Eckhart TolleNYT Bestselling author of the Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle: The True Meaning of Love

17 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief teaching, Eckhart Tolle reflects on the Dalai Lama’s declaration that his religion is kindness, using it to illustrate the deeper spiritual nature of love. He explains that loving‑kindness emerges from a level of consciousness that transcends the individual personality, revealing a shared being that is one with the consciousness of others. This insight dissolves the illusion of absolute separateness, which Tolle identifies as the true meaning of love. He also emphasizes that while each person has a conditioned personality, this conditioning should not be equated with their true identity; recognizing this distinction is the essence of letting go of judgment.

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The Dalai Lama said, my religion is kindness. That's quite a surprising statement. He didn't say, my religion is Buddhism. My religion is kindness. What is that kindness? Loving kindness arises from that deeper level of consciousness. And what you can sense then is beyond that person, there is their being, their consciousness. which is one with your consciousness. This is the end of the delusion of absolute separateness, and that's love. That's the true meaning of love. You do recognize there is a conditioned personality there, there is a conditioned person there. Yes, everybody has one. There's a conditioned person there, and the conditioned person may even be a bit difficult. But you do not equate the conditioning of this person with their identity, their true being. And that's the real meaning of letting go of judgment.