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Wake up. Get out of your mind. Be present.

Eckhart Tolle

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
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Philosopher
Writer
Luenen
Ulrich Leonard Tölle
Wake
Present
Mind

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