Eckhart Tolle: Trending quotes (page 9)

“Life isn't as serious as my mind makes it out to be.”

“When another recognizes you, that recognition draws the dimension of Being more fully into this world through both of you. That is the love that redeems the world.”

“Die to the past every moment. You don't need it. Only refer to it when it is absolutely relevant to the present. Feel the power of this moment and the fullness of Being. Feel your presence.”

“… whenever there is inspiration… and enthusiasm… there is a creative empowerment that goes far beyond what a mere person is capable of.”

“Awareness is the power that is concealed within the present moment. … The ultimate purpose of human existence, which is to say, your purpose, is to bring that power into this world.”

“One thing we do know: 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.”

“What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone.”

“The ego wants to want more than it wants to have.”

“You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge.”

“Defining yourself through thought is limiting yourself.”

“Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.”

“You become most powerful in whatever you do if the action is performed for its own sake rather than as a means to protect, enhance, or conform to your role identity.”

“Reading is my passion and my escape since I was 5 years old. Overall, children don't realize the magic that can live inside their own heads. Better even then any movie.”

“Knowing yourself is to be rooted in Being, instead of lost in your mind.”

“every complaint is a little story the mind makes up that you completely believe in.”

“You have so much to learn from your enemies.”

“The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life.”

“Become conscious of being conscious.”

“Your outer journey may contain a million steps; your inner journey only has one: the step you are taking right now.”