Eckhart Tolle: Trending quotes (page 8)

“If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.”

“That in you which recognizes madness as madness (even if it is your own) is sanity, is the arising awareness, is the end of insanity.”

“Space and silence are two aspects of the same thing. The same no-thing. They are externalization of inner space and inner silence, which is stillness: the infinitely creative womb of all existence.”

“Practice presence -- embrace the place where life happens.”

“Once you have had a glimpse of awareness or Presence, you know it firsthand. It is no longer just a concept in your mind.”

“All you realy need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at ease with yourself.”

“Each person's life – each lifeform,
in fact – represents a world, a
unique way in which the universe experiences itself.”

“Fulfill me, make me happy, make me feel safe, tell me who I am. The world cannot give you those things, and when you no longer have such expectations, all self created suffering comes to an end.”

“The brain does not create consciousness, but conciousness created the brain, the most complex physical form on earth, for its expression.”

“With stillness comes the benediction of Peace.”

“Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them.”

“Accept — then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.”

“The greatest achievement of humanity is not its works of art, science, or technology, but the recognition of its own dysfunction.”

“In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.”

“You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are!”

“Nonresistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe.”

“Doing is never enough if you neglect Being.”

“Where there is anger there is always pain underneath.”

“If her past were your past, her pain your pain, her level of consciousness your level of consciousness, you would think and act exactly as she does. With this realization comes forgiveness, compassion, peace.”