Our analytical mind and its erroneously constituted self, the ego, must be left behind in order to go into the present moment. We quickly climb to a much higher altitude where the air is lighter from the very first page of this wonderful book. As a result, we establish a connection with our eternal nature. Beyond the many forms of life that experience birth and death, there is the everlasting, always-present one. One of the few novels, Fear of the Present, has the capacity to evoke an emotional response from readers and to fundamentally alter their life.