Books : Power of Now 2009 Wall Calendar
List Price: $13.99Amazon.com's Price: $8.40 You Save: $5.59 (40%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: Calendar
EAN: 9781602370920
ISBN: 1602370923
Label: Amber Lotus Publishing
Manufacturer: Amber Lotus Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 26
Publication Date: July 10, 2008
Publisher: Amber Lotus Publishing
Sales Rank: 28810
Studio: Amber Lotus Publishing
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
In the best-selling book The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle explains in remarkably clear terms how living in the Now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. Tolle is a widely respected teacher whose views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine or guru, showing us how we can access our deepest self by living fully, and intensely, in the Now. Amber Lotus Publishing is proud to partner with New World Library to produce The Power of Now 2009 wall calendar. Each month pairs wisdom quotes by Mr. Tolle with the spectacular photography of David and Marc Muench. These twelve images have been carefully selected to support the teachings of The Power of Now, helping readers to connect to this essential wisdom and to stay focused in the present moment all year long.
Amazon.com Review:
Ekhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means. Foremost, Tolle is a world-class teacher, able to explain complicated concepts in concrete language. More importantly, within a chapter of reading this book, readers are already holding the world in a different container--more conscious of how thoughts and emotions get in the way of their ability to live in genuine peace and happiness.
Tolle packs a lot of information and inspirational ideas into The Power of Now. (Topics include the source of Chi, enlightened relationships, creative use of the mind, impermanence, and the cycle of life.) Thankfully, he's added markers that symbolize "break time." This is when readers should close the book and mull over what they just read. As a result, The Power of Now reads like the highly acclaimed A Course in Miracles--a spiritual guidebook that has the potential to inspire just as many study groups and change just as many lives for the better. --Gail Hudson
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
When I first heard about Eckhart Tolle and his "The Power of Now", I said, "Sounds like Buddhism, to me!"
I was very skeptical about Tolle because it sounded like he was just marketing Buddhism under his own name. I can see where some may still insist that this IS what he is doing. But I don't think so.
After hearing more about him I finally rented a dvd of his. I found his message indeed very "Buddhist" but with a "twist". But frankly I found his speaking style and his tendency to giggle every so often kind of annoying.
But I was intrigued enough by his message that I decided to take a look at the book. I borrowed the book from the library and began reading it.
I was very inspired by it. It was clear that here was a guy who understood on a very profound level the message of the Buddha, yet without having ever been a monk. In the preface or intro he says that one day after being depressed for a long time he just woke up. That is, he woke up and realized the power of Now and the reality of his inner being.
Despite the fact that I have studied the teachings of the Buddha for 2 years, meditated, and read many books on mindfulness and being here now, I found this book very inspiring and very clear.
In fact it excited me much more than most of the Buddhism books I have read and while it is "the same message", I think sometimes the WAY someone teaches is what counts. It's like when you're in junior high ... Read More
Rating: -
Maybe we all should live in the present moment as Eckheart Tolle suggests. Its true are problems are not really affecting us right now in the "present' so why dwell on them constantly. It's hard to let go of all that brain activity and just live in the `now'. As you read the book you learn how to make those changes for a more peaceful life.
I see from reading the reviews on this site some people have recommend my book, "The Enlightenment, What God Told Me After One Million Prayers: A Message for Everyone," and again I just want them to know how much I appreciate their recommendation, especially at such a excellent site. I wrote this book out of love and for the glory of God and Jesus, not for my own fame or fortune. I welcome people to read my book, I'm sure you'll find this non-fiction account of a loving God just as positive and inspiring.
Rating:  -
For the sake of my review, I see this book in two parts. The first is interesting, strange, helpful and also silly. Tolle does a good job of grabbing your attention with a very workable alternative to dealing with problems. As he explains it, there are no problems. All you have to do is agree with him and make them vanish from your interest.
Part two, about halfway in is when he starts stirring up his trouble. Now that he's got your attention, its time for his re-interpretations of Jesus. And they are interesting. They have merit, but most importantly, they deface the value of Tolle's message. Perhaps it was his own undying need to hold onto something of religious value... but shame on him for first discrediting religion and then rebuilding it. Can't we just get out of religion once and for all?
I put the book down before reaching the last page. I found it repetitious, unbalanced and disappointing.
As I had progressed through the first half book I found the solutions to "quieting your mind" helpful, but equally troubling as the author's philosophy tries to draw you in closer to its end-game of total peace. The problem is that he asks you to let go of not just too much, but everything you might hold dear. All cares and concerns, all of your history and ambitious speculations, you must give them all up for the promise that you don't need them. In other words, "details" are a falsehood, they have no real value. For many, maybe this is helpful. ... Read More
Rating: -
A really awe-inspiring book...loaded with thought- provoking words. Mr. Tolle is truly an inspiration.
Rating:  -
The first third of this book, the one that sets up the theme to which the title refers, is good. It basically states that the majority of our pain comes from our focus on the past (guilt, regret, blame, anger etc.) or the future (stress, anxiety, worry). The only thing we can impact, and the only thing that is truly real, is the now. Tolle encourages us to focus on the present moment, and he gives us ways that we can settle our thinking mind in favor of just being in the Now.
As Tolle expands on his concept, he weaves in concepts from Eastern thought and modern meditation/philosophy, such as the Watcher (the thinker who observes our thinking mind), and the unified consciousness. But then the book devolves into New Age mumbo-jumbo as he tries to encompass everything from improving marital relationships to improving our immune systems to ending world hunger. He makes grand statements as if they're fact, without supporting them in any way, and then goes on for a page building on those statements. For example: "Even a stone has a rudimentary consciousness; otherwise, it would not be, and its atoms and molecules would disperse." Oh really? It's a psychological bond, not a physical one that holds atoms together? When I read sentences like that, it's hard not to become cynical. But let's put cynicism aside, and let's avoid the temptation to argue science vs religion, because that's not my criticism of the above statement. I'm sure there are belief systems that would support ... Read More
Browse for similar items by category:
|
