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
Here is a new spiritual practice for you: don't take your thoughts too seriously.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote encourages a light-hearted approach to one's thoughts and not to attach too much importance to them.
Eckhart Tolle suggests that by not taking our thoughts too seriously, we can develop a more peaceful and balanced mindset. This practice can help reduce stress and anxiety, allowing us to observe our thoughts without letting them dominate our lives, leading to greater awareness and spiritual growth.
Themes
ThoughtsSpiritualityMindfulnessPeaceAwareness
In practice
Example use cases
During a meditation workshop, the instructor quoted Tolle to remind participants not to get caught up in their racing thoughts.
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
If others hurt you, let the injury go. This is your test. If you let it go, you will find serenity.
Wayne DyerRead
A famously wise old man in a village was once asked how he came by his wisdom. "I got it from my good judgment," he answered. And where did his good judgment come from? "I got it from my bad judgment."
Sydney J. HarrisRead
You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.
Sidonie Gabrielle ColetteRead
Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon.
Mark TwainRead
Understand that a problem is only a problem if you choose to view it as a problem (vs. an opportunity).
Robin SharmaRead
A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you" but to keep benefiting from the strength it has awakened.
David RichoRead