Eckhart Tolle instructs listeners to stop being controlled by the ego by returning attention to the present moment. He advises becoming friendly with the present moment, asking whether anything can be done now, and aligning oneself with the 'isness' of life to prevent mental proliferation of problems; arguing with what is is described as a form of insanity.
How do we get to the point where we are not controlled by the ego, but handle every situation? Positive, negative, good, bad, Easy heart. With wisdom and grace, return your attention to the present moment. Look at what is now so that problems don't proliferate in your mind. Bring it back to what's the situation now? Is there anything I can do? But before you do anything, become friendly with the present moment. That in itself is the beginning of the end of the ego. Align yourself to it so that you won't have an argument with isness of life. Can you imagine the insanity of arguing with what is? That's a form of insanity. But it's normal. Often in the past I've said normal equals insane.
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