It is interesting to realize that this present moment and the action we are currently in, is the future of our past moments. We are currently “in the future” we imagined in the past. Since our idea of the future often makes us feel nervous because we worry that we won’t prepare well to get […]
Tag: Eckhart Tolle
This is the Answer to That
When thinking about problems in our life we look for answers. That is what our mind does; it hunts around for the issues that are thorny in our life and tries to find solutions. It does this with everything that comes up mentally for us. As I have discussed in all of my writings, […]
Related Themes
This is a page on my blog that I have recently updated with some youtube videos and an article. I will continue to update this page periodically but thought I would at least blog post it the first time. These people have greatly influenced my work so I thought I would share! click here: https://jillengmindfulreality.com/related-themes/ I […]
Preface to “The Myth of Doing”
After completing my first book, Body Over Mind, I was propelled into research around the findings of neurophysiologist Benjamin Libet who in 1983 discovered that a volitional signal for action shows up in the brain before a person is conscious of the intention to act. This moved me into exploring the neuroscientific studies that have […]
Praises for “The Myth of Doing”
“The Myth of Doing shatters the illusion of free will. Rather than discouraging us with this awareness, Eng presents an alternative vision that allows us to access inner peace and clarity.” —Maxine Sclar, Clinical Social Worker “In this well-grounded book, Ms. Eng eloquently helps to put the argument of free will to rest. Distilling the […]
Time, Action and the Illusion of Effort
This is another repost from a while back for those who are new to the blog or who just want a refresher! In my work I talk a lot about the clock, and the fact that it moves by itself, by virtue of the fact that our planet naturally rotates around itself and the sun, […]
Being is Action
What do I mean when I say being is action? I mean that the state of existing in time and space automatically indicates that we are in some state of activity. Some examples of activity would be: lying down, reading a book, typing on the computer, standing in the living room, eating a banana, talking […]
New Book!
My new book, The Myth of Doing: managing guilt, shame, anxiety, regret and self-judgment is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle (you can also order this book from any bookstore). Here is the link and below is a description of the book: This book validates who we are and what we do, despite our mind’s […]
Audiobook announcement
Body Over Mind is now available in audiobook format read by me! You may purchase via the below links. There is also a free 5 minute sample. Enjoy! AUDIOBOOK on amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017WEDZEE… itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/body-over-mind/id720870312… audible http://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/Body-Over-Mind-Audiobook/B017WEE0MA/ref=a_search_c4_1_4_srTtl?qid=1447439642&sr=1-4
For Now
For now, we have to be doing what we are doing, and it will always be now. No amount of thinking can alter that reality. In the future, it will always be now. That is a physical reality, so we may as well surrender mentally, and wait to see what life has in store. What […]
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