
Eckhart Tolle
1948-present • German-Canadian
Non-Dual / AdvaitaPerennial Philosophy
Contemporary spiritual teacher and author of The Power of Now. His teachings emphasize present-moment awareness and transcending the egoic mind.
Key Works
- The Power of Now
- A New Earth
- Stillness Speaks
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Quotes by Eckhart Tolle
111 quotes“Forgive yourself for not being at peace.”
self-compassionThe Power of Now
“Death is a stripping away of all that is not you.”
deathThe Power of Now
“Stress is caused by being 'here' but wanting to be 'there.'”
presenceThe Power of Now
“The only thing you ever have is now.”
presenceThe Power of Now
“To love is to be present.”
loveA New Earth
“As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve.”
presenceThe Power of Now
“Your life has an inner purpose and an outer purpose.”
purposeA New Earth
“Inner purpose concerns Being and is primary. Outer purpose concerns doing and is secondary.”
purposeA New Earth
“The deeper you go into yourself, the more impersonal you become.”
depthA New Earth
“Underneath the surface appearance, everything is connected with everything else.”
unityA New Earth
“The new heaven is the awakened consciousness. The new earth is its reflection in the physical realm.”
awakeningA New Earth
“Surrender is the inner transition from resistance to acceptance, from no to yes.”
surrenderThe Power of Now
“Watch any plant or animal and let it teach you acceptance of what is.”
natureStillness Speaks
“Identification with thinking is the source of unhappiness.”
thinkingThe Power of Now
“Not all thinking and emotion is of the ego. They turn into ego only when you identify with them.”
identificationA New Earth
“Every complaint is a little story the mind makes up that you completely believe in.”
complaintA New Earth
“Most people don't realize how attached they are to misery, because misery is their identity.”
identificationA New Earth
“You are the eternal awareness in which all phenomena arise and dissolve.”
awarenessStillness Speaks
“Watch the thinker.”
witnessThe Power of Now
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