Two Ways to Free Yourself from Thinking and Suffering | Eckhart Tolle Teachings

In this video, Eckhart presents one of his most essential teachings on the awakening of consciousness and the pathway to freedom from suffering.
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[@DanDanPlaysMusic]

The fact that I can listen to this for free is incredible to me

[@jeremytorres1715]

The best things in life really are free.

[@yourcalmplace]

I just want to let anyone who’s reading this comment to know; Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not ✨

[@drlest717]

That really is a very accurate statement!

[@myvoiceismysword5484]

I like

[@berenicebluberry]

What a strong statement 💗 Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@onreact]

Yes, and you are not Deepak Chopra who you quote without quotation marks or attribution.

[@onreact]

@@drlest717 It's a quote by Deepak Chopra.

[@SuperTerrortoast]

"You don't think. Thinking happens to you". I really needed to hear that, thank you Eckhart Tolle. 🌹

[@VishVibezREACTS]

“Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be.” - *ECKHART TOLLE (💜💗Your WISDOM KZbinr)☀️💕*

[@aurelienyonrac]

Yep. There is no age to die. We are all wellcome. Come as you are.

[@deeveevideos]

We can't take it too seriously because we won't get out alive!

[@aurelienyonrac]

@@deeveevideos i used to say that because it felt true and final. But every end is a new bigining. the ego is the only one who think it can die. (Because it know it does not exist as a thing, but as a process. Your consciousness can't die. (Either you are cinsciour that you died and thwre fir you anr not dead. Or you are not aware that you died in wich case death does not register as anything) Your body will rot or be burt It's atoms and molecules recycled. Where is the death you peak of? Only shadows in the mind

[@deeveevideos]

@@aurelienyonrac life doesn't end when this body dies

[@aurelienyonrac]

@@deeveevideos yep. But it really feels like it. I say "no age to die" to promote surrender. And enjoy what is given.

[@donnnaread6947]

We are Blessed for having you with us Eckhart

[@davidwanstall4232]

So true.

[@EddieKMusic]

"I don't think, therefore I am"

[@mspattycakes1954]

I am overcome with gratitude. Something so seemingly and actually simple has completely changed my life. It is this man, this teacher who became my professor. I have read and followed and listened to him for years. But this last year I found I needed to really listen. I was going through a horrific loss and for months I have availed myself of his videos as a main staple to get me through this time. I have actually awakened. I noticed this morning that I made it through the horrendous suffering and it was a true awakening. It wasn’t sudden for me. It took time. I love this teacher and am grateful beyond words. Thank you Eckhart .

[@Alan-hk7eo]

Hello beloved friend. There is so much of the "I's" and "my's" in this text....if "you" are not identified with this "I" or ego anymore, then enjoy the being and freedom, congratulations:-) The "I" here observed how tricky the thinking or thoughts are.

[@eva9539]

Awakened consciousness is able zo think and speak as i , because it is I, awakenedconsciousness.

[@meloniestewart2940]

🙏🏼💕🙏🏼

[@PepeLePew2]

Nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so.

[@varshamuzik2149]

Whoever is reading this May all your dreams come true 🤗

[@dmgsoultogetherness6667]

I was walking in the wind and rain the other day..not really thinking much,and metaphorically "leaning in" to the weather..then i just started giggling...it was awesome...my brief moments off presence,are becoming a little more regular ✊🏼

[@itielelpida]

Dear Lord Jesus- You are my Peace- my everything! I surrender myself and every thought and need to You. I remain in peace in Your Loving Presence ❤

[@beny.5736]

As a habitual overthinker who often thinks about my past mistakes and what could have been, I found this very useful and I will try my best to overcome my problem

[@snobunni4808]

best thing you can do is not try. let the problem just be there; but know that you dont have to identify with it. let the problem be separate and have some distance from what your inner being is.

