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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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To be fair I did not complete this book. Although it came highly recommended it violated several principals I hold closely.
Over the years I have noticed a trend among "spiritual" and "self-help" books. Several that I had found very powerful at first made certain statements and conclusions that, upon investigation, turned out to be constructed from pseudo-science and extremely liberal interpretations of factual evidence. This left me feeling betrayed.
They all had some common elements. Statements like "I have the best truth" or "only truth" or "my investigations have given me a unique insight". Another big one is a statement at the beginning of a special and unique form of presentation that "has proven to be effective".
These have become common and so many "fad" books employ them and Mr. Tolle employs them with a wide brush.
I've practiced mindfulness for years. One of the great things about the practice is there is no singe or "right" way. It varies by the individual.
In place of this book I would recommend Jack Kornfield's "Beginning Buddhism" or the free series of Dharma Talks from the Insight Meditation Center which can be found at AudioDharma.org
Over the years I have noticed a trend among "spiritual" and "self-help" books. Several that I had found very powerful at first made certain statements and conclusions that, upon investigation, turned out to be constructed from pseudo-science and extremely liberal interpretations of factual evidence. This left me feeling betrayed.
They all had some common elements. Statements like "I have the best truth" or "only truth" or "my investigations have given me a unique insight". Another big one is a statement at the beginning of a special and unique form of presentation that "has proven to be effective".
These have become common and so many "fad" books employ them and Mr. Tolle employs them with a wide brush.
I've practiced mindfulness for years. One of the great things about the practice is there is no singe or "right" way. It varies by the individual.
In place of this book I would recommend Jack Kornfield's "Beginning Buddhism" or the free series of Dharma Talks from the Insight Meditation Center which can be found at AudioDharma.org
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April 27, 2011
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