12. A New Earth_Eckhart Tolle (Part.2)

Knowing yourself goes far deeper than the adoption of a set of ideas or beliefs.

Knowing yourself is being yourself, and being yourself is ceasing to identify with content. It is to be rooted in Being, instead of lost in your mind.

When the basis for your actions is inner alignment with the present moment, your actions become empowered by the intelligence of Life itself.

When you are present, when your attention is fully in the Now, that Presence will flow into and transform what you do.

Once you see and accept the transience of all things and the inevitability of change, you can enjoy the pleasures of the world while they last without fear of loss or anxiety about the future.

The negation of time in what you do also provides the link between your inner and outer purposes, between Being and doing.

The paradox is that the foundation for greatness is honoring the small things of the present moment instead of pursuing the idea of greatness.

The field of awareness that arises between you becomes the primary purpose for the interaction. That space of awareness becomes more important than physical or thought objects. The human Being becomes more important than the things of this world.

The arising of that unifying field of awareness between human beings is the most essential factor in relationships on the new earth.