Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now

Just finished reading this book and I was quite impressed with it. It offers practical tips on how to center yourself in the present moment, escaping the grasp of potentially destructive thought cycles.

The experience which brought about Tolle’s transformation is something that I can relate to. I’ve spent many nights wrestling with insomnia unable to stop my mind jumping from one painful memory to the other. I haven’t made anything like the spiritual breakthrough that Tolle has yet though. I’m still far too comfortable in my own mind. I’m starting to believe that old line that “talking to yourself is the first sign of madness” because really, who else are you talking to bar yourself? We seem to create multiple selves depending on the current argument or scenario in our minds.

I think I was expecting the book to be similar to most of the other recent publications in the self help/new age genre. And I was glad to see that I was wrong! Its message is coherent and should be easily applicable to your own life if you choose to take it’s core message on board. There are no recipes for fire potions in here. It asks you to practice what’s written to find out the truth for yourself.

At times I felt a little uncomfortable with the authors tone. He came across as a bit pompous in parts which I found quite distracting. When I’m reading a book I do not like to be talked down to. I like to be on the same plane as the author otherwise I can find the text a little hard to get into.

Its definitely a good read though for anyone who’s interested in the concept of eternity.

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 6th, 2006 at 6:32 pm and is filed under The Hate Files.