The power of Now: the book from Eckhart Tolle that changed my life. A talk about the ego of man, the future, destructive thoughts and pain.

I would like to talk about 'The Power of Now ', probably the spiritual book of the past decade. It describes a message that has made millions of people worldwide aware. Because, we are not what we are thinking. Eckhart Tolle invites you to free yourself from your mind. This will save you from mental pain. Everyone who surrender to the Now will succeed! Life is a contraction of moments in the Now. Everything happens in the Now and everything we find in the Now. When we become aware of this, we find beauty, love, happiness, creativity, inner peace and above all, our true self.
'The Power of Now' has made many people, young and old, familiar with spirituality and offers practical exercices to experience it right now.

A few important elements from the book:

You are not your mind

The first step in Tolles book is to become aware of the voices in your mind. Become literally aware of your own thoughts. You are making your own emotions and thoughts, stop it! Make a habit of asking yourself: what's in my mind right now? Important is to just look at it, do not analyze it.

Consciousness: liberation of pain

The intensity of pain depends on the degree of resistance to the present moment and, in extent, depends on how much you identify with your mind. The mind sees the timeless Now as a threat, because the mind can not without the past and the future.

Get up in the Now

The ego of a human has endless needs. It lives in a constant state of fear. Reason enough to let go of that. Quote: "The more you concentrate on time, present and future, the more you miss the Now, the most precious there is."

Strategies of the Mind to ignore the Now

The mind has countless ways to ignore the Now. Unhappiness, negativity, past, fear, etc. Just think about the fact how many times you would like to be at another place. If you are working, you want to be home. If you are home, you would like to party. If you party, you are tired and you want to watch a nice movie at home with a glass of wine.

The state of presence

An experiment will give you the exact explanation you need. Quote: "Close your eyes and say to yourself: I wonder what my next thought would be. Then you need to be very alert and wait for the next thought. Try not to think about anything else." You had to wait for quite a long time, or not? That intense presence is the consciousness at a good level. When you lose that concentration, the brain starts to make thoughts again.

Illuminated relationships

When you stop judging by accepting things around you, you are free from your mind. There is room for love, joy and peace. You do not longer condemn yourself. Perfect acceptance is the result. Inner peace arises when you no longer experience circumstances, but accept them. Happiness depends on circumstances. You are always dependent on positive and negative circumstances.

The meaning of surrender

Surrender means you go with the flow of life. The only place you can experience that stream is the Now. You accept the moment unconditionally and without reservation.

As you noticed, i'm not a native speaker. Hopefully you understand most of it. And otherwise, feel free to read the book.

Some extra statements from Eckhart Tolle:
In the past nothing happens
All problems are illusions of the mind
Is this moment your enemy or your friend?
You do not find peace by changing the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are
Surrender comes when you quit asking: why does this happen to me?
Do not ask: what do I want from this life? But: what does life want from me?