The Power of Now : A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

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Published May 1, 2008 by New World Library.

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978-1-60252-927-4
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3 stars (3 reviews)

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A good introduction

4 stars

This book introduced me to meditation and empty space - whilst I haven't "obtained enlightenment" and I'm not sure I feel a desire to, it's a journey that's helped me a lot to free myself from my suffering, so I really appreciate the book

I would say though that I've found books like this more useful as encouragement to meditate - there's no substitute for creating space by just sitting still and doing nothing (to start with just focus on listening to your breathing). I think that the message of destination included in this book might be useful for tempting you in, but it's counterproductive to what it's really trying to tell you - to let go of destination and live instead in the present moment, in peace

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It's very hard for me to bring myself to abandon a book, but this book made it easier than most. Only made it through about 30%.

The underlying message of being present in the moment is a familiar one and one that I appreciate and that I can always use reminders about. However, this book had a little bit too much unscientific mystical stuff for my taste, and very little practical advice.

I switched, instead to "You Are Here" by Thich Nhat Hanh, which is a breath of fresh air by comparison (www.goodreads.com/book/show/6366371-you-are-here).

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