[@Robinson8491]

I love that: awareness is where thinking stops, and you have not gone to sleep. Can't get more to the essence than that. Thank you Eckhart

[@Robinson8491]

Apparently this is great wisdom from Maharashi

[@Robinson8491]

@bobby macallister So what is your experience? I think it's pretty on point

[@Robinson8491]

@bobby macallister You must have been very aware 😄

[@SuperAllenwill]

One can really stop thoughts. Human race thoughts come and go. There is simply identification with every thought until it hardens into one's illusion of a personality. The I AM doesnt recognize personality.

[@Nautilus1972]

The state he's referring to that we should seek is a feeling that I think I last had when I was five ... or six ... or four? I was in bed looking at the light on my electric radiator. I was perfectly in that moment and not thinking any other thoughts ... and it was perfect happiness. I never forgot that moment.

[@VishVibezREACTS]

“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” - *ECKHART TOLLE (💜Your Wisdom KZbinR)🧡🙏🏽💫*

[@patriciarosetimmers7730]

Yes so it is Let's put that into the Algorithms

[@bq1424]

This is fodder for abusers. Unfortunately.

[@sweetjane6506]

@@bq1424 I agree. This quote can be twisted in a lot of different ways. If you've ever suffered from severe chronic pain, people will say this to you all the time, and it's maddening. It betrays a lack of empathy. Some pain requires medical intervention. Thoughts alone don't work. I've tried. I used to work with refugees from Pol Pot's Cambodia. I would never say something like this to them.

[@stellarcubicbeam7760]

Tell that to a cartel member getting dismembered while alive by a rival.

[@freemindas]

@@stellarcubicbeam7760 That is not a situation. That is a life challenge and it requires an immediate reaction. but I have also seen individual under similar circumstances sit there in total acceptance without lifting a finger to resist as the massacre takes place.

[@chinthakajayarathne]

Whoever reading this... Dear fellow human being..... May you be peaceful.... May you be happy.... ❤️❤️❤️

[@im777lucky]

1. rising above thinking 2. falling below thinking

[@TheMediumChannel]

This is absolutely quintessential for spiritual ascension. With over 60,000 thoughts per day, 95% subconscious, repetitive and programmed learning how to get present to the point of being the observer rather than the participant of all the thoughts and the emotions they create in the body...even for a moment allows you to step out of the programming and step into TRUTH. And going even further if you get so present to lose the false identities of society you discover the true nature of your being...like when I meditate and reach that level of presence I am no longer "Adam" or "a medium" these are of the ego..the conditioned mind..rather I am ENERGY..SPIRIT...PURE LIGHT. Namaste

[@jaime7621]

Why “ascension “? Why do you say you become “energy “ or “pure light”? The 3 are concepts at best.

[@janejetson2978]

I know i am going to feel better and more at peace every time i listen to Eckhart Tolle. And it sure seems like i am having to listen more and more these days! God bless you, Eckhart!

[@LucidLivingLL]

The next step in our evolution is to transcend thought and emotion. Those who are not slaves to their minds and emotions are those who will be able to control their lives and direct them in the way they want. Intelligence is the ability to make your thoughts your own, and not by becoming possessed by them, but rather by knowingly choosing to engage with them.

[@beatrixdescamps5927]

'thinking happens to us' E.T ' we are being thought' Byron Katie, when we become quiet on the inside, Life (Source) is living through us, directing us. Only the ego ever thinks we're being in control...

[@LucidLivingLL]

@@beatrixdescamps5927 We are extensions of consciousness. When I say control, I mean exercising the will, there's a paradox in which we surrender to life to be able to feel more in control. And to me, control means being able to influence the world. We all have influence, but we gain more of it the more we understand and accept life.

[@beatrixdescamps5927]

@@LucidLivingLL surrender to life to be able to feel more in control? it's more than a paradox, more than a contradiction, it's just not possible.

[@LucidLivingLL]

@@beatrixdescamps5927 not really, surrender to life to feel connected to it, and it's that connection that brings a feeling of control. Kind of like being vulnerable to feel your power.

