All cravings are the mind seeking salvation or fulfillment in external things and in the future as a substitute for the joy of Being. As long as I am my mind, I am those cravings, those needs, wants, attachments, and aversions, and apart from them there is no "I" except as a mere possibility, an unfulfilled potential, a seed that has not yet sprouted.
Eckhart TolleAnd since the now is all there ever is in your life, your entire life unfolds as the present moment. People don't realize it, but all they ever have is "this". This moment.
Eckhart TolleYou cannot fight against the ego and win, just as you cannot fight against darkness. The light of consciousness is all that is necessary. You are that light.
Eckhart TolleStillness is the only thing in this world that has no form. But then, it is not really a thing, and it is not of this world.
Eckhart TolleIf you walk into a forest - you hear all kinds of subtle sounds - but underneath there is an all pervasive silence.
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