The Power of Now

A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

By: Eckhart Tolle

Narrated by: Eckhart Tolle

Celebrating 25 Years as a New York Times Bestseller — Over 16 Million Copies Sold

It’s no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light. In the first chapter, Tolle introduces listeners to enlightenment and its natural enemy, the mind. He awakens readers to their role as a creator of pain and shows them how to have a pain-free identity by living fully in the present. The journey is thrilling, and along the way, the author shows how to connect to the indestructible essence of our Being, “the eternal, ever-present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.” Featuring a new preface by the author, this paperback shows that only after regaining awareness of Being, liberated from Mind and intensely in the Now, is there Enlightenment.

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Critic reviews

For me, this is the Mama Jama of super-soulful books. At every moment, it keeps me in a state of awe and amazement.” — Oprah Winfrey

“One of the best books to come along in years. Every sentence rings with truth and power.” — Deepak Chopra, author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

“A marvelous wake-up call. Tolle’s message rings loud and clear. It is right here, we only have to wake up to it. I heartily recommend this profoundly inspiring book to all seekers today.” — Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within

Very helpful!

For all of us interested in practical tips how to reach inner peace, Eckhardt gives hands-on advice and explains his theory in simple words. The only "disadvantage" is Eckhardts voice, which can lead to immediate sleep when listening a few minutes to it...

In Depth Explanations

Eckhart Tolle provides well thought out question/answer format for his perspective of "now" and presence of being. He provides answers with teachings from Buddha, Old Testatment, and many other followings. It is easy to follow the idea structure, and you will be filled with a new worth or be looking for it after.

Life Changing

Listen to this book and then listen again! No gurus, no mumbo jumbo, no difficult rituals to follow. The message is clear and simple to understand. Every question I had was raised and answered. Truly a life changing experience. A must read!

Just Observe

I have come to take for granted the advice to live in the moment. Eckhart Tolle, however, in "The Power of Now" has given me new enthusiasm for what such a perspective can bring to living. He accomplishes this ideal through the use of language in a wonderful way.

If you are open to approaching your life as an observer, this book is for you. The writing is wonderful and the reading is exceptional. Your mind will thank you and your spirit may just rejoice at the changes that take place.

Deep thought provoking

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, but only if I felt they were ready to hear this type of knowledge.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Power of Now?

I had several memorable moments that are specific to my life events, but they may not have meaning for some one else.

What about Eckhart Tolle’s performance did you like?

He has a wonderful soft soothing deep voice that was relaxing and easy to listen to.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Goodness no! This book book has complex and deep thought provoking information that needs to be heard and digested in bits & pieces (at least for me anyway), plus it's 7 hours long, who has that kind of time?

Oprah was right with this one

Eckhart Tolle has such a soothing voice. I think that this is why the audio book was so pleasurable to listen to. It was relaxing. The teachings of Mr. Tolle are fairly standard Buddhists/new age/self help doctrines. His ideas about pain bodies becoming traps that people get locked into and eventually come to rely on is such a clever way of explaining what he calls the "insanity" of most peoples existence. I recently listened to another book that is focused on using Christian doctrine to overcome pain bodies. "The Sacred Romance" described pain bodies as arrows. I would recommend both books using "The Power of Now" first and "The Sacred Romance" second if you are wanting to approach the subject of consciousness from a christian perspective. I noticed in Eckhart Tolle's online reviews he received a lot of criticism from christian readers because he does not profess the gospel. These are valid criticisms, however, there is still a great deal of useful and thought provoking information in this book, and the author has such a pleasant voice.

Are You Ready

Unbelievable, The only question you have to ask yourself is, Are you ready? If not now don't worry someday you will be.

Life changing

As the spiritual elements of my life and existance have evoloved, I found this book to be probably one of the single most important tools in my journey. Erik's concepts while deep and sometimes hard to fully appricate, are non the less easy to grasp. As I listened to this book I found myself "finally understanding" some very important realizations that only Erik could fully put to words.

Amazing

I found this very helpful - I let a lot of 'stuff' go as a result of listening to this. Worth multiple listens and much thought.

The Greatest Book I have Ever Read

Would you listen to The Power of Now again? Why?

On my 3rd time through it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Power of Now?

Couldn't begin to pick just one part as my favorite.

What does Eckhart Tolle bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His voice is so soothing he takes you to a place of peace that words on a page could never achieve.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The meaning of life