Eckhart Tolle

Awareness is the greatest agent for change.

We only need to watch the daily news on television to realize that the madness has not abated, that is continuing into the twentyfirst century.

Once there is a certain degree of presence, of still and alert attention in human beings’ perceptions, they can sense the divine life essence, the one indwelling consciousness or spirit in every creature, every life form, recognize it as one with their own essence and so love it as themselves. Until this happens, however, most humans see only the outer forms, unaware of the inner essence, just as they are unaware of their own essence and identify only with their own physical and psychological form.

You cannot find yourself in the past or future. The only place where you can find yourself is in the Now.

All the things that truly matter - beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace - arise from beyond the mind.

They provided inspiration to countless artists, poets, and mystics.

The achievements of humanity are impressive and undeniable... science and technology have brought about radical changes in the way we live and have enabled us to do and create things that would have been considered miraculous even two hundred years ago.

Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of the consciousness and the burning up of the ego.

Right now we are being given the experience we need to raise our consciousness.

By the end of the century, the number of people who died a violent death at the hand of their fellow humans would rise to more than one hundred million.

The possibility of such a transformation has been the central message of the great wisdom teachings of humankind. The messengers – Buddha, Jesus, and others, not all of them known – were humanity’s early flowers... their message became largely misunderstood and often greatly distorted.

This book itself is a transformational device that has come out of the arising new consciousness. The ideas and concepts presented here may be important, but they are secondary. They are no more than signposts pointing toward awakening. As you read, a shift takes place within you.