Are you constantly looking for the next thing? | Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle addresses the seeker's dilemma of trying to transcend the illusion of separation while fully resting in the present moment. He explains that seeking inherently implies that fulfillment lies in the future, which contradicts the essence of true realization. Eckhart Tolle emphasizes the importance of embracing the present moment fully, with an attitude of openness and acceptance towards whatever arises.
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About Eckhart:
Eckhart Tolle is widely recognized as one of the most inspiring and visionary spiritual teachers in the world today. With his international bestsellers, The Power of Now and A New Earth-translated into more than 50 languages-he has introduced millions to the joy and freedom of living life in the present moment. The New York Times has described him as “the most popular spiritual author in the United States,” and in 2011, Watkins Review (now Watkins Mind Body Spirit) named him “the most spiritually influential person in the world.”
Eckhart’s profound yet simple teachings have helped countless people around the globe experience a state of vibrantly alive inner peace in their daily lives. His teachings focus on the significance and power of Presence, the awakened state of consciousness, which transcends ego and discursive thinking. Eckhart sees this awakening as the essential next step in human evolution.

[@strollingthroughparadise353]

To overcome the urge to seek, I began to realize that everything is already inside. From that I have asked to be who I have always wanted to be. Knowing now that all that happens in my reality is what I need. Being present is always the very best way. 🙏

[@dr.keshavamurthy2785]

Wanting and seeking are egoic modes. Even seeking God or Awakening is an obstacle to finding God. Just Be. Focus the intensity towards the present moment rather than a mental projection

[@BenMojo.]

I like that you say "just be". If we are an expression of god, by just being we stop looking outside and we might feel god directly.

[@kiwimike1405]

When the mind is snared in waking consciousness, all it is aware of is whatever the five senses present - and that constantly changes, making focussing on the present moment either impossible or very difficult. You do have to transcend time, escape linear time. How? Only deep meditation will do that. ET has mentioned Turiya before. That opens up to the eternal where you will find what you are looking for.

[@Kidd23Kidds]

A very good reminder that by continually “seeking,” whether it’s God or enlightenment, that is in and of itself probably the last obstacle.

[@cccampbell5095]

@@kiwimike1405it’s like a muscle…the more you work it, the stronger it gets. I use my five senses to ‘tune in,’ and tune out of my mind’s activity. If I really focus on perceiving life rather than thinking about it (haha) I get there! ❤🎉🙏🦋

[@IsisKouba]

“Be still and know that I AM God”

[@MsPentek13]

He’s got such great sense of humour, I love it! I love how he can self reflect and make a joke about spiritual seekers, but in a kind, loving way! This was a joy to watch. Thank you❤.

[@AntonPullups]

I generally have a hard time feeling gratitude. When I listen to Eckhart, I feel like I am filled with more gratitude than the world can hold.

[@ukaszgawe522]

Appreciate the present moment. That's all it takes.

[@johngreen4683]

Of all the absolutely countless billions of stars and planets in the observable Universe there is only one that we know of that defiantly holds life,, and you are lucky to be on it right here right now, not enough? Try this one, the odds against any of us ever being born at all are 404 trillion to 1, yet here we all are having this amazing experience, still struggling? Something somewhere has made everything else possible and without that something there would be no us or anything else 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@PaigeSquared]

I started with assigning myself a "gratitude list" every evening, three things from the day. Big, ideas, resources, people, or small, like a cup of coffee, or IDing a new bird. After a few weeks I found myself looking for what I would write down, in my nightly list. I make it a minimum. Sometimes I will do a lovingkindness meditation.

