People don't realize that now is all there ever is; there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind. Eckhart Tolle anticipationfuturememory Change image and share on social
You can always cope with the present moment, but you cannot cope with something that is only a mind projection - you cannot cope with the future. Eckhart Tolle copefuturemind Change image and share on social
Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live. Eckhart Tolle insanelifelive Change image and share on social
To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment. Eckhart Tolle enlightenmentfreedomjoy Change image and share on social
Power over others is weakness disguised as strength. Eckhart Tolle disguisepowerstrength Change image and share on social
I don't believe in an outside agent that creates the world, then walks away. But I feel very strongly there is an intelligence at work in every flower, in every blade of grass, in every cell of my body. And it is that intelligence that, I wouldn't say created the universe. It is creating the universe. It's an ongoing process. Eckhart Tolle agentbladebody share on social
Some people awaken spiritually without ever coming into contact with any meditation technique or any spiritual teaching. They may awaken simply because they can't stand the suffering anymore. Eckhart Tolle anymoreawakencome Change image and share on social
The soul is your innermost being. The presence that you are beyond form. The consciousness that you are beyond form, that is the soul. That is who you are in essence. Eckhart Tolle consciousnessessenceform Change image and share on social
You can have religion with spirituality. You can also have religion without spirituality. Eckhart Tolle religionspirituality Change image and share on social
The answer is, who you are cannot be defined through thinking or mental labels or definitions, because it's beyond that. It is the very sense of being, or presence, that is there when you become conscious of the present moment. In essence, you and what we call the present moment are, at the deepest level, one. Eckhart Tolle answercallconscious share on social