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"Thisbook,ofcourse,useswordswhichintheactofreadingbecomethoughtsinyourmind.Butthosearenotordinarythoughts-repetitive,noisy,self-serving,clamoringforattention....Thethoughtswithinthisbookdontsay,''Lookatme,but''Lookbeyondme.Becausethethoughtscameoutofstillness,theyhavepower-thepowertotakeyoubackintothesamestillnessfromwhichtheyarose.Thatstillnessisalsoinnerpeace,andthatstillnessandpeaceistheessenceofyourBeing.Itisthestillnessthatwillsaveandtransformtheworld.""--FromtheIntroductionbyEckhartTolle--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
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EckhartTollewasborninGermany,wherehespentthefirstthirteenyearsofhislife.AftergraduatingfromtheUniversityofLondon,hewasaresearchscholarandsupervisoratCambridgeUniversity.Whenhewastwenty-nine,aprofoundspiritualtransformationvirtuallydissolvedhisoldidentityandradicallychangedthecourseofhislife.Thenextfewyearsweredevotedtounderstanding,integrating,anddeepeningthattransformation,whichmarkedthebeginningofanintenseinwardjourney.Eckhartisnotalignedwithanyparticularreligionortradition.Inhisteaching,heconveysasimpleyetprofoundmessagewiththetimelessanduncomplicatedclarityoftheancientspiritualmasters:thereisawayoutofsufferingandintopeace.Eckhartiscurrentlytravelingextensively,takinghisteachingsandhispresencethroughouttheworld.HehaslivedinVancouver,Canada,since1996.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
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Chapter1:SilenceStillnessStillnessisyouressentialnature.Whatisstillness?Theinnerspaceorawarenessinwhichthewordsonthispagearebeingperceivedandbecomethoughts.Withoutthatawareness,therewouldbenoperception,nothoughts,noworld.Whenyoulosetouchwithinnerstillness,youlosetouchwithyourself.Whenyoulosetouchwithyourself,youloseyourselfintheworld.Yourinnermostsenseofself,ofwhoyouare,isinseparablefromstillness.ThisistheIAmthatisdeeperthannameandform.Stillnessisyouressentialnature.Whatisstillness?Theinnerspaceorawarenessinwhichthewordsonthispagearebeingperceivedandbecomethoughts.Withoutthatawareness,therewouldbenoperception,nothoughts,noworld.Youarethatawareness,disguisedasaperson.Theequivalentofexternalnoiseistheinnernoiseofthinking.Theequivalentofexternalsilenceisinnerstillness.Wheneverthereissomesilencearoundyou-listentoit.Thatmeansjustnoticeit.Payattentiontoit.Listeningtosilenceawakensthedimensionofstillnesswithinyourself,becauseitisonlythroughstillnessthatyoucanbeawareofsilence.Seethatinthemomentofnoticingthesilencearoundyou,youarenotthinking.Youareaware,butnotthinking.Whenyoubecomeawareofsilence,immediatelythereisthatstateofinnerstillalertness.Youarepresent.Youhavesteppedoutofthousandsofyearsofcollectivehumanconditioning.Lookatatree,aflower,aplant.Letyourawarenessrestuponit.Howstilltheyare,howdeeplyrootedinBeing.Allownaturetoteachyoustillness.Whenyoulookatatreeandperceiveitsstillness,youbecomestillyourself.Youconnectwithitataverydeeplevel.Youfeelaonenesswithwhateveryouperceiveinandthroughstillness.Feelingtheonenessofyourselfwithallthingsistruelove.Silenceishelpful,butyoudon''tneeditinorderto?ndstillness.Evenwhenthereisnoise,youcanbeawareofthestillnessunderneaththenoise,ofthespaceinwhichthenoisearises.Thatistheinnerspaceofpureawareness,consciousnessitself.Youcanbecomeawareofawarenessasthebackgroundtoallyoursenseperceptions,allyourthinking.Becomingawareofawarenessisthearisingofinnerstillness.Anydisturbingnoisecanbeashelpfulassilence.How?Bydroppingyourinnerresistancetothenoise,byallowingittobeasitis,thisacceptancealsotakesyouintothatrealmofinnerpeacethatisstillness.Wheneveryoudeeplyacceptthismomentasitis-nomatterwhatformittakes-youarestill,youareatpeace.Payattentiontothegap-thegapbetweentwothoughts,thebrief,silentspacebetweenwordsinaconversation,betweenthenotesofapianoorflute,orthegapbetweenthein-breathandout-breath.Whenyoupayattentiontothosegaps,awarenessof"something"becomes-justawareness.Theformlessdimensionofpureconsciousnessarisesfromwithinyouandreplacesidenti?cationwithform.Trueintelligenceoperatessilently.Stillnessiswherecreativityandsolutionstoproblemsarefound.Isstillnessjusttheabsenceofnoiseandcontent?No,itisintelligenceitself-theunderlyingconsciousnessoutofwhicheveryformisborn.Andhowcouldthatbeseparatefromwhoyouare?Theformthatyouthinkyouarecameoutofthatandisbeingsustainedbyit.Itistheessenceofallgalaxiesandbladesofgrass;ofallflowers,trees,birds,andallotherforms.Stillnessistheonlythinginthisworldthathasnoform.Butthen,itisnotreallyathing,anditisnotofthisworld.Whenyoulookatatreeorahumanbeinginstillness,whoislooking?Somethingdeeperthantheperson.Consciousnessislookingatitscreation.IntheBible,itsaysthatGodcreatedtheworldandsawthatitwasgood.Thatiswhatyouseewhenyoulookfromstillnesswithoutthought.Doyouneedmoreknowledge?Ismoreinformationgoingtosavetheworld,orfastercomputers,morescienti?corintellectualanalysis?Isitnotwisdomthathumanityneedsmostatthistime?Butwhatiswisdomandwhereisittobefound?Wisdomcomeswiththeabilitytobestill.Justlookandjustlisten.Nomoreisneeded.Beingstill,looking,andlisteningactivatesthenon-conceptualintelligencewithinyou.Letstillnessdirectyourwordsandactions.Chapter2:BeyondtheThinkingMindMostpeoplespendtheirentirelifeimprisonedwithinthecon?nesoftheirownthoughts.Theynevergobeyondanarrow,mind-made,personalizedsenseofselfthatisconditionedbythepast.Inyou,asineachhumanbeing,thereisadimensionofconsciousnessfardeeperthanthought.Itistheveryessenceofwhoyouare.Wemaycallitpresence,awareness,theunconditionedconsciousness.Intheancientteachings,itistheChristwithin,oryourBuddhanature.Findingthatdimensionfreesyouandtheworldfromthesufferingyouinflictonyourselfandotherswhenthemind-made"littleme"isallyouknowandrunsyourlife.Love,joy,creativeexpansion,andlastinginnerpeacecannotcomeintoyourlifeexceptthroughthatunconditioneddimensionofconsciousness.Ifyoucanrecognize,evenoccasionally,thethoughtsthatgothroughyourmindassimplythoughts,ifyoucanwitnessyourownmental-emotionalreactivepatternsastheyhappen,thenthatdimensionisalreadyemerginginyouastheawarenessinwhichthoughtsandemotionshappen-thetimelessinnerspaceinwhichthecontentofyourlifeunfolds.Thestreamofthinkinghasenormousmomentumthatcaneasilydragyoualongwithit.Everythoughtpretendsthatitmatterssomuch.Itwantstodrawyourattentionincompletely.Hereisanewspiritualpracticeforyou:don''ttakeyourthoughtstooseriously.Howeasyitisforpeopletobecometrappedintheirconceptualprisons.Thehumanmind,initsdesiretoknow,understand,andcontrol,mistakesitsopinionsandviewpointsforthetruth.Itsays:thisishowitis.Youhavetobelargerthanthoughttorealizethathoweveryouinterpret"yourlife"orsomeoneelse''slifeorbehavior,howeveryoujudgeanysituation,itisnomorethanaviewpoint,oneofmanypossibleperspectives.Itisnomorethanabundleofthoughts.Butrealityisoneuni?edwhole,inwhichallthingsareinterwoven,wherenothingexistsinandbyitself.Thinkingfragmentsreality-itcutsitupintoconceptualbitsandpieces.Thethinkingmindisausefulandpowerfultool,butitisalsoverylimitingwhenittakesoveryourlifecompletely,whenyoudon''trealizethatitisonlyasmallaspectoftheconsciousnessthatyouare.Wisdomisnotaproductofthought.Thedeepknowingthatiswisdomarisesthroughthesimpleactofgivingsomeoneorsomethingyourfullattention.Attentionisprimordialintelligence,consciousnessitself.Itdissolvesthebarrierscreatedbyconceptualthought,andwiththiscomestherecognitionthatnothingexistsinandbyitself.Itjoinstheperceiverandtheperceivedinaunifying?eldofawareness.Itisthehealerofseparation.Wheneveryouareimmersedincompulsivethinking,youareavoidingwhatis.Youdon''twanttobewhereyouare.Here,Now.Dogmas-religious,political,scienti?c-ariseoutoftheerroneousbeliefthatthoughtcanencapsulaterealityorthetruth.Dogmasarecollectiveconceptualprisons.Andthestrangethingisthatpeoplelovetheirprisoncellsbecausetheygivethemasenseofsecurityandafalsesenseof"Iknow."Nothinghasinflictedmoresufferingonhumanitythanitsdogmas.Itistruethateverydogmacrumblessoonerorlater,becauserealitywilleventuallydiscloseitsfalseness;however,unlessthebasicdelusionofitisseenforwhatitis,itwillbereplacedbyothers.Whatisthisbasicdelusion?Identi?cationwiththought.Spiritualawakeningisawakeningfromthedreamofthought.Therealmofconsciousnessismuchvasterthanthoughtcangrasp.Whenyounolongerbelieveeverythingyouthink,youstepoutofthoughtandseeclearlythatthethinkerisnotwhoyouare.Themindexistsinastateof"notenough"andsoisalways
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