Alice Domenis's Reviews > The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

I read this book after my friends raved about it for so long. I couldn't finish it. I watched some of Tolle's chats with Oprah as well. I cannot stand this man. My gut feeling says there is something sinister in this man. He speaks so much about himself, and then we should be selfless? This is what I see in yogis as well - the spiritual ones (usually men) brag about their enlightenment; the flexible ones (usually women) show off their fit body in sexy activewear. I read a couple of chapters before giving up. I thought it was not even well-written and his talks on TV are a patchwork of Buddhism and Christianism, very theoretical and judgmental. It looks like you should be this zen person all the time, floating in the present, but, at the same time, grounded and mindful. Not practical at all, and very NewAgey.