Eckhart Tolles Books - The Power of Now and A New Earth

[Entheo]

Has anyone here The Power of Now and A New Earth? In my experience, putting all of it into practice helps so immensely and it's in the difficult times that it becomes the most valuable and powerful.

This morning I woke up feeling sad and broken down, in the past I would gone into a despair trying to find solutions, but this time I embraced the feelings and they transformed into good feelings. I see often when I embrace different things, they transform. Embracing chronic fatigue, often energy starts surging through me. But it's like a paradox. If I try to embrace it with the intention of transforming it, it doesn't work, I find myself stuck. When I embrace as perfect without wanting to change it, then the whole nature of it changes. I see that the more I do it, the more natural and obvious it becomes

 

[ladee]

He is one of my favourite authors. He explains things in a way that makes it understandable to practice.

The Power of Now is one of those books that is underlined, notes in the blank spaces, and that I sometimes just open to a page to see what is there.


Happy to read his ideas are helping you in such a healthy way. Thank you for sharing this.

 

[DharmaGirl]

Sort of like Buddhism. When I meditate, I let the thoughts flow in and out, but if one is stuck, I let myself become the thought and I usually get a good insight and I'm able to let it go. I haven't read the books, I have one, maybe I will start it.

 

[WarOfRoses]

Sort of like Buddhism. When I meditate, I let the thoughts flow in and out, but if one is stuck, I let myself become the thought and I usually get a good insight and I'm able to let it go. I haven't read the books, I have one, maybe I will start it.

To me the power of now is pretty much Buddhism repackaged. Which is perfectly fine as it gives the Buddhist philosophy a refresh.

The main Buddhist tenant and theme that runs through the philosophy is "letting go". Letting go of the past, fears and worries of the future, cravings, loss and many emotions we feel as humans.

I'm currently using electronic devices to distract myself. When I peel myself away to do something as simple as taking a shower I feel like I'm on hot coals until I can get back to the comfort of distraction.

So meditation just seems scary to me at the moment. I know I need to do it and it will help. I think I'll do a good old work out tomorrow to get the good endorphins flowing them I'll have a sit with myself for 20 minutes.

I need to shine the light on what's going on inside my head and discover the true nature of it.

Does anybody else have experience with medication?.. I mean consistent meditation where you commit to it once or several times a day?.

A quote from the Buddhist Darma...

I listen to a lot of talks on youtube by Buddhist Monks. The problem I find is their advice can be quite simplistic. I hear things like "let go of the past" and "being angry at your transgressor is like holding a hot coal and waiting to throw it at the person. The only person getting hurt is you".

I often think to myself if I could flick a switch and stop this emotion I would do it in a heart beat!. With no intentions in getting revenge. But how do you just "let go"... especially if you have PTSD.

I hear many people say let go and even "forgive". I desperately want to do this but I dont understand it. How do I even start.

 

[DharmaGirl]

You start by sitting with it. If you are having problems meditating, I would probably start with 5 minutes daily. I haven't been sitting daily although I feel so much better when I do. I will change that today. I think with PTSD, you need therapy to get through the traumas and heal, then think about letting go.

When I have something I'm trying to let go of, such as my mean neighbors, when the thought comes, or when I hear them talking about me in their outside voices, I turn the thought into something like - I have to show compassion for beings that must judge and put down others. That goes forward into realizing how many times I judge and put down others in my mind, and I I would want forgiveness for that. Then I can start to feel compassion.

Have you read Jack Kornfield? He is a Buddhist psychologist and breaks things down. I listen to his guided meditations. One is called
Guided Meditations for Difficult Times: A Lamp in the Darkness. I couldn't find it free anywhere, but it was incredibly helpful for me. This one was an audio book. Any of his books are helpful though.