The quotations of

Eckhart Tolle

German spiritual teacher and author

born 1948

16 quotes, most often on Time, Freedom and Life & Death.

The greatest achievement of humanity is not its works of art, science, or technology, but the recognition of its own dysfunction, its own madness.
A New Earth (2005)
Whereas before you dwelt in time and paid brief visits to the Now, have your dwelling place in the Now and pay brief visits to past and future.
The Power of Now (1997)
- Time
To be free of time is to be free of the psychological need of past for your identity and future for your fulfillment.
The Power of Now (1997)
- Freedom
- Time
Life is the dancer and you are the dance.
A New Earth (2005)
- Life & Death
Awareness is the greatest agent for change.
A New Earth (2005)
- Change
You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge.
A New Earth (2005)
- Virtue
The reason why you don’t put your hand in the fire is not because of fear, it’s because you know you’ll get burned. You don’t need fear to avoid an unnecessary danger, just a minimum of intelligence and common sense.
The Power of Now (1997)
- Fear
Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.
The Power of Now (1997)
- Happiness
When you don’t cover up the world with words and labels, a sense of the miraculous returns to your life.
A New Earth (2005)
- Life & Death
Ask yourself what “problem” you have right now, not next year, tomorrow, or five minutes from now. What is wrong with this moment?
The Power of Now (1997)
- Time
What you react to in others, you strengthen in yourself.
A New Earth (2005)
- Character
Nonresistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe.
A New Earth (2005)
- Power
The good news is that you can free yourself from your mind.
The Power of Now (1997)
- Freedom
- Thinking
Hope is what keeps you going, but hope keeps you focused on the future, and this continued focus perpetuates your denial of the Now and therefore your unhappiness.
The Power of Now (1997)
- Happiness
- Hope
The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be; otherwise, you will be forced to relive the past again and again.
Oneness With All Life: Inspirational Selections from A New Earth (2008)
- Time

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