Quotes from Eckhart Tolle

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is.

True Power is within, and it is available now.

Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, persists.

All you realy need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at ease with yourself.

The human condition: lost in thought.

Is there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Yes. Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not.

True salvation is freedom from negativity.

Since ancient times, spiritual masters of all traditions have pointed to the Now as the key to the spiritual dimension. Despite this, it seems to have remained a secret.

Acceptance of the unacceptable is the greatest source of grace in this world.

True creativity flows only from stillness. When stillness becomes conscious, the spiritual dimension enters your life and you begin to be guided by an intelligence far greater than the human mind.

Is suffering really necessary? Yes and no. If you had not suffered as you have, there would be no depth to you, no humility, no compassion.

The brain does not create consciousness, but conciousness created the brain, the most complex physical form on earth, for its expression.

On a deeper level you are already complete. When you realize that, there is a joyous energy behind what you do.

Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth.

Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have forgotten that your state of consciousness is primary, all else secondary.

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.

Nonresistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe.

What you react to in others, you strengthen in yourself.

Being spiritual has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do with your state of consciousness.

I cannot tell you any spiritual truth that deep within you don't know already. All I can do is remind you of what you have forgotten.

It is when we are trapped in incessant streams of compulsive thinking that the universe really disintegrates for us, and we lose the ability to sense the interconnectedness of all that exists.

Doing is never enough if you neglect Being.

The quicker you are in attaching verbal or mental labels to things, people, or situations, the more shallow and lifeless your reality becomes, and the more deadened you become to reality

You cannot be both unhappy, and fully present in the Now.