Staying Present

Staying present is an ongoing practice, explains Eckhart, which can be supported in ways that include following the breath, becoming aware of sensations in the body, and by cultivating "the Observer."
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[@lordsesshomaru8960]

I realized overtime the importance of his long & silent pauses in his speeches. They're honestly the whole point.

[@danielforrester1579]

Forget the past, you cannot change it. Forget the future, you cannot predict it. Forget the present, I didn't get you one.

[@williamdelong1936]

Slow down!! Why do you rush around so much. It's like a passenger on a beautiful cruise ship who races around the deck of the ship thinking it will get them to their destination faster. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride. Next time you are walking slow down too half the speed. Notice how you become aware of yourself as opposed to be lost in thought. When you reach for something reach at half speed. You become aware of yourself in a new way. We are so heavily conditioned from birth that you must reject everything and examine yourself ruthlessly. The voices in your head will tell you to run hurry or you will be sorry. It's like a man passing a stadium full of people. There is a football game going on people running here and there and they throw you the ball and scream RUN!!! RUN!!! You try to explain you dont under stand the rules or even want to play but they keep screaming RUN!!! RUN!!! and so for the rest of your life you run,run,run but you never seem to be happy. You get the new promotion but the happiness doesn't last. You say I will be happy when______ fill in the blank. I get married,divorced,make my first million, become CEO, yet the thrill never lasts. The only way to be truly happy is to be in the here and now above time above thought. Then for the first time in your life you will have all the answers to all the questions. Like the Buddah who finally reached enlightment laughing and crying at the same time. Laughing because you realised how foolish he had been and crying because he realised how many are stiil prisoners of their own illusions.

[@rudy8409]

whenever i am struggling to stay present, i go and watch eckhart. he has a very calming atmosphere that helps bring me to the present.

[@digital.garage]

Can’t wait for the Day when videos like this are getting 1M views

[@scoville-3606]

Danny Bejerano don't wait, stay present

[@facuczypusak3594]

that will never happen my friend!

[@3505walter]

Day is getting closer dude : )

[@Naaga]

Yeah, rather than Gucci gang

[@lilybelier7581]

That's ego talking....cos it reeks of vanity/self-importance

[@khayantenjwa4648]

Eckhart: *breathes* Crowd: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@AlvinLee007]

Please God. Let Eckhart live for many more years to come.

[@mtm00]

The way he came onto the stage he reminded me very much of Mr.Bean (Rowan Atkinson)! For me: Eckhart is a natural comic; he emanates laughter, love and light.

[@propagandadrunken]

Eckhart is 70 but looks like he is in his 40s! Presence has really helped him

[@cyruscherry35]

I'll say early 50's but he does look great hug

[@scoville-3606]

Моника Трајаноска he was born in 1948 dude

[@pankajuchiha9232]

What...😅

[@houssembenali1945]

YEAH I NOTICE THIS

[@mamood7647]

WTF !!!!!!!! He's 70 ? Omg ! All this years... I thought.. You've got to be kidding OO

[@bibianaescobar6042]

I’m going through another tough moment in my life (not the first and certainly not the last) and listening to Eckhart centers me and takes me out of dispair. And the aftermath is total compassion for myself. Thank you Eckhart 💓

[@ylpinko98]

I just realized that Eckhart Tolle initials are E.T. haha! Magical :)💖

[@sjjahoda5622]

Another reason to just love the living out for him 👽💗

[@zk974]

u Chinese u smart🤓

[@jinzokrim9979]

This kind of comment only come from a true presence ;)

[@saranicole4622]

Also , when I start on psychedelics I didnt know were I was getting in to. But they lead me also in a spiritual path after I try to end my life. I was someone with traumas not knowing how to stay present , how to accept pain and how I could transform negatives thoughts on good.. I didnt know that I was not my thoughts and feelings and after while since I start with psychedelics on my own..I was driving crazy with suicidal thoughts , the bad part Is that I didn know how to "turned in other direction" and that almost coast my life .Im so grateful for this , it was the way it happend , that happend . I dont regret because I accept it. ❤❤ big hearts for everyone. Stay still❤

[@Alchemistic88]

I found out today that Eckhart is 70 years old... Presence certainly has treated him well

[@piumasamaratunga7458]

I have only just discovered Eckhart’s channel. I have been listening all day. All such valuable teachings I needed to hear. Also there is a childlike nature about him that is so endearing.

