How to be Completely Carefree - Teachings from Eckhart Tolle

"The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment" by Eckhart Tolle is intended to be a guide for day-to-day living and stresses the importance of living in the present moment and avoiding thoughts of the past or future. The book is not religious, but calls upon many of the most sacred spiritual teachings from religions around the world. "The Power of Now" has helped millions of people free themselves of their obsessive thoughts, psychological pain and fears.
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[@Xeraphim.14]

"We suffer more in imagination than in reality" -Seneca

[@danchetostoiceva6812]

@@V0xct nope, Seneca said exactly this and what he means by that is exactly what the video explained. Everyone gets caught up thinking about the past or future, which is imagination, therefore they suffer more from that than from reality

[@mentiquebakabila4254]

@@danchetostoiceva6812 I just wonder, why it’s always about past and future? Can’t it be some completely irrelevant fantasies?

[@danchetostoiceva6812]

@@mentiquebakabila4254 nope, it wouldn’t have made sense then

[@astralpangaea]

period eli

[@laraekin3415]

reality is the present and imagination is the past & future

[@panksnotdeder]

“I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.” - Emo Philips

[@munaisse6560]

panksnotdeder it’s heart

[@SK-jn3of]

Its soul

[@camerontaylor7471]

As Albert Einstein once said “the mind IS a TERRIBLE thing to WASTE” 🤪🤪🤪

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SK soul isnt an organ

[@socrates9237]

@@SocraticShorts The soul is not physical

[@jaydeerezvani6069]

i was diagnosed with chronic depression when i was 13 years old, and I struggled severely throughout puberty. I’m now 19 years old and I didn’t think I’d live to this age. Spirituality has helped me allow myself to heal and i’ve never felt so happy and strong before

[@lowlifetrue9377]

I’m proud of you❤️

[@christinebeames2311]

Jaydee v. So glad your doing better xxx

[@daveed420420]

Beautiful

[@BigArte92]

Same happen to me but I was 10 when I experience my first panic attack. I didn't know what was happening to me, I thought I was going crazy. Thank God he heal me and made me stronger.

[@fuzzyd2121]

I was also diagnosed with a depression at 13 and suffered greatly for years until I read Siddhartha as translated by Herman Hesse. This book was the beginning of a transformation that brought me both an awareness of the love all around and an understanding that my mind was trapping me in an identity state with extremely limited options. I have spent the next 33 years of my life creating personal self awareness and mindfulness tools to help overcome my minds predisposition to make me a victim. I have learned that we as humans have 3 forms of intelligence. Our intellectual intelligence, our emotional intelligence and our physical intelligence. Much suffering is avoided by recognizing that most of our problems come from an imbalance of these 3 types. Any imbalance will create an unnatural need or desire that distracts from true will. We can only know what we have come here for by balancing these 3 types and activating our true will. All false identity states vanish as balance takes hold, revealing a happy healthy loving you. Good luck, you can succeed at anything you will. Peace and Love ~C~

[@imnotwatchin]

This is literally the most important video on KZbin. This needs to be taught in schools so kids don't develop anxiety at an early age and grow old with it.

[@adolforosado]

Schools love kids with anxiety and have been discouraging genius for decades.

[@knine1341]

these relieved me im 17

[@tamg686]

Damm true

[@swargpatel7634]

School is the epitome of anxiety.

[@LenaLena-bj3bg]

Agree ! That was exactly my thoughts about this video! 🙏☀️

[@HumansOfVR]

*_“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” ― Eckhart Tolle_*

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Life Progress - Health, Wealth, & Happiness Channel It’s just a matter of Perspective

[@Esbro]

That thought originated from the stoics. Epikur said that.

[@HumansOfVR]

@@Esbro Yeah it reminded me of stoicism too. Probably from epictetus, marcus, or seneca. I love making videos about their widsom!

[@deathmichael5391]

I agree that thoughts cause unhappiness, but you still need to provide an argument of why we should eliminate unhappiness before jumping to the conclusion of controlling mind. If you want to eliminate unhappiness because of survival instinct or unpleasant thought experience, then you defeat the whole purpose of dominating and controlling your thoughts.

[@ontime2240]

Sounds like Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, or should say stoic philosophy

[@son8128]

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present." - master Wugui

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Kungfu panda

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btw Bil Keane made the qoute

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The most famous pun ever!

[@ifnotwhynot7890]

Spot on.

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Oogway*

[@inesoliveira7418]

"you are not your thoughts!" - This is why people with different believes can be friends with each other!

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Inês Oliveira yes!

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Inês Oliveira i was just thinking about this

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except being friends with Trump supporters

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@@makaylar3102 bigot

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[@channelof200]

*Depression is the past, Anxiety is the future & Peace is the present.*

[@steph9265]

“For nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so” - Shakespeare, Hamlet

[@darkfeather6857]

Nope, lots of things are pretty bad, like knowing your husband sexually abuses your children but turning a blind eye and staying in the marriage.

