One way to become aware many times during the day is to take a conscious breath. Doing so breaks the stream of thinking. Eckhart Tolle More Quotes by Eckhart Tolle More Quotes From Eckhart Tolle Watch any plant or animal and let it teach you acceptance of what is, surrender to the Now. Let it teach you Being. Let it teach you integrity — which means to be one, to be yourself, to be real. Let it teach you how to live and how to die, and how not to make living and dying into a problem. Eckhart Tolle being-yourself real integrity Since ancient times, spiritual masters of all traditions have pointed to the Now as the key to the spiritual dimension. Despite this, it seems to have remained a secret. Eckhart Tolle keys secret spiritual Your inner purpose is to awaken. It is as simple as that. You share that purpose with every other person on the planet - because it is the purpose of humanity. Eckhart Tolle purpose simple humanity Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make. Eckhart Tolle foundation effort self You cannot fight against the ego and win, just as you cannot fight against darkness. The light of consciousness is all that is necessary. You are that light. Eckhart Tolle fighting light winning When you are not honoring the present moment by allowing it to be, you are creating drama. Eckhart Tolle creating moments drama I call animals "guardians of Being," especially animals that live with humans. Because, for many humans, it's through their contact with animals they get in touch with that level of being. Eckhart Tolle guardian levels animal Pay attention to the gap - the gap between two thoughts, the brief, silent space between words in a conversation, between the notes of a piano or flute, or the gap between the in-breath and the out-breath. When you pay attention to those gaps, awareness of 'something' becomes - just awareness. The formless dimension of pure conciousness arises from within you and replaces identification with form. Eckhart Tolle piano space two But there's a shift happening in humanity, a shift in consciousness, happening now because it has to happen now. Eckhart Tolle consciousness humanity happens By far the greater part of violence that humans inflicted on each other is not the work of criminals or mentally deranged, but of normal, respectable citizens service of the collective ego. One can go so far as to say that on this planet "normal" equals insane. What is it that lies at the root of this insanity? Complete identification with thought and emotion, that is to say, ego. Eckhart Tolle roots insanity lying Give up waiting as a state of mind. When you catch yourself slipping into waiting...snap out of it. Come into the present moment. Just be and enjoy being. Eckhart Tolle giving-up waiting mind The outer form is a temporary reflection of what you are within, in your essence. That is why love and beauty can never leave you, although all outer forms will. Eckhart Tolle beauty-within essence reflection Life wants to support you. But first you need to be open to life. Eckhart Tolle support-you want needs Your mind is an instrument, a tool. It is there to be used for a specific task, and when the task is completed, you lay it down. As it is, I would say about 80 to 90 percent of most people's thinking is not only repetitive and useless, but because of its dysfunctional and often negative nature, much of it is also harmful. Observe your mind and you will find this to be true. It causes a serious leakage of vital energy. Eckhart Tolle spiritual people thinking 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 enlightenment pain joy Some people get attached to their practice. They get good at it, but even becoming a good meditator can become a hindrance. Eckhart Tolle becoming practice people All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness. Eckhart Tolle spiritual inspirational life On a deeper level you are already complete. When you realize that, there is a joyous energy behind what you do. Eckhart Tolle spiritual happiness inspirational Surrender comes when you no longer ask, 'Why is this happening to me?' Eckhart Tolle happenings surrender growth Make sure your goals are dynamic, that is to say, point toward an activity that you are engaged in and through which you are connected to other human beings as well as to the whole. See yourself inspiring countless people with your work and enriching their lives. Feel yourself being an opening through which energy flows from the unmanifested Source of all life through you for the benefit of all. Eckhart Tolle energy goal people
