Eckhart Tolle: The Power of Now |
To the ego, the present moment hardly exists. Only past and future are considered important.
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Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.
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Accept - then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.
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If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally.
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