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Dark Feather yikes

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@@darkfeather6857 preach. Not to mention Hamlet was a villain.

[@spiralsun1]

I always had a negative reaction to people who said to stop thinking and be here now. I was like: “what am I missing?” Some otherwise really intelligent people seemed to be saying things that did not make any sense. But this video, more than anything else I have ever seen illustrates almost perfectly what the real issue was. Everyone seems to assume that they know what another person means when they say words like “thinking”. To illustrate what I mean, use the word “Love” -some people think it means sex and some people think it means helping someone reach their goals or accomplish a great meaningful thing. Some think it means unity and sharing. Some people think it’s a cosmic power enabling and binding all things. Some people think it’s their bodily reactions and neurotransmitters of reward released by their favorite ice cream or sushi. The word “thinking” is exactly like this. I think everyone would be so much better off and less lost on the path to self-realization and understanding if we paid more attention to these things. We shouldn’t be ashamed that we get it so wrong, the same thing can be understood across many levels coherently. It’s like reading a book as a child and understanding it one way and later seeing a higher pattern in the same story-or like watching Sponge Bob with your kids and you both enjoy the humor on two different levels, Lol. Anyway what Eckhart and a lot of people get wrong is the word “thinking”. In this video where the person is illustrated with all the things above his head, I realized quite clearly what the real issue is. The motivation behind the movement and interpretation of symbols moving through your senses. What I mean to say is that what most people say is “thinking” I don’t do and I never have done. The word I would use is “worry” or to go one step more precise: “pain avoidance problem solving based on fear of judgement and self judgement”. So that’s why it took me so long to understand what that was. When I “think” I usually don’t use words. I use images and abstract symbolic patterns and movies in my mind with everything in place down to the particles and forces just like in reality. It took me a long time to assemble this. Once you do, you can actually discover things about the world and yourself. Then you watch emotions come bubbling up like oil fermenting since the dinosaurs and distill that shit and run your life with it on your terms. Don’t fear and get stuck in the tar pits! Otherwise we will end up sitting around lamenting “alas poor Yorric, I knew him well!” Holding his 💀. It’s like I come from the other side and my emotions work for my truth and beauty meaning engine and not the other way round. Liberate yourself from worry yes, but remember what real thinking beyond the perversion of painful worry brought us-men on the moon, chemistry, medicine, the ability to avoid illnesses, Freedom, the printing press, and relativity, among a great many other things! THAT is thinking. Worrying is the tar pit of the past extending itself into a future where it doesn’t really exist ❤️

[@spiralsun1]

Dark Feather If I am not mistaken, I believe that the aborigines of Australia did this regularly as part of their culture and thought nothing wrong with it. Just wanted to point out that Shakespeare maybe had a point? But then I see bad things exactly like this and in the long run much worse being done within our own culture as acceptable and even good. Anyway I am not saying these are my views, I don’t ever actually form hard opinions about things except this: there ARE objective standards of good and evil actually written over and over into the fabric of existence but they are not automatically apparent and so take a long time to learn about and see the meaning of-objective thinking. So it’s not that good and evil are relative or something-that’s not the wisdom there. It’s that the path of good involves thinking in a particular upwardly mobile way beyond your own immediate needs and fears toward higher principles. So yeah you have a great point, but also Shakespeare can still be the bard. 🥰

[@raul_r.3552]

"We can point a finger at our minds but who is pointing the finger," when he said that I got shot into the Quantum realm

[@lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385]

That's a stupid question yet smart tho and Insightful.

[@maddieleslie7953]

You should check out Be Here Now by Ram Dass. It sparked my spiritual awakening and showed me more than school for 20 years could lol!!

[@deathmichael5391]

Can we? Our perception for our mind is an illusive reconstruction based on fragmented and subjective memories of ourselves. If I use my perception of my mind as a template to implant memory and personality to a clone, this clone will have completely different thought processes from mine.

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You are the *finger*

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@@deathmichael5391 where did u get that info from? Just curious

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This will probably get buried but shout out to the cartoonist. Those are damn good drawings

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Indeed. I actually had to rewind the video a couple times, because I got lost admiring the drawings.

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Focus on you

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And he’s a leftie using a whiteboard that’s some wizardry

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@@kaitsesh8667 The hand isn't drawing. It's part of the artwork.

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@@josheisert8380 what?

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" Only after we lost EVERYTHING , Are we free to do ANYTHING ". --- Fight Club --

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"Ting tang walla walla bing bang" - The witch doctor

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Few things are as fearsome as men with nothing to lose.