[@harmonyharris777]

When gratitude is blocked; eliminate the belief that gratitude cannot be experienced 🌀💙🦉

[@johngreen4683]

@@PaigeSquared writing a daily gratitude list is a brilliant way of changing your negative perceptions of life into positive appreciations of what truly is. After a while your focus shifts from looking for the negatives onto deciding which 3 to put on your list and the countless number you have to leave off each day, it can be a real game changer 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Brian-qg9bm]

Almost 20 years of marriage now imploding, the woman I married two decades ago has been completely trapped by fear, contempt and bitterness, in her own mind. Fear of the future, perpetual defensiveness and a constant lamenting about the grievances of the past. Nothing ever gets resolved. Anything that gets added to the negative side of her mental ledger, never comes off. Nothing good in her life ever seems to matter and if it does, it isn't for long. Every time she recalls something that injured her ego, no matter how long ago it was, it's as if she is re-traumatized all over again. She puts on a false face for the rest of the world, which is how I ended up marrying her, but just under that facade is a truly miserable person. Nothing anyone can say or do will ever make a difference for her. She's completely trapped, inside her own ego, and steadily getting worse as she fades into mid-life, or old age, as it were. It's due to my living with her, trying to make things work and failing, then searching for answers, that I discovered Eckhart Tolle, Alan Watts, Shadguru and Ram Dass. I have cancer, I'm losing everything I've worked for, all my plans, hopes and aspirations. I'm losing my children, my home, essentially all of my property, and yet I owe my ex-wife a certain debt of gratitude. At least now, thanks to a change in perception, a shift in values, a stark realization or two - I have a chance to find real peace.

[@rainbowjules]

It's such a tragedy that negativity feels so familiar to some of us that we believe it's how life truly is.

[@jenniferchambers1563]

Sending you much love,you will be okay and know God loves you,and miracles will happen once you move on.❤

[@Brian-qg9bm]

@@rainbowjules When I first heard Eckhart talk about "unconsciousness" it was an abject moment for me. Call it stark realization. As long as she lives, this woman I cared so much about for so long, can never be content. Not even for a moment. Just under the surface, turmoil, poor self image, anxiety, fear, regret, bitterness, frustration and anger and denial define her. She can't ever let go - Loveless and self-absorbed. What a terrible way to... do life. It's changed me because now I see it, but in the same breath, I feel terrible because there is nothing anyone can do for her. Not me, you, Jesus Christ or the Sargent Major. It's like standing helpless and watching someone drown in a foot of water, in a way. On the other hand, here's to what we can change - I raise my coffee - To your health, contentment and a bountiful life. ☕ Salud.

[@rainbowjules]

@@Brian-qg9bm Thank you for that heartfelt message, Brian. Here's to your health and more joyful times ahead. Namaste. 🙏

[@tuliprose2529]

Wow. Sounds like she's as addicted to that ego identity as any drug addict. Very difficult for all involved, but at her core she is still the one universal consciousness simply choosing to have that experience in this lifetime. As I'm discovering for myself, our job is to accept the choices that others make for themselves and learn to release our fear and pity through detachment, trusting in the Divine path of ALL.

[@JennieStrahan]

This was such a beautiful exchange. The young man’s smile as he was receiving his teaching was lit from within.

[@bwaldsch23]

You can see how much he wants to find enlightenment in his face.

[@ukaszgawe522]

You're not what happens, you're the space for it (9:10)

[@ukaszgawe522]

Don't seek an experience (9:29)

[@words4dyslexicon]

​@@ukaszgawe522 I read ur comment just as he said this.. 🙏💜🕯💧🌱🐾👣🌿🌎🕊

[@GustavoDiazV]

Almost 2 million subscribers! Let’s elevate our collective consciousness 😊❤

[@JesseReza-g4l]

what's to elevate, we already are. haha let go of all thoughts and stop identifying with will and want as a third person character aka mentalized habits/ideals.. keep the attention now here .. observe without choice to any next thought.

[@zealiabella8553]

COVID helped to Accelerated his subscribers!😄💛✨🙏

[@rainbowjules]

@@zealiabella8553 True. I only discovered him at the start of the pandemic!

[@TerriblePerfection]

He's so cute and clear. I'm not seeking anything at 68, but I like to check in periodically with ET. Time well spent. 🥰

[@youtubularTV]

Phone home! 🚲 🌙

[@Kelvin-ed6ce]

@@youtubularTV why?

[@youtubularTV]

@@Kelvin-ed6ce E.T. 👉🏻🌟 And funnily enough, his whole shpiel is in a sense about getting us to 'phone home' - metaphorically speaking. And he does come across as extraterrestrial. Initials quite fitting. A cute little alien on a bicycle..

