The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.
“The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.”
Eckhart Tolle
Future, Good, Power
It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.
“It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.”
Eckhart Tolle
Gratitude, Life, Spiritual
People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgments, guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.
“People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgments, guilt and anxiety...”
Eckhart Tolle
Future, Good, Mind
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.
“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...”
Eckhart Tolle
Moment, Present, Thinking
Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.
“Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.”
Eckhart Tolle
Knowing, Not Knowing, You
Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.
“Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.”
Eckhart Tolle
Power, Strength, Weakness
Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.
“Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.”
Eckhart Tolle
People, Problems, Self
Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don't see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being to a concept is already a form of violence.
“Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don't see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept...”
Eckhart Tolle
Mind, Thinking, Violence
You are not a problem that needs solving.
“You are not a problem that needs solving.”
Eckhart Tolle
Needs, Problem, You
If there are people you haven't forgiven, you're not going to really awaken. You have to let go.
“If there are people you haven't forgiven, you're not going to really awaken. You have to let go.”
Eckhart Tolle
Let Go, People, You
When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.
“When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely, a...”
Eckhart Tolle
Attention, Moment, Present
Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.
“Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.”
Eckhart Tolle
Acceptance, Peace, Reality
You are the universe, you aren't in the universe.
“You are the universe, you aren't in the universe.”
Eckhart Tolle
Universe, You
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.
“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
Future, Mind, Moment
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.
“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...”
Eckhart Tolle
Flower, Intelligence, Work
Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally. If you want to take responsibility for your life, you must choose one of those three options, and you must choose now. Then accept the consequences.
“Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the...”
Eckhart Tolle
Change, Life, Responsibility
There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself.
“There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move...”
Eckhart Tolle
Balance, Mistakes, Past
Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.
“Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than...”
Eckhart Tolle
Life, Moment, Start
The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.
“The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.”
Eckhart Tolle
Death, Fear, Moment
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.
“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,...”
Eckhart Tolle
Freedom, Joy, Love
Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
“Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.”
Eckhart Tolle
Effort, Future, Good
Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now.
“Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you...”
Eckhart Tolle
Believe, Life, Moment
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.”
Eckhart Tolle
Focus, Life, Moment
To realize that you are not your thoughts is when you begin to awaken spiritually.
“To realize that you are not your thoughts is when you begin to awaken spiritually.”
Eckhart Tolle
Realize, Thoughts, You
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.
“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
Life, Moment, People
People look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future.
“People look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future.”
Eckhart Tolle
Future, Happiness, Time
“Dogmas are collective conceptual prisons. And the strange thing is that people love their prison cells because they give them a sense of security and a false...”
Eckhart Tolle
Humanity, Love, Suffering
“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...”
Eckhart Tolle
Powerful, Spiritual, Thought
“What a liberation to realize that the 'voice in my head' is not who I am. 'Who am I, then?' The one who sees that.”
Eckhart Tolle
Head, I Am, Voice
“Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form.”
Eckhart Tolle
Deep, Love, Love Is