"By a monstrous act of reductionism, the..." - Quote by Eckhart Tolle
By a monstrous act of reductionism, the infinite depth of who you are is confused with a sound produced by the vocal cords." (p. 28)
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“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”
“The human condition: lost in thought.”
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More on Identity
“I know a man He came from my home town He wore his passion for his woman Like a thorny crown He said "Dolores I live in fear My love for you's so overpowering I'm afraid that I will disappear”
“It must be the Brit in me, because I like animals.”
“But also the constituency determines the vote of the representative. He is not only representative, but participant. Like can onlybe known by like. The reason why he knows about them is, that he is of them; he has just come out of nature, or from being a part of the thing.”
More on Self
“I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.”
“Individuality is very important for a full human life.”
“This tremendous world I have inside of me. How to free myself, and this world, without tearing myself to pieces. And rather tear myself to a thousand pieces than be buried with this world within me.”