[@rezagatchpazian977]

The impression at this boys face made me remember the same face, full of satisfaction and joy, 25 years ago in my daughter's face, when she was 4 years old and I read a simple story from a children's book for her and she understood it. Her mind and soul were so satisfied that I saw the same face on her, full of gratitude and appreciation. I NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT AND WILL TELL EVERYONE ABOUT IT AT HER WEDDING. Hopefully soon. You are AMAZING Meister, AMAZING. ❤

[@RealScotticus]

I appreciate Eckart's teachings because he seems to enjoy life, enjoy the moment. He has a sense of humour about things.

[@jbaltaji5723]

You're not the thought, youre not the emotion....you are SPACE for the thought, or the emotion ❤💖💙🧡 mt favorite part. Im finally realizing i don't have to always chase the squirrels in my head!!😂

[@loissaboe9153]

And there are so many squirrels sometimes I can name them. Hey you! Or bunnies into Rabbit holes And you don't know which 1 they will come out up next!

[@bwaldsch23]

We are blessed to have this guy in our generation, he is so deep in spiritual wisdom. 💜

[@hamdankhan852]

Love from islamabad Pakistan

[@emilypotato9495]

I am the space that allows what is happening to be! How easy it is to forget that! Thank you,again, Ekhart🙏❤️for reminding me. I lost my husband a year ago to cancer and sometimes I get lost in the grief . Now I remember that I am not the grief I am the space that allows the grief to be. I am the space that allows everything to be as it is. I know the Peace that passes understanding, I am that peace. Thank you ❤

[@miatali1725]

❤

[@nasta_nasta]

Sending you much love and support!❤️

[@rogerlin9602]

1:34 Everyone is seeking. Even egos are seeking to be true self and fulfilment. 4:11 You seek spiritual fulfilment. But you carry the mind structure of seeking, become a spiritual seeker. Seeking implies future, seeking in time, not in space. You cannot get it in the next moment, Realisation is present moment realisation. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Who you are does not require time. Everything else does. Being yourself is not stopped by time. Time stops you from realising yourself. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 You devalue this moment. Next moment is only a thought in your head. 7:20 Actuality and present moment are one. Don't impose any judgment on any form that arises this moment. It already is. You have already arrived. 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝 You are the space for it. You are not what happened. You are not the thought or emotion. You are the formless space of consciousness for thought and emotion. That's the end of seeking. 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 9:30 Don't seek experience. You become aware of the background to all the experience, the space for all the experience. The stillness behind all experience that's covered up by mental noise. That's who you are. You become the opening. That's your fulfilment in life, be the opening, 11:20 More space comes through in between emotions and thoughts. Thanks Eckhart. 7 July 2024.🌷🌷🌿🌿🌿🌿🌻🌻🌻🌻🦅🦅🦅🦅🌷🌷🌷🐌🐌🐌🦆🦆🦆💖💖💖💖😻

[@luciadefalco]

Grazie anche a te per la sintesi scritta ♾!

[@benedictemaximilian8314]

You are truly beautiful your humour is outstanding...love it❤

[@honeyshaikh2786]

Much love and gratitude from India.

[@meenachoudhary3026]

I'm from India and i enjoy your online presence and offcourse your mild spiritual jokes ❤

[@gabriellarujsz5741]

You are a Miracle Worker Eckhart ❣️🙏🌟 Thank you 🙏 💖🕊️🌟🙏

[@misismoonshine]

🤍💙💚 Gracias Senior Elkhart! I am going to keep practicing. Have a great day everyone! ❤💛🤍

[@trans4myourlife]

I allow life to live through me.I am the space that allows whats happening to be

[@shantalsheldon2340]

Much love and respect to my mentor master Eckhart ❤🙏

[@CurrentlyYouTubing]

Thank you Eckhart ♥

[@signifidelica2819]

This reminds me of what Jiddu Krishnamurti would often try to point out, which is that seeing clearly is not a matter of inner psychological progress. It happens immediately, now.. there is not a progression or evolution.

