1,435 Quotes by Eckhart Tolle

Once you have had a glimpse of awareness or Presence, you know it firsthand. It is no longer just a concept in your mind.

Enlightenment means choosing to dwell in a state of presence rather than in time. It means saying yes to what is.

The present moment holds the key to liberation. But you cannot find the present moment as long as you are your mind.

Especially for those of us living in the Western culture, death to a large extent is still a taboo subject. It's considered something dreadful that shouldn't be happening. It's usually denied. The fact of death is not faced. What we don't realize in Western culture is that death has a redemptive dimension.

Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems - most life situations are - but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now?

Work to recognize the primary importance of the present moment. A good little pointer toward that is to ask yourself, "What is my relationship with the present moment? How am I relating to it?"

You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle.

The pas has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that.

The insanity of the collective egoic mind, amplified by science and technology, is rapidly taking our species to the brink of disaster. Evolve or die: that is our only choice now.