[@beatrixdescamps5927]

,@@LucidLivingLL maybe you could ask Eckhart Tolle.? in my view , whenever you have an agenda, it's the ego talking.

[@papibeto3556]

It seems like Eckhart speaks with more energy and power in this video than his others; I like it! One love! 💚

[@ck9411]

I think there has been coaching in the yt style of involving arm and hand movements etc...

[@opieutt9038]

I think you just defined Facebook. It's the EGO, and the wanting to appear cool, collected, and successful. That's a worrisome feeling when you have to figure out how to keep it up no matter your moment. Be free

[@itielelpida]

Dear Heavenly Father please protect and bless Eckhart with eternal life 💖 🙏

[@hiroomotwani7232]

Stillness of deep sleep combined with awareness of waking state is freedom from thoughts.

[@TheDhammaHub]

So many people want thoughts and emotions to "go away"... it is much better to live with them without their "pressure"

[@adesignforlivinginterventi561]

Yes…I have the disease of obsessive thinking. The good thing though is that I am fully aware of this malady which gives me hope that I can eventually, with practice, let it go. Thanks ET ☮️

[@cbalatrafa]

And? 😃

[@gerrimiller3491]

When I meditate in the word of God, my soul is more harmonious🌼

[@cindyoverall8139]

This state is also achieved when creating true art.

[@cutzymccall7675]

This is something that must be continually renewed, like watering your plants or decluttering your house. In this case it’s decluttering your mind. I go for long periods with a deep sense of peace now because I meditate with Eckhart and Mooji and Tara every a.m. But there are flashes of the “old” anxious me now and then that must be observed and released with prayer and meditation. The more I do this practice, the sooner and easier it is to bring myself back to a peaceful, “empty” place. Today I was very worried about something that may never happen. I caught myself and remembered that “worrying” is betting against myself, took time out to meditate, and once again feel fantastically, wonderfully present, thanks to Eckhart and my Higher Power. Looking forward to a lovely day.

[@dariusspencer3835]

I find it interesting that most of us must dedicate time daily to our spiritual studies and/or meditation. Personally, if I miss just one day the ego demon swoops right in and wreaks havoc with my mind. I’ve listened to The Power Of Now multiple times and A New Earth Once. It’s amazing how powerful the negative conditioning is. It doesn’t want to die. Absolutely essential to totally immerse oneself into the spiritual mindset. Seeking enlightenment is not something that can be pursued halfheartedly. For some of us it’s like going to war against demons (I often compare the painbody to a demon).

[@lallyk3945]

"Worrying is betting against myself." I've never heard that before. It's very helpful - thank you. 🙏

[@bridgetleonard1185]

Eckhart you're simply the best, better than all the rest! I love your humility and ability to impart profound concepts simply and with some humour thrown in. I wish you good health and joy in 2022. I will finally join as I keep coming back to your teachings and only grasped what true presence/meditation means after reading "The Power of Now" a few years ago. Thank you.

[@Sam-nb8ev]

You've written my thoughts. Although I'm from India where meditation has been part of our culture for thousands of years, I " only grasped what true presence/ meditation means after reading " The Power of Now" ten years ago. Best wishes to you.

[@abcd543217]

I love the person you are Ekhart. Live for ever and ever.

[@Wanderers-Bulgaria]

Desires creates thinking, thinking creates suffering, suffering creates awareness, awareness creates enlightenment. 😌🙏💜

[@karennoble1076]

So well summarized, Wanderers! Thank you! I have written it down!! And as a " coincidence" a big of my life has been that of a wanderer, nomad, at heart and also in this world, outer and inner.

[@paraibablueice9859]

No mere man can relate to such teachings or even pronounce them.. something truly special reveals itself to those whom are ready to receive.. truly a blessing..

