About this title: One of the hardest tasks on a spiritual journey is letting go of ingrained thought processes, beliefs, opinions, and obsessions in order to plunge directly into the reality of the moment. And yet Eckhart Tolle believes this is the key to transformation. THE POWER OF NOW is a direct, simple, and highly readable explication of this powerful principle. Written in a Socratic question-and-answer form, Tolle describes the process of letting go of our ego-identified selves, our "pain bodies," and embracing the present moment. He outlines the pitfalls that sabotage our attempts to change our lives, ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New World Library
Date Published: 09/1999
ISBN-13:9781577311522ISBN:1577311523
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, London
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780340733509ISBN:0340733500
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Scattered Underlining and notes, but text unaffected. No creases or folds. xv, 191 p.; 20 cm. Previous ed. : Novato, Calif: New World Library, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193). read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New World Library
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781577314806ISBN:1577314808
Description: Light edge creasing, but spine is not creased, no marks to text; very clean copy. 235 pp. Experience joy through Tolle's simple instructions. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New World Library
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781577311522ISBN:1577311523
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. conrer of inside flap of jacket where price was has been cut off. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New World Library
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781577311522ISBN:1577311523
Description: Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket, Dust Jacket with tiny nick to outside edge, book with one page with corner crease, all else tight, clean and unmarked. read more
Description: Very Good. 1577311523 Light general wear, but a nice, clean, tight copy. Please compare our ratings and shop with confidence. Member, Antiquarian Book Dealers Association of SC. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New World Library
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781577314806ISBN:1577314808
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New World Library
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781577311522ISBN:1577311523
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Hardcover book in good condition, cover wear especially in lower corner of back cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"As the author of a series of spiritually-themed novels, I am always on the outlook for spiritual books that help broaden my perspective. This book was recommended to me and I am delighted that I took up the suggestion.
This is a book that will speak to any spiritual searcher regardless of their religious background. Mr. Tolle provides the tools that will empower you to transform your life. Practicing awareness of the present moment allows one to appreciate each passing moment as well as providing a means for letting go of thoughts and emotions that do not serve one's sense of joy. By staying present to the moment one can also reduce anxiety connected to future concerns.
I always keep the book on hand when I'm traveling in order to reflect upon it whenever I have a spare moment. I am currently reading the book for the second time and I continue to gain new insights from the book and from my life as a result of reading it and practicing its principles.
Davis Aujourd'hui, author of "The Misadventures of Sister Mary Olga Fortitude""
"I loved this book--it is superior to its much-lauded successor, The New Earth. Though I was careful to weed out Tolle's opinions which clash with my religious beliefs and convictions, I found most of them fell into place very eloquently with what I would consider eternal truths. But best of all, he taught me a way to quiet my thoughts, which tend to run me ragged! This book is full of good advice about how to rid yourself of your own hurtful, negative habits. I recommend it very much. I read EAT,PRAY,LOVE , which I loved for different reasons, right before I read this book. The former taught some about the Hindu means of achieving enlightenment, which was interesting, but somewhat confusing. Both focus on meditation, as a means of reaching the stillness through which the divine can be accessed, so I think reading them together added to my experience. Stephen L. Tanner, a fantastic teacher at BYU whom I learned of a few years ago, once wrote that finding stillness is our purpose here on earth, and now I believe and understand this principle on a much higher level. I plan to read THE POWER OF NOW again right away."
"This book basically preaches one of the main tenets of Buddhism: the principle of no-thought and immersing one's awaraness in the present moment as both the past and the future are just an illusion. There is nothing extraordinary or groundbreaking about it, and it doesn't say anything really new. However, it does explain some fundamental principles, avoiding the vague and winding style of most Buddhist writings. It could have been a good introduction to some basic, practically applicable psychological and phylosophical ideas which form the core Buddhism and other spiritual teachings.
However, the author sounds as if he has personally discovered the truth about life, the universe and everything (which, as we all know, has been already revealed by Douglas Adams) and tries to create a pseudo-religious, mystical atmosphere which utterly annoyed me. Tolle turns a book which should have been just a modest, unassuming introduction to some aspects of Buddhism into a self-imporant attempt at preaching and also misinterprets and glorifies the no-thought principle, making rational thought sound as a deadly sin.
Nonetheless, I'm giving it two stars as it is based on some of the most profound principles of Eastern philosophy, even if it's just another mass-market product of the self-help industry.
For someone interested in a westernised interpretation of Eastern philosophy I can only recommend The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Milman, which is based on the same philosophical foundation and is wiser, humbler and more interesting."
"This is no ordinary body of work. It is an excellent guide to those who are seeking their own pathway of understanding and practice of their true spiritual life. It is composed in such a way that anyone can benefit from the concepts expressed here."
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