Eckhart Tolle Quotes

Because dogs and cats still live in the original state of connectedness with Being, they can help us regain it. When we do so, however, that original state deepens and turns into awareness.

Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.

Do you want a list of what my dogs taught me? Patience, perspective, joy, loyalty, the simplicity and presence of their joy. That's a really great daily reminder, bad stuff happens, difficult stuff happens and you take them out onto the beach and you go "OK, now I see". You tell them the current political situation in the world and they go "should we go for a walk?" And you go, right, that's the correct answer.

He didn't remember, he didn't worry, he just was.

The reason domestic pets are so lovable and so helpful to us is because they enjoy, quietly and placidly, the present moment.

Live more and more in the Present, which is ever beautiful and stretches away beyond the limits of the past and the future.

When I am constantly running there is no time for being. When there is no time for being there is no time for listening.

You don't always have to be doing something. You can just be, and that's plenty.

When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'

Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.

I'm grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes.

I prefer to be in tune with my surroundings and to be aware of things. I like listening to my foot strike and my breathing. It can be quite soothing.

Animals are everything to me. I always say, 'Who rescued who?' with my horse Belle. She is my greatest teacher. She teaches me to be grounded, present, and in the moment, which I feel is key to happiness. My panic attacks become nonexistent when spending time with my animals, especially out in nature.

I like to keep a calm set.

I want to keep my sanity.

Real action is in silent moments.

The most certain sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene.

Close your eyes. You might try saying. . . something like this: "The sun is shining overhead. The sky is blue and sparkling. Nature is calm and in control of the world-and I, as nature's child, am in tune with the Universe." Or-better still-pray!

When I look at my goal, my goal is peace.

Zen is everywhere.... But for you, Zen is right here.

Nothing makes me feel better - calmer, clearer and happier - than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of music. It's actually something deeper than mere happiness: it's joy, which the monk David Steindl-Rast describes as 'that kind of happiness that doesn't depend on what happens.

It is not necessary to do things in a state of anxiety or anguish. That is not the way to be aligned with life.

The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.

Either worrying drives out prayer, or prayer drives out worrying.

Since inner peace is the source of all happiness, we can see how important meditation is.