The Power of Now

Originally Posted by Janus109

I did like the book very much, however I found it very difficult to do the " watch the thinker " exercise. I do like a lot of the concepts however, but I feel that our " thoughts and thinking " are not neccessarly a bad thing.


peace..

Nothing wrong with "thinking" as long as you don't forget it's a program and you are the programmer. We can get caught up running around in a maze. This book is a practice - it amazes me how I can so naturally fall into thought patterns and miss the Now. And the perception of that Now gets deeper and deeper as I let go of the programming.

If anybody is interested, check out the link in my profile to see my review of TPON.

Im currnetly reading it. I'm glad I found this book.

Originally Posted by Mellow Yellow

I agree, like a number of other self help books based on Buddhist precepts, it's an excellent read, and I would highly recommend it. I would also recommend The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz.

i read the four agreements in 9th grade and it made a significant change in my life. I too suggest it to anyone and everyone!

I love the Four Agreements ANd Power of Now.

I tried to read A New Earth and it was just the same thing as Power of Now that I could not finish it.

The "Power of Now" is an interesting and insightful read. The follow-up, "A New Earth," appears to be nothing more than a vague re-statement of the concepts brought forth in the first book: It was most likely a feeble attempt to capitalize on the success of "The Power of Now."

I don't agree. I found "A New Earth" a delightful read. Tolle gets more specific about how to apply the data he put forth in "The Power of Now". Very empowering info WHEN APPLIED. Understanding something intellectually and knowing something experientially are quite different.

I have been intending to read this and A New Earth for so long.. I don't know why I keep putting it off. Silly me. Must start soon!

I would like to read PIKHAl. I figure that would be a nice revelation into how much what we love got created.

I read A New Earth first and it really clicked for me. Just cleared up a lot of weird thinking in my life and helps me to separate from it. I also read parts of Practicing the Power of Now but didn't care for it as much as it seemed somewhat bossy. The audio Gateways to Now was very helpful though. I sort of feel like I got all the information I need at this point and it's just a question of continuing to work with it and learn how to use it.