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Thinking is no more than a tiny aspect of the totality of consciousness, the totality of who you are.

Eckhart Tolle

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
Author
Philosopher
Writer
Luenen
Ulrich Leonard Tölle
Totality
Tiny
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Consciousness
Thinking

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