Eckhart Tolle
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
One is the personal purpose, whatever you are called upon to do in this lifetime, outer activities, your job, whatever it is you do, that is your outer purpose. there is a more important underlying deeper purpose that needs to flow into whatever you do in your outer life.
One is the personal purpose, whatever you are called upon to do in this lifetime, outer activities, your job, whatever it is you do, that is your outer purpose. there is a more important underlying deeper purpose that needs to flow into whatever you do in your outer life.
One is the personal purpose, whatever you are called upon to do in this lifetime, outer activities, your job, whatever it is you do, that is your outer purpose. there is a more important underlying deeper purpose that needs to flow into whatever you do in your outer life.
And that deeper purpose is to become a more conscious human being, to embody the evolution of consciousness, the flowering of consciousness. And that's to do with diminishment of the ego, to discover within yourself that which continuously prevents you from evolving.
And that deeper purpose is to become a more conscious human being, to embody the evolution of consciousness, the flowering of consciousness. And that's to do with diminishment of the ego, to discover within yourself that which continuously prevents you from evolving.
And that deeper purpose is to become a more conscious human being, to embody the evolution of consciousness, the flowering of consciousness. And that's to do with diminishment of the ego, to discover within yourself that which continuously prevents you from evolving.
So did you discover the ego in the moment that you were speaking or just afterwards?
So did you discover the ego in the moment that you were speaking or just afterwards?
So did you discover the ego in the moment that you were speaking or just afterwards?
But that's a good sign because to discover the ego in the moment it arises requires a fairly high degree of presence. Many people would only discover the ego... Hours later or the next day and then think back about, oh, that was the ego. If you notice the ego in the moment it arises, it means you're really quite present. And to notice the ego in oneself the moment it arises is...
But that's a good sign because to discover the ego in the moment it arises requires a fairly high degree of presence. Many people would only discover the ego... Hours later or the next day and then think back about, oh, that was the ego. If you notice the ego in the moment it arises, it means you're really quite present. And to notice the ego in oneself the moment it arises is...
But that's a good sign because to discover the ego in the moment it arises requires a fairly high degree of presence. Many people would only discover the ego... Hours later or the next day and then think back about, oh, that was the ego. If you notice the ego in the moment it arises, it means you're really quite present. And to notice the ego in oneself the moment it arises is...
Gain in consciousness, it doesn't mean that you failed. It's not a defeat. It doesn't mean, oh, there's the ego gain. Why am I still stuck in the ego? No, because presence is there at the same time.
Gain in consciousness, it doesn't mean that you failed. It's not a defeat. It doesn't mean, oh, there's the ego gain. Why am I still stuck in the ego? No, because presence is there at the same time.
Gain in consciousness, it doesn't mean that you failed. It's not a defeat. It doesn't mean, oh, there's the ego gain. Why am I still stuck in the ego? No, because presence is there at the same time.
Yes, the awareness frees you from ego. The first thing that awareness does, it breaks the identification with the ego. So people who are ego-possessed, they don't know they have an ego because they are so identified with the ego, it becomes them, it is the person. And so to know your own ego is already an awakening. So what is it that awakens? The awareness.
Yes, the awareness frees you from ego. The first thing that awareness does, it breaks the identification with the ego. So people who are ego-possessed, they don't know they have an ego because they are so identified with the ego, it becomes them, it is the person. And so to know your own ego is already an awakening. So what is it that awakens? The awareness.
Yes, the awareness frees you from ego. The first thing that awareness does, it breaks the identification with the ego. So people who are ego-possessed, they don't know they have an ego because they are so identified with the ego, it becomes them, it is the person. And so to know your own ego is already an awakening. So what is it that awakens? The awareness.
So awareness is consciousness and normally Consciousness is always absorbed by the mind and that becomes the ego.
So awareness is consciousness and normally Consciousness is always absorbed by the mind and that becomes the ego.