“ Some churches, sects, cults, or religious movements are basically collective egoic entities, as rigidly identified with their mental positions as the followers of any political ideology that is closed… Eckhart Tolle
“ Ego is the complete identification with form. Physical forms, thought forms, emotional forms. Eckhart Tolle
“ When you no longer perceive the world as hostile, there is no more fear, and when there is no more fear, you think, speak and act differently. Eckhart Tolle
“ Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment. It is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. Eckhart Tolle
“ Being spiritual has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do with your state of consciousness. Eckhart Tolle
“ Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make. Eckhart Tolle
“ Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior. You are beneath the thinker. You are the stillness beneath the mental noise. You are the love and joy beneath the pain. Eckhart Tolle
“ What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of bir… Eckhart Tolle
“ When you get into your car, shut the door and be there for just half a minute. Breathe, feel the energy inside your body, look around at the sky, the trees. The mind might tell you, 'I don't have time… Eckhart Tolle
“ People don't realize that now is all there ever is there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind. Eckhart Tolle
“ 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
“ 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. Eckhart Tolle
“ 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 bod… Eckhart Tolle
