A very inspirational book, in fact, read it twice and bought 5 copies to give away....

really, this is amazing. A little deep and maybe hard to grasp if you (or your ego) are not ready for the message but it is life changing. Really

I have so enjoyed these CDs. The material is fascinating to me. Easy to understand - but it takes practice to be able to do. I will listen to these over and over!

This book changed the way I looked at life. I will recommend this book to anyone who are looking for answers. Keep an open mind and keep on reading even if the idea seems very strange.

This book has brought me more peace than any other book I have ever read. Do not pass it up. If you are reading this review you are ready to enjoy it's fruits.

This is a great book to learn your relationship with time and how to releive stress, anxiety, and fear by living in the present. It is easy to read and very insightful. If people understood these principles we could alleviate the mental dysfunction that causes so many people to be on prescription drugs for anxiety and depression.

One of the best books You could read in Your lifetime. The author is the " Real Deal ! ".

This book is a great introduction to living a peaceful life with a quiet mind. After reading this book my interest in achieving what Chopra discusses became very strong and since then I've continued down a more spirtual path. The concepts here are super simple, yet made complicated by the extreme power of the noisy mind.

Power of now is the life changing book for many, nothing more than repeating same thing for many other. It all depends on our mental acceptance to understanding something new thought and experianceing who really we are.

This book make more sense, if you practice meditation or life circumstances force you to so low that, you give up fighting your fear, thoughts or pain body suddenly.

You can break past patterns of your life, you can see life more appreciting than what we thought, we realize we are sprititual beings experiancing human being.


If you like reading this, I also recommend "New Earth" from same author.

Some steps I felt I need to follow to be with being or now.
1) Know who are not.
2) Know your pain body (or all painful thoughts of past or future)
3) Know the difference between inner voice and you. Identify, how it's controlling you so far.
4) Know how inner voice or pain body thought keep trying to entertain you, the moment you accept it. How it vanish in thin air, when put attention or focus on it.
5) Continue practice Now by focusing on your body sensations or circumstances, instead of going with inner thought.
6) Understanding that, focus on now comes with out much thought now.
7) This is begnning of end of compulsive thinking of pain body. Attaining oneness with being, peace, stillness, joy of being.
8) Continue your practice power of now, after some time, you no longer needs to practice. You become being and live in now. N'joy the life form of you.

I thoroughly recommend this book...it explains why we humans act the way we do and it gives easy to read ideas to change old stuck patterns in order to bring total harmony and peace to your world and relationships. It explains what is happening in the world and why we are experiencing the things we are. Acceptance is the key, let go and heal your life. I am priviledged to have read this book....it is part of life's lessons.

This book offers a refreshing insight into the mind that you wont get from society. Simple to read and deep with reason, Eckhart has delivered the philosophy of the new decade.

I really cannot understand what the big deal is about this book. People tend to get almost a religious fanaticism about this book. I found it trite and condescending. If you are a critical thinker, steer clear. If you are looking for a feel-good "all-my-problems-are-now-solved" book, by all means, carry on.

Any one who reads this book will get something useful from it. Being present is not a new idea. But some times we do not realize we are not present. It is a good way to be in touch with life to be in the now.
I did not underline in the book but might have and it would be easier to be specific. It is best to read a book and get what you need with out thinking you have to look for it in a book. Be open minded and the book is valuable.
The Power of Now is a worth while book to read.

A book like this(which would also include his subsequent "A New Earth)can be really effective in giving one "a shot in the arm", the realization that there is only the NOW to be experienced. As such even thoughts, concerns and preoccupations with the past(via memories)or the future(via anticipation, expectation)still only occur in the NOW.

The above notwithstanding, an individual really intent on awakening from the "dream" of illusion could only get so far with the message(such as the thought that "I need to live in the NOW") and would require a legitimate Guru for the proper spiritual guidance.

Book in great shape and arrived in record time! Thanks for the customer service. Definately will buy again

After I had read the book I thought I understood it. However, a week later I kept thinking about it and got somewhat confused so I read it again. Now my wife is reading it. It really made me think about the wisdom of God.

Tolle does make you stop, really stop the take in the NOW moment. This indepth book awakes you to life interrupted by life. It makes you self aware of why it is important to be current in you life and things, people, and places around you by taking the time to realize you life is happening whether you want to be aware of it or not!

