The Cessation of Compulsive Thinking | Eckhart Tolle Teachings

Eckhart delves into the two fundamental types of knowledge: conceptual and intuitive. While both are necessary, in modern society we have over-valued conceptual knowledge, leading to an epidemic of compulsive thinking. While thinking can be used to manifest our reality, it is only through spaciousness and the cessation of thinking that we are able to create from the depths of Being.
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Praying for everyone in here to be blessed with good health, happiness, healing and miracle breakthroughs that will leave you to shed tears of joy soon!

[@mars1783]

That's beautiful... Thank you... blessings to you too!!!

[@Omnipresence10]

💜felt Gratitude for younall💐

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Thank you- lovely sentiment - same to you!

[@victoriavictoria3941]

Amen! Thank you !same to you

[@yolobro983]

Tears of joy shedding soon

[@tiuticcarefreelife974]

"Cessation of thinking is invited into your life not by suppressing thinking, but letting go of resistance to the present moment." "To make present moment your friend; to say Yes internally to whatever arises in this moment." Thank you.

[@nicholasmarin5945]

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[@ourvaneatus6526]

I am here because I have non-stop, racing thoughts. I have always had problems with severe anxiety that is exacerbated by racing thoughts. I'm going through a very difficult hurdle in my relationship, and fear that she may walk out on me. My own anxiety has been the culprit to some very negative thinking. I just started listening to Eckhart Tolle, to at least have the awareness that I am having negative thinking. I am just trying to be in the moment and present. Wish me luck.. Good luck to everyone here!!

[@gives_bad_advice]

Goood luck.

[@ourvaneatus6526]

@Kyan I cannot believe that it was a year ago that I wrote that. Update: I was able to hold on to her!! It's been great. We worked through a lot of stuff that was due to poor communication. I truly could not have made it through that very rough patch with ET guidance!! Thank you for asking. I hope that you are well, too.

[@nitishgautam5420]

You 'have' racing thoughts? .... You are actually in state of worry and your subconscious is just doing habitual thinking because you used to do it consciously once remember?and now you are using metaphors to worsen your situation, here what you can do.... Just relax take a deep breath, now see things around you see how it looks , colour texture etc , then hear sound near you and then pay attention to the feeling of breath in breath out .... You can see what works better for you , for me focussing in breath 🫁 stops my overthinking immediately

[@ghostintheshell21]

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[@recordgirly2567]

Its all an illusion and As long as we live in our minds/egos it's freaking unbearable! Trapped in the illusion of consent thoughts ... But I've found some truths i can try to share. I try to separate myself from thoughts by simply saying, "That's a thoughts .. Look at all those thoughts etc" Not believing every thought. To try to simply be the observer of each thought. I try to meditate 5 min each morning and just focus on my breathing and quickly thoughts will start, so I'll gently bring it back to my breathing. The MOMENT I realize I'm back to thoughts I'm the observer! There's the real "me", the observer, my soul and separate me, the crazy, upset, unhappy ego! But unfortunately The suffering is necessary to motivate us to go through this process. Even though this 5 min is a quick easy way to get out of the unhappy ego/mind and to find some freaking peace in this crazy world, it's still the hardest thing I've ever done! You've got to want it bad and realize the ego is a frighten child that doesn't want to let go ... To let go and let this shift in consciousness happen ... But its exciting that so many are watching this video to ask and learn of a deeper meaning and it's even more exciting because it's happening all over the world! (Eckhart Tolle is A true living spiritual master!)

[@anthonymiller8365]

I love Eckhart ❤ No one else on Earth can help me get back from egoistic down spiral. A true Godsend 🙏

[@madinaabay1794]

Indeed Echart is the only for me who can so easily bring me back to awareness. So true "A true God send". Thank you from the bottom of my heart Echart.

[@ozgursenturk11-11]

There is nothing in this planet earth that is not Godsend🙏 Actually nothing is Godsend because there is no other God to sent anything at all🤗🙏

[@monkeymanipulater5032]

@@ozgursenturk11-11 Jehova is the one true God and Jesus his son. Jesus is the truth and the way to the Father.

