"The End is Near" mass unconsciousness

[zenmaster]

I'm busy reading The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle. I wish I found this book years ago. You realise that the only possible enlightenment resides in the now, and that we should stop living in the past or the future, and how detrimental living in the past or the future is from a spiritual perspective.

when you finish i really recommend reading "A New Earth" also by Eckhart Tolle.
it could be seen as a sequel to "The Power Of Now".

I also recommend taking a look at J. Krishnamurti's 1974 PBS TV interview with Allen Anderson. It's an 18-part series available from various sources on the internet. Here's a sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b_lAb_GmI4

Another good one is his 1983 dialog with David Bohm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knu4ujA1rfU

i just happen to be reading "The Ending of Time" Krishnamurti and David Bohm. im only halfway through but its great.
it also shares the basic idea that Eckhart Tolle talks about.

Krishnamurti and Tolle have provided some useful insights into the nature of mind. It is great to be reminded of the contrast between being wrapped up in thought and just being. However, they do not really explain things from a developmental perspective. It's like they both found that 'primordial place' and got 'stuck' there, focusing on its vast potential - like a wellspring.