Transcending Conditioned Ways of Thinking | Eckhart Tolle Teachings

Recorded in Oslo, Norway, Eckhart discusses the primary purpose of a spiritual retreat: to transcend our conditioned ways of thinking and being and begin to usher in a deepening of human consciousness. Subscribe to find greater fulfillment in life:
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[@aimee4892]

I’m happy to be alive at the same time as such a powerful, wise teacher.

[@renakmans3521]

Between Tolle and Mooji, and a few others, we are Blessed:-)

[@stevenhoog1]

Me too. I did not like him at first bc I didn’t know how funny he is. I have let go and stopped asking anything. I’m not confused now.

[@stevenhoog1]

@@renakmans3521 I also like Alan Watts. He’s good company too

[@renakmans3521]

@@stevenhoog1 most definitely:-)

[@susanhickey7571]

Me too x Namaste. Tho x 🙏😁❤️

[@Paul24]

"You cannot fight it. You can only be aware of it."

[@Paul24]

@江俠 when you fight it you give a emotional reaction to your thoughts. when you are only aware of it, your thoughts wont affect how you feel. trying to fight your thoughts is a endless cycle. (thats basically the ego trying to fight the ego) the only way out is just being pure awareness, so your thoughts won't affect how you feel anymore. hope this helped you

[@susanashton1290]

@@Paul24 thank you. You have made perfect sense to explain something that l am learning to do but was unable to articulate how l do it. It's an incredible revelation to become so aware of the inner observer and make big changes to unwanted behaviours and patterns.

[@fckduplifewelive]

comforting words !

[@kaatkate9270]

Thank You ☝

[@marinaalvarez5320]

i am 55 i can't believe i didn't know this before, thank God for the internet, i have learn in 2 years what i didn't learn in 53 years now i understand my own self

[@mikebucur8461]

Eckhart is a beam of light for humanity. I wish him the best. We need more people like him uplifting humanity :)

[@onreact]

Yeah, we need "you" as well. Don't just look up to or idolize Eckhart. You can become like him as well.

[@valentinokatic999]

@@onreact this is true , everyone has to try his best to become the best version of themselves :)

[@onreact]

@@valentinokatic999 Yeah, but you are talking only about self-improvement. Go beyond the mere self. The best possible self is still the ego.

[@notmaya1157]

The question is not who.I would say the question is what.I would say technology my friend but that's just my opinion.

[@wrackable]

@@onreact Seems you’ve found a calling. Become that which you’d see others become.

[@TheDhammaHub]

The very act of experiencing the present moment already weakens the conditioned thought patterns!

[@PsychedelicActualization]

Very true!

[@joefields3211]

@@PsychedelicActualization oooooooiiiiiooopoooooo

[@susydyson1750]

when aware of presence in the moment one can notice clearly how to avoid stumbling ! until one flows away from the past or obsessive thoughts of the always uncertain future

[@susydyson1750]

@@FirstnameLastname-rn9qu would the phone i'm writing from which was created in the past as is the table etc. all ego?

[@YonKat24]

Yes true 🙂

[@AuthenticSelfGrowth]

The deeper you go into your true Self the more old conditioned patterns will be washed away 🙏🏽

[@PhasesofShe]

agreed!!

[@LifeAsAnArtist_]

For sure.

[@susydyson1750]

'self' is always transforming

[@sundarkris1320]

Definitely

[@eunicewamwere3036]

how do i go deeper in to my true self

[@mariaretornozero9783]

Love when he laughs and giggles at our egoic patterns 😂💜

[@saferspaces]

Yes ...me too.

[@Alexander-tj2dn]

very funny

[@1endlesssoul]

Quiet the mind and the soul will speak🙇🏽‍♂️

[@BruceRodriguez]

Truth

[@nanda3281]

You never quite the mind but u just stay as being then the consequent is quite mind 😀😀😉

[@jo-annebellamy5983]

vents or counteracts evil.

[@jacksonfinkjr.5014]

You made that up. Quiet the soul, and the mind will not speak.

