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The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
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it was ok

I've seen the same theme on "nowness" and "awareness" in other books on spirituality and meditation, etc. I definitely believe in it, but I did not think Tolle did better to explain concepts in this monologue-ish lecture, interspersed with questions he guesses the reader might have.



He also loses me when he drivels on theories of "collective pain", particularly those experienced by women, which can be felt monthly during menses (!), or that of African Americans who still suffer the pains of slave ancestors. Another similar example that loses me is how Tolle explains the constant search for the other half between men and women but then doesn't really find a logical way to distinguish how homosexuals similarly deal or not deal with this.





I don't see all the hype -- perhaps because it was an early iteration of the concept? I can see that Tolle is trying his best to get through to the public, but if you're a reasonably "aware" person who is looking to get to the next level, and doesn't need convincing that enjoying the now is the most important thing we have on this Earth, then skip this book. It gets a bit tiring and preachy in a bad way, and Tolle is writing for a more ignorant audience.
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