That's pretty much the book in just a few sentences. And, if you would just stop thinking so much about the past and the future, you could enjoy the present. The only thing that is real is the present. The future only exists in your head, as well. In short, it is somewhat Buddhist philosophy that goes like this: The past is gone and only exists in your memories.
The Power Of Now is toward the top of my list of books that make you think (or in this case, stop thinking). What was one of the most memorable moments of The Power of Now? This is really a book best left to traditional reading and not listening to. This is why the performance of this title gets only a one star. And it distracted a lot from whatever came after it (because it echoes in the background as the story continues). It literally hurt my ears throughout the entire book. While I appreciate the way the audiobook conveys the breaks and/or pauses between chapters or even within the chapters themselves (something I feel all audiobooks should have, by the way), the tone used to indicate these pauses is an extremely high pitched, echoing tone. Practically every sentence and every word. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
And this is not to say it was boring - not at all, just very, very soothing, but not in a good way for the purpose at hand. It really took a while to build up tolerance and be able to follow along while remaining alert. A soothing voice is ok, but not when there's so much to take in. It took me a while to be able to listen and remain alert. Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Eckhart Tolle?Īt first I had an issue with the narration because the voice was very hypnotic. If you could sum up The Power of Now in three words, what would they be?