The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
EUR 16,70
Mumbo Jumbo - I m very disappointed, this book is totally useless, intellectually limited and only written for those ready to gobble any kind of kitchen philosophy. I doubt this book ever was a NYTimes bestseller. The book is now where it belongs : in my bin.
Leaves you in a glow of bliss! - If you want to read one book and one book only to change your way of thinking, buy this book. The principles that Mr. Tolle proposes are so simple and should be intuitive for any sane human being and like many things, we forget and ignore the most obvious. Most of the book is in a question and answer format. Some questions are simple and explanations are simple. Most questions are profound and answers are equally profound. After reading the entire book, the last question interviewer asks on the last page is probably every one wants to ask Mr. Tolle. His answer(read the book and only look at the answer after you finished the entire book) is dramatic, succinct and bliss-provoking. I carry this book in my brief case all the time. You never know when you need an uplifting message!
A book for skeptics - I admit it, I m a scientific skeptic and annoyed by new age speak and unsubstantiated claims of spiritual powers and enlightenment. So when my girlfriend recommended I read Tolle s book about the now experience, I was incredulous. However, I quickly realized Tolle s book in a category by its self. No grandiose claims, panacea remedies, or motivational empowerment here. His penetrating insights that will make you STOP what you are doing, and I guess that s the point. The now awareness Tolle describes is available to everyone (new age seeker, or skeptic). My girlfriend and I have finally found common ground. If nothing else, it s a breath of sanity. Read it before you die.
Easy to comprehend, hard to live, - I ve read this book twice and also saw the author live a few weeks ago in San Francisco. He battled for many years with severe depression, and looked for answers to his life through higher learning before having a complete change of life and finding inner peace and joy through living in the present moment. He encourages the reader to let go of the ego and brain noise and be in the now, which is how he says he lives. Most all of the problems we have in life don t directly effect us in the moment, yet we are controlled and tortured by them he says. Tolle also makes the case for healing past pain and suffering through simply being fully here now. Making these changes in our materialistic, image possessed, ego driven society is a challenge indeed, but he would say it s our only way out. This is truly life changing stuff.