The suggestions in this book are similar to suggestions I've heard from someone I know who is in psychic school. He told me about root chakras and staying grounded while being in the center of your head. Reading this book, I believe being present is similar to these teachings.

When you are grounded, no negativity can enter your space. You are connected to the Earth, no harm can come to you, it only takes a little focus. Similarly, when you are present, no negativity can enter your space. The book even mentions that you can diffuse other people's negativity by being present, similar to psychic healing! The book also talks about listening to your mind as a separate entity. Hear your thoughts, laugh at your thoughts, try to understand your thoughts, but don't let your thoughts rule you. By doing so, your mind will eventually become calm. The spaces between thoughts will lengthen, and you will automatically become present in the process.

This act of being present, without thought, only feeling, not focusing on things or noise, but paying attention to absence and silence, is what allows you to achieve enlightenment. The book also makes it a point of enlightenment not being something difficult to seek out. It's already inside you, you just have to look inside to find it. The only problem is your mind gets in your way. Your mind creates fear and pain to prevent you from letting go of the mind-created fear and pain. It's a never-ending process if you allow your mind to rule you, but all it takes is taking a step back and saying to yourself, hey, my mind is creating problems out of nothing. There are no problems. As long as I am present my only concern is that I'm happy to be alive. No problems or worries can enter my space as long as I am only living this moment. It's when you linger in the past or future that worries and problems start to creep up. It's the Power of the Now that lets you overcome basically any problem that you may encounter.

This is some pretty powerful stuff. I'm sure a lot of people find it hogwash. I'm sure a lot of people get turned away once it starts talking about God being inside you. But the parts where it talks about anger and depression and all the negative emotions that seem to control your life, those are the parts that speak truth. And this book gives you the tools to overcome those emotions. One way is to work through pain, by focusing on it, not thinking about it, but just feeling it. Eventually the pain goes away once you are present. This book really is a marvelous tool.

I definitely recommend this book to people who are interested in evoking change in their life. Some people aren't ready for that sort of change, however. But to those that are ready, read the book, and try to do what it says. It won't hurt for sure. And if you do what it says, you'll start to feel, hey! this really works! But it's a process, and the change can't happen overnight. It takes a great deal of concentration and practice to take effect. But practice makes permanent, as one of my good high school teachers said. :)