Quotes By Author: Eckhart Tolle

“Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.”

“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.”

“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but you thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.”

“Where there is anger there is always pain underneath.”

“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.”

“Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?”

“I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.”

“In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.”

“Man made God in his own image…”

“It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.”