Eckhart Tolle Quotes

Inspirational selections from The Power of Now, A New Earth, Stillness Speaks and Guardians of Being by Eckhart Tolle.

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When there is no way out, there is still always a way through. So don't turn away from the pain. Face it. Feel it fully.

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Enlightenment consciously chosen means to relinquish your attachment to past and future and to make the Now the main focus of your life. It means choosing to dwell in the state of presence rather than in time. It means saying yes to what is.

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Just be, and enjoy being. If you are present, there is never any need for you to wait for anything.

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Whenever you are immersed in compulsive thinking, you are avoiding what is. You don't want to be where you are. Here, Now.

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What the future holds for you depends on your state of consciousness now.

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Some changes may look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.

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It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.

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The ego could be defined simply in this way: a dysfunctional relationship with the present moment.

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The moment you enter the Now with your attention, you realize that life is sacred. There is a sacredness to everything you perceive when you are present. The more you live in the Now, the more you sense the simple yet profound joy of Being and the sacredness of all life.

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What a liberation to realize that the voice in my head is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.

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Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment.

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How you react to people and situations, especially when challenges arise, is the best indicator of how deeply you know yourself.

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Surrender to what is. Say YES to life - and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.

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Focus your attention on the Now and tell me what problem you have at this moment. I am not getting any answer because it is impossible to have a problem when your attention is fully in the Now. A situation needs to be either dealt with or accepted. Why make it into a problem?

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Awareness is the greatest agent for change.

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To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment.

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Nonreaction to the ego in others is one of the most effective ways not only of going beyond ego in yourself but also of dissolving the collective human ego.

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Don't let a mad world tell you that success is anything other than a successful present moment.

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Whenever you are conscious of the breath, you are absolutely present. You may also notice that you cannot think and be aware of your breathing. Conscious breathing stops your mind.

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Is there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Yes. Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not.