Why people recommend it
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual guide designed to help readers anchor themselves in the present moment to overcome internal suffering. Chris Williamson mentioned on Modern Wisdom that he re-read the book and found it very good, while a caller named Lawrence recommended it on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von as a life-changing read for dealing with struggles like depression. On Modern Wisdom, Ali Abdaal noted during a re-reading that the book offers valuable advice about engaging in activities for their own sake. On Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans discussed how Oprah Winfrey introduced new-age thinkers like Eckhart Tolle to millions, which critics described as a crusade against reason. Michael Bublé mentioned on The Diary Of A CEO that he should read the book more often due to its connection to his life and the Vancouver Giants hockey team, Emma Grede shared on On Purpose with Jay Shetty that she read it for escapism in her youth, and Jonathan Van Ness told Steven Bartlett it served as an early introduction to understanding trauma and meditation.
Who recommended it
- Chris Williamson Recommended
- Daniel Amen Discussed
- Robert Evans Discussed
- Michael Bublé Discussed
- Ali Abdaal Discussed
- Jonathan Van Ness Discussed
- Mike Posner Discussed
Chris Williamson — 4 mentions
“number one The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle not bad”
“cuz if just not I listen to the power of now again by Eckhart Tolle it's very good”
“So, there's an Eckhart Tolle quote from The Power of Now where he talks about conceding that conceding that your point is wrong in an argument is tantamount to the ego's destruction.”
“there's this lovely quote from Eckhart Tolle a weary in the power of now where he talks about when you have a conversation with someone and they are defending a position even though they know that it's wrong”
Daniel Amen — 2 mentions
“and and a lot of people love the book the power of now and i actually love the book but i hate the title”
“and a lot of people love the book the power of now and i actually love the book but i hate the title”
Robert Evans — 1 mention
“she would help introduce millions of Americans to New Age thinkers like eett tol whose books The Power of Now and a new Earth represent what slate writer Kurt Anderson described as a successful Crusade against reason itself”
Michael Bublé — 1 mention
“I should read more Eckhart Tolle and Power of Now and he tells stories about the hockey team that I'm a part owner of, the Vancouver Giants.”
Ali Abdaal — 1 mention
“I've been rereading 'The Power of Now,' and it offers such good advice: do things for their own sake.”
Jonathan Van Ness — 1 mention
“I think my fur like I went I think one of my big first phases of like wanting to understand more about like uh like my trauma or like my story it was like Eckhart Tolle and a new Earth and the Power of Now and like 2008 or nine it was like when Oprah was talking about him and”
Mike Posner — 1 mention
“i read the uh the power now by eckhart tolle which was a book i avoided for a long time”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 6
“Again, it was a means of escapism, and so I started reading things like, you know, The Power of Now, or like all the things like Conversations with God.”
“It's almost like that moment where Eckhart Tolle is on the bench in the beginning of "The Power of Now," where I have this profound experience where I think, 'Wait a minute!','Is this what happiness is?”
“as this past year and past couple years have been happening i got into the power of now book and just sort of just the whole ideology around just being present started reading more into that whole theory”
“but as this past year and past couple years have been happening i got into the power of now book and just sort of just the whole ideology around just being present started reading more into that whole theory”
“I read a book while back that helps change my life I'm not sure if it'll work for her it's called the power of now hopefully you can recommend this book to her”
“I read a book while back that helps change my life I'm not sure if it'll work for her it's called the power of now hopefully you can recommend this book to her hopefully it'll work for her”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- A New Earth
- The Alchemist
- The Way of the Superior Man
- $100M Offers
- A Course in Miracles
- A Gentleman in Moscow
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I I read the uh the power of now, which is echartole when I was like 13.”
“I'm Dave Rubin and joining me on the Reuben report today is the internationally best-selling author of The Power of Now which is sold 12 million copies worldwide since it was first published with translations into 52 languages along with his most recent book A New Earth which has already sold over 15 million copies worldwide and has been translated”