How Overstimulation Is Hurting You | Eckhart on Social Media and the Loss of Stillness

As a result of social media, we are constantly overstimulated in our lives. By never being still, we are causing all kinds of mental and physical problems. Eckhart shares the importance of becoming still and present in our daily lives.
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[@debbietodd8547]

And boy! do family/friends get upset when you don't have your phone with you and answer immediately!? Remember when phones were at home connected to the wall and you answered it when you were home?! Good ol' days🙏

[@defaultytuser]

Don't forget the guaranteed hostile reaction when you tell them you've deleted your social media!

[@Nurturingnature74]

I often remember those(phones on the wall) Sigh..glad i'm not the only one

[@beatlebarb64]

I work at a high school and the students are constantly on their phones. They aren't paying attention in class, they show up to school several hours late - the phone is far more important than education. They are even doing 'tic tocs' in the hallways. It's very disturbing.

[@luna1r]

Agreed. Working with children has gotten more and more frustrating over the last few years. Attention span is almost non-existent, same goes for frustration tolerance and motivation/discipline.

[@carly582]

​@@luna1r same with my mother and mother in law. Both in their 60's and heads buried in their phones. Barely can take a break to look up.

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

That's what I was like when I was a pupil. Most of the time l skipped off: rather than listen to a dispirited old teacher. It was great fun. Out in the wild.. with my brown eyed girl.

[@garywellings-kt6ef]

We must bann phones in certain areas

[@onelovemon1784]

Yes all ages are now like this

[@funnytv-1631]

You are about to create all that you will look back on someday. You have the power to choose. The next time you’re faced with worry, breathe in. Choose to be present. Choose to be curious. The next time you notice yourself postponing joy, simply tell yourself, “I’m allowed to enjoy this.” Do that enough times, and you may just find it will add up to a life well-lived.

[@anandakumarsanthinathan4740]

My most beautiful 'Ah' moments come when I am listening to Eckhart. His words have the magical power to take you to Stillness within. 🙏🙏

[@bullseye-cartridgecompany7773]

Definitely, I do my best to not rely on him as a crutch, but we are all still understandably enmeshed with our thinking, and he says exactly what we need to hear! :)

[@anandakumarsanthinathan4740]

Absolutely,@@bullseye-cartridgecompany7773 . Eckhart wouldn't want us to be reliant on him or any technique to be in Silence.

[@jorgeg6625]

I’ve noticed the same about myself. And as someone mentioned Eckhart wouldn’t agree with him being the main way of reaching presense. Although he does to me too, I’ve connected paying attention to presense in my own experience. The reason he brings you to presense is because his demeanor and presense as well but it’s also because your paying attention , your focus on his words. YOU make yourself present not him. Work on shifting that same focus on daily activities and you’ll see how not only his videos but anything can bring you there.

[@anandakumarsanthinathan4740]

@@jorgeg6625 🙏🙏

[@twstoly]

i agree

[@jankeizer407]

Deleted Whatsapp & instagram from my phone. Years ago deleted facebook. Beginning to feel more and more inner peace 🙏

[@theunconciousmind7314]

Overstimulation kills it.. the mind always needs breaks to relax and reset

[@farrenrohana]

This is why I isolated myself 19 years ago I couldn't keep up with the pace. If you watch news clips of people talking in the 70's people talked much slower, you could actually think before you spoke. I can write beautifully and make cohesive comments because I have a chance to think, edit and I can use proper punctuation but if you read most people's transcripts of them talking on KZbin it's a wonder we can understand each other at all. You say a few words and you remember something you should have said so you go back and say that, then you go back to where you were and blah blah blah! Some people can speak quite eloquently but there aren't a lot of those people out there and I am definitely not one of them. If someone verbally insults me I'm so shocked in the moment I have no idea what to say but later when I'm alone I can think of tons of things I should have said. I would never have grown spiritually as I have had I stayed out in the world working, going out for beers and being in bad relationships etc. I do love being able to come onto KZbin or Twitter once in awhile and making brief comments that uplift or help others.

[@Sirius263]

Thank you, Eckhart 🙏 I deactivated Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and a plethora of other inactive social media probably around 2 years ago. Wisdom and discernment is certainly the key to a more peaceful, healthy, present and fulfilling life. Peace to everyone 🙏🕊️

[@cjmllvv]

Linked in is the most dystopian product.. needs to be outlawed

[@yourcalmplace]

- I just want to let anyone who’s reading this, and going through a tough time know that it’s going to be okay. You’ll get through it! ✨

[@carolinemorgan3684]

Thank you

[@piehound]

Yes that is correct. And the end of all that "getting through it" is . . . (drum roll please) . . . *DEATH.* hahahahaha

[@blessos]

Do you know how irritating these comments are?

