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
To offer no resistance to life is to be in a state of grace, ease, and lightness. This state is then no longer dependent upon things being in a certain way, good or bad. It seems almost paradoxical, yet when your inner dependency on form is gone, the general conditions of your life, the outer forms, tend to improve greatly.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Embracing life without resistance leads to inner peace and improved circumstances.
This quote by Eckhart Tolle highlights the transformative power of accepting life as it is, without trying to control or resist it. When we let go of our attachments to specific outcomes, we find a sense of grace and ease that positively influences our external circumstances, demonstrating the paradox that accepting life can actually lead to better conditions.
Themes
AcceptancePeaceGraceLifePhilosophy
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about meditation, one might quote this to illustrate the importance of letting go of control.
More from Eckhart Tolle
All quotes →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.
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
The supreme crime of the church to-day is that everywhere and in all its operations and influences it is on the side of sloth of mind; that it banishes brains, it sanctifies stupidity, it canonizes incompetence.
Upton SinclairRead
What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.
Shunryu SuzukiRead
What does it mean to be true to the faith? That word true implies commitment, integrity, endurance, and courage.
Dallin H. OaksRead
I was not looking now at an unusual flower arrangement. I was seeing what Adam had seen on the morning of his creation - the miracle, moment by moment, of naked existence.
Aldous HuxleyRead
Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.
Phillips BrooksRead
I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.
William ShakespeareRead