When you become aware of silence, immediately there is that state of inner still alertness. You are present. You have stepped out of thousands of years of collective human conditioning.
Eckhart TolleNow is all you ever have. There never is anything else. So, you might as well make the now your friend. Otherwise, you are out of alignment with life itself.
Eckhart TolleMy sense of identity broke down and was replaced by something that is very hard to put into words. Awareness, Consciousness.
Eckhart Tolle