[@slavicatomevska5056]

Thank you Dear Eckhart

[@johngreen4683]

Having the knowledge and ability to separate ourselves from our minds thoughts opinions and ideas is freedom from them. Eckhart has helped me with this more than anything else. 🙏

[@lipisar]

No matter how intelligently we find out ideas and analysis on mind's thinking level, I always find rising above thought, an alert presence much more powerful. It is the real source of wisdom and very soothing and appealing. Thank you Eckhart, for guiding us so profound things in so simple way...❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@anthonya.antonio]

This came at the right moment.

[@zamoraobed]

Thank you for everything, I have absolutely no complaints.

[@properpsychology1276]

"Lose your mind and come to your senses." -Fritz Perls

[@diocletianrecords1089]

Peace to everyone.

[@rogerlin9602]

2:30 Can you let this moment be complete by itself without adding any thinking or past stories? When you stop thinking, you don't lose consciousness. You are simply I AM. Not I'm this or that, just I AM. Thanks Eckhart. 🏡♨️🗼⛩🏝🎗🎄🤩😂🎯

[@lenhindle1108]

Simply Profoundly...so much better than complexly Profound...lol...thank you for this gift 🎁

[@sheilajoseph9953]

🙏 Thankyou Eckhart from 🇬🇧 uk.

[@MrMarkblip]

He’s an excellent marketer and capitalist.

[@penelopehamer9790]

Thank god for u eckhart!!!

[@creativeperspectives2712]

Disengaging with the self is just one step but we have taken millions of steps in the wrong direction and that has its own momentum. And this momentum makes it hard to take a step in a different direction. Imagine walking thousands of miles in one direction and then asked to reverse the direction and it becomes almost impossible. It is just taking one step backwards but the conditioning makes it very hard I think. Tolle looks very good in this suit.

[@jacklangley861]

The gratitude in this comment section is beautiful! 🙏

[@melamusicworld]

Thank you for your ever lasting guidance.

[@worldbridger44]

Thank you Eckhart 🙏❤️

[@christinestone3552]

I must stop this thinking that's happening to me... Thinking doesn't want me to sleep. Let me "BE" thinking! Thank you so much Eckhart🙏💜

[@joanduda2103]

Tolle has so much wisdom and has been a real blessing in my life. Thank you Eckhart :)

[@grahamluna6935]

The dog is a beautiful manifestation of consciousness 🐶🙂

[@ebenezersiaw935]

You have brought consciousness in my life. Eckhart 🙏🌞

[@cathyhoheisel6530]

Eckhart you are a Beautiful Soul! Thank You! 💜💜

[@sherylschroer6610]

I am so grateful for this wisdom. And the man who delivers the message. Thank you for reminding me of who I really am.

[@rosa-boom-nonduality]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, my beloved Ekki - just THIS - pure & unknown perfection already ❤️🙏🎈

[@MohanRaj...]

Tq....for revealing big secret behind thinking🙏🏻🙏🏻💙💙

[@bgmacintyre0411]

The clearest I've ever encountered.

[@andrereloaded1425]

We all have to practice these teachings every single day until they become ingrained into your daily life. It's a commitment to go in the right direction. We commit so much time to useless thinking so why not use that same time to practice non-thinking presence which dissolves so much unwanted ego?

[@karennoble1076]

Thank you Andre Reloaded for your reminder!! Yes so necessary to practice daily!

[@forceburgh5796]

I found it surprisingly easy not to think

[@loveShamrock]

Eckhart thank you and I love you. You are Best teacher to me in this life I am so glad that I found you... 💜🍀

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[@priyakaramchandani1415]

Exactly, we should not have pre conceived image of anything in our mind. That's my thought process since many years now and u look so awesome Ekhart tolle sir ✌️🙌🧐

[@flyhigh9944]

What should we do instead?

[@priyakaramchandani1415]

@@flyhigh9944 observe everything without any baggage in your mind.