[@digitaldope6247]

This guy really knows how to stretch out a video. Don't let pewdiepie see this.

[@MetaphysicalMike]

He is not from this planet and has so much information way beyond this 3rd dimensional state of reality Great stuff

[@76keggy]

My mind feels at peace even when i listen to Eckhart talk,...never mind trying to be present in the moment, my mind feels like its having a vacation learning to be present in the moment....relief is felt ,practise makes perfect.thank you

[@manispinks]

I feel blessed,.... Because of Eckharts Teachings,....the inner peace,... and what it has made me realise.

[@TravelNP]

This was oddly profound Most of what I got from this encounter was my lack of stillness kept me distracted from his message. At first I was like what is he doing. The heck but as I took the time to listen and watch I began to pace myself to him and felt it There’s a calmness to life that if we allow ourselves to engage in that calm and slow space we will be present there. The clock doesn’t matter. I think I get it

[@HorvathDenis]

He recognized that his strength is hidden in his weakness.

[@thebeautyfiles9686]

I love his authenticity! I wish more people would apply these concepts to their lives.

[@janmortensen2717]

Dear. Mr. Tolle. Everytime I watch your videos I feel a calm inner peace. Thank you. Namaste

[@gwynjones3096]

spiritual master with such a gentle soul. Brings great peace.

[@Yogi_Ram]

💖 you dear Eckhart..

[@talhaahmed2042]

Secret to staying in present without doing anything: "I must be thankful to the Creator for whatever is happening in life" ---- No need to unravel complex mechanics of how life works and why it is working, being appreciative, true, free from entitlement is the key here

[@karolkupec4118]

Right on.

[@reservedug]

Listening to this video each morning is a wonderful way to start my day - Thank You Eckhart!

[@sugarpump]

I LOVE the slow way he talks! Any topic he talks of is meditative.

[@oracleowen]

Ekart Tolle reminds me of a wise old Hobbit, like Bilbo Baggins.. lol

[@issamrian686]

This man is a genius.

[@arete7884]

Most authentic person if there ever was one

[@theliamofella]

Can you imagine eckhart going on a date with someone who doesn’t understand the notion of being present, the uncomfortable silences would be unbearable, even though it’s not uncomfortable for eckhart Don’t think he would be great at speed dating lol I love that dude

[@rozzaninja]

eckhart: Hey gu- audience: HAHHAHHAHAHA

[@SethMacLeod95]

rozzaninja 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@acook213]

He acts like a mischievous gnome while he talks about enlightenment. I feel like their laughter makes complete sense.

[@CalamarMagic]

Something inside me recognizes this as the greatest lesson I could ever learn. Thank you Eckhart!!!

[@KOKidsOG]

He reminds me of yoda :)

[@honestinsky]

Thank you very much Eckhart for this excellent video, much appreciated my wise brother : )

[@willaylwardcoaching]

^ What Honestmicky said :)

[@crisy737]

Remember guys: The gravity of the battle means nothing to those at peace.

[@bottlewaddle6677]

this man should have 60,000 new followers a day

[@kirstinstrand6292]

One+ year later...I'm so beyond my retched past history. I am free of thinking, in fact, I'm ready to take the test for Enlightenment - is there such a test? I've done a ton of work. Keep going, everyone. We must each find our unique path to full Consciousness and for me, it required much self observation, solitude, dream work and therapy. And yes, pain (emotional) and psychological discomfort.

[@eastrider88]

I love his linguistics and the shape of his words. It's pleasant like pooh bear

[@shaidanieblas9677]

Amazing! What a silence!

[@HorvathDenis]

We need more deep "Tollesness" in our lives ...

