Hi there Akira329
I have just finished reading his first book 'The Power of Now'.
And can i first say that it is not psycho-babble at all. It is not like all those other books that i have read you know the ones,' Get rich by thinking about it', 'Name it and claim it' and all that rubbish.
It is basically saying that you cannot gain joy from outside things, money, possessions, drugs, etc, only through knowing that God is within you as Jesus said. He also quotes Jesus a lot and makes Christs' sayings come alive. According to him, the majority of people are unconscious, that is they listen to the egoic mind (the god of this eon) with its threatening messages.
People who are attuned to God are called conscious. There is no past or future, only Now where God is. Jesus (he quotes) said don't worry for tomorrow, etc. And also to surrender to what is, which reminds me of Christ saying to God, Your will be done, not mine! He doesn't ever say that you can have this or that but to surrender to what is.
I know when a book has truth in that it is in agreement with Jesus. But often i don't understand what Jesus really meant as it was never explained properly in a metaphysical way.
One part stated that when a person dies and they see the light (as people have reported) they are afraid to go into it or prefer their earthly existence too much and they become unconscious and be reborn again (i assume by this he believes in reincarnation). But then it got me thinking, is that what the 2nd death means. For those who are ready (the chosen) the 2nd death doesn't hurt them and those who aren't (those who are not chosen) have to go through the 2nd death and reborn again?
I'm not saying that he is right about this but it is a thought and sort of makes sense.
I will appreciate any comments.
Godbless
Nancy