[@satan4hire]

@@monkeymanipulater5032 jeeeeezus Christ 🙄

[@klyvemurray]

@@monkeymanipulater5032 I hope that you are freed from your legalism and bondage and find the Devine that's within you✌

[@isabellek1171]

Everyone is an addict to the endless chattering of thoughts that serve no purpose. Thank you 🌼

[@FromPeloToYourHeart]

Wish we could switch it on and off.😅😅

[@NondualityChannel]

95% of thought is not needed. When that drops away, day-to-day life is often without much thought.

[@albertdraper1157]

What a thoughtful comment!

[@sawyerrice3244]

What a dumb comment

[@joaomarcelo742]

@@sawyerrice3244 it's called privilege

[@TerriblePerfection]

That's true. Although I do sitting meditation twice daily, I notice that the effect slips into the rest of my day too now, and I can catch myself making judgments or having pointless opinions.

[@lindakoch9524]

Is that bragging or what? You have “arrived” and you are telling everyone you have.

[@TheDhammaHub]

Most people have a _very_ strong craving for thinking that can be very difficult to overcome - but it is totally worth it

[@tiinaikonen6353]

Very difficult to overcome, says the mind 😉😘

[@TheDhammaHub]

@@tiinaikonen6353 let's put it like this: the steps to get there are simple, but very few people take them. And the Buddha kinda said that it is "easier to beat a thousand armies than to conquer the self" - sounds hard to me ;D

[@markmaker2488]

Stop thinking about it

[@TheDhammaHub]

@@juststop022 Hence I wrote that _craving for thinking_ is the problem, not thinking. Thoughts will always be around and that's fine

[@tiinaikonen6353]

@@TheDhammaHub but it isn’t hard, the mind says it is hard. It is who you truly are. Once you realize who is I then naturally one stops paying attention to the nonsense of the mind. Of course thoughts come and go but once there is realization of the truth there is no fighting with the mind.

[@amyschmidt1113]

Ahhhh, "make the present moment your friend". Yes! Now I get it!

[@gavinspeaks]

It’s all about detachment. Be willing to drop your desires and let the universe pick them up and return them to you🙌🏽💚 ~ Much Love from a Growing KZbinr💜

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That's quite ironic, as your desire to grow your KZbin channel moves you to proactively advertise it.

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Irony??🕉

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@@KillianSmiles I love seeing interesting ways of advertising, the corporate world needs competition... they use us as data points, might as well flip the script.

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A great attitude creates a great day, which makes a great week, a great month, a great year which makes a great life.

[@TerriblePerfection]

I like that. One blissful now! 🥰

[@ScaryStoriesNYC]

Awesome! Now I wanna see Eckhart take a drum solo!

[@youtube8210]

When he said "you have enough power to create havoc on the planet" that was felt deep within me. I realized the power of consciousness the one whole.

[@marykrone5652]

To say yes internally to what arises at this moment. ❤️

[@Sogonrei]

This really helped me this morning. This just showed up in my feed and I am going through massive stress nonstop chronic ill- and my whole family is very ill in this tremendous pressure cooker nonstop and have been meaning to check out his work and it was kismet.

[@LucidLivingLL]

I haven't seen Eckhart Tolle in a while, but I like how he goes deeper into the fundamentals of manifestation in this video. The mental faculties are important, but they are intensified by our ability to find fulfillment within the present moment. That is the key to manifestation that I keep in mind on my day to day. Thank you Eckhart 🙏🏽 Hope to offer the same amount of value as you do in my channel also

[@edgepixel8467]

Why do you want to manifest?

[@copyninja8756]

@@edgepixel8467 Why not? BOOM

[@LucidLivingLL]

@@edgepixel8467 its not that I want to, but it is that I do so regardless, so why not manifest consciously?

[@SadafHeals]

*Letting go of the resistance to the Present moment, will set you free from cessation of compulsive thinking. Appreciate your wisdom Eckhart! "Make present moment your friend"

[@equanimousawareness]

A man that walks his talk. Thank you.

