Eckhart Tolle
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Podcast Appearances
So I call it sometimes the beginning of present moment awareness is to be aware of your sensory perceptions. Oh. And for some people that's like waking up out of some kind of dream, because they were always immersed in thinking about past and future, only peripherally aware of the present moment.
So I call it sometimes the beginning of present moment awareness is to be aware of your sensory perceptions. Oh. And for some people that's like waking up out of some kind of dream, because they were always immersed in thinking about past and future, only peripherally aware of the present moment.
Yes, that's also the basis for intelligent action or wise action. I think the key word is wise, where there's wisdom and there's intelligence. Yes. An intelligent person can easily have a huge ego, so you cannot equate the ego and intelligence. They often come together easily. Wisdom is something different. Wisdom arises out of the awareness. Out of the awareness.
Yes, that's also the basis for intelligent action or wise action. I think the key word is wise, where there's wisdom and there's intelligence. Yes. An intelligent person can easily have a huge ego, so you cannot equate the ego and intelligence. They often come together easily. Wisdom is something different. Wisdom arises out of the awareness. Out of the awareness.
Yes, that's also the basis for intelligent action or wise action. I think the key word is wise, where there's wisdom and there's intelligence. Yes. An intelligent person can easily have a huge ego, so you cannot equate the ego and intelligence. They often come together easily. Wisdom is something different. Wisdom arises out of the awareness. Out of the awareness.
So to make wise decisions, the basis for wise decision is first an acceptance of what is right now, rather than a reaction against what is, an emotional reaction against it. that prevents you from arriving at a wise decision of what to do.
So to make wise decisions, the basis for wise decision is first an acceptance of what is right now, rather than a reaction against what is, an emotional reaction against it. that prevents you from arriving at a wise decision of what to do.
So to make wise decisions, the basis for wise decision is first an acceptance of what is right now, rather than a reaction against what is, an emotional reaction against it. that prevents you from arriving at a wise decision of what to do.
But if you can accept this moment as it is, and then one could say a higher intelligence begins to operate, and that is wisdom, that higher intelligence is wisdom.
But if you can accept this moment as it is, and then one could say a higher intelligence begins to operate, and that is wisdom, that higher intelligence is wisdom.
But if you can accept this moment as it is, and then one could say a higher intelligence begins to operate, and that is wisdom, that higher intelligence is wisdom.
Exactly. Then I've accepted it.
Exactly. Then I've accepted it.
Exactly. Then I've accepted it.
I also notice or sometimes observe people who run a business. And, of course, if you run a business, continuously obstacles arise. It's normal. Right. Some kind of obstacle arises. And people are egoically possessed. they become angry and reactive and they immediately have an angry reaction when an obstacle arises.
I also notice or sometimes observe people who run a business. And, of course, if you run a business, continuously obstacles arise. It's normal. Right. Some kind of obstacle arises. And people are egoically possessed. they become angry and reactive and they immediately have an angry reaction when an obstacle arises.
I also notice or sometimes observe people who run a business. And, of course, if you run a business, continuously obstacles arise. It's normal. Right. Some kind of obstacle arises. And people are egoically possessed. they become angry and reactive and they immediately have an angry reaction when an obstacle arises.