The Power of Now Paperback – 10 September 2004

"The Power of Now" isn't just a book, it's an invitation to a revolution within yourself. It's a call to break free from the mental treadmill of the past and future and experience the transformative power of the present moment.Tolle, drawing on Eastern and Western philosophical and spiritual traditions, weaves a compelling narrative about the human condition. He identifies the mind, with its constant stream of thoughts and anxieties, as the primary source of our suffering. He doesn't demonize the mind, but rather, he guides us towards transcending it and accessing a deeper level of Being, a place of stillness, peace, and joy.The book is beautifully structured, with each chapter building upon the last. Tolle's writing is profound yet accessible, filled with insightful anecdotes and practical exercises. He doesn't offer quick fixes or empty promises, but rather, a clear path towards lasting inner transformation.Here are some key takeaways:• The present moment is the only reality: True peace and fulfillment can only be found in the Now, not in the past or the future.• Watch your thoughts, don't be identified by them: Observing your thoughts without judgment allows you to step back from the mental chatter and access a state of inner peace.• Find the stillness within: The source of true joy and contentment lies not in external things, but in the unconditioned awareness of Being.• Surrender to the flow of life: Trusting the unfolding of life's moments, even the challenging ones, leads to a deeper sense of inner peace and acceptance.If you're ready to ditch the mental baggage and uncover the peace and joy that lies within yourself, then "The Power of Now" is a must-read. It's a life-changing book that will leave you feeling more connected to yourself, to others, and to the present moment.Prepare to be challenged, inspired, and ultimately transformed by this powerful book. Tolle's message is simple yet profound, and has the potential to radically shift your perspective on life.

** My First Spiritual Awakening Experience while Reading - The Power of Now ! **I tasted my first awakening while reading Page 53 in the book The Power of Now (Author: Eckhart Tolle) in August 2008 recession in Dubai, UAE. The Power of Now is "Consciousness on Paper". This book will be remembered for hundreds of years as "Spiritual Gift" to mankind.Attached is the image of that page!I only realized in retrospect that I got awakened in August 2008, in the year 2012 once I went deep into Eckhart’s teaching! I still remember, my thinking stopped while reading this on page 53: “Focus your attention on the Now and tell me what problem you have at this moment… I am not getting any answer because it is impossible to have a problem when your attention fully in the Now”I was absolutely in a miserable state and was not sleeping well for 3 months or so, as my real estate company was going down due to the 2008 financial recession after years of my efforts. I was realizing that I will lose everything and my business will be absolutely destroyed. It eventually got destroyed and it was truly a learning experience!I lost everything in Six months including my properties on palm Jumeriah islands, bank balance and cars!** I LOST EVERYTHING AND I GAINED MY LIFE**But the most magical thing is how that awakening experience took place.Suddenly after that awakening moment, I went into another room where my wife was watching TV and I invite her to dance.My identification with my problems, with money issues broken one by one in that moment. As if all the strings attached to my mind which caused me misery are broken. And I experienced pure awareness once my awareness got released with the identification with mental forms. I felt that I was born again. Literally. I felt so light and I started to cry profusely after i stop dancing with my wife! My wife was a bit confused about seeing me like that. She told me later that she thought I went “crazy” ;)The next day I hand over my Ego's favorite Cars' key to my wife and ask her to drive. Now my wife was 100% confirmed that I went crazy. Why would I give her my favorite car to drive? lol. On our way I was just observing trees on the roads with absolute stillness lying sideways on side seat like a kid. I never watched nature like this as it was a "waste of time" for me in my normal state. Usually, in my normal state, I was even scared to sit in car when my wife was driving ..lolWhen I went into my firm/company and start speaking to my people. I felt their feelings just listening to them. As if I can sense what people are feeling. I apologize to one of my people, Natasha, with tears in my eyes for misunderstanding.. I never had any expectations from my employees and i just want to listen to them.Those 5 to 7 days (i don’t even remember how many days exactly) were magical days.My normal consciousness soon took over and from that moment it's going ON and OFF.Later in life I applied same “surrender” principles to my physical pains for lower Brain Tumor surgery and my 4 years intense back and chronic pain and then recovered fullyFor the last 6 years, I left my real estate business! Realization of being withing me its steady and peaceful for last 3 years.Slowly, Slowly I left the path of competitiveness. Also me and my family lives easily as in last 6 years i have created assets which giving me passive income too.The point I am trying to make is once you have that awakening , ego will try to delay it by making you extremely "fearful" but you need have courage to follow the path and read Eckhart tolle's books. It will intensify our awakening!I will be glad to know and learn from your first awakening experience if you are willing to share! Thanks

Good book. Am midway through it. Lot of truth and wisdom and many times the author seems to read your mind (goes to prove that he is well informed and writes from experience).However like everything else in life - you should take some things with a pinch of salt. Author seems to be somewhat overconfident when making some claims as well. Also - given that most of the wisdom is borrowed from Indian / Eastern philosophy as well as the likes of masters like Osho - some credit should have been given - instead the material is made to look fully originally with lack of credit. (the compilation and some insights may well be original - but you know what I mean by saying that little humility and credit is missing).Also - paper quality is pathetic. Even print quality. Spoilt the experience and I wish I had the option to buy a better paper quality even now.

The deepest of the truths in the simplest of the words. All my life I thought I knew what ego was. That changed when I read this book, for ever.

Must have and read properly to really understand what is Now. What is true is only Now past and future is mind projected imagination or visualisation