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This has led to harm to both our planet and our species because of consumerism, ideological wars, pollution, and more. Tolle argues that we must undergo an evolution of consciousness if humanity and the earth are to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a selection of <em>A New Earth<\/em> quotes with explanations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-new-earth-awakening-to-your-life-s-purpose\"><em>A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life\u2019s Purpose<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In his book <em>A New Earth<\/em>, Eckhart Tolle argues that our ego-driven behaviors have reached a critical point\u2014we must elevate our consciousness <em>now<\/em> for the survival of our species and planet. The book teaches how to do this: how to elevate their consciousness by becoming aware of their ego-driven thought and behavior patterns, and how to overcome those patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following <em>A New Earth<\/em> quotes highlight some of his key ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>\u201cWhen you don&#8217;t cover up the world with words and labels, a sense of the miraculous returns to your life that was lost a long time ago when humanity, instead of using thought, became possessed by thought.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Tolle explains that thought elements are the recurring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-break-negative-thought-patterns\/\">thought patterns<\/a> we identify with, such as the roles we play (like mother, customer, or employee) and the ideologies we believe in (like morals, values, and religions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our thought elements shape how we interact with the world and lead to two forms of human dysfunction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Inauthentic relationships: <\/strong>Tolle argues that when we adhere to societal roles, we act based on what we <em>think <\/em>that role calls for rather than how we <em>really <\/em>feel. When that happens, our relationships can become artificial. For example, when we\u2019re playing a parent role, we might act superior because we\u2019re \u201cthe knowledgeable adult,\u201d and we therefore might end up missing a more authentic emotional connection that our child needs. In extreme forms, role-based relationships can lead to human mistreatment like slave versus master, or in everyday forms, like an abusive boss and submissive employee. Ultimately, when we see another person as a label\u2014a child, slave, employee, and so on\u2014rather than a human being, our relationship with them is formed according to this label rather than how we feel toward them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Polarization and violence: <\/strong>When we attach our self-image to ideologies like religious beliefs, we want to feel these beliefs are \u201cright\u201d<strong> <\/strong>(superior) for our ego to feel \u201cenough.\u201d Consequently, we insist that others who contradict our beliefs are \u201cwrong\u201d and will often resort to violence to assert this truth. For example, during the Crusades, Christians raped, tortured, and killed those of different spiritual beliefs to assert Christianity as \u201cright.\u201d Ultimately, when others fail to share our beliefs, morals, or values, we experience negative emotions like anger, frustration, and resentment\u2014the underlying causes of human polarization and violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>\u201cAuthentic human interactions become impossible when you lose yourself in a role.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Eckhart Tolle argues that when we adhere to societal roles, we act based on what we <em>think <\/em>that role calls for rather than how we <em>really <\/em>feel. When that happens, our relationships can become artificial. For example, when we\u2019re playing a parent role, we might act superior because we\u2019re \u201cthe knowledgeable adult,\u201d and we therefore might end up missing a more authentic emotional connection that our child needs. In extreme forms, role-based relationships can lead to human mistreatment like slave versus master, or in everyday forms, like an abusive boss and submissive employee. Ultimately, when we see another person as a label\u2014a child, slave, employee, and so on\u2014rather than a human being, our relationship with them is formed according to this label rather than how we feel toward them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>For someone possessed by a heavy&nbsp;pain-body, it is often impossible to step outside his or her distorted interpretation, the heavily emotional \u201cstory.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Tolle explains that our emotional identity is housed in an energy form called the <em>pain-body\u2014<\/em>the part of our mind that collects and stores all the negative emotional experiences we\u2019ve had in our life. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/eckhart-tolle-pain-body\/\">pain-body<\/a> collects these emotional experiences, and the next time a similar situation occurs, it reminds us of our previous negative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/thoughts-feelings-and-behaviors\/\">thoughts and emotions<\/a> and prompts us to react in the same way. This suffering ultimately strengthens the ego because it feeds on negativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Eckhart Tolle, the pain-body not only stores these emotions but also feeds off them. So, the more we experience negative emotions, the denser and more reactive the pain-body gets, and the bleaker our emotional identity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/perception-of-the-world\/\">perception of the world<\/a> become. Additionally, the denser the pain-body becomes, the more it craves further negativity to sustain itself, and thus the more it seeks out, recognizes, and creates negative thoughts and emotions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, our pain-body causes dysfunction by trapping us in an endless cycle of suffering that affects us and those closest to us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Eckhart Tolle&#8217;s A New Earth about? What are some of the most noteworthy passages worth revisiting? In A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle asserts that human consciousness is trapped in a state of dysfunction because we are controlled by our ego, which drives us to seek fulfillment by owning things and feeling superior to others. This has led to harm to both our planet and our species because of consumerism, ideological wars, pollution, and more. Tolle argues that we must undergo an evolution of consciousness if humanity and the earth are to survive. 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