If you have heard of Zen, Vipassana, Mindfulness, or Gospels of John and Thomas, you will really appreciate Eckhart Tolle's, The Power of Now. Tolle promotes living in the Now and his book in its question and answer format seeks to explain how. The Power of Now is not a religion, but a spiritual practice which is `hidden' in the major religions. Eckhart points out where the practice can be found in the Bible and in Buddha's teachings. For some, this book provides the `link' between the Christ and the Buddha.

For those looking for a simple practice, he has several methods which shows immediate results. Great book for those who are seeking.

The Power of Now is a book that provides inspiration to change the way you think. It has powerful insight and information to transform a persons' perspective and open them up to the spirit within.

The book quite simply, transformed my life in a minute. The author writes in a clear concise way and everything he says makes perfect sense.

There are a lot of reviews on this site debating the truth of the teachings in the Power of Now, whether its statements are true, whether they are valid, whether they are boring, whether they are interesting.

These reviews miss the point of the book. The book is an introduction to a practice - a practice of being in the present, of being centered and still. It gives you the tools to look at your mind, and by looking at the mind, be identified with the awareness that is watching the mind - what Tolle calls the watcher. The more one can do this, the more they find their life improving, and a deeper connection with source, the spirit, their deeper self.

The words of the book are not perfect. The arguments against or for the book and the way the content is presented may have validity. But again, they miss the point. The point is to *use* the tools presented in the book and see what happens to your life, to uncover a deeper meaning to your reality. Without practice, the book is simply another "interesting book", with which the ego mind can judge, evaluate, criticize, adore, adulate, admire etc. for its own reasons.

Put the principles of the book into practice in your life, and then you will *see* the value of the book, its simplicity, power and truth.

In-so-far as content, I think this is a great book, because of the importance of what it discusses. For people who have not ever considered spirituality, mind, body, spirit...I think this would be difficult to get through.
This would not be the first book that I would recommend to anyone who maybe seeking "self" knowledge. As the "next" book to read...perhaps...

"To be or not to be, that is the question". Choosing to live in the moment is a process you have to work on, it doesn't come easy. Awareness is the key, as you move on in your day.

To remember that eternity is NOW and that there is no time just moments.

The ego wants, wants, wants and once you detach yourself from yourself you can start living in the NOW. "I AM that I AM".

Root of the EGO: "I think therefore I AM" Descartes. Becoming aware of your thinking, this is "I AM".

The collapsing of the EGO releases the spirit. This is our true identity.

Other books for your consideration:
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) by Eckhart Tolle.
Memories, Dreams, Reflectionsby C.G. Jung
Man's Search for Meaningby Viktor E. Frankl
Awarenessby Anthony DeMello
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Pocketbook Guide to Fulfilling Your Dreams (One Hour of Wisdom)by Deepak Chopra

Corpse Whisperer
Too often we worry and think ourselves unhappy. The Power of Now talks about just being in the now. It isn't about not planning for the future, but living your life realizing how NOW is important.
I'd reccomend the book for anyone who is searching for what they feel is missing in their life.

This book is a little "out there", I felt a bit lost trying to listen to it on audio CD. I would not buy it again.

I have listened to this book 5 times on audio and have now purchased to read and highlight my favorite insights. The teachings have increased my pre-existing faith and I thank God for sending me this message when He did.

I read this AFTER I read his book A New Earth. So, I liked this book but got more out of the other. I would recommend you start there (A New Earth). But, I will say that the "power of now" concept (it's in both books) COMPLETELY changed my life the second I read it. You start right now implementing the concepts because that is all you have! So simple and logical - I guess that is why the general population is missing it...people are always trying to make things so complicated. One of the best things I noticed was an instantaneous change in my children's behavior! Nothing can put a price on that!