[@matthiasgass4827]

Then maybe we should have pre conceived images because otherwise there is nothing to observe ;)

[@priyakaramchandani1415]

@@matthiasgass4827 i don't think so because there cannot be preconceived images. Just observe your mind, when you say a word, image comes first in ur mind then the word. So first you see an image in outer world and then you give meaning to that image by adding words to it. If there is darkness all around you then there is neither image nor word. So when it comes to your inner self and talks we should not get indulge in images or word only then we will be able to understand the essence of our existence. That's my understanding

[@matthiasgass4827]

@@priyakaramchandani1415 In general I agree what you are saying. That is exactly the spiritual practice Eckhart refers in all his talks basically: Just observe yourself and your thoughts. However, I find the thought "We should not have preconceived images" is not so helpful, because that is exactly what most people do have. In my understanding it is the Ego speaking, telling you that your own reality should be different than it actually is...which is kind of a war against reality. We can observe the thought "We should not have preconceived images" like we can observe any other thought, and accept that it's there without thinking it shouldn't.

[@mobiustrip1400]

He's right about the whisky.

[@1Strawbz1]

Everyday is a reminder to do this!!

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[@MrLiamSGriffin]

I am glad you met Jesus, Eckhart Tolle!

[@wmtoward]

As you know, "God is love," so everyone experiencing that state knows Jesus, whether identified by name or not. St. John's statement is the purest most fundamental doctrine, not muddied by priestly dogma designed to serve power and control's maintenance.

[@christinatodd3912]

Brilliant. Thank you 💛

[@Latte11114]

Though the thinking is also the isness of what is.

[@payalk2898]

5:45- look and listen whenever you are

[@francesNothing333]

It's so gratifying reading our comments - knowing there's thousands of us helping to lift the consciousness of Earth 🌎, and feeling the tremendous gratitude we share for our beloved ET.

[@dianaware7107]

You Sir 🙏❤️are a true gift to humanity . Profound gratitude , admiration , joy , and respect for your teachings , and for your existence . Much love , always ! ❤️🙏❤️🌺🕊👏👏👏❣️

[@shivanipandey8208]

So young, so lovely, that's Eckhart. Love you.

[@sheyamdakhil6052]

It was a wonderful experience rising above the level of thinking I could be in this situation only when l am not busy or doing any thing But the moment l start studying thoughts came again 🤦 It's like losing control or losing myself maybe it's hard to do more than one job at a time Being alert and study😅

[@beyondlimitswithralphhaven2000]

thank you Eckhart,

[@danj9339]

Eckhart is superb in this clip. Beautifully and clearly expressed. It's one I come back to often.

[@AMcDub0708]

When he talks about not thinking, I believe a better word for what he means is not Ruminating.

[@ilhambudi95]

"When thinking subsides, you have not lost consciousness."

[@41yearoldnewdriver]

I found this interesting. I feel like my suffering serves some purpose in my life.

[@phongnguyen2683]

Sir I may not know you well enough throughout all my paths, even though I do know and that I do sincerely am crossed path with wisdom from afar and that tonight is singularly expressed that I certainly sense your godly wisdom to my soul as of this very merry moment 🙏🏼

[@danerose575]

