I got to know Eckhart Tolle from Oprah’s podcast, when his book, A New Earth has been featured in Oprah’s book club. And it got me interested to know more from his first book on spirituality, The Power of Now.
As the title said, we can tap into personal power when we focus on the present. We are not our mind, a message that is strongly emphasized by Eckhart Tolle. The mind needs time, and that’s what it talks about… It talks about the regret of the past and the worry of tomorrow. The mind often forgets about now, it forgets to enjoy what you have and what you’re doing now.
This book is on spirituality, and Eckhart is a contemporary spiritual teacher who is not aligned with any particular religion or tradition. It taught me some good stuffs, but some I found misguiding, especially his own interpretations on what Jesus said in the bible. For him, God is a matter of consciousness, something that I can’t agree with.
Nevertheless, I learned something from the book, it is much deeper understanding about worry and the present. It’s just like what Jesus said, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Another inspiration I gleaned was about the surrender, which is a much better attitude we need to work on, I’ll share more about it in the future.
Robert
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Sara
on 26th Jan, 09 04:01pm
I kept seeing great reviews of Tolle book at http://www.bookins.com, where I get most of my books and DVDs these days, and have put off ordering any of his books, but they have a couple now that sound interesting and I think I’ll give him a try. It’s a message I need to hear right now!
Nick Grimshawe
on 27th Jan, 09 03:01am
I Robert. I am currently reading “The Power of Now” and enjoying the content. I must say that I am reading it very slowly since there is so much to get out of each sentence. I keep stopping to consider and mull over what he says.
I do disagree with you on his interpretations of Jesus. For me they bring new light and a new way of looking at some of the things Jesus said. Sometimes a new way of looking at something can spark all kinds of ideas. I feel like I am being reintroduced to Jesus in a way that makes more sense to me.
However this is a big universe and there is room for everyone’s point of view.
Great post as usual.
Thanks
Nick
Robert A.
on 27th Jan, 09 04:01am
Nick, thanks, you’re a great reader. Thanks for speaking out your disagreement, I do learn from his interpretation on Jesus’s teaching, but I believe Jesus teaching has significance more than life on earth, but also life after death.
Eckhart do give me fresh and inspiring perspective on living our life on earth, but I don’t see his take on the other. I guess it’s also higher truth that I have believed, something that I hold more than what Eckhart is teaching.
And Sara, thanks for the link!
Robert
Nicole Price
on 27th Jan, 09 02:01pm
Yes, this is a truly magnificent book and based on his personal experience of epiphany and subsequent search. I have read the book and have liked his message. I understand that he is also a very good teacher.
Arswino
on 28th Jan, 09 05:01am
Hi Robert, I think it is one of great books of self improvement. I am absolutely agree with the thought of the power of now. Don’t live in the past and don’t worry about tomorrow. Thanks for sharing, Robert.
Robert A.
on 28th Jan, 09 02:01pm
Hi Nicole and Arswino, great to know that you also enjoy the book! Let us enjoy the now, and what it gives!
Cheers!
Robert
Rossi
on 6th Feb, 09 11:02pm
The Power of Now is probably the most profound book I’ve read. I read it 6 years ago, and recently I am rereading parts of it. I feel so present recently, it is amazing. I am aware of my ego, and that by itself is so precious.
One advice if I may, one needs to practice presence daily through meditation, otherwise it is harder to disindentify from the ego.
Love~
game-girl
on 13th Feb, 09 09:02am
I think highly about the author and his book and the present moment.The power of now is a seed which will grow when the time comes,so it is very important to realize what fruit you are going to get.Every day I say to myself that I have chosen love,care,sympathy and understanding.And the power of now helps me now and here to grow my fruits.I try to avoid eating fruits called’worry’,'irritation’,'hatred’.we must be careful gardeners.
Lisa
on 2nd Mar, 09 09:03pm
I am a big Eckhart Tolle fan! I love the way he talks about the ego and the pain body. The most important lesson I learned in his book is living in the present moment.
Okey Oyna
on 13th Jun, 09 11:06pm
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