[@savagenectar3634]

@@joshjohnson2460 Good point , However the idea was in my opinion to free one self from all attachments in life and be reborn as a new . Think Buddhism more or less .

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@@savagenectar3634 I agree 100% balance is important too though. It's hard to feel anything good for a world your not attached to. Healthy bonds and connections can last lifetimes and be very beneficial for cultivating a mindset towards enlightenment. Becoming dispassionat is key to learning how and, just as importantly, when to let go of attachment. Something to be tempered not ignored.

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@@joshjohnson2460 You just restored my faith in People on the enterwebs , Thanks : ) I'd like to see more shared Insight and deeper connections of Minds like this . "KZbin , It's MORE then just funny cat videos ." : )

[@AfterSkool]

"Don't wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success." - Eckhart Tolle

[@aisadal2521]

Amazing quote I can relate to. Thank you for making this video 😁

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Can you do a video on libertarian free will, determinism and compatablism?

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After Skool very good sounds like Sadhguru's teachings.

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That's not how dopamine works, brain release dopamine when we are expecting to do joyful things, instead of releasing dopamine while we are doing the work.

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beautufully said ^^

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Your thoughts will never turn off. You just have to stop grabbing on to them.

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Noah Sherwin well said

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All people who liked meditated at least once😆

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Especially the negative ones...

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One thing I learned from the book "A New Earth" is to take note and let go.

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Noah Sherwin oooooh nice one

[@mechanicman8687]

I’m 55 years old and this will change the rest of my miserable life once and for all. Always worried about that bad news that seldom arises

[@MosaicTileUniversity]

I used to suffer from that constant worry and also non-stop negative self talk. I'm curious - have you had success over the past month implementing this in your life?

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MECHANIC MAN hi I am 75 , and living my best life ,I value every moment

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I hear ya!

[@Yuppie.Mike.]

You almost got to the subject of gratitude. I wish you had. Practicing gratitude on a daily basis has saved my life.. practice gratitude you can't be angry or fearful .you are in the present moment while you're practicing gratitude. Great way to start your day. Especially if you suffer from depression. Thanks again for a nice video

[@kevinsayce2248]

The best piece of advice I ever heard was to imagine EVERYONE you come into contact with has an imaginary sign above their head saying “I AM IMPORTANT”. From that moment I looked at everyone differently and treated them ALL as important. Wow, did it come back to me in spades.

[@Vlad-wl3fw]

exactly. Gratitude is to the utmost importance. Very underrated comment right here.

[@susanolson3611]

Gratitude slays self pity.

[@Vlad-wl3fw]

@@susanolson3611 exactly. and self pity is the cause of depression. could you please advise further reading for me on the subject or a YT video?

[@susanolson3611]

@@Vlad-wl3fw I always recommend the bible. Psalm 139 is my favorite. A friend of mine used to say that there is a God sized hole in each of us and nothing else can fill it. That we are empty until we ask Jesus to save us and He fills the empty place in us. I know it is true for me. PTL 🙂

[@flowwithrob]

I was very depressed for a while but then discovered Eckhart Tolle and I did a complete 360. Now I am so in love with life and Its amazing to see that his teachings are becoming more and more popular! If you're watching this video you are on the right track!!

[@AfterSkool]

Awesome! :)

[@LaVictoireRosee]

180 360 means you came back to the same point.

[@jessedelaney920]

La Victoire Rosée I think he actually meant that he was happy now even if he is at the same spot. That he has come to terms with his situation and don’t mind it or don’t feel desperadoes about it anymore. Imo.

[@billbuttmeizer3149]

La Victoire Rosée hey you correcting his word choice is actually you going to the past which means you’re not present. You should be doing nothing but looking at trees right now you spiritless swine!

[@katgilbert8507]

I was an alcoholic and spent most of my time in a state of remorse and regret. I read “The Power Of Now” by Eckhart Tolle and it changed my life. Stay present. Stop wasting now on a past you cannot change and a future you are as yet unaware of. Thank you so much. I am sober, grateful and ridiculously happy ❤️🙏🌺

[@deckearns]

A long time ago I got really sick. Like, seriously life threatening sick. Needed serious surgery (in fact 7 surgeries). Afterward, I was striped down to nothing. I realised being 'conscious of the now' for me was very strong, this without even trying. After, while driving my car in the autumn at traffic lights a leaf feel on my windscreen and floated away. It was an amazing moment for me. To be alive, right then, to witness autumn. I felt so very lucky to be alive to witness this event. Maybe crazy sounding, I know. But, not so at the same time. I'm very lucky to be alive. For me, life tastes very sweet.

[@whenthedrumskickin9831]

Declan Kearns thank you for sharing this - wishing you health and happiness

[@marcingruszka4414]

Glad you're OK. Thanks to your comment I realized that I'm happy person because I'm healthy and with my loving family and my present problems doesn't matters. But I know that after a while I will forget about this and I'll start to worry about simple things again.

