5 Things that I learn in the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

    Reading "The Power of Now" gives me the fresh perspective in life and love. Here are the five things that I learned upon reading the book. 

1. As the title implies, "The Power of Now" indicates that I should always live in the present moment. For the past 24 years of my existence, I always live either in my past or future, I am not living in my "NOW", as I read this book, It made me realize that I should live in my present moment because it gives me a sense of tranquility.
2. To always say "yes" to life and see how life suddenly starts working for me rather than against me. When things are uncertain and fear creeps into my heart, I say "NO" to life, but upon reading this book, it made me think that I should somehow try to welcome uncertainties and challenges that make me say "no" to life. From now, I will try my best to always say "YES" to life despite of uncertainties and difficulty. 
3.  I want to give more attention to the "doing" than the result that I want to achieve through it. I want to give my fullest attention to whatever the moment presents. This is one of the most impactful thing, that I learn through reading this book. Sometimes, I always pay attention to the result of my work, to the point that I do not enjoy; the moment while I'm doing my work. This time,  I want to do it differently, I want to enjoy the moment while I'm doing my work or my thing. It is indeed true, that the destination doesn't matter but the journey, always does.  
4.  By not being concerned with the fruit of my action-just give attention to the action itself. The fruit will come of its own accord. Before I do anything, I always ask myself, what should I gain from doing this, but it changes when I came across, the book of Tolle, it is true, that sometimes we must concern ourselves to the result of our work, but it far  more rewarding to always enjoy the moment while doing it. 
5. "You don't seek permanently where it cannot be found: in the world of form, of gain and loss, birth and death. You don't demand the situations, conditions, places or people that should make me happy and then suffer when they don't live up to your expectations. It made me learn, that I should not attach myself to anything- emotions, people, money, and any temporal things. Everything changes, that is why; for me not to be frustrated nor disappointed, I should always enjoy "THE POWER OF NOW". 

Happy reading everyone!

 

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