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Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space.

Eckhart Tolle

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
Author
Philosopher
Writer
Luenen
Ulrich Leonard Tölle
Consciousness
Takes
Attention
Notice
Space
Creates
Away
Breathing
Thinking
Aware
Awareness
Meditation

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