[@ssoma151]

Every thought is a judgement and we are told not to judge

[@Sean-xr1xj]

This is exactly what i needed at the moment. Most of my thinking is completely unnecessary

[@bobak5126]

01:50 I know how to create anxiety with my thought. I wish I could create happiness with my thoughts.

[@suesjoy]

You have helped me so much. I have been in recovery for 8 years from alcoholism and marijuana abuse. Your teachings complement the Big Book so well. I feel that AA’s literature could use a bit of an update- but studying your books and listening to your lectures works SO well for me! I am eternally grateful for your wisdom. Lots of love, Sue 🙏💕🙏

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Read Hawkins Power vs force

[@cyruscherry35]

How old are you?

[@Anna-ce1xz]

Did you check out AA BIG BOOK STUDIES ? Hope you well 🌻

[@philwyatt2176]

A wonderful and guiding teaching into thinking and the power of now. Thank You Eckhart & Team. 🙏

[@janicehalton]

You are a very "Profound" speaker Man-of-God. Be Bless!!

[@mentalpositions596]

The reason you like something is often that you mistake "like" for a thought pattern you thought many times.

[@letlifeflow1254]

A belief is a thought you keep thinking!

[@goranmohamad7536]

You change my life,i have ocd but your way was the only way to get over ocd ,,thanks a lot

[@Husseskanal]

This is the one part of what Eckhart teaches I have a hard time to wrap my head around. Manifest directly through thought.. Sounds like magic.

[@lindakoch9524]

Indeed!!

[@RobertF-]

I feel the same way, this confused me. At 2:30 Eckhart says that a time will come when we won't have factories anymore and instead we will create the few things we need in the material world with our minds and "Poof, there it is". He says it won't be anything like a Rolls Royce, but we won't need things like that... Can someone please explain to me what on Earth does he mean by that?!? Is he saying that in the future if it's cold outside and we need some kind of coat or something, that we will be able to use our mind to just make a coat "magically" poof into existence in front of us? Will we telepathically communicate with plants and they will magically weave and grow some kind of magical forest coat made out of leaves and vines for us to put on? What does he mean??

[@artbabyjade]

@@RobertF- he’s suggesting an existence that is completely different than this current reality ... coming up some day

[@RobertF-]

@@artbabyjade Thank you for your reply. But can you explain what did he mean exactly? If people need a coat because it's cold they will be able to use their mind and "poof" a coat will magically manifest in front of them out of thin air? Is he talking about the metaphysical powers known as "siddhis"?

[@heikeahlbory1738]

@@RobertF- you become 'one' with coldness and then you won't feel it anymore. Saying 'yes' to the moment, right?

[@cvetkapisek8785]

Realizing of who I am,I am coming into the feed of consiousness. Only in that way, yes and accepting the present moment as it is. But if I know my identity I can say internally yes to whatever arises in this moment. Much easier and quicker way to work from the essence of who I am than to get entangled with thinking which is not always arising from my identity, can be arising from egoic mind, which is different and difficult to recognize real me. Because my thoughts are not always me, and my identity. They are "me and my life" as I understand Eckhart teaching. Thanks so much for deep and clear explanation. And also so helpful and ecncouraging. So good to hear.

[@Heal_the_World81]

Thanks Eckhart you lovely human BEING. You sir are a treasure and a huge help to humanity.

[@rochellerose5506]

I love the tone of the bell at the beginning of all of Ekharts lessons. Its a calming tone.

[@allonszenfantsjones]

I have such a hard time settling down myself because while I am accepting and cherishing what Eckhart has to say I'm busy thinking how totally I would like to share this with people who are in distress. But it's not my job to save them. That just makes me sad rinse-and-repeat.

[@GeorgePencilArt]

Very good summary of your teachings, which I needed to hear again!

[@anna-karinmaki720]

From the bottom of my heart Thankyou 🙏🏻☀️

[@now3210]

Acceptance, Stillness allows Peace, Truth, Wisdom through you in the Present Moment to feel the correct path in our lives.