[@eunicewamwere3036]

@@jacksonfinkjr.5014 how do you quiet the sour

[@ArianaReflects]

❤️❤️❤️Freedom is when you stop identifying with mind

[@YaTut169]

The only thing that is appearing to stop you from enlightenment/self-realization/eternal life/knowing yourself to be unconditional love is identification with thoughts, emotions, sensations, perceptions and experiences instead of being aware of being aware and knowing yourself to be that unconditional love pure consciousness in which all thoughts, emotions, sensations, perceptions and experiences appear but are not inherently one with you; they are an expression of unconditional love; you are that infinite that is expressing itself as suffering/pleasure but inherently you are neither; you are that nothing/unconditional love/pure consciousness in which they are appear and by which they are perceived; Suffering/pleasure comes and goes; there is an awareness that is aware of them coming and going; that you are; remember and know what you are; never identify with anything that is appearing within you; since it appears within you; it can't be you; you are that in which it appears. When you abide as that in which it appears instead of identifying; nothing has a grip on you; if anything comes; it quickly goes; like clouds passing; only if you identify as a cloud then it will appear as if the cloud is here for longer than it is originally supposed to; if you simply rest as the awareness and do not identify; it will quickly dissolve; be unconditional love by being aware of being aware; this is the highest; this is what you are seeking in absolutely everything else; you are seeking yourself; you are seeking unconditional love; but you are looking outside of yourself; instead of being aware that you already are unconditional love. Love

[@eunicewamwere3036]

@@YaTut169 thats very power, where did you get all this information

[@callaynapasternak4821]

Freedom is just pure being here. :-)

[@chongyikling1211]

@@YaTut169 powerful. thanks for sharing

[@AnisQiz]

the ego is the historical self. I like that. Realising that voice isn't me, or when / if my wife or I are upset, we notice "it's not them, it's the ego". A game-changer for our relationship.

[@LisaLywulf]

That really beautiful that she can join you in this awakening. Being conscious together

[@AnisQiz]

@@LisaLywulf absolutely. The only time we argue is when we're both in our ego. It just takes one of us to realise this to snap out of it. Then we leave space for the other to wake up again.

[@nancystephens3515]

@@AnisQiz Yes yes ! What Bruce Lipton calls the honeymoon effect...👏...

[@YonKat24]

Beautiful 🙏

[@LisaLywulf]

@@AnisQiz that's really great. Wow your both blessed. Just a little argument then stop so you don't get to that really yucky point, just enough to make up😉💞💯🤍🖤

[@peacelovejoy8786]

The ego loves conflict and chaos! We keep it content when we don't understand how powerful it actually is! Nothing real can be threatened, keep that in mind. Teach only love for that is what you are 🙏💕

[@paulmuaddib3470]

Is love equally balanced with hate? Is the universe unfolding how it should, Does the universe make mistakes, genocide Auschwitz etc, we are not separated from the cosmos we are the cosmos 🤔

[@dylanfurney8855]

Eckhart got me to transcend through such deep unconsciousness. So many people are unconscious in my town. I study Buddhist scriptures to assist me on my path to spiritual enlightenment

[@vershonc]

We become more free as we continue to break from the way were conditioned to think. Once we understand that the ego is not really who we are and how we’re actually our higher selves, we gain much more clarity! Thanks Eckhart for inspiring me to help people 🙏🏽

[@williamb7275]

🙏

[@rebeca9920]

You are a Realized Being, undoubtedly! Thank you for your Liberating Teachings Eckhart 🌟💜

[@kdogg1372]

I shut out everything and everyone and stopped searching for information for a while and just listened to myself and lived in the moment hour by hour. It lifted soo much weight off me mentally.

[@saferspaces]

Helps me Thanks for sharing

[@StevieG20]

The key to happiness is to fully live in the present moment and not in our thoughts, for its the mind that creates all the suffering.. 🙌

[@lizam9452]

Love this👍

[@marshellshirley8001]

How do you do this?

[@StevieG20]

@@marshellshirley8001 Can I recommend Eckarts book THE POWER OF NOW... Hope this helps... 🙌🙌

[@mahirlabib275]

I'm reading your Power Of NOW for the second time!

[@aewohiuwefhweu]

just finished it a few hours ago. that was my 4th time lol. I cant believe how much this book is worth probably the best book ever... literally saved my life.

[@minichanz]

Yeah I need to do the same, I'm mental 🤪🔫

[@thelastbrobo7826]

@@minichanz lol

[@spacechannelg6843]

ive read it like 4 times it never gets old i love it!

[@resolverkakuros9761]

Also "A new Earth" is great

[@GHARTKE1]

Keep going deeper Eckhardt. You are getting very close.🏁🔬

[@patriciamolliere2230]

This talk is extremely powerful.... I'm feeling so calm and not caring anymore so much about my opinions and thoughts and Eckhart is talking about this process exactly.... When you get deeper, you change to the better. You breathe lightly..... You lose a massive burden off your back....

[@PsychedelicActualization]

You cannot be happy living someone else's values! ❤️🙏🏽

[@LifeAsAnArtist_]

Put that on a t-shirt!