Eckhart Tolle's acclaimed book "The Power of Now" has many powerful lessons for living. It's a transformational tool to help us shift our consciousness and a signpost for awakening.
The life lessons that were the most helpful to me included:
The answer to the human dilemma cannot be found through the intellect but through consciousness (awareness) and our response to what happens.
Consciousness is the only lasting and meaningful aspect of who we are. It transcends our bodies, minds, emotions, possessions and events. Yet most of our energy and attention goes into doing, work, appointments, to-do lists, mind-clutter, possessions and commitments. The opposite of doing is being: stillness, spaciousness, awareness, silence and spontaneity. Doing is never enough if we neglect Being.
Recognizing that our ego, the unawakened self, is an imposter pretending to be us.
Making ourselves right or wrong is one to the principle mind egoic patterns. Nothing will satisfy us as long as the ego remains in place.
The power of allowing lies in noninterference, non-doing, in Presence, in the space between the clutter of thought and emotion. Wisdom, joy, love, creativity and aliveness are in the gap between the perception and the interpretation.
Being present is infinitely more powerful than anything we could say or do.
Surrender to pain it's not who we are. Pain is a doorway out of our ego prison. It's not the pain but the identification with the pain that forces us to relive the past again and again and keeps us in a state of unconsciousness.
To stop our egoistic body identification we should shift our attention from our external thought to the feeling of aliveness inside. The intensely alive energy field is our life energy, the bridge between the form and the formless.
What matters in not what we say and believe but how we act and react.
Whatever we think the world is withholding from us, we are withholding from the world. Just act as if we had it, and it will come. When we start giving we will receive.
The source of abundance is inside us. When we acknowledge the abundance around us it awakens to dormant abundance within.
Whatever we perceive, experience, do, think or feel is content. Content is what absorbs most people. Content is not essence. Essence is the formless inner space of consciousness. The universe is an indivisible whole in which all things are interconnected. The atoms that make up your body were once forged inside stars.
When we don't mind what happens we are aligned with what is. When we align with the present moment our actions become empowered by the intelligence of Life itself.
The ego can never be aligned with the present moment. The ego sees the present as a means to an end, an obstacle or an enemy. We become Present when we see our dysfunction and make friends with the Now. Presence is a state of inner spaciousness.
Life is always now. There is only this moment. The elimination of time from our consciousness is the elimination of ego.
When we say yes to the Now, the Now becomes a doorway into the formless and the separation between the world and God dissolves.
The joy of Being, which is our true happiness, cannot come to us through any form, possession, achievement, person, or event. It emanates from the formless dimension within us, from consciousness itself and thus is one with who we are. If we are content with being nobody in particular we align ourselves with the power of the universe.
Through us the universe is becoming aware of itself.
We are so consumed by time that we have forgotten eternity, which is our destiny. Eternity is the living reality of who we are.
Non-resistance, non-judgment and non-attachment give true freedom. Through acceptance, we become spacious inside.
Being aware of breathing for a year is more powerfully transformative than attending any courses. The more we are aware of the breath, the more its natural depth will reestablish itself. Conscious breathing stops the mind. Three conscious breaths stops compulsions. Discover inner space by creating gaps in our thinking. Awareness is Presence, consciousness without thought, and connection with universal intelligence. The mind of God is consciousness.
A belief in God is a poor substitute for the living reality of God manifesting every moment in our lives.
Give others full attention. The space of awareness is more important than what we are talking about.
Our entire life journey ultimately consists of the step we are taking at this moment.
Live with uncertainty, even enjoy it. There is ultimately no such thing as "my" life, since "my" and "life" are one.
All of the ancient religions point to two fundamental truths. The first is that humankind's "normal" state of mind is dysfunctional. Hinduism calls it maya the veil of delusion, Buddhism refers to it as dukka or suffering, Christianity calls it "original sin" meaning "to miss the point" to live unskillfully or blindly.
Although humankind is intelligent and our achievements are impressive in science, medicine, technology, architecture and the arts our intelligence is also tainted with insanity.
The second truth in all religions is that a radical transformation of human consciousness is possible. The Hindus called the transformation Enlightenment, the Buddhists Liberation, and the Christians Salvation.
Humanity's greatest achievement is not science and technology but the recognition of our individual and collective madness. The moment we recognize that "normal" human existence is a collective nightmare we begin a process of healing and transcendence.
Many religious teachings have become distorted, divisive and part of a collective insanity. Yet in spite of all the insanity in the name of religion, the Truth to which they all point still shines through. There have been individuals throughout history who experienced a shift in consciousness and realized within themselves the Truth to which all religions point. They discovered that being "spiritual" has nothing to do with what we believe and everything to do with our state of consciousness.
Our purpose is to awaken from the ego-created earth-drama. This is the new earth (the tiltle of his next book).

