The Power of Now：A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

EckhartTolleisemergingasoneoftoday'smostinspiringteachers.InThePowerofNow，alreadyaword-of-mouthbestsellerinCanada，theauthordescribeshistransitionfromdespairtoself-realizationsoonafterhis29thbirthday.Tolletookanothertenyearstounderstandthistransformation，duringwhichtimeheevolvedaphilosophythathasparallelsinBuddhism，relaxationtechniques，andmeditationtheorybutisalsoeminentlypractical.InThePowerofNowheshowsreadershowtorecognizethemselvesasthecreatorsoftheirownpain，andhowtohaveapain-freeexistencebylivingfullyinthepresent.Accessingthedeepestself，thetrueself，canbelearned，hesays，byfreeingourselvesfromtheconflicting，unreasonabledemandsofthemindandlivingpresent，fully，andintensely，intheNow.