[@sugarriotgirlsugarriorgirl6808]

The beginning of this video reminds me of when the gates first open in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 🍫 !!! Lol xo

[@amarkarira8469]

My Experience of life Nothing is certain either in material or in spiritual world. So we should take the middle path which is the PRESENT MOMENT. From the present moment we can go to the past or to the future quickly in comparison to going from past to future or vice-versa. Only present moment is the YOGA or UNION of mind, body & intellect. My dear friends, life is too short for doing experiments like Gautam Budda but we can enjoy this life to it's fullest by assimilation of teachings & experiences of the great personalities in our life as advised by the wisest one "CHANAKYA". Remember! Life is too short. So do whatever you & only you like to do right now & your future will be created by the universe accordingly as per Newton's law of action-reaction. Happy New Year 2020 to all in the universe🌹🙏

[@erawa2740]

A very wise and inspiring being. Also, he has beautiful hands.

[@davemeneer7843]

Love eckhart!

[@ant697]

He looks younger every year! I wish I did.

[@jessicaallen4478]

I honestly was about to stop listening because of the narrator but as I continued it all just melted together so beautifully. His words are magical.

[@allisfaith]

14:07 complete trust :)

[@securitor8161]

do you every travel to CANADA to do workshops I am interested in learning more from your experiences, I'm already a subscriber..thank you for everything you do.

[@FarmerBenny]

I loved this video before it even began.

[@jesslock7089]

Saving my life .thankyou

[@max010113]

10:47 *presence intensifies..*

[@cafeinn4354]

Look at yourself as an organism from a distance, watch all its doing specially the thoughts coming up to his/ her mind this way you can decrease the judgment little by little

[@StasComoestas]

It's so Enjoyable to listening to Ekhart Tolle , like it 👍👍👍

[@saranicole4622]

Its amazing how you talk in a simple way of understanding.. I have to say a big thank you My boyfriend found your book Power of now in the summer , in one of Portugal beaches.. Its funny remember because in that time I was really struggling , i was on cycle that seemed not to end . I had a lot traumas , my parents couldn't supporting me in the way they should .. we had series financial problem..my father was almost in the streets , my mother has emotional problems ..my brother started to be addicted on drugs .. Was a mess , after everything I had the same thing on my mind , people are mean .. I can trust in anyone , its better not to feel ..I start to suprees everyting until I couldnt feel nothing good.. after tharapys and One moment I had psychadelic drugs. In a first moment everything was wonderful , I had my feelings again .. It wasnt necessary anymore pinching my arm to feel somehting .. I could feel everyting , and since I was in stage of my life that things were going good .. everything was perfect.. until the moment that everything that happened to me start to pooped in my mind every day .. past situations on trauma were arriving .. its was exhaustic..I did know how to accept how my life turned into .... it was really dificult to me In that time because I couldnt accepting the moment , the pain.. In that magical day my boyfriend brought that book .. and after while I start to read. It was incredible the way it helped me, everytime things start to change .. step by step I started to understand that I was not really in the present , I was thinking in something and rejecting what it was ... I always rushed for nothing .. I start to understand that we are the observer and what its observed . We really have to be in a netutral way otherwise its easy to be identifyed with our thoughts.. I know now that we are not out thoughts and our emotions and Im so grateful for that . They were days that I had to hurt myself to stop thinking and feel something.. With simple words you guied me trough this path .. I finished the book on the last month , after 10months.. Nowdays I'm aware of who I am , its hard keeping the foccus on now because I have lot of.work to.do , but day by day I'm dicovering more who I am and what is surrounding me. Soo big big thank you ❤❤❤

[@neenabountra1526]

Brilliant Eckhart! You have bought the light we all need. Bless you🆔🌈

[@sxfxcn0993]

I am glad he has moved onto slightly more advanced areas. Thank you Tolle!

[@williamdelong1936]

There were two children playing in the sand making castles. One of the children became depressed and started crying because he wanted to be a king but his castle got washed away. The wise man pointed out his sadness was due to the illusion he could be anything but a human being. When we wake up from our illusions in the here and now we acquire kingly consciousness and the world falls at our feet because we want nothing from it. All eyes watch as you pass because you don't seek approval from anyone. The world can never foo youl again because your not fooling yourself. You can be happy no matter what happens because you go with the flow if life which is always in the NOW. Your lover leaves your business partner steals all your money yet you consciously speaking because the word is not the thing are unaffected. Your sense of self is not caught up in it. You are truly free.

