Waiting Quotes by Eckhart Tolle

18 Waiting quotes by Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle invites you to sit with the pause, presenting eighteen observations that point toward the power of now. His voice steadies the mind, reminding us that waiting can be a doorway to deeper awareness.

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“So give up waiting as a state of mind.”

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Presence is when you're no longer waiting for the next moment, believing that the next moment will be more fulfilling than this…

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I never went out and said, "I want to do this." I never do that. I wait for things to come to…

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“Waiting is a state of mind. Basically, it means that you want the future; you don’t want the present.”

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Give up waiting as a state of mind. When you catch yourself slipping into waiting...snap out of it. Come into the present…

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You can't wait for the end of your problems for you to be present. It has to be done whereever you are…

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It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.

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The ego is just waiting to identify with anything. Whether it's your misery or being a great meditator, it seeks some identification.

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When you wash your hands, when you make a cup of coffee, when you're waiting for the elevator - instead of indulging…

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Don't wait to be successful at some future point, have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in…

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The reality is there is only each present moment: You are called to give a talk. You get out of a building…

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“So next time somebody says, “Sorry to have kept you waiting,” you can reply, “That’s all right, I wasn’t waiting. I was…

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You don't have to wait for something 'meaningful' to come into your life so that you can finally enjoy what you do.…

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“So next time somebody says, “Sorry to have kept you waiting,” you can reply, “That’s all right, I wasn’t waiting. I was…

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Waiting is a state of mind that says we want what we don't have. Therefore, with every kind of waiting we produce…

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“There is a qualitatively different kind of waiting, one that requires your total alertness. Something could happen at any moment, and if…

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So give up waiting as a state of mind. When you catch yourself slipping into waiting . . . snap out of…

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Waiting is a state of mind. Basically, it means that you want the future; you don't want the present. You don't want…

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

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