1,435 Quotes by Eckhart Tolle

Just watching an animal closely can take you out of your mind and bring you into the present moment, which is where the animal lives all the time - surrendered to life.

Christ is your God-essence or the Self, as it is sometimes called in the East. The only difference between Christ and presence is that Christ refers to your indwelling divinity regardless of whether you are conscious of it or not, whereas presence means your awakened divinity or God-essence.

All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all forms of fear - are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.

The animals certainly like to be close to humans, especially as humans go through the shift in consciousness.

Thinking is no more than a tiny aspect of the totality of consciousness, the totality of who you are.

Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.

Whenever you meet anybody, it is a holy encounter. The primary event is the energy field of presence between you and the other human being that arises. You enjoy it. There is deep joy in the meeting.

Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space.

Nothing that was real ever died, only names, forms, and illusions.