Eckhart Tolle

Sometimes when I talk now, there's a presence in the background. I can sense the stillness behind the words. And one could say the words come out of the stillness. And that's even when I go about my daily business, there's always two ordinary things. There is that sense of peace. You are aware of the awareness. I'm aware of the awareness.

And then two and a half years ago, I went to the doctor, another doctor story, you had one, now I have one. I had certain symptoms, intestinal symptoms, finally had to have a colonoscopy. After the colonoscopy, the doctor said, you have cancer. Oh. And when you hear that, usually, I mean, it could mean, yes, you could have a few more years. It could also mean you only have six months or 12 months.

And then two and a half years ago, I went to the doctor, another doctor story, you had one, now I have one. I had certain symptoms, intestinal symptoms, finally had to have a colonoscopy. After the colonoscopy, the doctor said, you have cancer. Oh. And when you hear that, usually, I mean, it could mean, yes, you could have a few more years. It could also mean you only have six months or 12 months.

And then two and a half years ago, I went to the doctor, another doctor story, you had one, now I have one. I had certain symptoms, intestinal symptoms, finally had to have a colonoscopy. After the colonoscopy, the doctor said, you have cancer. Oh. And when you hear that, usually, I mean, it could mean, yes, you could have a few more years. It could also mean you only have six months or 12 months.

When you hear that, that's, so I was a little shocked. The person was shocked. And immediately, I noticed an enormous intensification of presence, shh. as if somebody had turned up the dimmer switch. And on a practical level, 10 days after the diagnosis, I had an operation. But in those 10 days, I spent hours and hours in intense presence, usually presence in the background.

When you hear that, that's, so I was a little shocked. The person was shocked. And immediately, I noticed an enormous intensification of presence, shh. as if somebody had turned up the dimmer switch. And on a practical level, 10 days after the diagnosis, I had an operation. But in those 10 days, I spent hours and hours in intense presence, usually presence in the background.

When you hear that, that's, so I was a little shocked. The person was shocked. And immediately, I noticed an enormous intensification of presence, shh. as if somebody had turned up the dimmer switch. And on a practical level, 10 days after the diagnosis, I had an operation. But in those 10 days, I spent hours and hours in intense presence, usually presence in the background.

And this presence came into the foreground, so I would sit in my room, just no thought in my head at all, just an enormous amount of awareness, just filled with awareness. I could feel the cells of the body filling with awareness. And I believe that was a kind of self-healing also. And I had the operation and they took a section out of my colon.

And this presence came into the foreground, so I would sit in my room, just no thought in my head at all, just an enormous amount of awareness, just filled with awareness. I could feel the cells of the body filling with awareness. And I believe that was a kind of self-healing also. And I had the operation and they took a section out of my colon.

And this presence came into the foreground, so I would sit in my room, just no thought in my head at all, just an enormous amount of awareness, just filled with awareness. I could feel the cells of the body filling with awareness. And I believe that was a kind of self-healing also. And I had the operation and they took a section out of my colon.

And then after the operation, another scan and said, fine, it hasn't spread anywhere. And I continued with the wonderful presence practice because presence is also extremely healing. So I gave that as an example for when you're really challenged, and you're already familiar what presence is, then you will find that you become, through the challenge, you become more present.

And then after the operation, another scan and said, fine, it hasn't spread anywhere. And I continued with the wonderful presence practice because presence is also extremely healing. So I gave that as an example for when you're really challenged, and you're already familiar what presence is, then you will find that you become, through the challenge, you become more present.

And then after the operation, another scan and said, fine, it hasn't spread anywhere. And I continued with the wonderful presence practice because presence is also extremely healing. So I gave that as an example for when you're really challenged, and you're already familiar what presence is, then you will find that you become, through the challenge, you become more present.

So it deepens you at any challenge, then deepens you to, rather than a challenge making you more unconscious.

So it deepens you at any challenge, then deepens you to, rather than a challenge making you more unconscious.

So it deepens you at any challenge, then deepens you to, rather than a challenge making you more unconscious.

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not losing oneself in this thought stream, even when one speaks. You can often see when you observe people having a conversation or discussion, they easily lose themselves in their thought stream. The emotion comes in. The moment you identify with the thought very quickly, an emotion will come in also. And then you start arguing when you have conversations with your family.