1,435 Quotes by Eckhart Tolle

Our animal friends’ non-reactive and forgiving natures can teach us positive spiritual lessons on a daily basis.

Only by awakening can you know the true meaning of that word.

Not what you do, but how you do what you do determines whether you are fulfilling your destiny. And how you do what you do is determined by your state of consciousness.

Life wants to support you. But first you need to be open to life.

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.

When I'm with people, I'm a spiritual teacher. That's the function, but it's not my identity. The moment I'm alone, my deepest joy is to benobody, to relinquish the function of a teacher. It's a temporary function.

"Going with the flow" is for some people an excuse for not taking action and it refers usually to one's life situation.

If I find here and Now unacceptable, I have three choices: 1-Totally accept it. 2- Change it. 3-Remove myself from the situation. That is taking responsibility for my life.

Look at all the conflict between tribes, nations, and religions. They need their enemies, because they provide the sense of separateness on which their collective egoic identity depends.