[@soorajks2774]

Thankyou. May God bless us all.

[@mellifergold]

Go away .

[@CitrusSimon]

When they said she was going crazy, she was awakening. When they said that she was isolating, she was healing. When they said she was acting funny, she was growing. When they said that she had changed, she was evolving. When they said she did not care anymore, she finally realized that her peace lives within.

[@farrenrohana]

I just reached that last part over the last couple months and I'm so happy. Happy for no reason other than I'm at peace and choosing to stay to hold the light.

[@celiabicego4942]

Lovely said. Thank you❤

[@jedlimen123]

@Citrus. YES!! Thank you .. 🙏

[@trinidiana]

So so true , there are few who don’t fall into this trap, at least to some extent

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

Never overstimulated. Often bored to a mind numbing standstill listening to other people, but in myself, everythings alright. I got God. Or rather, He's got me.

[@KenArkane]

You can think of the smartphone as an anti-zen device. I use mine without internet, so basically like my previous phone.

[@blucat4]

Me too. I don't have a smartphone, refuse to get one. My phone does not have an internet connection, and it's very hard to text on it.

[@KenArkane]

@@blucat4 Yay a kindred spirit :) Watch out for those colleagues who give you their old iphone for free. Stay strong mate!!

[@blucat4]

@@KenArkane :-) Actually about 6 years ago my landlord gave me an iPhone 4 that had a slight fault. I played around with it for a couple hours and it was fun, but then I sold it for $50. 😎

[@edwinab2590]

I tried that - it kept saying I had to allow updates

[@KenArkane]

@@blucat4 Now that was a smart move! 😉

[@alisagremore9051]

I am "concerned" how this technology might affect "our" babies and "our" children. I have seen little tiny tikes playing on a notepad while out to dinner with their family. They are missing so much opportunity to learn about human behavior and interaction because of those notepads in front of their face. I am SO glad I am not raising kids in this technological age. I am not that brave. Thank you Eckhart, most interesting! 🙏♥

[@luismoref]

So true

[@markfuller]

Watch the series "Black Mirror." Five seasons; 22 episodes. It was made 10 years ago and not as far-out today as it sounded then.

[@yuppers1]

I saw a video of a baby trying to "swipe" on a glossy magazine. They couldn't separate digital from analog in their mind as separate things. Too much screen time.

[@Medicinal.Meditations]

If there is ever a town where everyone there chooses to not use smartphones, tell me and I will move there in a heartbeat☺️

[@veraintuizione6497]

😁Too late I think... UNFORTUNATELY 😁

[@defaultytuser]

Agreed with Vera Intuzione! For two years I lived in a very remote town in South America where there wasn't internet or cell phone coverage up until around 2015. A very healthy and peaceful community; small and wary of outlanders (and on the conservative side of the spectrum, naturally) but with that warm kindness that all rural folk seem to share. I went back in 2021... internet , cellphones, tik tok etc. just took over their minds. It seems for all it was postponed, once it arrived it wiped the town with the force of a tsunami. We have to face it, it might be inevitable at this point.

[@olgajensen3005]

Sad but True💯 The Mind needs Mindfulness, Stillness and Silence❗️

[@soapyfankatie]

"You have to pretend you are also doing fantastic things" LOL

[@veraintuizione6497]

How true! 😥 Especially with regard to work where you have no choice since practically everything has become computerized! Get the slightest thing wrong and it turns into a disaster 😵 Really frustrating at least for me. People call you at any time and flood you with messages getting angry if you don't answer immediately! I had gotten to a point that in the morning I was afraid to pick up the phone or open my e-mail ....🥺 A real anguish arose in me. Now it's better thanks to these teachings, the teachings' Tolle that I discovered thanks to this computerization 😁🥴😁 Even if every day remains a challenge addressing my true BEING I can not perceive it as a THREAT.😱😁 SO grateful 💓🙏

[@defaultytuser]

I know that dread to the phone ringing all too well. It's no small thing in this day and age, glad to hear you are overcoming it!

[@veraintuizione6497]

@@defaultytuser YES it's really a distressing thing also because it can ring at ANY moment and you always have to be lucid to respond appropriately. WE are not robots! IT'S much better now, thanks. Without awareness I really don't know how I would have done it.... They would have sent me to the asylum! 😂🤣

[@soapyfankatie]

"They partly live for their facebook image"... wow so true

[@Ciskokid1970]

Eckhart nails it as always 😽👌👌

[@twstoly]

sure thats right

[@ziziroberts8041]

Having the time to sit quietly is fantastic. 🙏🏽❤️

[@Chuck_N0rris]

Eckhart is a mind reader or something. Giving me this video when I just deleted most of my social media apps.

