The concepts and theory behind these works are on the leading edge of humanity trying to figure itself out, even thou heavily based in eastern beliefs. Perhaps, it is a little less, "just stop thinking" than Eckhart Tolle, but still explains some of the dangers of the unchecked ego fairly well. It contains some of the same concepts, but, in my opinion, in a kinder and gentler way. For anyone interested in "The Power Of Now," I'm going to suggest the book, "The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself," by Michael A. Used in moderation, the information could benefit much of America, whose unchecked egos have caused much misery and pain. But kudos to Eckhart Tolle for not only writing a whole book explaining the benefits of "stopping to smell the roses," but doing so in a masterful way. Eckhart Tolle's advice in "The Power of Now" might make her present more enjoyable for her personally, but the bottom line is, nobody else is just going to magically forget about her past (career wise, anyway). It is clear here that what she did in her past affected both her present and her future. The film was produced well before she became a teacher. For example, a Southern California middle school teacher was recently fired for appearing in a pornographic movie. On the other hand, it is silly to think that the past just disappears. I really think my life might have been different if someone had explained to me back then that I had the power to just stop thinking about it. Personally, I had a death of a family member as a young teenager that affected me for many, many years after it happened. That's pretty much the book in just a few sentences. And, if you would just stop thinking so much about the past and the future, you could enjoy the present. The only thing that is real is the present. The future only exists in your head, as well. In short, it is somewhat Buddhist philosophy that goes like this: The past is gone and only exists in your memories. The Power Of Now is toward the top of my list of books that make you think (or in this case, stop thinking). What was one of the most memorable moments of The Power of Now? This is really a book best left to traditional reading and not listening to. This is why the performance of this title gets only a one star. And it distracted a lot from whatever came after it (because it echoes in the background as the story continues). It literally hurt my ears throughout the entire book. While I appreciate the way the audiobook conveys the breaks and/or pauses between chapters or even within the chapters themselves (something I feel all audiobooks should have, by the way), the tone used to indicate these pauses is an extremely high pitched, echoing tone. Practically every sentence and every word. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? And this is not to say it was boring - not at all, just very, very soothing, but not in a good way for the purpose at hand. It really took a while to build up tolerance and be able to follow along while remaining alert. A soothing voice is ok, but not when there's so much to take in. It took me a while to be able to listen and remain alert. Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Eckhart Tolle?Īt first I had an issue with the narration because the voice was very hypnotic. If you could sum up The Power of Now in three words, what would they be?
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