An Introduction to 'The Power of Now'

[Julieanne]

‘You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold.
That is how important you are!’

Eckhart Tolle

Tolle begins this prequel to ‘A New Earth’ with an insight into how
his suffering brought about his acceptance of there being another way
to live. He brings an excitement to suffering that can only be
embraced with hindsight. Without an understanding of the necessity of
suffering as a path to enlightenment, in the moment of the suffering
there will be pain. However when you are able to accept suffering as
being neither good nor bad your perception on your world and what you
can do in it dramatically shifts.

This book is obviously not one to be rushed. Take the time to be
focussed on the act of reading as a conscious decision to bring you
into the present. Tolle offers ways that we can begin to become
conscious of our surroundings and come into the ‘Now’ by using our
routine duties as an opportunity to become present. By allowing
ourselves to consider all senses during an activity we can bring a
beautiful sense of peace and experience.

This brings us to the idea of ‘watching the thinker’. When you are
able to create space between yourself and the experience, there is a
shift in perception. When you are truly able to observe yourself doing
your hair, or washing the dishes for instance it becomes a completely
different experience.

This is Tolle’s simple message. Slow down. Become conscious. Become
awre of the sights, sounds and smells that surround you. Release
yourself from the constant talking in your mind. By doing this you
will still think, but it will become constructive thinking.

The place to start is by recognizing that you are thinking. You can
become conscious of your thoughts by pausing for a minute and
listening to what you are thinking about. Incessant thinking will
always bring you out of the present and cause you to be thinking of
the past or the future. Sometimes our thoughts and stories have become
automatic and this is a great exercise to put yourself in a position
to question them.

This is a gentle introduction to ‘The Power of Now’ and a great place
to begin.

Slow and conscious wins the race!

Happy Manifesting!

Julieanne



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