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The egoic madness, or dysfunction, becomes enormously amplified by the science and technology we all have developed.

Eckhart Tolle

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
Author
Philosopher
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Luenen
Ulrich Leonard Tölle
Science
Amplified
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Enormously
Developed
Madness
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Technology

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