[@pedroz3891]

Crazy sounding? The exact opposite! Crazy is not living in the present, always wanting more, more, more to finally be happy

[@QuietlyCurious]

I think that's called 'satori'. I had such a moment when I crashed my car and was certain it would be my death (I barreled off the road and into a ditch). Afterward, I felt deeply peaceful and alive. This was many years before reading The Power of Now.

[@christinebeames2311]

Declan Kearns I remember watching greenery growing on the roadside Nd felt at one with it , ii was overcome by the sheer beauty of it all , I remember thinking that if everyone in the world could see and feel what I was seeing and feeling then there would be no More war

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holy shit my life just changed forever

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Gave up the hunt, then?

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bruh this video gave me anxiwty

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So, did it, really?

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@@gabbiesalloum3864 read his book, changed my life

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bro onfg LMAO i was speechless the whole video

[@urmcookiez4764]

When he says “stop thinking” he doesn’t mean all together. You see, I’m always thinking. But never about my work and what I’m trying to do. But for new ideas. And while I think, I let my feet guide me to where I need to go.

[@tuomollaonkoivu]

ideas for what?

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Vous avez raison bravo

[@lightbeingpontifex]

Yes he does,,, try to not have a thought, you can't because your ego mind (alien program) never stops,,,

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Lots of energy spent thinking insted of feeling and enjoying where your feet take you.

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The bathroom?

[@shizzle1903]

At 44 I still enjoy lessons told to me in cartoons.

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me too i cant describe why and im 46 ...an old programme called words and pictures used to mesmerise me as a child with a huge floating pencil writing

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You are a gem.😊

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You have no age u are eternal

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I wish everything could be tought to me in animations! I learn so much more for some reason 😂

[@bigfleece]

Same here this & ASAP Science are so much easier to watch & interpret than lectures like TED Talks

[@TravisRyan9]

“Forget the past you cannot change it, forget the future you cannot predict it, forget the present I didn’t get you one.”

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Lol that twist though

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Haha I am saving this.

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Awesome!

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“It’s a me” - Mario

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"Bond" - James Bond

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What ? - answer given to the question What?

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My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everyone calls me Giorgio!

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Let’s go Brandon.

[@sheilablum546]

So I have been doing this my whole life, and people arround me dont understand how I am so happy all the time. And I think it is hard to explain but this video helped me a lot. Now I can put it in words and help others

[@sheilablum546]

I guess just be, just exist, like he said in the video, be in the present. For me these are moments like when I hug my cat while laying on the floor, sit by the water, or hang out with my friends and be aware how amazing everything is. Or by meditating that is when I personnaly stop thinking and just be in the moment.

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@@sheilablum546 ya not many live in the moment it can be difficult to do for many

[@sheilablum546]

@@micahrockerfeller4195 One reason was because I was curious what they would say, and I wanted to know how they would explain it, becuase I always have trouble to explain myself and how I feel about things. And I love to watch videos about the brain and about consiousness, I want to learn as much as posible about myself and my body. I mean ofcourse I am not 100% happy all the time, but I know I have my mind under control and if I am bothered by somthing I let it go eassy and just go on with my life. I am really suprised if I notice that I am grumpy or irritated because it is such a rare feeling for me.

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Idc bout dis

[@nw3877]

@@sheilablum546 i used to be like that but then I got too curious and obsessed with internet and video games, that I was always consuming, information, amusement etc. Until too much anxiety and intrusive thoughts developed, i had to do brainstorming. It's ironical, many people know about 'being present in the moment' yet they are not actually.

[@andilemkhize1298]

You just summed up the whole essence of the book and meditation practice, this is the fundamental teaching of Za Zen, Yoga , Upanishads, Buddhism you name it, into 8 minutes. Magnificent.

[@nodozhit]

You're probably on to something but I believe it's way more complicated than that, especially if we're tapping into mindfulness and addressing all of the different personality types and the different ways our cognitive faculties manifest in accordance with our individual circumstances and our own limbic processes and the expansion of the prefrontal cortex. People with my personality type ( MBTI ISTP types that favors high extroverted sensing and perceiving and introverted thinking but low extroverted feeling, low intuition, and unfortunately lowered longterm ambitions) and my traits ( high in consciousness, low in neuroticism) find it a lot easier to thrive in the present or just go with the flow. But there is a pivotal balancing point that shouldn't be ignored or avoided. Someone oppositional in my personality type would be higher in neuroticism and emotionally energy and hyper sensitivity. They will benefit from any of the new age philosophies and meditation techniques and refocusing their priorities. But my types would need to think more and feel more in order to find a pivotal balance point. One book that I gained a lot of perspective and personal growth from was "The Four Agreements" the wisdom book by Don Miguel Ruiz. Reading it for the first time was a spiritual escapade like having a first person experience of an emotional excursion into the essence of experiencing an enlightening expedition that equates to the epitome of elevating empathy in order to expell the ego and enjoy the existence of everything.

