In The Power Of Now it explains how to focus on the Now. This feels very similar to meditation?
In The Power Of Now it explains how to focus on the Now. This feels very similar to meditation?
As per title, focusing on Now feels very similar to mindful meditation where you focus on current sensations to stay in the now. Is there a difference I'm missing?
Other than terminology, no.
For some people the term meditation has religious overtones that does not sit well with them so psychologists will often teach the practise without using the term to avoid negative reactions from people who have other faiths.
The major difference is the source.
Buddhism is a lineage stretching back to the Buddha of spiritual teachings and meditation techniques being offered in the spirit of giving.
Eckhart Tolle on the other hand is a hack that got rich cobbling together other people's teachings. It's also pretty obvious he still has an ego if you've read both Buddhist sutras and any of Eckhart's books (which is fine unless you're making a fortune selling people on how enlightened you are).
If you're interested in mindfulness meditation there's a ton of free resources basically. If you're interested in Eckhart, buy his books or take his seminars!
Much different spiritual energy.
Thanks! I've stopped the book half way, I couldn't continue. Too much ego indeed. Also the stuff about molecules changing if you live in the Now and living longer was absurd.
Sounds like vipassana meditation.
We basically have 2 kinds of meditation.
In the first (concentration) we pick a piece of the now and hold our attention upon that.
In the second (vipassana) we do that to the whole now, without choosing any particular part.