First title to debut this blog is "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. I received this as a gift from my girlfriend and this motivated me to read this bool. I've already known about this book, I see people talking about it, I've seen posts and comments and, honestly, I have already tried to read it, but I dropped it after the first half because I think I found something more interest at that time. I mean, it's not bad at all, it's a good reading, but I think the this topic about "living in the present" and not worrying about the future and the past too much it's a little saturated. Also, although he uses some examples of the Bible, and other religions too, like Buddhism, Judaism and Islamic, I think he does that to kind of shoots everywhere and say what people want to hear and like the book, what I would define in word as "charlatanism". Specially because he actually criticize the view of God as the religions say, so, me, as a good Catholic, I have to disagree, because I already have my doctrines and dogmas to follow. But the tentative to join all the concepts in one independent view is interest. Some people may like it, because it is a bestseller after all.
I must confess that I forced myself to finish the book this time because I thought that I could extract something good from it, and I think it helped a little to control my anxieties. I try to just accept what it is as it is. The "isness" of things like he said. It helps you to not worry too much about little problems that are part of life, and it is good for your mind and body. It's a little like meditation. So if you are into meditation and this stuff or if you like to explore different doctrines and religions, this is the reading for you!
Title: The Power of Now
Author: Eckhart Tolle
Year: 1997
Pages: 258
Link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/genericItemsPage/PDVHJN3YGU4N?type=wishlist&_encoding=UTF8
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