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Nothing that was real ever died, only names, forms, and illusions.

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
Author
Philosopher
Writer
Luenen
Ulrich Leonard Tölle
Nothing
Real
Illusions
Forms
Illusion
Died
Names
Form
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