"To the ego, the present moment hardly exists.……" — Eckhart Tolle
"To the ego, the present moment hardly exists. Only past and future are considered important. This total reversal of the truth accounts for the fact that in the ego mode the mind is so dysfunctional. It is always concerned with keeping the past alive, because without it - who are you?"
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722 Quotes by Eckhart Tolle
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