The power of now – Eckhart Tolle
This book was recommended by my late best friend Charlie Gall. Charles's addictions were in fact a massive contributing factor to his death. He was always trying to escape reality and it is just a shame he didn't internalize Tolle a little more. Tolle speaks of thought or ego as an out of control side of brain that we have mistakenly identified with as our consciousness. He goes on to say that thought is necessary for functioning in life but should only be used to complete and plan for tasks. He says we…