Eckhart TolleNYT Bestselling author of the Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle Reads Gandhi's Words on God

24 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief video, Eckhart Tolle reads a passage authored by Mahatma Gandhi in which Gandhi describes an indefinable, mysterious power that pervades all of existence. Gandhi explains that this unseen power, which transcends the senses, is the underlying, changeless spirit behind the ever‑changing world. He identifies this power as God, characterizing it as purely benevolent—manifested as life, truth, light, love, and the supreme good—contrasting it with the transient experiences of death, untruth, and darkness. The reading emphasizes the spiritual insight that despite continual change, a constant, benevolent divine presence persists.

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Mahatma Gandhi wrote: There is an indefinable mysterious power that pervades everything. I feel it though I do not see it. It is this unseen power which makes itself felt and yet defies all proof because it is so unlike all that I perceive through my senses. It transcends the senses. I do dimly perceive that whilst everything around me is ever-changing, ever-dying, there is underlying all that change a living power that is changeless, that holds all together, that creates, dissolves, and recreates. That informing power or spirit is God. And is this power benevolent or malevolent? I see it as purely benevolent. For I can see that in the midst of death, life persists; in the midst of untruth, truth persists; in the midst of darkness, light persists. Hence I gather that God is life, truth, and light. God is love. God is the supreme good.