[@blucat4]

No, *you're* a mind reader or something, deleting all your social media apps before you watch his video! :-)

[@TheMediumChannel]

No social media, no electronics at least an hour before bed and upon rising.. Do I want to fall asleep with Facebook? I think NOT!!! I can wait till tomorrow to find out if my bff has unblocked me lol.. Do I want to wake up clicking on the programming machine or rather do my spiritual routine with presence, breath, meditation, Yoga etc. to set a positive template for my day to go to work serving Spirit.. … I mean I think I can wait until lunch to find out what Beyoncé has said today…. Though the suspense is killing me 😂 nothing wrong with technology, social media etc. in balance…but like Eckhart says….and it’s all part of the programming machine aimed at distraction and disempowerment to keep you beholden rather then sovereign in Spirit…come on….we’re better than that!!!!

[@martaperrone2256]

Always spot on! Thank you for helping us see the truth in how social media is just a huge distraction!

[@Offnrunnen1624]

Yes thank you Eckhart for this comical message but it’s so true. Now that we look at this, it does seem purposefully done, like so many other things. I just want peace & quiet in my life. 🤫🌳🌲☀️

[@elabelnaturel1977]

Stillness is the spiritual attainment of Eckhart. Each one of us will have its own reward also in a unique way. In the meantime, we can take advantage of its sharing, but it is not a universal acquisition we should all possess. For example, it is very possible to enjoy stimulation or multimedia in a calm way, balanced between calm and stimulating music or entertainment.

[@SpiritSoulSense]

Silence is so important 💗

[@JamesSheffer]

My phone goes off at supper time, and stays off for the night. My computer shuts down in the early evening and no more e-mails are with me until the next morning. Was on Facebook for a week when it came into existence. But it didn't fit in my life, so it ended. I have NEVER owned a TV in my life. (74 years.) I do have CD's of some favorite music that get played in the background as I end the household tasks of the day. My thoughts come from my childhood memories, dreams and the love I feel inside. Guess I'm "weird." 🙂

[@luismoref]

Not weird at all. 😊

[@Wonkaforever]

Social media has been the downfall of humanity.

[@markfuller]

KZbin is social media too. It's taken a turn for the worse in recent years (clickbait and metrics for capturing more attention regardless of the quality of the bait used). In fact, if I were to say anything in detail about how this works, my comment would be deleted.

[@nick8252]

Because humanity let it be. We all have freedom of choice. Sadly, 99% of people prefer to remain the same for their entire life. Talking and hearing the same type of nonsense over and over again.

[@nonitas6695]

He’s brilliant 😂❤

[@cordefilosofiche]

Love, peace, presence and joy to everybody 🤗🙏

[@mariaa6918]

Thank you so much Eckhart. I really needed this today. Love and peace to all........

[@tinabrittandresen6507]

Thank you for sharing your stillness with us. It is so precious. 🙏🕊️☀️

[@rogerlin9602]

Balance the two dimensions, who you are (being / presence) and what you think (mind). Thanks Eckhart. 31 March 2023.🐌🐌🐌🦆🦆🦆🦆🌹🌹🌹🌹🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@SJ-rf6gp]

Was a great night last night in Brisbane to be presented at your session Sir 🙏

[@MichelleCarithersAuthor]

🥰 so important to separate from the EGO.....the EGO is a protector

[@flyprincess69]

I deleted all social media and removed my TV 5 years ago and noticed I just felt better. I encourage people reading this to do the same.

[@AllanGildea]

Wise words, thank you.

[@mariehaverty8209]

My biggest struggle in life is with my minds thoughts/ thinking the funny thing most of it is not true😂😂it’s like it doesn’t want me to actually do nothing. Took myself of face book I was becoming addicted to reading nonsense, taking control of my life again. Insanity not reality😅

[@tjeumoonen7196]

He expresses it very well❤ , Thank you

[@user-ld4ss9bl6c]

Frankie you have the patience of an Angel . How you listen and comment with such accuracy right on point is more than i could ever do! YOu will get your " Stars in your crown" when you get to heaven ! !

[@jeffries1232]

Eckhart has really helped me see things i could be blind to .As well he has a good display of humor .Some of the way he describes the human condition is so hilarious .

