Eckhart Tolle Quotes

Sobriety itself is today's high, for it is ultimately in the most centered consciousness that we find our power to transcend the world.

Self-knowledge is only from moment to moment, and therefore there is a creative happiness from moment to moment.

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.

The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see it and lean in. Instead of blaming our discomfort on outer circumstances or on our own weakness, we can choose to stay present and awake to our experience, not rejecting it, not grasping it, not buying the stories that we relentlessly tell ourselves. This is priceless advice that addresses the true cause of suffering—yours, mine, and that of all living beings.

Whatever you feel, you become. It is your responsibility.

The key is your thoughts and feelings, and you have been holding the key in your hand all of your life.

Never waste time and energy wishing you were somewhere else, doing something else. Accept your situation and realize you are where you are, doing what you are doing, for a very specific reason. Realize that nothing is by chance, that you have certain lessons to learn and that the situation you are in has been given to you to enable you to learn those lessons as quickly as possible, so that you can move onward and upward along this spiritual path.

Awareness is the power that is concealed within the present moment. This is why we may also call it Presence.

Every moment of your experience is the peak of life experience. This is where your powerful now is.

Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!

Many of us feel stress and get overwhelmed not because we're taking on too much, but because we're taking on too little of what really strengthens us.

I have always wanted to live in the present and never the past.

It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it.

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.

I live in the moment, and I reflect later.

Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the mistakes we have made.

What is the biggest thing that stops people from living their lives in the present moment? Fear - and we must learn how to overcome fear.

I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny.

Awareness is empowering.

I might not know who I was yesterday or who I'm going to be tomorrow, but I know who I am right now.

Think about it: No matter who you are, the past plays a large part in your life. I am all about living in the present as best as I can. Try as I might, there is only so much I am able to achieve on this front.

What I think is more important than actually believing in reincarnation or thinking about a post-death existence is to live in the present.

To surrender your ego, you have to have one first.

When we let go of our battles and open our heart to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment. This is the beginning and the end of spiritual practice. Only in this moment can we discover that which is timeless. Only here can we find the love that we seek. Love in the past is simply memory, and love in the future is fantasy. Only in the reality of the present can we love, can we awaken, can we find peace and understanding and connection with ourselves and the world.

Are your thoughts worthy of you? If not - now is the time to change them. You can begin right were you are right now. Nothing matters but this moment and what you are focusing your attention on.