[@muhammadameen8637]

I love how he smile ❤️

[@marialovesmusicalot]

Muhammad Ameen I live for his laugh lol

[@lindahainje7877]

Thank you! Saved my life, your pointers… I lost the love of life before you came along I doubted everything! Now I know I am everything, hard to doubt what you are once you discover you are everything, but once you do it’s soooo joyfully easy, problem is everyone else is everything too!! But since they are not quite open to this essential truth, of our everythingness, , we find ourselves back to square one?! Unless we the few who are woken up go live on a mountain or a cave, or some isolated place… which now I am constantly realize I am going more towarfs…❤️🙏

[@mokuho]

The pain body requires that energy field of awareness around it, as presence around it

[@jnaz1428]

Stop reading the comments and pay attention to Eckhart!

[@giuliat.9759]

I love you from the deep. Liebe Dich so tief. I'm sure to be right saying that you're the most intelligent and ironic (beide zusammen) person on this planet

[@scoville-3606]

Julia TN why ironic?

[@berlinangel987]

yes I wonder too. He expresses humour. But irony?

[@giuliat.9759]

I mean HUMOROUS.

[@carolina6683]

Oh dear, not a great sign if I’m doing something else while listening to this, right?

[@pramodnaik5717]

Love to see you with sadhguru

[@rishal2852]

Does anybody else thinks he is describing your situation

[@segafrog]

i like how he keeps people waiting . . .. .Axl Rose did the same 😄

[@ronoli9447]

Akin to watching a sloth being mugged by a gang of snails. Very enjoyable. Thank you.

[@NondualityChannel]

Yes, a still mind...a silent mind...can be the norm in everyday life. It was not a choice really...for me. Thought just dropped away. The Present remained. I don't recommend cultivating "the Observer" or "Witness", because that is egoic and often very mental. You can mentally observe your breath, but that is not the same as experiencing your breath.

[@kaydurbin943]

Eric Putkonen ni

[@ferdinandalexander8053]

If one knows the present remained thought is there.

[@leemckerrow1986]

how

[@sindhura1341]

U r evn more interesting dn Tolle

[@runehaahrlarsen6973]

The observer is the essential thing to be aware of... even though it cannot be explaining

[@framboiseframboise6253]

Thank you Eckart.. you bring sun in every day life 🌄🌄☀️🌝🌞 but if its rain 🌧🌧 its great too.. 😉😉

[@lidiamansur]

How can somebody dislike this?

[@minh_d3475]

"Speed: 1.25" enjoy! I love him

[@williamdelong1936]

Whenever you listen and watch a speaker ask yourself is this person acting. Watch them carefully even as they walk off the stage. If they get to the parking lot and freak out because their car got dented forget everything they said. You can be aware of thought but you cannot think about awareness. Keep your mind where your body is because the body is here and now. Can you walk away from yourself. To find yourself you must lose yourself your ego self which is the false self locked in time and thought. Stop being falsely kind you just do that to get what you want from somebody. See yourself as you truly are stop pretending.

[@davidsweeney111]

still a few energy flows here and there

[@Bingbong710]

sometimes watching him is like watching comedy hahaha

[@DreamsOfLegend]

I love Eckhart.. But damn I gotta watch his talks on 1.5 speed cause I don't have the YEARS to spend on one video 😊😊😊

[@jackdawcaw4514]

this is precisely the tendency you want to observe. 'Need to be quick', 'don't have time', 'video takes too long'. It's just thoughts. Is there really something soooo pressing that you need to quickly finish this video? What is wrong with just being here, and letting it take as long as it takes? :)

[@sanj06]

Lmfaoooo

[@helpontheway7856]

Stay present

[@George_Tropicana]

Mmmm not in the present now are we? 😄

[@shahangk7678]

Dear DreamLegendary, being slow and pauses between the words actually practice for the audience to be present. It is important to pay attention to the pauses and stay present and aware ;)