[@Y4NNI]

May everyone reach eternal peace.. both on this Earth and off. 🙏

[@kristymoore7052]

I camp, hike, backpack. For a bit, I needed stimuli going in. Not social media, but book tapes, downloaded movies, podcasts, etc., for the past year, I go with nothing but my mind, it is good.

[@carolinevdvlies6969]

Exactly, Narcissus…hence the huge rise of narcissism

[@ellenlevin546]

THE BEST! ❤ SO GRATEFUL 🙏 to be Still much of the time ❤ thank u Eckhart

[@michaelfoto2590]

Thanks Julia hello from Greek land good evening thanks

[@VedantaKesari]

"The modern technological advances that come to this world with newer and newer inventions, as well as those yet to come, make up a cyclone of 'Great Illusion' (Mahamaya). Be certain that you will be held captive by it. Who knows, to where, the one who is caught by this great cyclone, will be carried off? When the Saints see one who whose attention is taken up by these modern advances running here and there, struggling in his pursuits, they try their utmost to bring about an awakening of Self-Knowledge in him." Siddharameshwar Maharaj (d. 1936)

[@taildragger53]

Wonderfully said by a rare person who knows.

[@ManifestationsOfTheLight]

Yes I’m doing that.

[@evgeniyan2426]

In the lessons of literature in secondary school in 70th, we studied the book by A. Griboedov "Grief from the Intellect". Of 19th century

[@christinegalysh7433]

Thank you and all the best.

[@rajaiyyakutti8128]

It seems for me the audience of Mr Echkart are intelligent. For he deals with not superficial things of life.

[@yakinken]

Beautiful words Eckhart. Always brings me to peace and presence.

[@user-vm4zn6pt6v]

에카르트톨레 선생님 감사합니다 덕분입니다 🙏🙏🙏

[@zrglpf]

Narcissus became a flower.

[@mellifergold]

...not too bad ❇️ peaceful.

[@avokazan1]

Thank goodness

[@ricardolius]

If you want to be successful, you must take responsibility for your emotions, not place the blame on others. In addition to make you feel more guilty about your faults, pointing the finger at others will only serve to increase your sense of personal accountability. There’s always a risk in every investment, yet people still invest and succeed. You must look outward if you want to be successful in life.

[@natcat1984]

I'm usually overstimulated at the supermarket. It's so exhausting 😵 I don't use social media 😉

[@adikeys]

Going through this phase. Thanks for the timely reminder. Immense Gratitude ❤🙏

[@Chopin4321]

Eckhart,s look resembles christ infinite goodness.. even before talking he sends eternal love and compassion.. I believe a miracle can start any day cause this good man can make all us jump into unity and grace and heaven on earth.. love and peace must reign over suffering, he is an angel of god, I started praying for that miracle to succeed, join me...

[@ActionmediaUK]

HE makes me laugh! So light and true - Here he is making me laugh about the ego! So funny....

[@TansGauntlett]

ALWAYS LOVE TOLLE 🧡‼️💚

[@geoffroberts1608]

Yes that’s what I do ✨

[@Strength_from_another_world]

You made me smile tonight😁 And i do have to take youre words seriously because i just jumped of a train and a big old ww bus drove away with a WW logo painted in a circle ⭕️ of some 100cm all over the van. Looked soooo strange. 🧐And now it feels even stranger *lol* Tomorrow i Will smile at my text messages instead of reading them. 👍 love from a good old friend

[@tiffanyliew7175]

Greetings from Brunei. Eckhart tolle I have your book the power of now years ago. I don’t know to go into Christianity or new age practices.

[@scsi_joe]

This man is a genius, he's figured it out

[@Prabhatadvik]

Love from India

[@TheLUCIANA63]

Amazing ❤ gratitude

[@pilargarcia6724]

Muchísimas gracias!!!❤️🙏😊

[@lynnmcquillan2338]

Thankyou Eckhardt 🙏❤️🙏

[@praveennov]

Paradox of life is, this preaching is in Social media only.

[@nicolereed645]

We are human beings not human doings. Can there be beingness in the doing? Add a pause before action when you can.

[@taitohandy]

Today I was just looking at the prices of dumb phones as they are wrongly called. I've had it with this device, maybe it is smart but it makes the owner dumb. Then I decided to look up an Eckhart Tolle video. This was the first one that came up.

[@ethanredd3342]

He just don’t miss

[@fredphipps9452]

I agree

[@rutanyaalda2222]

thank you xo

[@gabriela14413]

This reminded me of my yoga teacher...her cell phone became the lake 😂

[@awakeningstories1560]

Important topic... 🙏

[@user-lq6qi5yt4x]

Thank you for sharing！！❤This is really helpful🙏🙏

[@unfinishedfootsteps1404]

People are laughing but they don’t understand the depth of his words 😞

[@blucat4]

I'm sure many do.

