The Power of Now
Subtitle: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Publisher: Namaste Publishing
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Vancouver, Canada
Format: eBook
Number of pages: 145
Table of contents: title: Foreword..............................................................................................................4; title: Acknowledgments..........................................................................................7; title: INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................8; title: The Origin Of This Book....................................................................................8; title: The Truth That Is Within You...............................................................................10; title: 1. YOU ARE NOT YOUR MIND.......................................................................................13; title: The Greatest Obstacle to Enlightenment.....................................................................13; title: Freeing yourself from your mind..................................................................................16; title: Enlightenment: Rising above Thought............................................................................19; title: Emotion: The Body's Reaction to Your Mind.................................................................21; title: 2. CONSCIOUSNESS: THE WAY OUT OF PAIN...........................................................26; title: Create No More Pain In The Present............................................................................26; title: Past Pain: Dissolving The Pain-Body.............................................................................27; title: Ego Identification With The Pain-Body..........................................................................31; title: The Origin Of Fear.....................................................................................................31; title: The Ego's Search For Wholeness...................................................................................33; title: 3. MOVING DEEPLY INTO THE NOW...........................................................................35; title: Don't Seek Your Self In The Mind..................................................................................35; title: End The Delusion Of Time..........................................................................................35; title: Nothing Exists Outside The Now.................................................................................36; title: The Key To The Spiritual Dimension.............................................................................37; title: Accessing The Power Of The Now.................................................................................38; title: Letting Go Of Psychological Time.................................................................................40; title: The Insanity Of Psychological Time...............................................................................41; title: Negativity And Suffering Have Their Roots In Time.....................................................42; title: Finding The Life Underneath Your Life Situation..........................................................43; title: All Problems Are Illusions Of The Mind........................................................................44; title: A Quantum Leap In The Evolution Of Consciousness...................................................46; title: The Joy Of Being..................................................................................................46; title: 4. MIND STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING THE NOW.....................................................49; title: Loss Of Now: The Core Delusion...................................................................................49; title: Ordinary Unconsciousness And Deep Unconsciousness................................................50; title: What Are They Seeking?............................................................................................51; title: Dissolving Ordinary Unconsciousness............................................................................52; title: Freedom From Unhappiness........................................................................................53; title: Wherever You Are, Be There Totally.............................................................................55; title: The Inner Purpose Of Your Life's Journey.....................................................................59; title: The Past Cannot Survive In Your Presence....................................................................60; title: 5. THE STATE OF PRESENCE.........................................................................................62; title: It's Not What You Think It Is..........................................................................................62; title: The Esoteric Meaning Of "Waiting"...............................................................................63; title: Beauty Arises In The Stillness Of Your Presence...........................................................63; title: Realizing Pure Consciousness..............................................................65; title: Christ: The Reality Of Your Divine Presence.................................................................68; title: 6. THE INNER BODY............................................................................................70; title: Being Is Your Deepest Self..........................................................................70; title: Look Beyond The Words..............................................................................70; title: Finding Your Invisible And Indestructible Reality.........................................................72; title: Connecting With The Inner Body.....................................................................73; title: Transformation Through The Body................................................................................73; title: Sermon On The Body............................................................................................75; title: Have Deep Roots Within....................................................................................75; title: Before You Enter The Body, Forgive.............................................................................77; title: Your Link With The Unmanifested.................................................................................78; title: Slowing Down The Aging Process.................................................................................79; title: Strengthening The Immune System................................................................80; title: Let The Breath Take You Into The Body........................................................................81; title: Creative Use Of Mind............................................................................................81; title: The Art Of Listening..........................................................................................81; title: 7. PORTALS INTO THE UNMANIFESTED....................................................................83; title: Going Deeply Into The Body..................................................................................83; title: The Source Of Chi....................................................................................................84; title: Dreamless Sleep.......................................................................................................85; title: Other Portals.........................................................................................................85; title: silence..................................................................................................................87; title: Space............................................................................................................87; title: The True Nature Of Space And Time.............................................................................89; title: Conscious Death.....................................................................................................91; title: 8. ENLIGHTENED RELATIONSHIPS..............................................................................93; title: Enter The Now From Wherever You Are.......................................................................93; title: Love/Hate Relationships..................................................................................94; title: Addiction And The Search For Wholeness.....................................................................95; title: From Addictive To Enlightened Relationships...............................................................98; title: Relationships As Spiritual Practice......................................................................99; title: Why Women Are Closer To Enlightenment.................................................................104; title: Dissolving The Collective Female Pain-Body..............................................................105; title: Give Up The Relationship With Yourself.....................................................................109; title: 9. BEYOND HAPPINESS AND UNHAPPINESS THERE IS PEACE...........................112; title: The Higher Good Beyond Good And Bad....................................................................112; title: The End Of Your Life Drama.......................................................................................114; title: Impermanence And The Cycles Of Life.......................................................................115; title: Using And Relinquishing Negativity............................................................................119; title: The Nature Of Compassion...........................................................................123; title: Toward A Different Order Of Reality...........................................................................124; title: 10. THE MEANING OF SURRENDER...........................................................................129; title: Acceptance Of The Now..............................................................................129; title: From Mind Energy To Spiritual Energy.......................................................................132; title: Surrender In Personal Relationships.............................................................................133; title: Transforming Illness Into Enlightenment......................................................................136; title: When Disaster Strikes.................................................................................137; title: Transforming Suffering Into Peace...............................................................................138; title: The Way Of The Cross................................................................................140; title: The Power To Choose....................................................................................142