Hope is what keeps you going, but hope keeps you focused on the future, and this continued focus … - Eckhart Tolle

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The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa.

Eckhart Tolle

Hope is what keeps you going, but hope keeps you focused on the future, and this continued focus perpetuates your denial of the Now and therefore your unhappiness.

Consciousness, Continued, Denial, Focus, Unhappiness

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The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.

Collective, Ego, Knowledge, Racial, Religious, Work

Here is a new spiritual practice for you: don't take your thoughts too seriously.

Spiritual, Practice, Spiritual Practice, Seriously, Take

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.

Inspirational, Life, Happiness, Primary, Unhappiness, Thoughts

All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all forms of fear - are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.

Fear, Forms, Regret, Sadness, Stress, Tension

Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love - you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.

Love You, Positivity, Validation, Looking, Fulfillment, Greater

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