How to Maintain Presence among Unconscious People | Eckhart Tolle

“One could say, when you react to the toxic energy you become part of the toxic energy. “

When I'm around toxic people, I quietly ask myself " who's looking out my eyes?" I become very aware of my inner self and that keeps me in my stillness because it flips my mental state into becoming an observer vs taking in all the crazy

Spend more time with young children. Their innocence and energy is refreshing and their joy and love of life is food for the soul. God bless.

I LOVE being alone. I prefer it actually. And if I cannot be alone, I prefer to be with others on the same vibrational frequency. I’m in a situation at the moment where I do not have to engage with a bunch of people so I AM very thankful for that. Those moments when I do have to be in the presence of those who are still ego driven, I find myself (more and more) not participating in the gossip or negativity. I will get up and walk out of the room. And when I can’t do that, I put in my headphones and watch videos on YouTube or music and will remove myself mentally.

For me, the easiest way to remain present is to observe what's happening, as if you were reading a book. It's fascinating

“When you react to toxic energy you become a part of it” that’s all I needed to hear 🙃 I love his energy , like a fluffy warm hug💚

I love sitting alone by myself. It’s my favourite thing. And everyone thought I was depressed Sad what our society thinks of “being alone”

Just don't judge and critique unconscious people and create stories...and take anything they do personally (a story about "me")...etc, etc. Just be with them...fully aware and present...not story-telling to yourself.

The key to a peaceful life (10:58): don't demand that anything that arises should not arise 😇

as Eckhart explained, after the shift, he was in the tube without having bad feelings. So as long as you have bad feelings, and you blame it on the people that you call "unconscious people", make sure, that it is not yourself, being unconscious in that very moment.

When anyone asks, what are you grateful for ?…the answer is “ Eckhart Tolle”🙏

I think a better question is, "How do I maintain presence?" regardless of where you are and who you are with. If remaining present and aware is a spiritual practice that you employ all the time, then whether you are with unconscious people or not will not make a difference. In other words, practice presence all the time; whether you are alone, at work, with your spouse, with friends, working out, taking a shower, or in an extremely toxic situation. There really shouldn't be any circumstance where you aren't present. If you approach life this way, you will remain in this present state of awareness and not get easily swayed from other external energies. You will be very grounded in your state of being and very aware of your thoughts and emotions. You will have fine tuned your sense of awareness to such a high degree that being around toxic situations will bring out other higher responses from you. These higher responses include: stillness, acceptance of the present moment (not wanting to change it), compassion for the person that is suffering, and/or depending on the circumstance, helping the individual or removing oneself from the situation. There really is no perfect response, but if you do make presence an every moment spiritual practice, then being in uncomfortable situations doesn't really translate to being 'uncomfortable' anymore. You instead have increased your awareness and energetic capacity to remain still and aware to be firmly grounded and secure in your being. When you can weather any kind of storm you know that you have evolved into a higher state of consciousness altogether.

When we become more and more centered, our center becomes so strong until the outside does not distract us or influence us. It takes one day at a time. Just like building a muscle.

Removed myself from a toxic work environment. it actually wasn't my choice, but my guardian angel was helping me, now I'm in a better place. No such thing as a coincidence❤

I'm disconnecting from people, living an independent life, and I've never been happier.

When confronted by toxic energy, accept it as a manifestation of life. You get beyond it through deep surrender. You sense it as expression of human unconsciousness. You feel the negative energy without mental narrative. It is transcendence. Remove yourself if it is violent or extraordinarily toxic. Thanks Eckhart. 💯🌻💖👍🐘🍨🍌🤠

Accepting what IS; unless it is abusive. Then change is needed.

It's a relief to hear that even Eckhart has "disturbing" noises around when he meditates and it's inspiring to see how he managed to switch from an unconscious being to one who can trascend the city noises.

Tread carefully around toxic people. You can fall in the sticky tar and it's difficult to work your way out. Best advice "remove yourself" if you're ruminating and in emotional turmoil. Save yourself and send out a life raft from distance. Be careful.

My husband is still blind to everything. 22 years together 3 kids together. Awake for almost 3 years so gets hard cause he thinks I’m a conspiracy theory person. I see the truth. I’m always been outsider I love being alone gardening and in nature. I’m ready for my husband to see the truth. Our children see the truth. I knew I was Empath feel everything deeply to kind hearted in this world. Thanks for sharing💝