"The Power of NOW" (Techniques to Live Contentedly)
My summary of practical techniques derived from Eckhart Tolle's book, "The Power of Now".
PON check list
1. Listen to your inner voice impartially and recognize the separate inner being that is you p 77, 192
2. Focus on the NOW to create gaps in the mind stream. See the time between thoughts as emptiness and feel the peace.
3. Are you worried? Do you have many “what if” thoughts? You are identified with your mind, which is projecting itself into an imaginary future situation and creating fear. There is no way that you can cope with such a situation, because it doesn’t exist. It’s a mental phantom. You can always cope with the Now, but you can never cope with the future – nor do you have to.
4. Recognize Emotion is not ultimate truth, rather the truth of your state of mind at this time. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.
5. Do Not Think - "One Day I’ll Make It" If you develop such a mind pattern, no matter what you achieve or get, the present will never be good enough; the future will always seem better
6. Give up waiting and just be in the present and be joyful The moment you realize you are not present, you are present p 87
7. Do not seek to become free of attachment or 'achieve' enlightenment. Instead become present (be the Buddha) p 31
8. Find another conscious being
9. Use time for the practical aspects of life but stay free of "physiological" time. (see 4 above)
10. Make it a habit monitor yourself to see if there is joy ease, and lightness in what you are doing. If not change the "how" and devote yourself to the now.
11. Sexual union is the closest you can get to wholeness and an end to duality, but it is no more than a fleeting glimpse of wholeness. p 149
12. Even a fully conscious being may have needs of your "form" , but they are like ripples in a vast ocean and not all that important p 172
13. There are no problems only life situations. A situation needs to be either dealt with or accepted. Why make it into a problem? The mind unconsciously loves problems because they give you an identity of sorts. Forget about life situations for a while and pay attention to your life, which is NOW Accept what is, including non peace p 63 , 194
14. In the case of dilemmas, stop resisting what is by taking action, e.g., stop doing what you are doing. Speak to the person and express FULLY and drop the all negativity. p 83, 179
15. Recognize no outer purpose or thing can give you lasting fulfillment. Treat them like an adventure but nothing more. p 89
16. Meditate 10-15 min daily and let go of the physical body
17. Enlightenment is when you accept every piece of meat at the butchers, ie every moment is the best. p 194
18. Recognize what we all have in common is that we are all mortal. Picture yourself as a rotting corpse daily to set perspective on the temporal nature of this life. p 196
19. Accept that relationships are to make you conscious not happy (fits with Imago healing used by Dr. Harville Hendrix in "Safe Conversations" workshops and the book, "You are Stronger than You Think" . p 158
20. Relinquish all judgements in a partner
21. Give space to others
22. Enjoy sensory pleasures - just don't crave them. p 201
23. True salvation is a state of freedom from fear and suffering
24. Your primary task is to awaken out of identification with form p 201
My code of ethics to frame the PON is derived from the 4 stoic virtues of
Wisdom. Courage, Moderation/Self Control, and Justice.
PON check list
1. Listen to your inner voice impartially and recognize the separate inner being that is you p 77, 192
2. Focus on the NOW to create gaps in the mind stream. See the time between thoughts as emptiness and feel the peace.
3. Are you worried? Do you have many “what if” thoughts? You are identified with your mind, which is projecting itself into an imaginary future situation and creating fear. There is no way that you can cope with such a situation, because it doesn’t exist. It’s a mental phantom. You can always cope with the Now, but you can never cope with the future – nor do you have to.
4. Recognize Emotion is not ultimate truth, rather the truth of your state of mind at this time. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.
5. Do Not Think - "One Day I’ll Make It" If you develop such a mind pattern, no matter what you achieve or get, the present will never be good enough; the future will always seem better
6. Give up waiting and just be in the present and be joyful The moment you realize you are not present, you are present p 87
7. Do not seek to become free of attachment or 'achieve' enlightenment. Instead become present (be the Buddha) p 31
8. Find another conscious being
9. Use time for the practical aspects of life but stay free of "physiological" time. (see 4 above)
10. Make it a habit monitor yourself to see if there is joy ease, and lightness in what you are doing. If not change the "how" and devote yourself to the now.
11. Sexual union is the closest you can get to wholeness and an end to duality, but it is no more than a fleeting glimpse of wholeness. p 149
12. Even a fully conscious being may have needs of your "form" , but they are like ripples in a vast ocean and not all that important p 172
13. There are no problems only life situations. A situation needs to be either dealt with or accepted. Why make it into a problem? The mind unconsciously loves problems because they give you an identity of sorts. Forget about life situations for a while and pay attention to your life, which is NOW Accept what is, including non peace p 63 , 194
14. In the case of dilemmas, stop resisting what is by taking action, e.g., stop doing what you are doing. Speak to the person and express FULLY and drop the all negativity. p 83, 179
15. Recognize no outer purpose or thing can give you lasting fulfillment. Treat them like an adventure but nothing more. p 89
16. Meditate 10-15 min daily and let go of the physical body
17. Enlightenment is when you accept every piece of meat at the butchers, ie every moment is the best. p 194
18. Recognize what we all have in common is that we are all mortal. Picture yourself as a rotting corpse daily to set perspective on the temporal nature of this life. p 196
19. Accept that relationships are to make you conscious not happy (fits with Imago healing used by Dr. Harville Hendrix in "Safe Conversations" workshops and the book, "You are Stronger than You Think" . p 158
20. Relinquish all judgements in a partner
21. Give space to others
22. Enjoy sensory pleasures - just don't crave them. p 201
23. True salvation is a state of freedom from fear and suffering
24. Your primary task is to awaken out of identification with form p 201
My code of ethics to frame the PON is derived from the 4 stoic virtues of
Wisdom. Courage, Moderation/Self Control, and Justice.
See Chapter 10 of Stephen Cave's book, "Immortality" for a more in-depth treatment.
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