It may look as if the situation is creating the suffering, but ultimately this is not so - your resistance is.
Eckhart TolleThe ego doesn't know that the source of all energy is within you, so it seeks it outside.
Eckhart TolleLife will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.
Eckhart TolleEmotion arises at the place where mind and body meet. It is the body's reaction to your mind - or you might say, a reflection of your mind in the body.
Eckhart TolleA great deal of what people say, think, or do is actually motivate by fear, which of course is always linked with having your focus on the future and being out of touch with the Now. As there are no problems in the Now, there is no fear either.
Eckhart TolleThe voice in your head also creates a huge amount of problems that aren't really problems. They're just things that haven't happened yet, things that could happen tomorrow or next week. Listening to unreal problems has another name: worrying. That's what the voice in your head does. It what-ifs. It frets. It agonizes, and you can no longer sense the joy of life.
Eckhart Tolle