The particular egoic patterns that you react to most strongly in others and misperceive as their identity tend to be the same patterns that are also in you, but that you are unable or unwilling to detect within yourself. Eckhart Tolle More Quotes by Eckhart Tolle More Quotes From Eckhart Tolle Presence is when you're no longer waiting for the next moment, believing that the next moment will be more fulfilling than this one. Eckhart Tolle positivity positive believe Life has no opposite. The opposite of death is birth. Life is eternal. Eckhart Tolle birth-life life-is opposites Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge. Eckhart Tolle change inspirational life You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle. Eckhart Tolle becoming miracle spiritual There have been many people for whom limitations, failure, loss, or pain in whatever form turned out to be their greatest teacher. It taught them to let go of false self-images and superficial ego-dictated goals and desires. It gave them depth, humility and compassion. It made them more real. Eckhart Tolle pain letting-go teacher To some people, surrender may have negative connotations, implying defeat, giving up, failing to rise to the challenges of life, becoming lethargic, and so on. True surrender, however, is something entirely different. It does not mean to passively put up with whatever situation you find yourself in and to do nothing about it. Nor does it mean to cease making plans or initiating positive action. Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life. Eckhart Tolle giving-up letting-go mean The more you are focused on time-past and future-the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is. Eckhart Tolle power-of-now missing past Compassion is the awareness of a deep bond between yourself and all creatures. Eckhart Tolle compassion spiritual inspirational It may look as if the situation is creating the suffering, but ultimately this is not so - your resistance is. Eckhart Tolle creating suffering looks Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. Eckhart Tolle thanksgiving success thankful Accept the present moment and find the perfection that is deeper than any form and untouched by time. Eckhart Tolle accepting moments perfection Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world. Eckhart Tolle attitude character thinking When you say “yes” to the “isness” of life, when you accept this moment as it is, you can feel a sense of spaciousness within you that is deeply peaceful. Eckhart Tolle peaceful accepting moments The sun never sets. It is only an appearance due to the observer's limited perspective. And yet, what a sublime illusion it is. Eckhart Tolle sublime perspective sun Being rich/wealthy is being in touch with the fullness of life. When you are open to the present moment, what comes in, is a gratitude for "what is". When you are aligned with the present moment, there is a peace that comes, so it is like you are experiencing life for the first time, when you become present. When you are in a state of gratitude for what is ... that is really what being wealthy means Eckhart Tolle gratitude life mean Power over others is weakness disguised as strength. Eckhart Tolle true-power strength spiritual The whole essence of Zen consists in walking along the razor's edge of Now - to be so utterly, so completely present that no problem, no suffering, nothing that is not who you are in your essence, can survive in you. In the Now, in the absence of time, all your problems dissolve. Suffering needs time; it cannot survive in the Now. Eckhart Tolle essence suffering time The past has no power over the present moment. Eckhart Tolle philosophical wisdom positive Awareness is the greatest agent for change. Eckhart Tolle agents awareness spiritual I am not my thoughts, emotions, sense perceptions, and experiences. I am not the content of my life. I am Life. I am the space in which all things happen. I am consciousness. I am the Now. I Am. Eckhart Tolle emotion space perception