[@mattbabb.]

nodozhit great alliteration!! Your remarkable depth of interest in the various personality systems reminds me of my own. I’m glad more and more people are using them for good. But I think he is right. Eckhart’s point (much like many many other wise teachers) is comically simple. All of the extra time and energy we spend digging into our personal psychologies to understand our patterns is certainly time well spent, but suffering stops when we cease to identify with the thinking mind. That’s all there is to it:) Of course, if your goal is understanding, then the numerous systems out there (Big 5, Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, etc) are great tools. But if your goal is to reduce suffering, the answer is right on the surface Good luck on the path, my poetic friend

[@nodozhit]

@@mattbabb. many thanks! Thanks for shedding your light on this topic, and sharing your insights, your encouragement, your compliments, and your complement, and your counsel. (Plus, enneagram is new and interesting to me). I can still agree with you two about Eckhart. And, I appreciate your perspectives on this subject matter. In my opinion, there are many paths to modern day spiritual journeys. Empowering kids to choose what they can do within their own circle of influence could be as inspirational, innovative, and informative to them as a charismatic circus clown's capacity to captivate children's imaginations by engaging them, entertaining them, and educating them. Thus, giving them something else to look forward to. And yeah, a philosophical revelation can corral, compound, and consolidate many individual aspects under one conviction that becomes as simplistic as the way a quick clap or snap of the fingers is the consequence of an unspoken form of communication that is known to command and concentrate other's attention to that source of suspicion. The speculations and realizations can be comically superficial, but it also can be contrived through conformity and complacency, and can even be conceived as an anomaly in opposition that still leads to contemplating complicated complexities, at the same time. Many philosophers and thought leaders have that way of implementing their conceptual skills and ideas. And it's like an art to be able to convey those cognitive connections between Mankind's collective consciousness and our carousel of contributions by countless individuals that came in search of self fulfillment via knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. Whether you seek behavioral balance, spiritual supplements, or pyscho analytical scientific research, it's all in service of the nervous system's own sense of its self within you, and its need for security, survival, sensibility, sensuality, sexuality, and even social status that's all stimulated from within our own selves and creates those sensations that savors the seconds of sobriety and serenity and sole satisfaction.

[@RoastDVCK]

@@nodozhit woah im disappointed, I thought you where gonna teach me how to open my 7 chakras for a sec

[@nodozhit]

@@RoastDVCK lol! Eckhart has a special gift that won't disappoint you. I hear he's the one to tell you all about this present. Here is something you can have right now. And every time you look around, you'll see that it's still there whenever you want it. Now, it's your present. But you must share it with others. Because you only have a moment to really enjoy it. Chakras is a little bit foreign to me. But yoga exercises, chess, swimming, walking the nature trails, admiring the beautiful women, learning something new, and passing another milestone are 7 of the joys for this city fellow.

[@thandanaing297]

"And in the present moment, suffering does not exist".

[@TeaLeafThief]

Unless you have wind.

[@FreedInPieces]

unless you're getting tortured currently

[@25hvghfgetr6]

​@@FreedInPieces Even under torture the suffering is always product of thinking. Suffering in the case of torture would come from fear of future and failure to accept the current condition. "How long will this last? I can't stand this, this is unbearable. I would give up anything to stop this. Im going to die!" These are thoughts about the past and future that truly deliver the torment, it's not the unpleasant physical experience itself. And it's important to note that under bad enough circumstances like torture or worse, it might impossible (for ordinary human) to separate oneself from the clinging to thoughts about past and future that are really the reason of ones suffering, instead of letting those go and just being present. Watch the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hanVc5yhZpt7sMk where Viatnamese monk commits suicide by immolating himself, it is possible to have equanimity even during worst imaginable pain if you know your mind.

[@MsAnchovey]

Unless you are in chronic pain.

[@kaithorenfawkes8312]

That is such a bullshit statement from someone who clearly never physically suffered in his entire life! Physical torture is not all in the mind! Who on Earth would say that except a masochist?

[@lineyl6514]

1) seperate yourself from your mind 2) be present

[@acreblade1264]

What works for you in terms of actually doing those 2 things ?

