Eckhart TolleNYT Bestselling author of the Power of Now

How the Fictitious Self Lies to You | Eckhart Tolle Shorts

5 Aug 2022

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This is a YouTube video titled "How the Fictitious Self Lies to You | Eckhart Tolle Shorts" containing a spoken segment from August 5, 2022. The content features a speaker discussing the concept of losing one's fictitious identity, particularly after retirement, and the existential realization of no longer being defined by former roles or titles. Although the speaker is not explicitly named Eckhart Tolle in the excerpt, the video title associates the content with him, suggesting it is likely a monologue or lecture rather than a multi-speaker conversation.

So the loss of fictitious identity, which can happen to anybody. To some people, it doesn't happen until they retire. Maybe they had a particular job title. And suddenly you pack your bags and then you look forward to, okay, now I can start living. But then suddenly you realize you're nobody any beyond your job description. And your function that you fulfilled for decades, perhaps an important function. Member of the board. And suddenly you're not a member of the board, you're just bored.