Lesson: Surrender to what is. The only time you should care about is the present moment. In The Power of Now, spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle shows us how to go beyond an intellectual understanding of the power of now and experience it directly within ourselves. Tolle describes how our ego-based state of consciousness (which is usually the case when we are thinking) often leads us to suffer unnecessarily from anxiety, stress, or a general sense of lack. In contrast, when our consciousness is free from the ego, we are free from suffering and step into the present moment … fully alive and aware. In like new condition, i.e., no rips, stains, or other damage!