People will read into Tolle's gibberish whatever they want to hear. They will fool themselves into believing that his "teaching" is something new and critical. Yet, it's nothing more than the oldest lie in the Book.

You can be god. You can control your reality. You.... You.... YOU!

Sorry, but that it isn't true.

I love this book so much I've bought several copies and give them as gifts.

I have been a student of the Tao for several years and have a general understanding of Eastern thought, but it seems that Mr. Tolle just skipped any actual study and went straight for the book.
Let me put it this way, anybody who says they have achieved enlightenment has not, and anybody who is enlightened would not publish a self help book.

This is a great book for anyone on their spiritual journey. Very easy and fun to read, as it addresses many questions he have while reading it.....

A great book. Not much else to say but do a gut check. If it feels good right now, pick it up. I wasn't a big fan of A New Earth. Couldn't get into it.

First, let me say that I love this book, but the audiobook version is very disappointing. I want to share this book with as many people in my life that I can, and my husband only listens to audiobooks, so I bought this for him. He doesn't like it at all, and I listened to it, it is very hard to hear the speaker, the tone of voice isn't very excited or animated at all, and I could not listen to it for very long.

First, let me say that I love this book, but the audiobook version is very disappointing. I want to share this book with as many people in my life that I can, and my husband only listens to audiobooks, so I bought this for him. He doesn't like it at all, and I listened to it, it is very hard to hear the speaker, the tone of voice isn't very excited or animated at all, and I could not listen to it for very long.

The book was in xcellent shape, looked like i bought it off the shelf. will be making purchases from seller again

As another reviewer stated "the title says it all." The "trick" is to find an activity, pastime, relationship, hobby, vocation, etc. [or a series of them] which engage(s) us fully. OR, be in a circumstance in which the REALITY OF THE PRESENT cannot be avoided [war, starvation, etc.] Persons faced with imminent death know about the NOW.

This book is for those who are ready and willing to let go of their ego-based reality. Not for the faint of heart, Eckhart Tolle will take you by the hand and lead you back to where we all belong.

He will unveil the depths of this long forgotten reality known as 'The Now' If you're looking for something light and fluffy, look elsewhere... although this book has gained great popularity (especially due to the Oprah promotion), the depth and richness of this book are unrivaled and it will take you several readings to just begin to touch the surface of the wisdom contained within.

Don't know what Oprah is thinking about the ability of the author's words to inspire. I found it practically unreadable but laced here and there with some truthful generalities. I'd say Eckhardt Tolle has found a self-help formula that chooses gibbberish words from columns A and B that sells books. I purchased the book to take on a trip. Unable to stay with it, I even tried moving forward and finally gave up.

Of Course Eckhart is my favorite, I just cannot read enough of his books. They have really helped me change my thinking and stop to enjoy life. This is a living 101 book all should read.

Words fail to describe what the time spent with The Power of Now has meant to me but I'll try. This book became my guide to a place that allowed me to tie together everything in my life and brought me to peace at a time of huge turmoil and really for the first time in my life. My spiritual beliefs also were brought into focus and made stronger. I have purchased copies of this book for some of my friends who were on their way to enlightenment and they too are finding a way peace that they have never had. You won't be sorry for the time you spend with this book.

There are no words that could describe this book! It's the most meaningful and the most important book for your soul/Being/life after the Bible! An absolute must for your awakening! Make sure you get and read the other books by Eckhart Tolle after this one, especially "The New Earth..." !!!!!!!

I had heard so much publicity for The Power of Now and truly wondered if the book would hold up to the rave reviews. I am so pleased to say that I am thoroughly enjoying this book. The Power of Now is completely changing how I am walking through this life. Thank you Eckhart Tolle for enlightening me to living in the "Now!"

Eckhart Tolle is an important Spiritual Teacher of our times, and his book "The Power of Now", is absolutely Life Changing.

I read this book at a time when I was absolutely delusional. I'm so glad that I suffered through all my neurotic BS for years and years, because if I had been content with what most people consider to be a good life I would have never awakened. Now that I'm beginning to deepen my understanding I thought I'd throw this review up for others to read.