[@now3210]

@B Kraak a path with Ego and a path without.

[@budyluv72]

Thank you Eckhart 🌊🙏🏼 .God bless you for you life changing teachings

[@LiveLoveLevelUp]

Powerful advice, thank you as always Eckhart

[@emadaldougleh6927]

Nothing you create is going to satisfy you for long.. unless you realize who you are. Don't force presence.. don't suppress thinking.. letting go of resistance for the present moment Watch it as if it's a movie To make the present moment your friend.. to say yes eternally to whatever rises in this moment

[@j.m.marcovecchio6691]

Blessings to your us all! Nobody could ever imagine how much I would like to shed tears of JOY!

[@maggieo6672]

I love the way you teach. Thank you for being you and helping us by sharing your thoughts and insights. We appreciate you, and we are grateful for having you here. May Love light blessings surround you always. ❤️😘

[@mridulamalpani1010]

Difficult to come out from thoughts, my habit is I let go, Sir your book is helping me by all mean. Thank you 🙏

[@christinestone3552]

Thank you so very much Eckhart 🙏 I am working on this and letting thoughts to come and go. Some I will entertain for a moment or so others I am learning to let go…🙏

[@TonyRedunzo]

Eckhart packs a lot in this 7 minute video. Wow! One of the most passionate, insightful videos Eckhart has done. Gonna put this on repeat.

[@learnwithsindiswa2238]

Acceptance of what is! Thanks Eckhart, satisfied in this moment and eager for more

[@colorburst9275]

Wow. So much wisdom + epiphanies. Eckhart is a true gift. Thank you for sharing his teachings on KZbin ✌️💖 to all.

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Thank you, Eckhart ❤️

[@hamdankhan852]

Stay blessed ❤️ Master Eckhart

[@10anarely]

Thank You from the bottom of my heart 🙏🏼 infinite love ❤️

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Shukran (Thank you). ET.... Epitomizes all goodness. I am privileged to have all the equipment needed to be able to have access to his teachings. Love from South Africa 🌍

[@recordgirly2567]

🎶 do less and accomplish more ... do nothing accomplish everything ... 🎶

[@jidun9478]

I am glad to have found you sir. Thank you.

[@bozjam-ciar8435]

Thank you Eckhart

[@michellimaselle3037]

Obrigada, Ekchart!🙏💜

[@lorrainew7529]

Just what I needed. Thank you!💜🕉💜

[@Holmes1022]

Excellent Teaching. I am grateful.

[@jaydelacruz2008]

I am glad that even though he has thousands of viewers, his videos don't have advertisements. Such a genuine man.

[@timbuktu5505]

Well I'm glad you manifested into my life.... just when I needed it most.

[@ngreat4390]

Yep! Just yesterday I realized that thinking should be reserved for decision and choice only. Beyond that, put away your sword... Quit thinking and be still.

[@AceHalford]

Make the present moment your friend

[@noelkinz]

The essence of spirituality is not just the clearing of your thoughts but also the clearing of people around you and your environment witch is also what will determine the way you think feel and act in your daily life. you need to become aware of what information you are consuming, than once you clear that, start to focus on the essential things that you value the most, from there the pieces will start to put themselves automatically order will start to occur but it will take the skill of letting go and trusting time. You need to understand that the only reason for time is so that everything does not happen all at once, everything happens one moment in time. Once the skill of letting go gets repeated it will become easier to start manifesting everything that you want in real time.

[@tlk5483]

I really really like this guy. It seems like he has taken a lot of vague spiritual cliches and managed to shift then into tangible theories with simple and easy application that anyone can do themselves. I look forward to learning a lot from this channel. His approach to manifestation is revolutionary. Completing ideas that id only been able to scratch the surface of. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings on all this.

[@marcginthe5d]

Such a calming being 2 listen 2

[@gchopra]

Another jewel by ET. Thanks 😊

[@MarianneFLORIMOND]

Thank you for your wisdom 🙏

[@madinaabay1794]

So beautifully said, thank you

[@michaelbassolino]

Putting in a request for a lower pitched chime at the beginning of the videos 🛎

[@kasia4919]

Thank You Eckhart ❤️❤️❤️

[@Pir44tti]

Simple and brilliant. Thank you.

