Why does the mind habitually deny or resist the Now? Because it cannot…

Eckhart Tolle
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Why does the mind habitually deny or resist the Now? Because it cannot function and remain in control without time, which is past and future, so it perceives the timeless Now as threatening. Time and mind are in fact inseparable. ✨ Eckhart Tolle (2010). The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, p.34, New World Library
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