Synthesized answer
The passages describe that the philosophy presented in *The Power of Now* is "eminently practical" [1, 2]. The book shows readers how to recognize themselves as the creators of their own pain [1, 2]. It also explains how to achieve a pain-free existence by living fully in the present [1, 2].
Accessing the deepest self, the true self, can be learned by freeing oneself from the conflicting and unreasonable demands of the mind [1, 2]. This is achieved by living "present, fully, and intensely, in the Now" [1, 2]. The passages do not detail further practical implications beyond these points.
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Title: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Description: Eckhart Tolle has emerged as one of today's most inspiring teachers. In The Power of Now, already a worldwide bestseller, the author describes his transition from despair to self-realization soon after his 29th birthday. Tolle took another ten years to understand this transformation, during which time he evolved a philosophy that has parallels in Buddhism, relaxation techniques, and meditation theory but is also eminently practical. In The Power of Now he shows readers how to recognize themselves as the creators of their own pain, and how…
author describes his transition from despair to self-realization soon after his 29th birthday. Tolle took another ten years to understand this transformation, during which time he evolved a philosophy that has parallels in Buddhism, relaxation techniques, and meditation theory but is also eminently practical. In The Power of Now he shows readers how to recognize themselves as the creators of their own pain, and how to have a pain-free existence by living fully in the present. Accessing the deepest self, the true self, can be learned, he says, by freeing ourselves from the conflicting,…