Let Go and Live in the Now

Throw away all your self-help books--the solace we seek, the gap we seek to fill is spiritual, not psychological or physical, and it can be filled only when we understand that the answers we long for, the solutions we seek are spiritual."Let Go and Live in the Now bridges the distance between the great wisdom teachings of centuries past and our own present times. Its gentle, but sometimes shocking revelations, reach right into the mind of the seeker of Higher life, leaving it filled with a palpable new light," Guy Finley writes. From the very first story--the parable of Katie, her broken heart, and the Doctor who shows her how to heal it--the reader is invited--no compelled--to fall into these 21st century retellings of ancient principles. Each chapter includes a teaching story, an essay, and exercises to help you incorporate the teaching into daily practice. Each ends with "Ask the Masters," with answers from the great teachers of times past--St. Augustine, Buddha, Maurice Nicoll, and more--and Key Lessons in Review, to turn to time and again. All of it is about how and why and what to let go--and what we find in return.All of our hearts are broken--it's a condition of life. Yet, we can open up our eyes to the great gift of love that surrounds us. While we can't plan a fresh start, we can act in the now to make a fresh start by making a step toward spiritual freedom.That step takes us into the abyss--and the peace--of right now, or, "It only seems as though there is something more important for you to do than just quietly be yourself." We must acknowledge our hurts to heal our hurts. We have the power to dismiss discontent from our lives. "Our imagined heavens never last," but we use eternal principles to empower ourselves in the Now. The last two chapters offer advanced lessons in letting go and living the enlightened life. This is a breathtaking book, a radical retake of letting go as the "first" and "last" principle of living a free and fulfilled life.