You are not your thoughts; you are the awareness behind them.
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Eckhart Tolle
German-born spiritual teacher and author of The Power of Now (1997). His books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
13 quotes
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.
Life is the dancer and you are the dance.
Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.
Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.
The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.
Wherever you are, be there totally.
The past has no power over the present moment.
Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.
Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.
You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.
Awareness is the greatest agent for change.
Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.