The following quotes have been gathered from the verified writings and recorded teachings of Eckhart Tolle. They represent the core of a lifetime of wisdom that has influenced millions of readers worldwide.
“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Life is the dancer and you are the dance.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“What a liberation to realize that the ‘voice in my head’ is not who I am.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Being must be felt. It can’t be thought.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Don’t seek happiness. If you seek it, you won’t find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Accept — then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.”
— 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
“In today’s rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much, and forget about the joy of just being.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“The past has no power over the present moment.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?”
— Eckhart Tolle
“All the things that truly matter — beauty, love, creativity, joy and inner peace — arise from beyond the mind.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“The greatest catalyst for change in a relationship is complete acceptance of your partner as he or she is.”
— Eckhart Tolle
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