The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now encompasses a belief system that believes it is beneficial to live anchored in the present. The book's philosophy advocates getting rid of the "pain body," a destructive force that the mind and ego exert on the body. The work is a bestseller translated into 33 languages ​​and has been praised by many celebrities, such as Oprah Winfrey, who has declared it one of her favorite books.

The message of this book is as simple as it is revealing: if we choose to live in the present, we give ourselves the chance to have a happy life. But to get there, we must answer a question: is the image we have of reality really the most adequate? Does it truly represent us? Do we know who we are, what our real power is and what it actually consists of? Through his answers to these questions, the author initiates us on a spiritual journey through which we learn to overcome the commonplaces of everyday thinking. The most ingrained prejudice is that we are the same as what we think.

After reading, we come to be truly at peace with ourselves and with others. We discover our authentic, complete and perfect self. By realizing that we are the Being behind the thought, the silence behind the noise of the mind, the love and joy behind the pain, we reach freedom, salvation, enlightenment. By bringing the present into what we feel and canceling the identification with the pain body, we transform our experience. The moment criticism ceases, by accepting the existing reality, we free ourselves from the mind, we make room for love, joy, peace.

It's a suitable book to give as a gift to your friends who want to learn about how to live more in the present.