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The power of now : a guide to spiritual enlightenment / Eckhart Tolle.

By: Tolle, Eckhart, 1948-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2005Description: xix, 191 p. ; 23 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0340898917; 9780340898918.Subject(s): Spiritual life | Consciousness | Religion | Religion & beliefs | Mind, body, spirit | Spirituality & religious experience | Religious & spiritual figures | Spiritualism | Self-help & personal development | Mind, body, spirit: thought & practiceDDC classification: 291.44 | 204.4 TOL
Contents:
Introduction -- You are not your mind -- Consciousness: the way out of pain -- Moving deeply into the now -- Mind strategies for avoiding the now -- The state of presence -- The inner body -- Portais into the unmanifested -- Enlightened relationships -- Beyond happiness and unhappiness there is peace -- The meaning of surrender.
Summary: This text shows how to live a better life by living in the present moment. If we are able to be fully present and take each step in the now, we will be opening ourselves to the experience of the power of now.

Includes bibliographical references (page 193).

Introduction -- You are not your mind -- Consciousness: the way out of pain -- Moving deeply into the now -- Mind strategies for avoiding the now -- The state of presence -- The inner body -- Portais into the unmanifested -- Enlightened relationships -- Beyond happiness and unhappiness there is peace -- The meaning of surrender.

This text shows how to live a better life by living in the present moment. If we are able to be fully present and take each step in the now, we will be opening ourselves to the experience of the power of now.

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Spiritual author and teacher Eckhart Tolle was born in Germany on February 16, 1948. He lived in Spain and England before settling in Vancouver, Canada in 1995. He received his education at the Universities of London and Cambridge. Following several sustained periods of depression, at the age of 29 he experienced an enlightenment that dramatically changed the course of his life. His subsequent spiritual teachings have focused on awareness of the present moment, freedom from negativity, and the attainment of inner peace. He does not align himself with any specific religion or tradition.

He has written numerous books including The Power of Now; A New Earth; Stillness Speaks; and Practicing the Power of Now. He is a public speaker who teaches and travels throughout the world. In January 2008, A New Earth was selected for Oprah Winfrey's book club.

(Bowker Author Biography)