I see how important it is for me to put this out there because nothing matters more than realizing the truth....not accepting some dogma which most people have done and continue to live with their filters which limit their ability to live in reality. Nothing matters more than this (not this book, but what the book may be able to bring about inside yourself); not money, fame, sex/any other shallow pleasure, your ambitions, past, not your family/relationships (not saying they aren't important...but ultimately relationships can be a hindrance if you are ignorant of the nature of their essence), and no idea of happiness or love that the majority of the humans on this planet buy into will make your life meaningful. All of these things may bring you some feeling of importance and acceptance...some pleasure....these pale in comparison to being able to live in wonder, with REAL joy and love.

I had thought I knew what love was....I do now, and I know that most people aren't able to love....but we all have potential. I now know what bliss is...can you feel bliss from owning a big house or landing a lucrative career....can you feel love for everything by "becoming" an educated person with a nice office where you can display how great and smart you are, lining the walls with diplomas, certificates and awards? Will that person (or people) whom you long after completely fulfill you once your long thought out relationship plan comes to fruition? If you reflect on what you have wanted in the past and thought about obtaining and realize that it didn't fulfill you...it might have made you excited and anxious thinking about how great it would be once you got it...but then you get that thing and you loose interest in it...you look for something else you can think about obtaining, and the cycle just keeps you in this confused state of distraction from what is truly significant in life...the ONLY thing which is available to EVERYONE.

I could say the present moment is all there is and how great it is and how everything else is an illusion and give you a logical basis which can't be refuted....but don't take my word for it...find out yourself. Do you know what a spider is?....when you asked "what's that" pointing to a "spider" your Dad might have said..."oh, that's a spider"; so now you can't see the spider, tree, birds or flowers because all you see is their labels. This gets so deep (I haven't fully realized the depth...each day is astonishingly new and insightful) and I want to share this with everyone...and you will too if you realize how trite the "American dream" is.

You can go to school, get a good job, be in happy relationships and buy nice things AND realize that there is more to life....but please do yourself (and the rest of us) a favor and find out what is truly meaningful before you accept that your secure and highly planned out path to successful happiness with all your beliefs, ideas and opinions will hold water. I'm not saying drop your dreams, I'm saying find out what it is that you DO HAVE...that you always have...that you will always have...because you will never have anything else (speaking in the absolute). I hope you find out for yourself and maybe you can help others find out as well...there is nothing better you can do with your life than help someone find out.

This book should be required reading for all human beings on this planet! Eckhart Tolle is the most enlightened and well spoken spiritual leader of our time. Anyone at any level of spirituality or stage of enlightened development will enjoy and benefit from reading this book. I got it on audio book too so I can easily inject the teachings into my daily life.

boring book. nothing new. i don't know what the hype is about. these are not original ideas and the style drags.

Katie Davis, author Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment, gave me this book recently after attending an intensive with her and her husband, Sundance Burke, author Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being, and I am really glad. Power of Now is a clear and wonderful book. It is obvious that Eckhart has studied every angle, strategy and position that the ego could possibly have.

sometimes hard to get through but very good concept and oh so true. read through a few times till you get it

When I stated my goals at the beginning of 2008, I had something different in mind than the usual "lose some weight, be more active, more considerate, etc." Although more success than ever in terms of community respect,an amazing growing business, great friends, incredible husband,and a wonderful child have graced my life for many years, I felt something deeper missing that I could not put my finger on. So my 2008 goal stated simply " I want to be Astonished at This Life, This Opportunity once again." I was answered, so quickly, so profoundly by Life itself in the form of Eckhart Tolle and "A New Earth" and "The Power of Now." To effectively counteract the radical changes we are now experiencing upon the Earth we must change within ourselves. These books give us the key that was always there in front of us, the friend we never acknowledge because we constantly look to the past or the future to "live" our lives. That greatest of friends is the Present, the NOW -and I deeply thank Eckhart for reminding me of this gift.

The Power of Now hits its mark. People must learn to live in the NOW and not the past or the future if they wish to achieve true happiness. Mr. Tolle explains this so beautifully. This theme reminds me of my favorite book that also deals with the same theme of living in the NOw, Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbookand is a great workbook tool and follow-up to Mr. Tolle's book.