The Power of Now | Eckhart Tolle

Why it is included: Most human suffering is caused by the mind's obsession with time—regretting the past or fearing the future.

Tolle identifies this as the "egoic mind," a false self that feeds on drama and conflict.

He argues that the only place life actually exists is the Present Moment, and stepping into it is the only way to access true power and peace.

This book is included as a "circuit breaker" for the neurotic mind.

The transition to a flourishing society requires us to act, but if our actions are driven by fear or ego, we will just create more chaos.

Tolle teaches us how to act from a place of presence—where our doing flows from our being.

It is the manual for "awakening" from the nightmare of history into the aliveness of the now.