1,435 Quotes by Eckhart Tolle

Awareness takes over from thinking. Instead of being in charge of your life, thinking becomes the servant of awareness.

That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were. So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person.

Accept the present moment and find the perfection that is deeper than any form and untouched by time.

Enthusiasm is the power that transfers the mental blueprint into the physical dimension.

Each person's life – each lifeform, in fact – represents a world, a unique way in which the universe experiences itself.

For many people, the first indication of a spiritual awakening is that they suddenly become aware of their thoughts. They become a witness to their thoughts, so to speak. They are not completely identified with their mind anymore and so they begin to sense that there is a depth to them that they had never known before.

Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is needed. Being still, looking, and listening activates the non-conceptual intelligence within you. Let stillness direct your words and actions.

The thing that gives you power also traps you.

Most people spend their entire life imprisoned within the confines of their own thoughts. They never go beyond a narrow, mind-made, personalized sense of self that is conditioned by the past.