[@anickablais2526]

They laugh because they understand..laughter is best way to pass message..and it s stays.. Humor activates the brain’s dopamine reward system, stimulating goal-oriented motivation and long-term memory, which means that humor can improve retention

[@lukymalek4444]

Does this mean that in high school I don't need to be present and all knowledge is obtained from the mind? or where there is a balance between knowledge and presence

[@nicolereed645]

Can there be a beingness in the doing?

[@Varryify]

You could say that balance between presence and knowledge is wisdom. You could obtain all the knowledge you want, but if it is not balanced with presence then it is possible that you speak a lot of words which are technically correct regarding the field you gathered knowledge in, but you don't actually say much. To give a simple example, when you go to the doctor, you don't really would need his extensive knowledge on car mechanics. The balance itself you can cultivate by practicing being present and being aware of your surroundings. Knowledge will come when needed. The challenge lies in not identifying with the knowledge that the mind has gathered.

[@marieb9961]

You make me laugh 😂 many times .! thank you 😂😂😂

[@nick8252]

0:21 7:17

[@LisaLovesFugglers]

It's nice people are able to just deactivate their social medias, whilst people like me have to rely on it for friends

[@lanachild7731]

I washed dishes and cleaned and scrubbed out kitchen tonight, does that count for anything? What's my social approval?

[@PureSparkles22]

I grew up with only a television and radio

[@studentofabrahamiamavibrat3615]

YES EKHART…BUT I WAS TAUGHT BY A PSYCHOLOGIST TO DISTRACT MYSELF WITH COGNITIVE PATTERN INTERRUPTERS. I DON’T WANT TO SIT WITH MY MIND AND LISTEN TO IT SWEARING AND GOING ON AND ON WITH IT’S RAGE AND NEGATIVITY. BUT I WILL CONTINUE LISTENING AND HEAR WHT YOU HAVE TO SAY, MAYBE….OR RETURN TO ABRAHAM HICKS. EVERYONE IS FINDING SOMETHING WRONG WITH EVERYTHING. ABRAHAM IS VERY POSITIVE.

[@jedlimen123]

@ StudentofAbraham.. Yes, I just wanted to say that I believe Eckhart would say that the alternative to the ‘madness’ he is describing is to discover the experience of ‘Presence’ within us. It is always there. For being ‘nothing’ it offers everything. It is internal, rather than external (actually it is everywhere). Some describe it as the space/silence between the thoughts..Keep listening to Eckhart if he resonates with you.. Also great teachers such as Mooji, Ramana Maharshi, Papaji, Parmahansa Yogananda, and Nisargadata (to name a few, in no special order) discuss this theme. There are many KZbin’s. I find their messages uplifting.. Your dissatisfaction may be a blessing because you will search for an alternative..🙏

[@nehasngh893]

What abt ppl with low self images?

[@SheilaMakena]

That story about Narcissus, (sp) didn't he spend the rest of his life staring at his reflection till he starved to death or something?

[@markfuller]

Yes, he wasted away at the edge of a pool gazing at his reflection, stirring the water with his fingers to animate the reflection (make it appear more life-like). Something often unmentioned was that Echo was there the whole time, pining for him at a distance. She had been punished to say only the most recent words she'd heard (by the goddess Hera, for talking too much; gossip?). That's why Narcissus spurned her affection. He thought she was being glib, teashing, repeating his words back to him. He wasn't empathetic enough to consider her affliction. The god Hubris punished him for that (to fall in love with his own reflection). As he wasted away, stirring the water to animate his reflection (to be something it wasn't), Echo sat at a distance repeating the last words she heard (him saying "I love you" to his reflection). Her words added to the egoic delusion he suffered, making it even more real. He could have had the real thing, but couldn't accept her as she was. She ended up making his self-love more real.

[@hakinho4763]

Hallo Eckhart 👋🏼

[@soldier_of_love]

The guy looking at the water died of dehydration because he didn't want to drink the water because it would mess up his reflection aka ego.

[@kforest2745]

I don’t use social media no networking of any kind bs waste of time looks more like a daycare all the time and that sets mind back

[@veggiemetal7812]

How ironic it feels watching this on my phone, lol

[@xxxs8309]

Social media and jumping from youtube short to another ruined my brain

[@VendetaBrown]

Mountain Biking

[@CityBoy5705]

👍

[@jimnicosia5934]

YT is social media.

[@anthonyangelis1094]

❤❤❤

[@mysky11]

You remind me to Mr Bean another genius