In summary he said we are governed by an inner voice. This voice is constantly talking non-stop, from the moment we wake up till we sleep at night. Most of the stuff is negative, repetitive & centers on oneself. It also mostly judge & label everything, even our own actions & intentions. According to him, this inner narrator is what is commonly known as the EGO. He claimed that we fail to recognize our thoughts for what they are- which is just bursts of psychic energy that exist in our head, & this is one of our biggest error. As a result we mindlessly act out our thoughts which usually ends up badly. Hmmm.... sounds familiar doesn't it? No wonder his books sell so well! He practically sums up every human on Earth ....lol...He went on to say the ego is never ever contented. No matter how much money we have, how may beautiful things we own, how good our jobs are, it's never enough for the ego. Talking about me Mr Tolle? ....lol... I just had an increment & promotion, & I am not satisfied at all. I was thinking they should have given me more ! WOW!
Another thing about this ego is, it loves comparison. We end up comparing our self to everyone we know & even those we don't know, & in all areas: wealth , looks & social status just to name a few.
Ego also loves drama. By reliving old resentments through compulsive thoughts, it keeps our discontentment very much alive. Besides the obsession about the past, it's very much actively thinking & fantasizing about the future as well. Thus leaving nothing for the present.
Tolle stresses that the present moment is all we have. We experienced everything in our past through the present moment & we will experience everything in the future the same way.
WOW... he's like talking about me. I'm a rather impatient person. I like to do things fast, I missed out on many things because of that. I am also guilty of being impatient with people, as a result, I might come off as seeming rude at times. Sigh....
Anyway, the interesting part of the book is where he claims that being in the present moment slow down the aging process & made the 'molecular structure' of the body 'less dense'. Because thoughts have their own range of frequencies, with negative thoughts at the lower end of the scale & positive thoughts at the higher end. Well are you convince yet?
Well I am, I'm thinking of signing up for a meditation class soon. Got to stay in the present moment NOW !!!!
