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Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from the Power of Now

Book by Eckhart Tolle · 4 quotes · Power Of Now, Mind, Form

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Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from the Power of Now Quotes

“Because of its phantom nature, and despite elaborate defense mechanisms, the ego is very vulnerable and insecure, and it sees itself as constantly under threat. This, by the way, is the case even if the ego is outwardly very confident.”

“If you cannot be at ease with yourself when alone, you will seek a relationship to cover up your unease. You can be sure that the unease will then reappear in some other form within the relationship, and you will probably hold your partner responsible for it.”

“How’ is always more important that ‘what.’ See if you can give much more attention to the doing than to the result that you want to achieve through it.”