Neither concepts nor mathematical formulae can explain the infinite. Eckhart Tolle More Quotes by Eckhart Tolle More Quotes From Eckhart Tolle The unchecked striving for more, for endless growth, is a dysfunction and a disease. It is the same dysfunction the cancerous cell manifests, whose only goal is to multiply itself, unaware that it is bringing about its own destruction by destroying the organism of which it is a part. Eckhart Tolle dysfunctioncellsgoal Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp, which isn’t very much. Eckhart Tolle spiritualmindreality A significant portion of the earth's population will soon recognize, if they haven't already done so, that humanity is now faced with a stark choice: Evolve or die. Eckhart Tolle choiceshumanityspiritual Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time—past and future—the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is. Eckhart Tolle missingtimepast If you identify with a mental position, then if you are wrong, your mind-based sense of self is seriously threatened with annihilation. So you as the ego cannot afford to be wrong. To be wrong is to die. Wars have been fought over this, and countless relationships have broken down. Eckhart Tolle selfspiritualwar Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose Eckhart Tolle purposechallengesworry The moment that judgement stops through acceptance of what it is, you are free of the mind. You have made room for love, for joy, for peace. Eckhart Tolle changeacceptancejoy Inner resistance to whatever arises in the present moment pulls you back into unconsciousness. Inner resistance is some form of negativity, complaining, fear, aggression, or anger. This is important because whenever you complain about what somebody else does you're already beginning to fall into that trap of unconsciousness. Eckhart Tolle negativityspiritualfall When faced with a radical crisis, when the old way of being in the world, of interacting with each other and with the realm of nature doesn't work anymore, when survival is threatened by seemingly insurmountable problems, an individual life-form -- or a species -- will either die or become extinct or rise above the limitations of its condition through an evolutionary leap. Eckhart Tolle survivalnatureworld Your outer journey may contain a million steps; your inner journey only has one: the step you are taking right now. Eckhart Tolle journeyspiritualmay It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up. Eckhart Tolle gratitudedimensionsspiritual Thinking is a wonderful tool if it's applied. Thinking, however, can not become the master. Thinking is a very bad master. If you're dominated by thinking then your life becomes very restricted. Eckhart Tolle toolswonderfulthinking The only thing you ever have is now. Eckhart Tolle That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were. So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person. Eckhart Tolle powerfulrealspiritual Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there. Eckhart Tolle spacepeopleworld Is fear preventing you from taking action? Acknowledge the fear, watch it, take your attention into it, be fully present with it. Doing so cuts the link between the fear and your thinking. Don't let the fear rise up into your mind. Use the power of the Now. Fear cannot prevail against it. Eckhart Tolle cuttingmindthinking Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems - most life situations are - but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now? Eckhart Tolle momentsproblemmay Life is the dancer and you are the dance. Eckhart Tolle dancingdancelife The human condition: lost in thought. Eckhart Tolle human-conditionspirituallost The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life. Eckhart Tolle painspiritualrunning
