Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings

Do You Embody the Awakening of Consciousness?

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Aug 15, 2024
Eckhart, an esteemed speaker on mindfulness, discusses the transformative power of embracing the present moment. He highlights how many of us escape into distractions, which creates internal chaos. By embodying consciousness, we contribute to the collective awakening of humanity. Eckhart compares falling in love to spiritual awareness, urging listeners to recognize their true nature beyond conditioned thoughts. He explains that enlightenment is inherent, often obscured by mental noise, and encourages shifting from doing to being for true presence.
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INSIGHT

Purpose: Embody Awakening Now

  • The main purpose of life is to consciously inhabit the now with presence. - This conscious presence represents the awakening of consciousness and evolution on the planet and universe.
ADVICE

Check Your Consciousness Now

  • Focus on your state of consciousness in each moment, as it determines how your life unfolds next. - Check if thoughts or emotions make you want to be anywhere but here and bring your attention back to presence.
INSIGHT

Normal Consciousness Is Sleep

  • Normal human consciousness is a kind of sleep, conditioned by past mental-emotional patterns. - Identification with this causes continuous thinking and unconscious reactions, taking away choice and presence.
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