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- The Best Books on Positive ThinkingReading list
In The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle explores the idea that true happiness comes from living in the present moment. He argues that our thoughts about the past and future are what cause us suffering and that the only way to find peace is to learn to be present. While this may sound simple, it is actually very difficult…
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The Power of Now is a life-changing book about living in the present moment. Eckhart Tolle writes about how our lives are governed by our thoughts, which are often focused on the past or the future. This can lead to feelings of anxiety, stress, and unhappiness. However, when we focus on the present moment, we can find…
- The Best Books for Learning MeditationReading list
If you’re looking for a book that discusses the spiritual side of meditation, “The Power of Now” is a great choice. Written by Eckhart Tolle, a German-born Canadian spiritual teacher, this book provides a guide to spiritual enlightenment. Tolle discusses the importance of living in the present moment and offers tips…
- Frances Trussell: A Love Affair With ReadingInterview
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Reading this book was a turning point in my life. I remember being in a lunchtime queue in a busy café listening to a guy in front tell his friend about this book that had transformed the way he viewed life. At the time I was so deeply depressed that getting out of the house was a…
- Adam WilberInterview
I’d also give a mention to The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle for this question because it has been a very inspirational book to me. It’s helped me through some really dark times, it helped me realise that the only thing that is ever really happening at any given moment is the fact that you’re taking in oxygen and that…
- Marie D’AbreoInterview
Impossible to say really. Not everyone can read a book and get benefit from it. And it depends what you’re seeking at that moment: happiness, escape, enlightenment, education, fun…? Some people hate The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. That one stayed with me though. (In fact, I’m overdue for a re-read). It’s…
- Ed StaffordInterview
The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle. I don’t think it’s very well written but if everyone lived by it, the world’s problems would evaporate overnight.
- Scott StabileInterview
At age 16, I would have gifted myself Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, as encouragement to move forward in my life and in my creativity with as much freedom and passion as I could muster. At age 25, I would have gifted myself The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, both as a manual for the importance of…
- Maria ShehataInterview
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. This book should be in the top drawer of every hotel room side table.
- Jen SinceroInterview
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay, The Shipping News by Annie Proulx, Power, Freedom and Grace by Deepak Chopra, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, The Dark Side…
- Rebecca RosenInterview
The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer, Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Gerry Hicks, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. And of course, my own books Spirited, Awaken the Spirit Within and What the Dead Have Taught Me About Living Well.
- Kerry LonsdaleInterview
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Although, I don’t think I’d have appreciated or taken to heart his philosophies in my early twenties. Living in the present moment, to be present, is not an easy feat, especially at a younger age when the future is a sprawling expanse ahead waiting for you to develop it. Even now…
- Craig HassedInterview
Perhaps The Power of Now. I only read it once when I was about 50, but it was very wise, practical, readable and accessible. I think it would have resonated with me at that age at a time when I probably wasn’t ready for deeper philosophical classics with a more spiritual focus.
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