"A teacher or teaching is not essential..." - Quote by Eckhart Tolle
A teacher or teaching is not essential for spiritual awakening, but they save time.
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“And whenever you feel that essence in another, you also feel it in yourself.”
“If you walk into a forest - you hear all kinds of subtle sounds - but underneath there is an all pervasive silence.”
“Above all, the only thing you have to heal is the present thought. Get that right and the whole picture will change into one of harmony and joy.”
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“Instead of being lost in your thinking, when you awaken you recognize yourself as the awareness behind it. Thinking then ceases to be a self-serving autonomous activity that takes possession of you and runs your life.”
“Knowing yourself is to be rooted in Being, instead of lost in your mind.”
“Be alert and present and see that your identity is not from your past story; who you truly are is the alert presence that is inseparable from the present moment. You are this, which has no name and no form.”
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“My sister is a teacher, so I am a strong support of teachers, but I'm not going to be bound by just a certain way of talking about these things, in order for us to move forward on behalf of our kids.”
“My greatest teacher was not a vocal coach, not the work of other singers, but the way Tommy Dorsey breathed and phrased on the trombone.”
“A teacher should have a creative mind.”