Amur Fatih, loving what is.

In this episode, Eckhart talks about the process of writing his first book, The Power of Now.

He says he surrendered to the idea that the book wanted to be written.

He explains he had a vision which inspired him long before he wrote the first word.

He shares that he encountered naysayers, people who tried to discourage his pursuits.

And he says when an individual or group tries to bring new knowledge to the world,

they often encounter resistance.

The book eventually became a number one New York Times bestseller.

And I believe one of the most influential spiritual books of our time.

And he says that the ancient Romans had an expression for surrendering to something greater than ourselves,

which is Amur Fatih.

In Latin, it means loving once fate.

Eckhart believes the true meaning is loving what is.

He says when we allied ourselves with the isness of the present moment,

enormous power is released, connecting us with an intelligence which permeates the entire universe.

I was beginning to write The Power of Now many years ago.

And people asked me, what are you doing?

I said, I'm writing a book.

I knew it wanted to be written.

I had to write it.

This often comes to people in the state of presence.

You realize what it is that wants to be created.

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