The power of now: a guide to spiritual enlightenment

Author's preface to the paperback edition

Introduction: The origin of this book ; The truth that is within you

You are not your mind: The greatest obstacle to enlightenment ; Freeing yourself from your mind ; Enlightenment : rising above thought ; Emotion : the body's reaction to your mind

Consciousness : the way out of pain: Create no more pain in the present ; Past pain : dissolving the pain-body ; Ego identification with the pain-body ; The origin of fear ; The ego's search for wholeness

Moving deeply into the now: Don't seek your self in the mind ; End the delusion of time ; Nothing exists outside the now ; The key to the spiritual dimension ; Accessing the power of the now ; Letting go of psychological time ; The insanity of psychological time ; Negativity and suffering have their roots in time ; Finding the life underneath your life situation ; All problems are illusions of the mind ; A quantum leap in the evolution of consciousness ; The joy of being

Mind strategies for avoiding the now: Loss of now : the core delusion ; Ordinary unconsciousness and deep unconsciousness ; What are they seeking? ; Dissolving ordinary unconsciousness ; Freedom from unhappiness ; Wherever you are, be there totally ; The inner purpose of your life's journey ; The past cannot survive in your presence

The state of presence: It's not what you think it is ; The esoteric meaning of "waiting" ; Beauty arises in the stillness of your presence ; Realizing pure consciousness ; Christ : the reality of your divine presence

The inner body: Being is your deepest self ; Look beyond the words ; Finding your invisible and indestructible reality ; Connecting with the inner body ; Transformation through the body ; Sermon on the body ; Have deep roots within ; Before you enter the body, forgive ; Your link with the unmanifested ; Slowing down the aging process ; Strengthening the immune system ; Let the breath take you into the body ; Creative use of mind ; The art of listening

Portals into the unmanifested: Going deeply into the body ; The source of Chi ; Dreamless sleep ; Other portals ; Silence ; Space ; The true nature of space and time ; Conscious death

Enlightened relationships: Enter the now from wherever you are ; Love/hate relationships ; Addiction and the search for wholeness ; From addictive to enlightened relationships ; Relationships as spiritual practice ; Why women are closer to enlightenment ; Dissolving the collective female pain-body ; Give up the relationship with yourself

Beyond happiness and unhappiness there is peace: The higher good beyond good and bad ; The end of your life drama ; Impermanence and the cycles of life ; Using and relinquishing negativity ; The nature of compassion ; Toward a different order of reality

The meaning of surrender: Acceptance of the now ; From mind energy to spiritual energy ; Surrender in personal relationships ; Transforming illness into enlightenment ; When disaster strikes ; Transforming suffering into peace ; The way of the Cross ; The power to choose.