[@sandrasaba8229]

Yes to whatever arises in this moment with no projections expectations separations and judgements of the mind

[@user-pg7em7pu7t]

Thank you

[@Zohar2009]

Thank you this is what I need to hear

[@FMLakhani]

What is true for thinking is also true for reading comments while listening the video 🙏

[@mars1783]

That was a really fun segment!!! I'm hoping for a future like that, too... there's so much fun to be had with our imaginations!!! I'm having a lot of fun living in the "possibilities" realm of co-creation now that I'm at peace with myself.

[@Omnipresence10]

Thank you my friend

[@joannethilwind3334]

I was just saying to my friend I rise with my son at 4.30am to make his lunch I’m his number one fan anyways I manage to do all my jobs without any thought by six am the thoughts kick in I’m like Wow how did I do so much then I stumbled upon this ♥️Simply Marvellous 💎❤️🙏🇬🇧🥰

[@gives_bad_advice]

You should wake up at midnight. That much more time before the sun riles things up.

[@sirenity1959]

Needed this, ty eckhart 🙏🏻💜

[@bozjam-ciar8435]

same :-)

[@lorrainew7529]

Me Too!💜🕉💜

[@subikshathirumahilmaran926]

Thank you ekhart... Love from INDIA

[@user-wk2sz7gc4h]

한글 자막 감사합니다. 최고의 수행은 현실을 친구로 만드는 것. 항상 잊지 말고 살아야겠네요.

[@ijnet9247]

Make present moment your friend. End involuntary and compulsive thinking.

[@FromPeloToYourHeart]

Profound

[@andrewshal5472]

Thank u sir for sharing knowledge

[@camster185]

Beautiful video. It’s funny, I was just thinking about how I wished I would hear Eckhart talk about the creative use of thinking and here we are!

[@TerriblePerfection]

You manifested!

[@chinookadventuresrv]

Thank you.

[@giselar.12]

Thank you 🙏❤️🧚🏾

[@francescrickley895]

Feel it in your body

[@dallasford5735]

Thank you 💘

[@GlobalEnglishSupernaturals]

I really like how you compared it to LOA

[@firstnamelastnam3]

"Not wanting what is" And she thought it was all about about her.Auw and now it is all about you wanting what is Beautiful 💜

[@AceHalford]

I need to finish his book, the power of now

[@ingridcanales8165]

Gracias, Eckhart Tolle🌟, por enseñarnos✨ y guiarnos💫, con gran simpleza y sentido de humor⭐⭐⭐, hacía nuestro ser escencial🌟🐣🌟 Podría en lo posible, subtitular en español sus videos, serían de gran ayuda, para los hispano-hablantes. Abrazos, llenitos de buenas vibras, desde Chile. 🍁💖🍁💖

[@clearsightnow108]

It is all about the moment 💥

[@peterknyk1942]

Unconscious thought or thinking is subjective! It is generally dependent on outside stimuli! Conscious thought or thinking can be objective! It is dependent on the diurnal urges of the thinker!

[@subikshathirumahilmaran926]

Ekhart tolle.. What ever you told seems to be true.. Thanks a lot..

[@amin_abdollahi_369]

Thankyou❤❤

[@ytsnidk6728]

I remember watching a video where Eckart Tolle mimics overthinking outloud and he's hilarious. Unfortunately I can't find the video anymore

[@tanis1111]

♥️ Much love Eckhart ♥️✨

[@dmgsoultogetherness6667]

Thinking about thinking

[@eshiboo3301]

“Humans are in a continuous state of not wanting what is”

[@teddyboy252]

Brilliant

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

AWESOME YES...and any of you heard of te band ''IN THIS MOMENT'' i met the singer...soooo cool.!!

[@pn2543]

"Thoughts ARE Things"

[@chanchalkumar5340]

Great that what I feel..

[@dirke4516]

Cent per cent d'accord Danke, danke dir!