Eckhart Tolle Quotes

You can practice this by taking any routine activity that normally is only a means to an end and giving it your fullest attention, so that it becomes an end in itself.

Eckhart Tolle

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• You can practice this by taking any routine activity that normally is only a means to an end and giving it your fullest attention, so that it becomes an end in itself.

  

  Eckhart Tolle
  • Giving
  • Attention
  • Practice