[@XenosFiles]

1) To separate yourself from the mind, you must give up all attachments. Stop working, stop pursuing goals, stop searching for happiness… Then when all you’re left with is an empty life and a struggling, chaotic mind - a mind that no longer serves your desires, it just drives you crazy - you will willfully disassociate from the mind. There is no point in living in that chaos anymore. Suddenly you see the mind from a distance… your thoughts are quiet and unobtrusive like distant clouds. You found silence. As long as your mind is helping you survive, thrive, reach your goals… you cant let it go. 2) Eternal presence. I haven’t completed this step yet, that’s why I’m watching this video… please ask again in 10 years. Thanks

[@sidogpmj]

"I am not what I think and feel, I am witnessing what I think and feel."~ Russel Brand

[@TitansTracks]

"To know yourself is to be at peace" -Genji

[@lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385]

Those are such wise words I gotta admit😉.

[@danmpearce]

Eckhart Tolle's 'The Power of Now' changed my life...

[@shashanklal8]

It is good book

[@Origamiiiiiiiiiiii]

Yeap

[@QuietlyCurious]

Same here!

[@NenaLavonne]

Absolutely!!!

[@ZoeyKirituOfficial]

Just started reading it. It's wonderful.

[@jarretv5438]

“The biggest cause of unhappiness is overthinking” - Buddha

[@lapope2196]

People need to promote the fact that being carefree in this world is vital from removing all forms of biases in the world (racism, money is everything, having sex, weed & drugs). Every single one of us has been brought up different because of fear of not knowing precisely what is going to be granted in their lives. As a result, anyone can vent ideas to you that stems from their uncertainty. *You have a choice to feed the host, or make your own decision and serve your own dish of life.*

[@aadvanh54]

By replacing fear of the unknown with curiosity we open ourselves up to an infinite stream of possibility. We can let fear rule our lives or we can become childlike with curiosity, pushing our boundaries, leaping out of our comfort zones, and accepting what life puts before us.

[@AfterSkool]

Aww Yes!!

[@kellyreilan]

So much truth! Thank you for sharing this! Wisdom Rocks!!!

[@danmpearce]

Buddha said: 'Unhappiness is the result of an uncontrolled ego'

[@damondominique]

This is my man right here ❤️

[@mitvasagar6985]

Yohohohoho

[@anthonyblack634]

6:36 This is the way children see the world. No photos, Experiencing only now. It seems we’ve come full circle.

[@aman7488]

To enter the kingdom of heaven, you must become again as a child -The J-Man

[@ILoveSaintBernards]

Go not with the ego, but, with the soul. That is what surrendering to the Universe is all about.

[@vishalupadhyay4358]

Brown Guy Who likes to surrender to Redhead Women (universe?)

[@abrahamdong4897]

It is an amaizing experience when you are actually in the present moment, even that just a few seconds.

[@minervaargo8758]

Exactly!!

[@sundarkris1320]

Exactly.. I was able to be in present moment consciously for few seconds and it gives me instant peace.. what if I am always like this.. life will be wonderful..

[@namehere4954]

Depression is trying to live in the past, anxiety is trying to live in the future. Live in the Now and accept it as it is. You can't suffer if you accept what Is.

[@yoshatabi]

I been studying philosophy for years now. It cured my depression. I absolutely love your channel.

[@jonathanmartinez8575]

What I understood was that you should stop judging your thoughts because they are based on experiences, and you don't have absolute control over experiences.

[@osse1n]

*The past is already gone, the future hasn't happened yet* All we have is the present moment. When you realise that you don't have control over outside events, you will become truly empowered.

[@AfterSkool]

Yes. Exactly. Thank you!

[@trapez77]

So don't plan for the future

[@irgendjemand4064]

You Have control over outside events... Your mind is creating your reality.

[@romella_karmey]

And you are handsome 🤭😍

[@trapez77]

Klare Sicht that's called dreams

[@elijahdavis2722]

Your not being you but splitting your mind into two. Bars

[@alkasoli4002]

Happiness is just an emotion like pain.. You can't be happy 24*7 ..Pain may not be always linked with the past conditions.. Sometimes present situations make you sad

[@carlfike7504]

Hey y'all. The answer to your suffering is to laugh at it. Laugh at your trembling and your fearful ideas. Laugh at those whose instill it within you. Become beautiful and joyous. Do not despise those around you or your situation but see it as your part to play. You don't need stress and suffering in your life. It's perfectly fine to see it for what it is, which is a distraction and headache, and laugh it off. Sounds simple but it's true. Not in satiety, but in laughing and beauty will your longing and suffering cease. Beauty and laughter is in itself the means and end. Most of this comes from Friedrich Nietzsche, my favorite author. I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from my favorite novel of all time, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. "Brave, unconcerned, mocking, violent. Wisdom is a woman and loves only a warrior."

