~ The human condition [is] lost in thought.
~ The stream of thinking has enormous momentum …
~ The thinking mind is a powerful tool, but it is also … limiting when it takes over your life completely … you don’t realize it is only a small aspect of the consciousness …
~ Whenever you are immersed in compulsive thinking, you are avoiding what is. You don’t want to be where you are. Here, Now. The Present.
From Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle
A continuation of quotes about being in the moment will be posted on Friday, by the same author.
Lori's Lane 
I adore Eckhart. He is one of my latest heros along with Jeff Foster and many others. May we return to the Here & Now. This precious moment. Thank you!
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Glad you liked it, Kathy. Have a non-boring day. 🙂
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Provokes thought and enlightenment
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Yes, I thought so too. Thanks for checking it out, Eric
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So is he saying to not think so much?
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Huh? What? I wasn’t thinking. 😉 Yes, to be still and listen to the silence.
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But the silence is so loud! I can’t hear myself think.
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By George, I think she’s got it!
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Thought provoking, I like it.
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Yes, thought provoking. Pun intended, or not intended. Heh.
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🙂
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Please forgive me Lori, my statements weres not personal; I prefer to believe my view is an objective observation kiddo, I am merely referring to Tolle’s statement within the bounds of context. I do not disagree with him, only to clarify the point Tolle appears to be making.
“The thinking mind is a powerful tool, but it is also … limiting when it takes over your life completely … you don’t realize it is only a small aspect of the consciousness …”
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Understood, James. No offense taken. Always nice to get comments and conversation going. Oh, and I did respond to your first comment in case you didn’t see it.
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In all due respect to the discipline Lori, when we read pathologically or surrender our thoughts to the void we open ourselves up to precisely what I am referring to below/above. Spiritual discernment assures, any discipline to the void is death, consequently, as far as I can see, God is absent.
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Thank you for sharing your perspective, James. I prefer not to overthink the quotes, which is precisely the point. Humans tend to overthink things to the point of sickness. Sometimes we need merely trust in All That Is … the I Am.
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Quotes are quotes. It is one persons thoughts on a subject. It is not the gospel or necessarily the truth.
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This is true, Linda. It may not necessarily be true, but it also may not necessarily be false. Perhaps it depends on the perceiver. I’m especially a fan of quotes because they can say something profound with only a few words. I admire it, because sometimes I can use too many words when only a few words may be necessary.
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I like quotes as well. I did not like James’ comments but he has a right to his view.
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Gotcha!
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Then again, genius dwells within the subconscious mind.
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If our subconscious mind becomes or conscious state, we are likely insane, or on the verge of a complete mental breakdown.
Nevertheless, I concede on this point.
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“you don’t realize it is only a small aspect of the consciousness . . .” Are we to assume Tolle is referring to the subconscious mind here, Lori?
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Make of it what you will, James. For me, quieting the mind helps in hearing spirit. Another way to put it would be … praying is talking to God, meditating (quieting the mind) is listening to God.
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love and totally agree with the third verse!
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Hey Mr. Andy, so glad you liked it.
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Very much did thank you 🙂
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