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The teaching arises out of the stillness. But when I'm alone, there's only the stillness, and that is my favorite place.

Eckhart Tolle

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
Author
Philosopher
Writer
Luenen
Ulrich Leonard Tölle
Place
Arises
Stillness
Arise
Favorite
Teaching
Alone

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