“You cannot be both unhappy and fully present in the Now.”

— Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now (1997)

About Eckhart Tolle

Born 1948

German-born spiritual teacher, author of "The Power of Now".

“Forgiveness of the present is even more important than forgiveness of the past.”

“Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry—all forms of fear—are caused by too much future, and not enough presence.”

“The child has a deep longing for the parent to be there as a human being, not as a role.”

“Let whatever appears to be the best be to you an inviolable law.”

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

“All that glisters is not gold.”

“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”

“And one man in his time plays many parts.”

“Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.”