[@onreact]

This is ego speaking. The others need to be wrong so that you can be right. Listen to what ET says instead. Let go of your values and your historical sense of self. Watch reality as it is not as you imagine it to be.

[@PabloPips]

Here’s another one: You cannot be happy, happiness can only be with you. 🧐

[@manojs3728]

@@PabloPips Right Oh! Bro..

[@onreact]

@江俠 Not sure what you refer to. Just don't stick to your values as the only right ones and make others wrong. Watch reality directly without hiding it with your values veil.

[@denisenave7843]

I love you, Eckhart!

[@tranqulitytoo]

I am so greatful for you!! Thank you for everything you've done for myself and everyone!! Many blessings.. nameste

[@lukkiluftdruck8939]

Thinking is like music, its a gift from heaven above. The most beautiful thing in the universe.

[@ga4701]

Even tho realizing this, i still feel trapped in the egoic underlying feeling of constant dissatisfaction and ressistance to life.

[@davids1753]

While the momentum of identification slows/transmutes, expect to feel that way. Even that feeling is a more subtle form of identification that will also be transcended. Keep on keeping on.

[@YonKat24]

I like your comment, David S. G A, it is very understandable and that happens, as the unfolding continues there are remanents of ego even if one realised the Self to a greater or lesser degree/had an initial awakening into reality. As time moves on this tends to smooth out and release, so relax there is nothing wrong, you are there already in any case :) the realisation continues and you can just surrender to it ❤❤

[@onreact]

Yeah, it's not enough to understand what Eckhart says with the mind. You have to practice meditation and presence to actually experience it first hand.

[@ga4701]

@@onreact i have had moments of being really conscious, but my ego wants to resist it and view consciousness as undesireable

[@JakesOnline]

@@ga4701 It used to be invisible, but now you can see it. The more you see of it, the bigger it appears. Your ego is not growing. Awareness of your ego is growing.

[@veraintuizione6497]

" Your self is not your opinion" So true🙏

[@Amcoins]

Thank you Mr. Eckhart Tolle

[@now3210]

Identify your thoughts, Ego, Fear, Desire, Past, Future, etc. Transmute them into Peace, Stillness, Being.

[@helenheggadon6324]

I love resting in those nature scenes at the end - ahhhh 🤗

[@thescapegoatclub]

Thank you Eckhart for helping me get my life back 🙏💗

[@divineinspirationfromabove]

Learning everyday, creating post everyday to remind myself.

[@zamoraobed]

I was liberated by Mr Tolle. He is the real deal! Thanks for everything I belong to the universe now until my transition.

[@discaymusic]

Bruh he is having a good time with those people, never saw Eckhart so excited

[@samxonichole]

So GRATEFUL for these talks and teachings!!!

[@shjilani]

Pure insight ! Pure meditation ! Pure , deeply-touching communion .

[@ntety]

the man who knew everything, Eckhart Tolle. thankyou. 💙🙏

[@c.jackson2260]

Eckhart makes me laugh & feel so good. So hopeful too 😉

[@dhanarasut]

I'm happy to be alive at the same time as a such a powerful,wise teacher.

[@aidalj]

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. Shakespeare

[@joannajaquemet1507]

I Love you Eckhart ❤️ thank you 🙏

[@mojekino2]

Spiritually awakened KNOW how difficult/impossible is to describe the truth. Thank you for using "the correct words" to explain ego(s) how to think and how to NOT THINK for just a moment...

[@Fa1rplayy]

You can absolutely be right without someone being wrong, this can be independent from each other :)

[@sandrasaba8229]

Every person from their point of view truly belueves he is right. So everbody is right 😁

[@onreact]

That's true. It's like with the games or sports that have no winners or losers. They exist and they are fun to play or train.

[@Fa1rplayy]

That’s my problem with many philosophers or gurus: sure they make a lot of sense often, but some stuff doesn’t seem to be thought through enough. But the way they communicate implies absolute trough.

[@varshamuzik2149]

Whoever is reading this May all your dreams come true 🤗

[@perpetualbystander4516]

Thanks so much, that really lifted me up. 💜🙏

[@karenwu5450]

This is one of his best sharings I have heard - it just shows how much awareness Mr Eckhart Tolle has of the workings/psyche of our human mind.🙏🌟

[@VishVibezREACTS]

GRATEFUL for ECKHART and this PRESENT MOMENT 💜

[@violettemartinez7796]

Love and Joy when I listen to you, Eckhart! You are a blessing , and it is no coincidence if you are on Earth at this special period: the arising of Consciousness in Mankind.(it was high time) Thanks a thousand times!

