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The Power of Now
A Guide to SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENTBy Eckhart Tolle
 
 
CONTENT
 
Foreword...........................................................................................................................4Acknowledgments.............................................................................................................7INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................8The Origin Of This Book..................................................................................................8The Truth That Is Within You.........................................................................................101. YOU ARE NOT YOUR MIND.......................................................................................13The Greatest Obstacle to Enlightenment.........................................................................13Freeing yourself from your mind....................................................................................16Enlightenment: Rising above Thought............................................................................19Emotion: The Body's Reaction to Your Mind.................................................................212. CONSCIOUSNESS: THE WAY OUT OF PAIN...........................................................26Create No More Pain In The Present...............................................................................26Past Pain: Dissolving The Pain-Body.............................................................................27Ego Identification With The Pain-Body..........................................................................31The Origin Of Fear..........................................................................................................31The Ego's Search For Wholeness....................................................................................333. MOVING DEEPLY INTO THE NOW...........................................................................35Don't Seek Your Self In The Mind..................................................................................35End The Delusion Of Time.............................................................................................35Nothing Exists Outside The Now....................................................................................36The Key To The Spiritual Dimension.............................................................................37Accessing The Power Of The Now.................................................................................38Letting Go Of Psychological Time.................................................................................40The Insanity Of Psychological Time...............................................................................41Negativity And Suffering Have Their Roots In Time.....................................................42Finding The Life Underneath Your Life Situation..........................................................43All Problems Are Illusions Of The Mind........................................................................44A Quantum Leap In The Evolution Of Consciousness...................................................46The Joy Of Being............................................................................................................464. MIND STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING THE NOW.....................................................49Loss Of Now: The Core Delusion...................................................................................49Ordinary Unconsciousness And Deep Unconsciousness................................................50What Are They Seeking?................................................................................................51Dissolving Ordinary Unconsciousness............................................................................52Freedom From Unhappiness...........................................................................................53Wherever You Are, Be There Totally.............................................................................55The Inner Purpose Of Your Life's Journey.....................................................................59The Past Cannot Survive In Your Presence....................................................................605. THE STATE OF PRESENCE.........................................................................................62It's Not What You Think It Is..........................................................................................62The Esoteric Meaning Of "Waiting"...............................................................................63Beauty Arises In The Stillness Of Your Presence...........................................................63Realizing Pure Consciousness.........................................................................................65Christ: The Reality Of Your Divine Presence.................................................................686. THE INNER BODY........................................................................................................70Being Is Your Deepest Self.............................................................................................70
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Look Beyond The Words................................................................................................70Finding Your Invisible And Indestructible Reality.........................................................72Connecting With The Inner Body...................................................................................73Transformation Through The Body................................................................................73Sermon On The Body......................................................................................................75Have Deep Roots Within.................................................................................................75Before You Enter The Body, Forgive.............................................................................77Your Link With The Unmanifested.................................................................................78Slowing Down The Aging Process.................................................................................79Strengthening The Immune System................................................................................80Let The Breath Take You Into The Body........................................................................81Creative Use Of Mind.....................................................................................................81The Art Of Listening.......................................................................................................817. PORTALS INTO THE UNMANIFESTED....................................................................83Going Deeply Into The Body..........................................................................................83The Source Of Chi...........................................................................................................84Dreamless Sleep..............................................................................................................85Other Portals....................................................................................................................85silence..............................................................................................................................87Space...............................................................................................................................87The True Nature Of Space And Time.............................................................................89Conscious Death..............................................................................................................918. ENLIGHTENED RELATIONSHIPS..............................................................................93Enter The Now From Wherever You Are.......................................................................93Love/Hate Relationships.................................................................................................94Addiction And The Search For Wholeness.....................................................................95From Addictive To Enlightened Relationships...............................................................98Relationships As Spiritual Practice.................................................................................99Why Women Are Closer To Enlightenment.................................................................104Dissolving The Collective Female Pain-Body..............................................................105Give Up The Relationship With Yourself.....................................................................1099. BEYOND HAPPINESS AND UNHAPPINESS THERE IS PEACE...........................112The Higher Good Beyond Good And Bad....................................................................112The End Of Your Life Drama.......................................................................................114Impermanence And The Cycles Of Life.......................................................................115Using And Relinquishing Negativity............................................................................119The Nature Of Compassion...........................................................................................123Toward A Different Order Of Reality...........................................................................12410. THE MEANING OF SURRENDER...........................................................................129Acceptance Of The Now...............................................................................................129From Mind Energy To Spiritual Energy.......................................................................132Surrender In Personal Relationships.............................................................................133Transforming Illness Into Enlightenment......................................................................136When Disaster Strikes...................................................................................................137Transforming Suffering Into Peace...............................................................................138The Way Of The Cross..................................................................................................140The Power To Choose...................................................................................................142
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