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
The ego wants to want more than it wants to have.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The ego is never satisfied and desires more than it actually needs to possess.
Eckhart Tolle's quote highlights the insatiable nature of the ego, which often prioritizes the desire for more over appreciating what one already has. This constant yearning can lead to dissatisfaction and a lack of contentment, suggesting that true fulfillment comes from recognizing and accepting one's current state rather than chasing endless wants.
Themes
EgoDesireContentmentSatisfactionFulfillment
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about materialism and happiness, this quote could be used to emphasize finding contentment in what we already possess.
More from Eckhart Tolle
All quotes βBody 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.
Eckhart TolleRead
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.
Eckhart TolleRead
Nothing that was real ever died, only names, forms, and illusions.
Eckhart TolleRead
Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego.
Eckhart TolleRead
Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand and becoming comfortable with not knowing.
Eckhart TolleRead
Similar quotes
No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond.
Andre GideRead
Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.
Swami VivekanandaRead
People who deliberate fully before they take a step will spend their lives on one leg
Anthony De MelloRead
Misery don't call ahead. That's why you have to stay awake - otherwise it just walks on in your door.
Toni MorrisonRead
Certainty is not biologically possible. We must learn (and teach our children) to tolerate the unpleasantness of uncertainty. Science has given us the language and tools of probabilities. We have methods for analyzing and ranking opinion according to their likelihood of correctness. That is enough.
Robert A. BurtonRead
I have always fought for ideas - until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten.
Margaret AndersonRead