Category Quotations

Eckhart Tolle says :  “Here is a new spiritual practice for you: don’t take your thoughts too seriously.”

Eckhart Tolle says :  “Give up waiting as a state of mind. When you catch yourself slipping into waiting…snap out of it. Come into the present moment. Just be and enjoy being.”

Eckhart Tolle says :  “For most people, their spiritual teacher is their suffering. Because eventually the suffering brings about awakening.”

Eckhart Tolle says :  “Every fragment of self-talk is a little story in the head that goes around, and then you look at reality through the lens of the little story.”

Eckhart Tolle says :  “Do I want the present moment to be my friend or my enemy? The present moment is inseparable from life, so you are really deciding what kind of relationship you want to have with life.”

Eckhart Tolle says :  “Be present as the watcher of your mind – of your thoughts and emotions as well as your reactions in various situations. Be at least as interested in your reactions as in the situation or person…

Eckhart Tolle says :  “Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space.”

Eckhart Tolle says :  “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.”

Eckhart Tolle says :  “Ask yourself: Is there joy, ease and lightness in what I am doing? If there isn’t, then time is covering up the present moment, and life is perceived as a burden or a struggle.”

Eckhart Tolle says :  “All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence.…