Re: Book and video that has helped me put things in perspective

I recently started reading "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle, and my boyfriend and I are watching a videotaped presentation he gave in California, called "The Flowering of Consciousness" - I ordered it through Amazon.com. He puts into simple terms how we essentially create our own reality, and that when we can let go of our false, conditioned, self-created "identity," there is real peace to be found even in the midst of chaos. It's not a religious philosophy, although it seems to have some similarities to Buddhism. I think he's an enlightened individual who's managed to step out of the box, and he's got a real handle on Universal Truth. You should really check it out. It has helped me a lot.