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The ego is just waiting to identify with anything. Whether it's your misery or being a great meditator, it seeks some identification.

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
Ego
Misery
Waiting
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Anything
Meditator
Great
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