to know that there are others out there who feel the same. I am still very new to the power of now - but it has changed my world already, 4 weeks after I started reading it.

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