How to Awaken Your True Self with Eckhart Tolle

In this profound teaching, Eckhart Tolle reflects on a life-changing moment that sparked his awakening. At the age of 29, Eckhart reached a point of deep inner unhappiness, not due to his external circumstances, but because of the incessant, self-defeating thought patterns in his mind. In this video, he shares how the realization that he is not his thoughts, emotions, or body led him to a transformative shift in consciousness.

Eckhart explains:

🔹 How he became aware of the separation between his true essence—consciousness—and the thoughts that were running his life.
🔹 The moment when, for the first time, he experienced peace beyond thought, despite his external circumstances.
🔹 How this insight into the nature of thought and awareness became the foundation of lasting inner peace.
🔹 His journey of understanding, through Zen teachings, that true peace arises when we stop identifying with the mind and stay present in the stillness of awareness.

This moment of awakening marked the beginning of Eckhart’s realization that true peace is always available to us when we disconnect from the constant chatter of the mind and recognize the consciousness that we are beyond thought. It is in this space of presence that true transformation occurs.

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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.

[jacklangley]

It's a good sign that this channel has over 2 million subscribers! We, as beings, are awakening!

[illuminated]

The true self is the conscience. It not only knows right from wrong, it knows everything - because it is everything. It is the divine spark, the eternal. The force which holds together and creates everything. It is love, that which unites everything. By identifying with false, temporal illusions, you disconnect from the absolute.. The conscience/love is beyond thought, and you are it. The alchemical process of separating the you from the not you is the great work. Best wishes.

[frankiez]

An Indian man once said to me don’t expect, accept. Live in the moment and realise this is your time now, not tomorrow.

[wild_running]

This short video captures the essence behind Eckhart's teaching for me and is something which I try to practice daily. I'm not always successful however I return to it once I've realise that I've strayed. It's most certainly helped to calm my mind over recent years.

[giselar.]

Dankeschön für die lehrreichen Videos. Ich wünsche allen eine schöne Adventszeit.🫶✨

[johnbrown-ojkl]

I love Eckhart's teaching/understanding, we all need an internal Eckhart to guide us on our path. You might think we need God, Jesus, Buddha etc but the Universal Intelligence moves through us all and when the time is right speaks through us.

[AntoninaJytte]

Thank you so much for the message from this video - it reminds me of a chapter I’ve read in feminine ancient blessings

[SpiritualSigns]

Love it. Awakening means living fully in the present moment instead of being stuck in the past or worrying about the future. When I understood this, I embraced peace, reduced stress, and found a more meaningful life. 🌲🌲🌲

[maggieo]

Thank you for sharing helpful reminders. Sending love from Ontario Canada. ❤️🍁🎶

[Joseph-go]

You're really helping me. Thank you

[SoroushKasra]

Listen guys
Don't stop just observe yeah I know it's hard to understand I was like you but after practicing for a long time I got it the key is observe the thoughts with your whole body I mean while observing thoughts try to notice your breathing at same time or rising and falling of your chest then you get what he meant at that moment you realize wow I'm not truly these thoughts they just rise from me then you'll be truly liberated.

[rozn]

Because of your teaching I learned alot about life and how to live it consciously 🙏 thanks

[johngreen]

We cannot resolve an issue that is caused by thoughts and thinking with yet more thoughts and thinking. Thinking about how to let go of and break free from of our minds unhappy thoughts feelings is like discussing our strategy to beat our chess opponent with our chess opponent themselves. Sooner or later we have to let go of the control we never truly had in the first place and just trust everything is OK is always going to be OK without needing to know how everything is going to be OK 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[dv]

So now you know this… work on your inner life path ❤ this is just a beginning, nothing more, nothing less 💫

[ralf.starke]

Fully true! Everyone can wake up when this is understood.

[LoveLifePD]

The mantra "I" all day long for life

[TommyMcdonagh-jx]

I awoken in 2012 after my third son was born. Through meditation and going through depression..i asked for it to be taken away from me, and it did then thats when i had my awakening.

[veraintuizione]

"Stay awake "❤️ 🌺
So grateful 💓 🙏 ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨ 🌺

[Only-one-life-]

I constantly over think and have done since I was in my teens know 56 yo.
It has worn me out, I really need to learn how to stop it.
Been in business most of my life and employing staff has made it worse since COVID, as the world seems a different place..
I do hope that listening to this gentleman may help me..

[rogerlin]

2:47
Eckhart experienced spiritual awakening when his thoughts became separated from consciousness that produced the thoughts.
That separation is peace.

Zen is no thoughts while staying awake.
No self serving or self seeking thoughts.
You can still think when needed.

Who are you?
I am awakening (Buddha).

10:10
Spiritual awakening is waking up from the dream of complete identification with thoughts.

Thanks Eckhart. 4 December 2024. 👍🏻🍕🍑🍹🍑⚡️🥤🐇🌸🐇🐝🦓❤️💝🌼