I think it's great to make the distinction between any pattern or form of energy (in this case thinking) and realize that there is an evolutionary position that is behind it and beyond it. Thought (combining words together in various ways) creates a tremendous amount of awareness. It also creates a symbolic world that is not real. Going into thought fully and out the other side of it is a step forward, just like crossing a bridge. Once the bridge is crossed, it becomes a liability to hang on to it. Before the bridge is crossed, it is a technology of freedom that allows us to cross. Every form, every pattern, is a technology that at one stage takes us forward and in the next stage takes us backward if we hang on to it. It's really useful to be conscious of where we are. My wife hates thinking because it reminds her of traumatic memories and an ocean of lies and negative messages. So she tunes out very effectively. She isn't thinking anything and some of what she does makes no sense because there really is no plan other than tuning out. The medicine for this is learning to think. On the other hand, I think all the time and would benefit from transcending thought and being present. Thinking is an addiction that makes less and less sense as I create security in my outer world. At one time anxious fear thinking kept me alive in an abusive traumatic home. Now it kills me slowly by still looking for all that could go wrong even when no one is abusing me and there are so many incredible things in my life by stressing my body constantly to exhaustion. I'm waiting to be hit again as a small child even though no one has struck me in many years. I have the panic that kept me alive still in my body and sitting still often brings me closer to that panic but not all the way through it. My wife has the numbness that helped her survive even though no one is hitting her either. In her situation as a child, freezing and numbing were her best option. In my case, figuring out what would likely happen and running or verbally diffusing the situation was what reduced the violence so I do that. In general, The Body Keeps the Score and other embodied exercises help me more than directly meditating. However, as I am doing that work well, I find I am ready to meditate more and can see it's benefits more. It's all about timing. One cannot take step 300 effectively from step 9 but step 10 and 11 are great steps forward. Step 10 and 11 are unnecessary at step 200.

[@jenniferhowe5393]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us. To help alleviate suffering and the chains of ego. For free. May God bless you and thank you sincerely from the bottom of our hearts xox

[@JennyB957]

I guess this is why its important to only allow good thoughts in your mind ?

[@andrew007s]

To be as happy as your dog, that was too funny!

[@fionahovesepian2965]

Your teachings are THE ONLY WAY to know the truth ! Thank you

[@chrisgriffiths2533]

Eckhart, Thanks for the Water Fall. That was Inspirational.

[@mahvash2811]

Life is like a soccer field and we are the ball so trust to univers with no thinking then you gone be winner and thanks to Mr Eckart for the beautiful teaching 🙏🏻🌸🙏🏻

[@darshansinghmohali3365]

We are grateful to the Master for Awareness tips.... Yes it is journey from DOG to GOD.....you are just to divert your direction from downward to upward ...

[@dmgsoultogetherness6667]

Always more to learn.....everyday is a school day

[@paulsmith4448]

Amazing man

[@viviannaud6869]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@radicalhonesty3628]

2022: cleansed and reborn and delighted and in love, and so it is❣

[@wmtoward]

Yep. That's the sequence. I would only edit your "cleansed and reborn" to "cleansed thus reborn...." The cleansing is Tolle's crucifixion process, usually a gradual one. It is also our birthing process within the canal/catalyst of our life experience as we move toward the entrance of the Creator/Source's light/love.

[@radicalhonesty3628]

@@wmtoward beautiful

[@CierraReynoso]

Thank you for this!!!

[@eylam9690]

I love you, Eckhart.

[@lilbenny2243]

I turned the video on and just hearing that little bell in the begining “woke me up” right away. Wow

[@thegreaterdane8576]

Eckhart Tolle has provided the keys to transform my life..and those keys can transform yours as well. Namaste.

[@hieithe9431]

Inner tranquility simply amazing

[@karlthetrader]

Thank you. You have the amazing way of teaching so that thinking stops automatically for a brief moment to only listen to you. This makes your teaching alive and being felt by the listener. You tell us to stop thinking and I am aware that I dont think. Love it!

[@nataliao8868]

Thank you Eckhart for your teaching 👌🙏 We are so grateful for your work! 💐

[@midsummer6421]

Eckhart - I want to know how to deal with ‘unawakened’ people droning on all a day about their self created dramas and negativity ☮️

[@barbiec4312]

We need you Eckhart. Thank you for leading the way.

[@davidfarrall]

Thank you, Eckhart. You have been my main inspiration and remote Spiritual teacher over the last 12 years. I know very well your past problems with despair, forcing you into Spiritual Awareness and your “role”. It is a joy to finally be free of my difficult Past. I dearly hope that now We can get on with Life without the egocentric problems and imbalance in Society.