Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind …

Eckhart Tolle
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Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them. ✨ Eckhart Tolle (2006). A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, p.69, Penguin
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