Bring awareness to the many subtle sounds of nature - The rustling of leaves in the wind, Raindrops falling, The humming of an insect, The first birdsong at dawn.
Eckhart TolleRead
When Doing becomes infused with the timeless quality of being, that is success
Interpretation
True success comes from aligning actions with a deep sense of presence and being.
This quote by Eckhart Tolle emphasizes that genuine success is not solely defined by external achievements or material outcomes, but rather by the quality of presence in our actions. When our doing is harmonized with a state of being that is timeless and aware, we experience a deeper sense of fulfillment and purpose in what we pursue.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving true potential.
Bring awareness to the many subtle sounds of nature - The rustling of leaves in the wind, Raindrops falling, The humming of an insect, The first birdsong at dawn.
Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens the immune system and the bodyβs ability to heal itself.
Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over, and you lost sight of your inner purpose. You have forgotten that your state of consciousness is primary, all else secondary.
Nothing that was real ever died, only names, forms, and illusions.
Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego.
Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand and becoming comfortable with not knowing.
The way to wealth depends on just two words, industry and frugality.
There is no pressure at the top. The pressure is being second or third.
When they say my name, I want them to say the Phoenix Mercury and vice versa. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Ambition is the immoderate desire for honor.
I want to leave something behind. A blueprint. A work ethic. Something that my great-grandkids and their kids and their kids can see: This is where it started. Lineage. Intergenerational wealth. Things that are here forever. All that.
When I came to New York, I told everyone I was a writer/director, and they said, 'No.' There was a rule. You could be one or the other. They ordained me writer. But then I won the Obie for directing 'Spunk,' and the rules changed.
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