Eckhart TolleNYT Bestselling author of the Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle on Lucid Living

29 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief excerpt, Eckhart Tolle describes an egoic "entity" that resides within each person, masquerading as the self and reacting defensively or aggressively when threatened. He emphasizes that recognizing this false self is a crucial step in spiritual awakening, as it allows a new dimension of consciousness to emerge. Tolle draws an analogy to lucid dreaming—being aware that one is dreaming—and proposes a deeper practice he calls "lucid living," where one continuously witnesses the egoic dream in everyday life, thereby fostering ongoing awakening.

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Something is living in you, pretending to be you, and then it's talking and it's emoting, if that's a word. Don't challenge it, it could become very aggressive easily, very defensive, feels threatened by all kinds of things. A weird entity. So to be aware of that is part of the awakening, because as you become aware of it, Something else is another dimension of consciousness has come in. That's the beginning of the awakening. You're aware of the dream. You know the term lucid dreaming. You're in a dream, but you know that you're in a dream. So you're witnessing the dream, but knowing that it is a dream. But I recommend a much better practice, and that is lucid living.