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The Road to Wellness
The Power of Now
By Janet Berg
Every once in a while there's a book written that resonates deeply within us, becoming a catalyst for discovering our true nature beyond the physical world. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle is a guide to relearning knowledge we already carry at an unconscious level.
Tolle says that our misidentification with our minds and chattering thoughts causes our suffering. The mind is always concerned with time: We're either reliving past experiences or projecting and anticipating the future. The mind revolves endlessly creating pain, fear and anxiety from illusion.
The way to peace is to go within, become present in the body. By turning your attention away from mind and concentrating on the inner energy field of the body, you access the Now. When you're in that moment of the Now, you're in the space where solutions, answers and inspiration are received. You no longer react with conditioned responses that have been fueled by fear; instead you remain calm and act from a deeper knowing.
When we're in the Now, we realize that we are not our minds but are souls connected to the Divine and each other. When we realize this, we no longer identify with what's false in us. The true self recognizes spiritual truths and their resonance and discards false beliefs. We can only know our true essence when we're still.
Tolle teaches us from his own personal experience of profound spiritual transformation. It doesn't come from any specific religious tradition. ©
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Previously in The Road to Wellness
Getting Started
By Kimberly R. Blanton and Shelli E. Jones
(January 8, 2003)
The Wellness Community
By Janet Berg
(January 1, 2003)
Get Going in the New Year
By Kimberly R. Blanton and Shelli E. Jones
(December 26, 2002)
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Other articles by Janet Berg
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