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
Nothing has happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of living in the present moment rather than dwelling on the past or worrying about the future.
Eckhart Tolle's quote captures the essence of mindfulness and the idea that our experiences are only truly felt in the present moment. It suggests that the past is merely a memory and the future is yet to come, highlighting the significance of 'Now' as the only time we truly experience life, urging us to focus on the present to achieve peace and fulfillment.
In practice
In a meditation workshop, to encourage participants to focus on their breathing and the present moment.
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.
Legislators invent too many devices for subdividing property, only taking care to let their subdivisions go hand in hand with the natural affections of the human mind.
In the morning, when the nothing vase casts a something shadow, like the memory of someone you've lost, what can you say about that?
Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.
The sad truth is that man's real life consists of a complex of inexorable opposites - day and night, birth and death, happiness and misery, good and evil. We are not even sure that one will prevail against the other, that good will overcome evil, or joy defeat pain. Life is a battleground. It always has been and always will be; and if it were not so, existence would come to an end.
Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in 'real' African culture, before it was tainted by the West, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
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