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Philosophy of Mind Quotes by Eckhart Tolle

178 Philosophy of Mind quotes by Eckhart Tolle

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Alertness is presented as the doorway to stillness, where thinking begins to fade. The body is described as a mirror that shows hidden emotions when the mind is quiet. Meditation is defined as stepping out of thought, allowing a new state of consciousness to arise.

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Observe your thoughts, don't believe them.

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One conscious breathe in and out is a meditation.

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“your presence, your consciousness”

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Evil is an extreme manifestation of human unconsciousness.

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The fires of suffering become the light of consciousness.

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Spiritual Awakening is awakening from the dream of thought.

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“Nobody can act beyond their level of consciousness.”

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Become conscious of being conscious.

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Every time you create a gap in the stream of mind, the light of your consciousness grows stronger

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Whenever you step out of the noise of thinking, that is meditation, and a different state of consciousness arises.

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

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Consciousness is a vast ocean and thinking is the waves & ripples on the surface of the ocean.

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Thinking is no more than a tiny aspect of the totality of consciousness, the totality of who you are.

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The more you make your thoughts and beliefs into your identity, the more cut off you are from the spiritual dimension within…

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“If there were nothing but thought in you, you wouldn’t even know you are thinking.”

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Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.

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“I want to know the mind of God,” Einstein said. “The rest are details.” What is the mind of God? Consciousness. What…

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Be present as the watcher of your mind - of your thoughts and emotions as well as your reactions in various situations.…

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On the new Earth, as the awakened consciousness comes in, I would say the ego would develop in children and quickly become…

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“These are parables not about the end of the world but about the end of psychological time. They point to the transcendence…

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Until presence becomes your predominant state, you may find yourself moving back and forth for a while between the old consciousness and…

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Their function is to anchor the frequency of the new consciousness on this planet. I call them the frequency-holders. They are here…

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What is the relationship between awareness and thinking? Awareness is the space in which thoughts exist when that space has become conscious…

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You are the light of the world. You are the consciousness that illuminates the world. Know yourself as that, and that's freedom,…

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Don't judge or analyze what you observe. Watch the thought, feel the emotion, observe the reaction. Don't make a personal problem out…

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Pay attention to the gap - the gap between two thoughts, the brief, silent space between words in a conversation, between the…

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When you listen to the voice in your head, listen to it impartially. That is to say, do not judge. You'll soon…

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Some people are called upon to do great things externally in this world by creating some new structure that reflects their awakening…

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For a long time humans probably were in touch on a deeper level with the depths of their being, unconsciously so, the…

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“every time you walk up and down the stairs in your house or place of work, pay close attention to every step,…

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“Consciousness is a vast ocean and thinking is the waves & ripples on the surface of the ocean. Every wave & ripple…

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Instead of 'watching the thinker,' you can also create a gap in the mind stream simply by directing the focus of your…

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“When you are aware that you are thinking, that awareness is not part of thinking. It is a different dimension of consciousness.…

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“Mind, in the way I use the word, is not just thought. It includes your emotions as well as all unconscious mental-emotional…

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“How easy it is for people to become trapped in their conceptual prisons. The human mind, in its desire to know, understand,…

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“You mean stop thinking altogether? No, I can’t, except maybe for a moment or two. Then the mind is using you. You…

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“Many people live with a tormentor in their head that continuously attacks and punishes them and drains them of vital energy. It…

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“I was so stunned by this strange realization that my mind stopped. I was fully conscious, but there were no more thoughts.…

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“Thinking that is not rooted in awareness becomes self-serving and dysfunctional. Cleverness devoid of wisdom is extremely dangerous and destructive. That is…

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“Words, no matter whether they are vocalized and made into sounds or remain unspoken as thoughts, can cast an almost hypnotic spell…

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On a deeper level you are already complete. When you realize that, there is a joyous energy behind what you do.

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Whenever you step out of the noise of thinking, that is meditation, and a different state of consciousness arises.

Get the inside right, and the outside will take care of itself.

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Let the end of the world be inside you, then you don't need to fear the end of the world out there.

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