[@salvas7376]

Commented … and now I am just going back to actually listen to this. Ego got all in the way. 😂

[@leilareginaleite3644]

Greetings from Brazil😊

[@peacefulsoul3534]

Greetings from libya ❤

[@LionsBreathWellness]

This teaching is so potent! Deeply grateful for Tolle and the stream of consciousness that is entering my life and creating such peace.

[@benedictemaximilian8314]

Brilliant thank you for being you Eckhart

[@davo1976]

So well described, and well recieved. Be the space.

[@carmenr.r.8112]

Gracias siempre 🙏 💜 🙇🏼‍♀️ 🌈

[@randomelvis3359]

It’s all much more simple than we make it… spiritual narcissism is everywhere which i predicted in Covid times… once through this the end of self help gurus is next as we realise life’s simplicity… Be Here Now ✨

[@tuliprose2529]

Ram Dass had a bumper sticker that said, instead of "I'd rather be sailing," --- "I'd rather be here now." And I concur!! NOW is the most beautiful place and experience.

[@randomelvis3359]

@@tuliprose2529 It’s all we ever have! … love the sticker story, he was a great man! …. Enjoy life my friend Be Here Now ✨✨✨🙏🏻

[@LindaMarrom]

I HAVE to listen to you daily!😅 SO much to learn and practice, I love it! Thank you for All the Consciousness you are sharing Worldwide. ✨

[@ShakirBaloch-o2k]

The best teachings of Eckhart Tolle on form and the seekers of identification. I have been listening it repeatedly for the last four days. Excellent spiritual guidance. In fact the question was powerful one too. Thanks again to all. Shakir Baloch Islamabad Pakistan

[@gartenbaum8609]

Great question, and great answers. Thank you Eckhart.❤

[@Omnipresence101]

Thanks for everything Eckhart., suffered a lot through not knowing there was a narrative, the mental narratives was not recognisable but the feelings were, pain. personalised unconscious behaviour in relationships as reflections of my worth. It was completely demoralising . I wish I found your teachings then but couldn’t see the wood from the trees. Your teachings have helped so much, my mother was a v unwell woman so seemed to go towards only what was known. Thank you for sharing all about the narrative and from that allowing the quite to be here now. I’m eternally grateful❤

[@angelaomahoney1652]

Your words soothed my struggle today. I was restling with the thoughts and emotions trying to be present , rise above them, accept them, surrender to them. Do all I have learnt but somehow was still struggling as they were here. I am the space for them. The being not the doing.The relief. Thank you so much Eckhart 🙏😊✨️

[@FernandoSousa-j6k]

Excelente essas palavras, precensa e energia do Eckhart.

[@SarojSubedi-rg9kk]

Thank you beloved master Eckhart ❤❤❤

[@zoharflax6363]

Love this guy.

[@up4006]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@Seven-Planets-Sci-Fi-Tuber]

Presence is like a stroboscopic setting. You know those spinning things that depending on your knob setting will seem to drift to the right, or to the left (thinking of an classic DJ turntable) and when the setting is right, the pattern is no longer drifting right or left but remains steady even though everything else is spinning.

[@tuliprose2529]

Haha! Reminds me of the strobe light my brother made about 55 years ago out of a model airplane engine and a circle cut from a cereal box! Thankfully for me even if my mind gets activated I'm aware of that presence that I am. FINALLY😊

[@MitzyB1]

Genius! Thank you ❤️

[@beautitudes]

Such a gift. Always

[@JLZR1]

Thank You Master 🙏🏼

[@alfreddifeo9642]

Thanks for sharing this trap ♥ 🙏 love, grace,peace and understanding to all asap.

[@Magicalpuja777]

Namaste from India ❤

[@tripleschezwanfriedrice]

please give in to the temptation and come to India, we'd love to have you!!!

[@rainbowjules]

I agree with you! He tends to visit Europe, Australasia and of course, the Americas.

[@yakinken]

The present moment is all that is, perfect.

