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 you accept what is, you are grateful for whatever situation arises.
Interpretation
Acceptance leads to gratitude, regardless of circumstances.
This quote by Eckhart Tolle emphasizes the importance of accepting reality as it is. When we learn to accept our current situations, we open ourselves up to gratitude, allowing us to find peace and appreciation in all experiences, whether positive or negative.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming life challenges.
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 body’s 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.
It is also a natural thing for a serious young man that he should form for himself as precise an idea as possible of the goal of his desires.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
The most important experiences a man can have are those that take him to the very limit; that is the only way we learn, because it requires all our courage.
I came out for exercise, gentle exercise, and to notice the scenery and to botanise. And no sooner do I get on that accursed machine than off I go hammer and tongs; I never look to right or left, never notice a flower, never see a view - get hot, juicy, red - like a grilled chop. Get me on that machine and I have to go. I go scorching along the road, and cursing aloud at myself for doing it.
The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.
What you don’t know, you can’t tell. Or made to tell.
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