Taken Quotes by Eckhart Tolle

11 Taken quotes by Eckhart Tolle

When the mind feels seized by thoughts, Eckhart Tolle offers a brief, grounded perspective. These eleven verses cut straight to the core of that feeling, giving you a quick lens to notice and ease the grip.

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If spacious stillness is missing, the relationship will be dominated by the mind and can easily be taken over by problems and…

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Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have forgotten…

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Most people don't know how to listen because the major part of their attention is taken up by thinking.

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Although an increasing number of humans are undergoing a process of awakening, identification with thinking is still the prevalent state of consciousness.…

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If you have a strong ego [and] something good happens to an acquaintance of yours, [it] makes you feel bad. It's called…

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Most people's lives are run by desire and fear. Desire is the need to add something to yourself in order to be…

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You may remember the paradox of time we mentioned earlier: Whatever you do takes time, and yet it is always now. So…

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The ego isn't wrong; it's just unconscious. When you observe the ego in yourself, you are beginning to go beyond it. Don't…

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True listening is another way of bringing stillness into the relationship. When you truly listen to someone, the dimension of stillness arises…

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Once the pain-body has taken you over, you want more pain. You become a victim or a perpetrator. You want to inflict…

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Most people don't know how to listen because the major part of their attention is taken up by thinking. They pay more…

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