Diaundra's TL;DR - The Power of Now
"The secret of life is to die before you die and find that there is no death"
If you’ve been around for a while, you already know that The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle is one of my all time favorite books. So much so that I’ve tried to force everyone I love to read this book (thanks for tolerating me y’all 🤍).
As I read this book for the third time… it still hits. I have 10+ pages of notes from this book that I was so tempted to just hit send on. But in the spirit of “Too Long; Didn’t Read” here are the takeaways:
Being
Being = "a state of," it is a verb
Being = I am = an experience = the present, the now
Obstacles of Being (= the mind)
The greatest obstacle of Being = identification of the mind
The mind is meant to protect You. It is in constant fear for your safety (psychological, mental, emotional, physical).
Through our unconscious identification with the mind, we give up the driver seat, and allow the mind to be in charge.
How to free yourself
How to free yourself = know that You are not the mind
How to do this? Watch the thinker. See that you are not the thinker, You are the observer.
What's the difference?
The thinker: ever-going voice. Often rehearsing, imagining, judging, etc.
The observer: The space in between the thoughts.
More on the thinker: Ever notice how that voice is usually your worst enemy? Generally negative & repetitive?
The thinking voice has been conditioned through your life and the collective consciousness. The voice is not pure. It is not, You.
Freeing yourself
Watch your thoughts. Don't judge them. Just watch them. Be curious "what do I think about?"…NEW DIMENSION ALERT.
Now there's the thinker and the observer. Do you realize the difference?
Now that you're awake, You can take the driver seat back from the mind.
Separating from the mind is the most important step on the journey of enlightenment.
Cravings, desires, etc. / Identity
You crave fulfillment.
When the mind is in control, it will seek out things to distract you from that craving.
Sex, money, accomplishments, work, food, etc. will temporarily appease that craving. But notice how you are always left craving more?
You will never be fulfilled with the identities of the outside world. (I am a doctor, I am rich, I am strong, etc.) This cycle will never end if you continue identifying and attaching to things.
Meet your higher Self, understand your true identity. "The secret of life is to die before you die and find that there is no death"
Pain body
Think of it as an invisible bucket, an invisible entity.
It has been collecting all the residual pain built up throughout your entire life.
It is a magnet, both internally and externally (negative energy is contagious).
Guess what it eats? More pain.
The pain body lives though feeding on life experiences that are on the same energy.
If you are unconscious, if you allow the pain body to take control, it will hunt out situations that create a “pain buffet.”
These situations can look like projecting pain (antagonist) or seeking situations to receive pain (victim).
Don’t feed the pain body.
How?
Observe it
The pain body can only hurt you if you are identified with it.
If you observe it, you'll realize it's not You.
When this happens, You will shine through. (Darkness cannot exist in the light).
Till next time.
With love,
Diaundra
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