[@maurodegiorgi63]

Simply illuminating. Thank you. Bless you All

[@philhancin3489]

I love you Mr tolle, you are truly a d amazing human being. I am moving to Vancouver in March and maybe one day I will get to see you in person ☮❤

[@scotthuey1981]

give him a hug from me when you do. 😊💚🙏✨

[@YonKat24]

Thank you Eckhart, your words are always fresh 🙂 🙏

[@mikeq5807]

Tolle's insight is a pleasure to behold. I have been called a troll. Never knew what that meant exactly, just knew it wasn't good. His mention of it brought a smile to my face. I do understand what he is alluding to. I agree. It is often an ego activity. It doesn't have to be, however. I like to comment if I have something to say on the topic that will challenge or support an individual on the level of consciousness. I am not looking to convince, but rather to get participants to think, to reflect, to muse. It offers the potential for deep introspection.

[@FlowWithAntoinette]

Love this perspective so much! Thank you, Eckhart! Gratitude to you, always!💖💖💖

[@mrmnz874]

Love and blessings ❤ 🙏

[@Baudilaire]

I needed this. I've recently read Eckhart's books and I really enjoyed them. I will save it for the moments where I'm aware of my thoughts but can't shake them off fast enough.

[@kathyjacobson1819]

Dear Mr. Eckhart Tolle you have such an interesting ability to express our multi-dimensional natures in a very creative and gentle way thank you 💙!

[@beastmode8569]

Remnants of a conditioned mind pattern vs. remnants of consciousness is such a liberating & joyful place to reside in 🙌🏻 💖🙏 Like MLK said it best “Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last” taken out of context but applies to Ego ☠️ 💯🤘

[@DMarouelli]

Thank you Eckhart.

[@shanfazelbhoy9491]

Other than all the knowledge and light Eckhart shares, I think he just so cute and adorable in his way and mannerisms😄

[@tonihazle2034]

WOW! Wish he had been around when I was younger!

[@HilltopSpiritualCenterCSL]

Love Eckhart teachings. Foundational universal laws at work.

[@ShineYourInnerLight]

Can we hold our opinions lightly? love that.

[@Alex-zl5ht]

I have so many peers OBSESSED and POSSESSED by their opinions!!! Look at me! I'm yelling into an echo chamber SO WOKE

[@molyvan3]

Wonder Why How Calm He is (Eckhart tolle) Love to learn from u with smiling power.. Much love from cambodia fan.

[@kasia4919]

Thank You Eckhart ♥️

[@doctordilanka]

8:12: "People don't have ideas. Ideas have people.” -Carl Jung ^ Original source AFAIK

[@gordonwalter4293]

Excellent.

[@Buddhishgirl]

He's awesome. And always chuckling but sometimes I don't really know why 😂 so funny

[@nancystephens3515]

Oh that child-like chuckle...so endearing, it gets me every time 🤗

[@Buddhishgirl]

@@nancystephens3515 😊

[@maxbelife2462]

Probably because he really sees how crazy this mind patterns are. 😀

[@nishiramkhelawan8622]

I'm assuming the chuckling is when one realizes the self & understands that most of the time, the voices in one's head is often over analyzing something that's is simple, uncomplicated & not as big an issue that the self makes it out to be. So give oneself the advantage to laugh at one's perceptions sometimes. It's often that the minds eye sees that which is not really true.

[@pilargarcia6724]

Me encanta lo que dice y su cara de pillo. Muchísimas gracias!!!!

[@TheWuuuuh]

I love Eckhart

[@raquelcohen7137]

Thanks Eckhart wisdom are your teachings

[@alicebravo9147]

I sooooo wish I could talk to you personally Eckhart, I feel like we knew eachother well in another life.😊 We're kindred spirits for sure.

[@giselar.12]

Thank you very much, you are wonderful 🙏❤️🍀

[@aprilbrewer5921]

Awareness is so beautiful

[@jcarlos7034]

Thank you💛

[@shikhasharma393]

Thank you very much for blessing us with the videos of your retreat ♥️ it’s a dream come true that you are blessing us all with your enlightened retreat videos!! Vielen Dank 🙏🏻

[@MiaRodas]

that's really good I'm always watching your videos

[@DanteGonzales.]

🙏 thank you!

[@RobinsonWamae]

Thank you for this

[@sizzorgirl67]

Man on a good day the world is beautiful and everyone is my friend but on a bad day I feel separate from everyone. I am working on myself

[@ruhsaan-vevo7951]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@ildenshakti3547]

ECKHART TOLLE NAME FOR LIGHT, LOVE AND PEACE 🙏❤🕉

[@tomekgorniak]

Thank you.