[@killerduckuk]

Does anyone else think this guy is Master Splinter from The Turtles? 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐀

[@Butterfield13]

"You can trust everybody to behave according to their level of consciousness at any given time." True. Now what? No wonder the human race is never going to be able to wake up. We can never hope en masse to survive let alone elevate ourselves to the point of collegiate-ship necessary if we are ever to get out of the jungle. Maybe some of us will, on a 'one person only' level, if we grasp what Eckhart is saying. Ah! but waking up is one thing; staying awake quite another. This is an angle, not an answer. A beautiful one though and a help. The robots are coming and their 'mental existence persistence' is guaranteed to be more permanent than ours.

[@kirstinstrand6292]

Some days of high anxiety I don't even want to be present...is this some sort of pain body? On days like this I am my own obnoxious person. It's a reactive episode, that's it. sigh...

[@VacateFear]

Thank you Eckhart.

[@chasebrown917]

Why does he blink so much? I've never understood that

[@emmagatewood3898]

14:06 So as far as trusting other people is concerned, can you trust people? Yes! You can trust everybody. To behave, you can trust that they will behave at their level of consciousness at any given time. Complete trust. No more is possible." ...so true!!

[@Galaxyofbrian]

Well there's nothing wrong with slow have you heard of the tortoise and the hare. 👍 I found that practising being present comes hand in hand with being still, at least in my case. I'm well aware that certain martial arts allow one to become still whilst moving but I'm not very exercise conscious haha. Anyway The few times I think that I actually attained it, I found it too be a soup of sound vibration, awareness and awe.

[@adilk2005]

@12:12 I've had that experience. Damn, he described it well

[@davidparsons3432]

It maybe a language thing but.... you can't become present......because there is no you and presence already is...thats all there is. Also you cannot be free of thinking, this is the misleading message from ET.... and you don't need to.....there is peace in traffic. All that is required is to 'see'.

[@yonianlassnig5413]

David Parsons maybe you cant be free of your thoughts.that dosent mean no one else can

[@marietorri]

Needed this today ❤️

[@SHABAZRSK]

Thoughts, where do they come from, some times they come and I wonder where do they come From?

[@chinguyenngo6332]

Thank you so much !!!!!,your messages have saved my life!!!

[@ellearad7003]

Haha this is so fucked up, id litteraly ask close friends or my mom if im scarying them because im changing so much .. They never understood what im talking about though, but evidently i always feel like a different person

[@mlove.97]

💗🙏💗

[@ihorizoni497]

Why does he blink so much? Is it morse code?

[@davidsweeney111]

they still haven't perfected the software...

[@jabba0975]

Old eyes, bright lights, dry air.

[@cyruscherry35]

Have respect for our master

[@pfacontractor1573]

He is pre-ading value

[@yogidevimaat9304]

Check out Barry long how to meditate.

[@BellyBeams]

Love ET and love this talk but for the love of god, couldn’t someone have fixed the background noise of that microphone?

[@here5574]

Unfortunate that I get irritated by the audiences' laughing after almost everything Eckhart says, I know their are podcasts and I just need to not get triggered by it but yeah just opinion, definitely thankful for hear these masters speak though! Thank you.

[@Mike8981]

You are irritated by the laughter? Let that be your practice. You are annoyed by the dog barking next door? Let that be your practice.

[@ferdinandalexander8053]

Presence is the only one being present and it does so without any effort, system, or practice.

[@sgim43]

so he dyes his hair right? I mean I know being present and peace of mind certainly has it's health benefits... but still.. that can't be a 70 y/o mans hair lol

[@sgim43]

sooo... this is probably a video I shouldn't watch on 1.5x right? lmao

[@Kris-dy7db]

It's true, and just so simple. This message has to be in every school for children. Dann wäre es im Erwachsenalter kein großes Problem mehr es umzusetzen. Grüße aus Germany

[@TheCatarrh]

Thank you. So happy to have found you.

[@mars4315]

Hi

[@mariehaverty5809]

Love that, realize after listening for a while what the whole point of exercise was so grateful to have got it thank you. X