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Part Two
Stillness Speaks
by Eckhart Tolle
Pay attention to the gap — the gap between two thoughts, the brief,
silent space between words in a conversation, between the notes of a
piano or flute, or the gap between the in-breath and out-breath.
When you pay attention to those gaps, awareness of "something"
becomes — just awareness. The formless dimension of pure
consciousness arises from within you and replaces identification
with form.
True intelligence operates silently. Stillness is where creativity
and solutions to problems are found.
Is stillness just the absence of noise and content? No, it is
intelligence itself — the underlying consciousness out of which
every form is born. And how could that be separate from who you are?
The form that you think you are came out of that and is being
sustained by it.
It is the essence of all galaxies and blades of grass; of all
flowers, trees, birds, and all other forms.
Stillness is the only thing in this world that has no form. But
then, it is not really a thing, and it is not of this world.
When you look at a tree or a human being in stillness, who is
looking? Something deeper than the person. Consciousness is looking
at its creation.
In the Bible, it says that God created the world and saw that it was
good. That is what you see when you look from stillness without
thought.
Do you need more knowledge? Is more information going to save the
world, or faster computers, more scientific or intellectual
analysis? Is it not wisdom that humanity needs most at this time?
But what is wisdom and where is it to be found? Wisdom comes with
the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is
needed. Being still, looking, and listening activates the non-
conceptual intelligence within you. Let stillness direct your words
and actions.
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Copyright © by Eckhart Tolle.
Stillness Speaks
by Eckhart Tolle
Pay attention to the gap — the gap between two thoughts, the brief,
silent space between words in a conversation, between the notes of a
piano or flute, or the gap between the in-breath and out-breath.
When you pay attention to those gaps, awareness of "something"
becomes — just awareness. The formless dimension of pure
consciousness arises from within you and replaces identification
with form.
True intelligence operates silently. Stillness is where creativity
and solutions to problems are found.
Is stillness just the absence of noise and content? No, it is
intelligence itself — the underlying consciousness out of which
every form is born. And how could that be separate from who you are?
The form that you think you are came out of that and is being
sustained by it.
It is the essence of all galaxies and blades of grass; of all
flowers, trees, birds, and all other forms.
Stillness is the only thing in this world that has no form. But
then, it is not really a thing, and it is not of this world.
When you look at a tree or a human being in stillness, who is
looking? Something deeper than the person. Consciousness is looking
at its creation.
In the Bible, it says that God created the world and saw that it was
good. That is what you see when you look from stillness without
thought.
Do you need more knowledge? Is more information going to save the
world, or faster computers, more scientific or intellectual
analysis? Is it not wisdom that humanity needs most at this time?
But what is wisdom and where is it to be found? Wisdom comes with
the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is
needed. Being still, looking, and listening activates the non-
conceptual intelligence within you. Let stillness direct your words
and actions.
excerpt selections -- to be continued
transferred from www.spiritsite.
www.spiritsite.
Copyright © by Eckhart Tolle.
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