[@alegce4497]

Carl Fike ❤️❤️❤️ beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@Ella-tf8yv]

Wow this is great. I’ll check out that novel ❤️

[@richieboy6825]

No doubt man Just what I needed to hear at this moment

[@kaithorenfawkes8312]

I hope you never have to suffer truly severe, chronic physical pain that does not respond to any attempt to alleviate it. Imagine the sensation of someone smashing your spine and pelvis repeatedly with Thor's hammer. Then you'll understand that not everything can be fixed with pleasant, free thoughts. 😡

[@scottkraft1062]

@@kaithorenfawkes8312 You should give it a try it'll change your outlook at least

[@muantea2694]

I'll be honest, I've been doing the stop thinking part for a few years now. I always thought i was probably going crazy because i hadn't heard of thus tolle dude until now. I just got fed up of the constant worry of failure and the hurt of my previous mistakes. I dunno when i cracked but i just did. I just said ah screw it i dontgive a damn. This has helped me so much . People think I'm irresponsible or something but hey I'm not the one guessing away at a very changeable very variable future🤷‍♂

[@luketa04]

you wont stop thinking but u can stop grabbing and wearing your toughts?

[@8tnbeats717]

@@luketa04 you can stop thinking for periods of time as well. Through meditation you can silence your thoughts though this takes lots of practice, it's a wonderful ability to have when the going gets tough

[@aaronk3788]

spot on!

[@cosmiccommunity5541]

If you're having anxiety I want you to know that I love you and its going to be okay. Breathe slowly and deeply. You're going to be just fine. You're alright. I'm glad you're here. Breathe in. Breathe out. Relax.

[@12moneyman13]

"You are the consciousness in this being choosing to to observe the mind" always loved that quote and this video just backed it up more

[@mordecairaysor9483]

I've been watching for a while now and I can genuinely say that I have been blessed to listen to your wisdom and am becoming a better human every day.

[@AfterSkool]

Awww that truly means a lot. Thank you!

[@jameshumphrey9939]

to whom ? to what and what end ... grasshopper

[@thesmic1224]

The past can and should be let go if it is causing pain, but we worry about the future because we need to live. Worrying is a curse but also a gift because if you only lived in the now you wouldn’t be aware of what’s next and although the pain of thought is undesirable, it is necessary to continue living. If you did decide to only feel the now instead of thinking of the soon to come, then eventually you would die (maybe of starvation), and there would no longer be a Now to feel.

[@lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385]

Nah worrying about the futre keeps u in the suffering so freeing your mind is key to sufferless life.

[@thesmic1224]

we humans need nothing but Peace&joy I’m not saying it’s good to excessively worry, but to continue living you need to be mindful of what’s in the near future.

[@everythingisamindgame9666]

The essence of enlightenment is eternal we humans need to harness that power of now.

[@GT-pl1wx]

For many years I have been searching for something. ...in a moment of pure pain ...lying on the bottom of my living-room ...my face full of tears something happened to me! I completely changed during the following year

[@allmonti9861]

I really good way to clear your mind is to take a few deep breaths and then ask yourself "what will my next thought be?" weirdly you don't think for a few seconds😂 I learned this from the youtuber koi fresco

[@xaviermarcial1870]

All Monti he got it from tolle’s book

[@nosimplinky]

Koi was the one that got me into spirituality ❤️

[@dearjulio]

The true value of the Internet! Thanks for sharing A++

[@yungsweez9628]

that's xvideos dog im dead ass playin chess and this whole comment section cappin playin like hungry hungry hippos or some shit while u guys were taking notes I was living in the present hard af and spanking this chunky ass cock . even typing this comment talking about the past and my ego typing this shit im locked in yo my spirit playin chess my ego playin chess my cock playin some next level chess like starcraft or sum, this whole comment section playin 4 square its all good tho all u have to do is just go back in time and be born smarter and chiller np!

[@dogfriendly1623]

This is an absolute gem. I have struggled with obsessive thoughts most of my life

[@iamadave]

"When thinking of the future, there is nothingness, just a void that materializes the present" -Me

[@wisdom-for-life]

Fantastic video! "So the single most vital step on your journey toward enlightenment is this: learn to dis-identify from your mind. Every time you create a gap in the stream of the mind, the light of your consciousness grows stronger." Eckhart Tolle

[@anitacarter8060]

Yes, life skills and videos like these should be taught in school… Actual things we can use… Life tools!!!

[@petek9226]

The number of times this video helped me is just wonderful. Both speaker and the speech is unfathomably a blessing. ❤

[@Chocolateonice816]

The thought of suffering is actually worse than suffering itself. Pain and Joy... can’t get one with out the other, one means nothing without the other💯

[@tristentaylor6116]

I cried watching the beginning of this video. It hit me differently. Beautiful.

[@FallingPixol]

Your mind is your enemy - the best things we do in life are things we don't think about.

