Quotes from Eckhart Tolle

Because of its phantom nature, and despite elaborate defense mechanisms, the ego is very vulnerable and insecure, and it sees itself as constantly under threat. This, by the way, is the case even if the ego is outwardly very confident.

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 body. And it is that intelligence that, I wouldn't say created the universe. It is creating the universe. It's an ongoing process.

There is such a thing as old emotional pain living inside you. It is an accumulation of painful life experience that was not fully faced and accepted in the moment it arose. It leaves behind an energy form of emotional pain.

When you wash your hands, when you make a cup of coffee, when you're waiting for the elevator - instead of indulging in thinking, these are all opportunities for being there as a still, alert presence.

When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life.

You get there by realizing you are already there.

It takes practice to hear your true desires. Your passion will often come as a whisper or serendipitous event that reminds you of what's important and what makes you happy.

Neither failure nor success has the power to change your inner state of Being.

A great silent space holds all of nature in its embrace. It also holds you.

Allow nature to teach you stillness.

Bring awareness to the many subtle sounds of nature - The rustling of leaves in the wind, Raindrops falling, The humming of an insect, The first birdsong at dawn.

Stillness is your essential nature.

To become aware of the subtlety of nature you need to be alert. The moment you become alert you become still... thinking subsides. That is actually a higher state of consciousness than thinking.

Being is not only beyond but also deep within every form as its innermost invisible and indestructible essence. This means that it is accessible to you now as your own deepest self, your true nature.

Learn from nature. See how everything gets accomplished and how the miracle of life unfolds without dissatisfaction or unhappiness.

Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.

All the things that truly matter, beauty, love, creativity, joy and inner peace arise from beyond the mind.

Love, joy, and peace cannot flourish until you have freed yourself from mind dominance.

Whenever you deeply accept this moment as it is - no matter what form it takes - you are still, you are at peace.

It is much more likely that help comes in when what you are doing is done while you are in a state of inner peace, rather than resistance.

The peace that comes with surrendered action turns to a sense of aliveness when you actually enjoy what you are doing.

If your mind is still... You can sense the peace that emanates from the earth.

The vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't been fully recognized. They keep millions of people sane.

Presence is when you're no longer waiting for the next moment, believing that the next moment will be more fulfilling than this one.