Eckhart Tolle

Spiritual Teacher German-Canadian Born 1948 (age 78)

Spiritual teacher; authored The Power of Now.

375 quotes

"Your life is not really yours until you own it completely."
"Every complaint is a form of projection of personal pain."
"True change happens when you let go of who you think you should be."
Change
"Boredom means the mind is not engaged or the body is understimulated."
"The inability to tolerate aloneness is the root of all addiction."
Solitude
"Stop trying to make sense of everything. Life doesn't always make logical sense."
"Your outer world is a reflection of your inner world."
"The mind is constantly trying to resolve the past or anticipate the future."
"Spiritual practice involves realizing the distinction between the form and the formless."
"You cannot be fully present and anxious at the same time."
Peace
"Guilt is the child of shame and fear."
"True intelligence is beyond thinking."
Knowledge
"The mind creates an illusion of separation where there is none."
"Peace is your natural state; suffering is what you add to it."
Peace
"When you look at a tree, you become one with the tree."
Nature
"Attention is your most valuable resource. Guard it carefully."
Power
"The human mind creates systems of meaning to avoid feeling the ground beneath it."
Truth
"To offer no resistance to life is to be in a state of grace."
"You are not broken; you simply need to awaken to what you already are."
"The paradox is that all spiritual teachings point to the transcendence of mind."
Philosophy
"Presence is the greatest gift you can give another person."
Relationships
"Unconsciousness is not just a personal problem but a collective pathology."
"The clock is useful, but the present moment is priceless."
Time
"True power is the absence of the need for power."
Power
"When you breathe consciously, you anchor yourself in the present."
"Psychological time is the barrier to spiritual realization."
"Your unhappiness is pointing you toward your greatest awakening."
"To love is to recognize yourself in another being."
Love
"The body always exists in the present moment; the mind rarely does."
"Your sense of reality is your sense of self."