[@lovepeaceisneverguaranteed7385]

I could not agree more your comment is so thought full thanks u for commenting that tho

[@rasles42]

Thank you. Peace, gratitude and love.

[@ARMANDOHERNANDEZ-bp2np]

Buddhism 101. Love it. Ancient practices that are relevant and helpful today. Practices that promote unconditional compassion, love, inclusion and are psychological helpful. You can’t ask for more. Great artist too. Thank you for sharing.❤

[@seedsofsanctuary6349]

One of the most essential KZbin videos to ever exist. This seriously should be shown in schools.

[@AfterSkool]

Wow Thank you!

[@tsuvex2989]

You'd never believe how asking yourself "why do I think that" can change you

[@Themojii]

What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that. Eckart Tolle

[@emilynguyen1964]

This is exactly what I've been thinking about but in words!!! THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING

[@hjames78]

Elkhart Tolle wisdom is always refreshing!!

[@msfittherapist]

Ive heard it all of my life "you think too much" my response was always "you dont think enough" hmm jokes on me...i think lol

[@achalbamroliya1909]

😂😂

[@dylanurquiaga6864]

Theres nothing wrong with thinking , just in moderation thoughts are a faithful servant but a horrible ruler

[@HMBRTOABLE]

Same

[@thesage90]

Lol you not alone

[@JohnDoe-nq5pk]

The reason this guy's channel has blown up as much has is it has is because of the work he has put in. Respect where given. I love seeing people earn a fair reward for their work!

[@chakalaka3960]

My mind has been trapped in a box of negativity for nearly 3 years following a breakup. This video blew the lid off. Thank you OP

[@Heal_awaken_bliss]

Thank you for making this in picture form High time we teach this in school Eckhart, now what can U say about him No words ,cause language can’t explain how awesome He is !

[@ggonsg]

SOOOOOOOOO ENLIGHTENING AND beautifully illustrated! I'll be practicing the Power of Now today and forever! Thank you, beyond measure!

[@TheChiz18]

This channel is so profound. It covers both visual and auditory learning ability. Grabbing your attention with the amazing creativity in art and straight forward messages from great minds.

[@OBAASANTDP]

"You're not your mind." wow this is truly magnificent. This gave me a different perspective on what I do in life. I love your content!

[@mccabe8818]

Out of all the advice that anyone has given me, this video changed my life.

[@muzamilhasan9418]

The main point is "appreciation" for every single thing.

[@nancybrunet7888]

This is really well done! Almost anyone can understand it that way, even teens! It should be translated in every language and presented in every high school around the world! And showed on tv! ❤️👍

[@lornalux]

The world would be better if everyone watch these videos and really understand the meaning. ❤️

[@jerryweston7552]

Watching this kind of stuff has been really uplifting me as I realize I've been subconsciously living like this my entire life, and it wasnt until I heard in words that I realized I was doing it in the first place.

[@rhasce]

This is true, I live in the moment and Im happy, its the second you start thinking future you get frustrated

[@khalidbillow1785]

You just revolutionalised my life, this had been disturbing me for the longest time but now i can finally rest. Thank you for this video

[@exequielly2459]

Be an observer of your thoughts/emotion not a reactor to it.

[@christawilmot3665]

The peaceful little blue guy is so cute

[@andyokus4930]

You are the Unchanging Witness of the ever changing mind!

[@evolt1806]

I love watching this so peaceful

[@nickm.f.roller8962]

I have replayed this several times in a row and may just repeat it all day till it's unforgettable!!

[@davidglendale2210]

The past is to learn from, then you can plan for a better future so your “now” can be more comfortable and enjoyable. All three dimensions of time are important to your happiness

[@divergents6477]

I recommend reading all Eckhart Tolle's books, they are amazing and life changing!

[@cosmiccommunity5541]

to everyone who's feeling down esp this quarantine, I'm giving you a virtual hug

[@kierancaldwell3442]

Thanks, same to you

[@riyabiswas8773]

Thanks ♥️

[@daveed420420]

This is helping me huuuge with the anxiety from this coming BioChemistry course starting in 3days. I know all this by heart but a refreshment is phenomenal. The highest gratitude Master Tolle, Namaste

[@muskot666]

Thank you for sharing, this is such a big step for the movement.

[@TheLifeFormulaa]

Making peace with yourself will help you be more carefree

[@diandrablake3372]

Woooow the way God alligns these messages for me when I need them is incredibly divine, as am I.

[@TaylorSwiftLoverFML]

On minimizing anxiety, this is really a good way to put it. A person that has anxiety may be aware that he is anxious, but he may not necessarily know what to do with that info. If you are that person, this book will be good for you.

[@a.s.h.5774]

This is one of his best to me

[@jordonstudio]

By far some of the best content on youtube!

[@josephpalen7149]

This one is the best out of all that I have watched so far.