[@lynnmcquillan2338]

Thankyou Eckhardt 🙏🙇‍♀️🙏

[@chasefancy3092]

Excellent Topic Professor Eckhart! In Avatar: season 2: episode 19: titled “ The Guru” , the illusion of separation is discussed. Water, Earth, Fire and Air are all connected. Are people essentially connected? This is ambiguous because everyone’s soul has a different genetic sequence. We have a disposition which has been formed through “ A Priori” & “ A Posteriori” expérience. This world is in constant strife and turmoil because people govern themselves in entirely different ways. Consequently, separation is no longer an illusion but a “ fact.”

[@PureAeternum]

Eckhart, what if I am afraid of the present moment? Afraid of realization, of reality, of life?

[@Kya438]

Da gilt wohl dasselbe: du bist der Raum für die Angst. Demnach kannst du still sitzen und sie ansehen ❤

[@newleft2254]

What a great question. I had never really thought about it in this way but I too actively seek the present moment and peace once my daily life feels too overwhelming. It's not something that 'I am', it becomes a moment that I seek it through either meditating or doing yoga to detox. I wish I could just be identified with that state throughout my life but it seems almost impossible, especially working in the legal field and running a business. My spiritual practise has sort of become a safe haven that I seek from time to time instead of something I am always embodying. I wish I could transcend the material world and all its stresses too but it's so hard to not be identified with time and the future when you have court mandated deadlines haha!

[@unikk_963]

thank you so much for those woderful spiritual tips good bless you 😍😍

[@nidhidabhi9158]

What a question… was an instant pointer

[@jonison6847]

Beautiful !

[@JogendraKalra-uj1bh]

We are seeking everywhere except inside us.

[@hazelr992]

Beautiful, beautiful. Than you. 🙏

[@PadmeSabe]

Thank you 🙏

[@selah7702]

Thank you for this

[@ChildofGod98765]

God hear my prayers. Having two sons with special needs is overwhelming at times because they require so much from me. As a single mother things are difficult. I keep faith in you Jesus even as I struggle to pay rent, and as I struggle to buy groceries for my sons. Every month is a battle. I want to give up yet God gives me strength. Faith is my strength.💕

[@etharthebian]

Same here

[@adamtomecko6817]

I pray everything works out for you, and that God gives you the strength wisdom and tranquility to rise above your life challenges.

[@etharthebian]

@@adamtomecko6817 thank you

[@lewisbracken5520]

Scammer

[@Teacher369]

@@lewisbracken5520 You are correct. I have seen that same post elsewhere.

[@Gaurav.P0]

Beautiful video ❤

[@Rizzimandar]

I was told that as long as there is an "I" that seek/ want disseperation then there will be always separation. Because there is always a feeling that "I have achieved something, I succeeded" etc, so in essence still being seperated.

[@adamtomecko6817]

That young man is going places (the present moment)

[@tszchunlau5849]

多謝！

[@helixreggae]

Regards, thank you.

[@giselar.12]

Thank you very much 🫶

[@phk2000]

All is ONE - there is not two! But to experience this what do you do? For years I’ve given this lots of thought I’ve listened to speakers, to what they’ve taught. Then something hit me, right in the face, It’s all to do with what we call space! The universe is infinite - goes on forever you see. Hubble and James Watt give us pictures for free. Those photos are magic and pull at the heart Gazing at them is where you should start. There’s planets and stars and galaxies and such But that’s only 5 percent - which isn’t that much. The rest we ignore, which is our big mistake, Because we’re missing 95% of the cake! We all want harmony, oneness and love - The secret’s around us, down here not above! Yes the truth is staring us right in the face To experience ONENESS include the space! So make this your mission - your daily goal And with a permanent smile you’ll truly feel WHOLE! It’s all in the oneness (love’s the same thing) Get it in your heart and it will sing! The truth is staring you right in the face To experience ONENESS include the space!

[@5000Raquel]

Thank you 🌈

[@harmonyharris777]

Excellent 🌌🙌🏽💜

[@Central-wu4oj]

Indeed, its open eyes

[@loregomezz]

awesome🥰

[@bobwallace7487]

I love you! ❤️💐🙏

[@mattandison7372]

So good

[@iainmackenzieUK]

"I am now seeking" There - I experienced my self in the now

[@remnantresurrected8684]

Thank you so much for this.

