Eckhart Tolle:
Born as Ulrich Leonard Tölle.
(Lünen, Germany, 16 February 1948).
German teacher and author on spirituality. His first book ‘The Power of Now’ became a bestseller.
He lived with his father in Spain from the age of 13. Around the age of 20, he moved to England. As he had not done a high school education, he had to take an evening course to qualify for university. He then attended the University of London and Cambridge University. At twenty-nine, he said he experienced a ‘spiritual transformation’ that marked the beginning of his functioning as a spiritual counsellor and teacher. He then changed his name to ‘Eckhart’, after the 13th-century mystic Master Eckhart.
Today, he lives in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
Sometimes letting go is much more powerful than defending or holding on.
Nothing has happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now.
Surrender becomes so much easier when you realize the fleeting nature of all experiences and that the world cannot give you anything of lasting value.
Surrender is the inner transition from resistance to acceptance, from no to yes.
No matter how long your journey appears to be, there is never more than this: one step, one breath, one moment…Now.
You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.
The “second coming” of CHRIST is a transformation of human consciousness, a shift from Time to PRESENCE, from Thinking to PURE consciousness, not the arrivel of some man or woman.
When you realize that there is a voice in your head that pretends to be you…you realize that who you are is not the voice – the thinker – but the one who is aware of it.
Many people don´t realize until they are on their deathbed and everything external falls away that nothing ever had anything to do with who they are.
Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform you whole life.
1. Radical Acceptance (“Accept it as if you had chosen it”) 🕊️. The Now is inevitable: The present moment ‘is’ already as it is. Resisting it is like arguing with reality. The paradox of choice: By acting ‘as if’ you chose this specific situation yourself, you stop being a victim. You take full responsibility for your inner attitude toward the situation. Inner peace: This does not mean that you have to approve of everything that happens (for example, injustice or pain), but that you accept the ‘reality’ of the moment without inner resistance.
2. Cooperation instead of Conflict (“Work with it, not against it”) 🤝: Ego resistance: The ego often wants reality to be different than it is. This creates tension, stress, and suffering. Effortless action: When you stop fighting against ‘what is’, energy is released. From a state of acceptance, you can act much more clearly and effectively (if action is needed) than from a state of anger or denial.
3. Reality as an Ally (“Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy”) ❤️: Perception shift: Most people treat the present moment as an obstacle on the way to a ‘better’ moment in the future. Friendship with the Now: By embracing the Now as your best friend, the constant underlying fear and dissatisfaction disappear. You no longer live ‘for’ the future, but ‘in’ the now.
4. The Transformation (“This will miraculously transform your whole life”) ✨: The end of suffering: According to Tolle, almost all our psychological suffering is the result of resistance to the present moment (either longing for the past or fear of the future). Awakening: Acceptance is the gateway to inner silence and ‘being’. It transforms your entire life experience from a constant struggle into a state of peace and flow, regardless of external circumstances.
🎯 Core message: Stop fighting against the reality of this moment. Embrace it, work with it, and thus find lasting inner peace. Author 📜 🕵️♂️ : This quote is a concise summary of a fundamental spiritual attitude to life: ‘acceptance’ and ‘surrender’ to the present moment. This quote is by Eckhart Tolle. Origin: It is one of the central teachings in his worldwide bestseller: 📖 Book: “The Power of Now”: ‘A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment’. 📅 Publication year: 1997. The quote summarizes the essence of the entire book. Tolle repeats this thought in various wordings throughout his oeuvre and in his lectures.
