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By watching the mechanics of the mind, you step out of its resistance patterns, and you can then allow the present moment to be.

Eckhart Tolle

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
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Philosopher
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Ulrich Leonard Tölle
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