[@salvas7376]

I love these. Going through some of these changes and listening to others trying to describe the same makes me want to laugh… I mean some of these gurus (especially the real ones that actually want freedom for all and not just manifestations of things for their followers) must want to laugh at least sometimes. They will most likely understand via their own experience but listening makes me see how silly we really can be. It’s hilarious… of course then I loose myself and I can end up back into well wishing for myself so no I cannot moque them.. but at laughing at them (which equals laughing at myself) feels appropriate.😅 it’s a way of actually letting go even for a moment. Like OMG I am still a child begging for satisfaction and so is this person. I get it.

[@coldcrush9]

Genius.

[@Chad08584]

Pure love

[@dianeyoung8068]

Who you are does not require time...Knowing who you are does not require time. Find a new attitude toward the present moment. You devalue this moment and reduce it to a stepping stone. Seek to be open to this moment. Say yes to whatever arises. You are the formless space of consciousness itself. Don't seek an experience. The experience comes and goes. You become aware of the stillness behind the experience, become aware that this is who you are. The sense of spaciousness deepens. You become an opening for consciousness to come through.

[@shinji5967]

Beautiful

[@atmannityananda-autognosia]

You accept, and then you realize you are the space. First, this "then" implies a future now, but not the present now. Second, even though one can try living in acceptance, it doesn't imply that awakening will happen immediately. It will happen sometime later-in a future now, if it happens at all.

[@philwyatt2176]

Thanks

[@remnantresurrected8684]

Admiration

[@tariqmuhammad292]

Great

[@amin_abdollahi_369]

Thankyou😊🙏💚

[@livleengill]

thankyou

[@guaracilage]

🙏

[@KidForTodayBOC]

I have so many questions for Eckhart. Why you do not explain "the path" ? That everything is preconditioned and even when one wakes up (rude awakening in my case) there is so many hurdles and that one is forced thru by self destructing EGO. Keeping it short. Thanks.

[@nathandouglas624]

@@KidForTodayBOC maby I subdued my self only ego enough. My rude awakening, yea, really rude. Its been almost a year. Getting better 💜.for sure

[@HardikPatel-zm4hx]

Eckhart..you beauty 😅

[@OurFamilyInMotion]

The question Eckhart never addresses is this: who is making the choice between universal awareness and the separate self? The fact that there is a choice implies that there must be a third entity (decision maker) doesn't it?

[@chasefancy3092]

You asked a valid inquiry. It essentially depends on how you categorize “ free will.” “ If you choose not to decide , you still have made a choice.” ( Rush: Freewill)

[@EmsXGuitar]

We do not choose between them. I didn't, you didn't.

[@chasefancy3092]

@@EmsXGuitar The choice is already made for you.

[@jsanders100]

Worth asking him

[@moonbirchgrove]

Why a *third* entity? There aren't two, just One - which is YOU. It is always and only the One( You) that acts, experiences, unfolds and enjoys. The One/You even veils and unveils Self.

[@janettemartin4604]

Start seeing

[@marioculcasi]

Present moment is only the middle of the street. From there you can find back in to our one source energy core within. Don't stuck there outside in the light mirror. 💯✊🏽🐘😘💎

[@viveksharma8698]

JAI BABAJI 🌸🌺🌷💐💐🦚🪷🙏JAI MAA 🌸🌺🌷💐🦚🪷🙏

[@pallavsingh2539]

Please come to India

[@kraeckelium]

I love how his initials spell ET and how similarly friendly and almost extraterrestrial he sometimes seems with all the knowledge he has accumulated in life. He feels like a father I never had.

[@Kya438]

Schön ausgedrückt und liebevoll 🤗

[@frontsidegrinder6858]

There's nothing to seek and will never be, you are already it. Point.

[@Kya438]

Das zu wissen nützt nichts wenn man es nicht fühlt

[@exscapegoatpowerfulhealer9685]

❤❤

[@NancyBeaulieu]

❤