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The more you make your thoughts and beliefs into your identity, the more cut off you are from the spiritual dimension within yourself.

Eckhart Tolle

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
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Philosopher
Writer
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Ulrich Leonard Tölle
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