[@morganross9588]

Thank you 🙏 this so on point

[@hamdankhan852]

Simply "sooperb" as usual

[@anna-karinmaki720]

So beautiful blessfull wisdom ✨🙏🏻✨💖 i am so greatful to have access to your teachings ✨/A-K

[@christinestone3552]

Thank you 💝🙏

[@EthanRPG]

My ego is addictive to tormenting thoughts and victimhood. How long do I have to stay present before it dies and lets me live?

[@NehaSingh-ty2vk]

Everyday every moment.

[@lydialei1799]

Until we make it our habit I think..than it would become a natural process or way of experiencing life

[@user-lo3jg4zh9z]

Instead Of wanting those thoughts to end, you use that as an opportunity to loosen the grip of those thoughts over you. Here I will share the steps that I used to overcome my distructive thought patterns. Step 1: take a note and write down all the distructive thoughts clearly and elaborately(means what thought comes after which thought) Step 2: read the thoughts one by one and allow yourself to feel the emotions they created Step 3: sometime be aware that you will have emotions first before thoughts. This is the most important step to be aware of, otherwise the unconscious emotion will trap you. So be aware of that kind of emotion that triggers the destructive thought process. Thank you

[@sarahlouise8904]

We have to accept we live with them and continue anyway. Only then I believe do they lessen we invite these feelings to join us instead of run from them.

[@ConceptualJoesMadeUpAdventures]

Bro until you realise you are not the person but the observer of the entire movement of the person your ego will stay with you unfortunately. Stay seated in the seat of awareness as often as you can. The old habits of identifying with form take time to wash away but you will get there. Wish you the best 👍

[@pyrylohi1746]

This is amazing

[@mikemaurer3320]

Thank you

[@Alex-zl5ht]

I lived on a anarchist commune for a while and they always talked about killing cops and it's still really hard to get it out of my head 7 years later

[@Rita-sp7hh]

please don't cut the silence parts!! thank you

[@onreact]

Yeah, his silence usually speaks volumes!

[@perpetualbystander4516]

There's a wonderful silence at 3:59 though. ☺️

[@brushstroke3733]

"I" am definitely guilty of trolling, and it continues to happen despite recognizing what it is really about (reinforcing the importance of the illusory, separate "me".)

[@onreact]

Yeah, it happens to the best of us. The Internet and the alienated communication on it invites that. Noticing it is the first step to overcoming it.

[@Traderhood]

Don't worry about it. Eckhart is trolling trolls in this video. I think it is more important to know whether you are trolling trolls or are being a troll.

[@onreact]

@江俠 Yeah, sure. It's just easier to be angry when you don't face people directly but stare into a dead screen instead.

[@dan-andreivasilescu228]

The need for being right has done a lot of harm and has made dialogue impossible to create. Yes, indeed, internet forums are mostly filled with angry, pathological "opinions" which show no respect or consideration. As Thich Nhat Hanh also pointed, such environment should be avoided, for it shows a great amount of toxic behavior.

[@lobintool]

Why has this not gone "viral"?

[@siobhantwomey7374]

They don't have opinions/thoughts....the opinions/ thoughts have them/me......how true

[@susieseward8451]

Pure awesomeness

[@fredrikabodemar5434]

Wonderful video as always. A few typos in the subtitles that very much change what Eckhart meant to say, maybe have a second look next time! 🙏🏻

[@denckersusanne]

Intelligence need to be guided by something deeper ... a dimension of who you are ... wisdom and yet so challenging to practice... thanks for pointing Eckhart ... again and again you help me unfeed my egoic and disconnected self 🙏🙏🏽❤️ Talking about strengthening the ego … not really power food according to Tolle as I get it … wanting more Tolle I clicked on the ‘becoming a member of this channel’ - or was it my grasping and never satisfied conditioned self that did that 😂😂 kind of funny what I could get there in order to become a bragging Eckhart fan … badges signaling loyalty next to my name on youtube, special fan emojis to show the world my ego wrapped in Eckhart wisdom … if Eckhart came across this feature next to the entrence to his wisdom platform on youtube he would giggle from the bottom of his humorous being. ❤️

[@aliveagain4617]

eckhart tolle + "theglobaltruthproject" = enlightenment :D

[@eyobeyoze108]

Such a Vehicle of higher being.

[@zarashah6142]

♾🕉💖🧡💛 Ô beautiful the source IS 💚💖💛💙 Gratitude Eckhart Tolle 💜

[@ghanem.sbaih87]

WoW ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank you so much