Daily Insight: Eckhart Tolle on theNonacceptance of What Is

“See if you can catch yourself complaining, in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.”

― Eckhart Tolle,
The Power of Now:
A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

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Words of Wisdom for Dec. 26, 2019: Byron Katie: We Seek What We Already Have

“How do you react when you think you need people's love? Do you become a slave for their approval? Do you live an inauthentic life because you can't bear the thought that they might disapprove of you? Do you try to figure out how they would like you to be, and then try to become that, like a chameleon? In fact, you never really get their love. You turn into someone you aren't, and then when they say "I love you," you can't believe it, because they're loving a facade. They're loving someone who doesn't even exist, the person you're pretending to be. It's difficult to seek other people's love. It's deadly. In seeking it, you lose what is genuine. This is the prison we create for ourselves as we seek what we already have.”

― Byron Katie, I Need Your Love, Is That True?
How to Stop Seeking Love, Approval, and
Appreciation and Start Finding Them Instead

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Words of Wisdom for Oct. 7, 2019: Byron Katie on Untrue Thoughts

“If you put your hand into a fire, does anyone have to tell you to move it? Do you have to decide? No: When your hand starts to burn, it moves. You don’t have to direct it; the hand moves itself. In the same way, once you understand, through inquiry, that an untrue thought causes suffering, you move away from it.”

― Byron Katie,
Loving What Is:
Four Questions That Can Change Your Life

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