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Don't Seek Happiness. If you seek it, you won't find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness

Eckhart Tolle

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
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Philosopher
Writer
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Ulrich Leonard Tölle
Seeking
Seek
Consciousness
Happiness
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Antithesis

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