The ego tends to equate having with Being: I have, therefore I am. And…

Eckhart Tolle
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The ego tends to equate having with Being: I have, therefore I am. And the more I have, the more I am. The ego lives through comparison. How you are seen by others turns into how you see yourself. ✨ Eckhart Tolle (2006). A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, p.40, Penguin
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Reality is a unified whole, but thought cuts it up into fragments. ✨ Eckhart Tolle (2008). Oneness With All Life: Inspirational Selections from A New Earth, p.11, Penguin
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The ego tends to equate having with Being: I have, therefore I am. And the more I have, the more I am. The ego lives through comparison. How you are seen by others turns into how you see yourself. ✨ Eckhart Tolle (2006). A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, p.40, Penguin

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