Eckhart TolleNYT Bestselling author of the Power of Now

You Are an Emanation of God

10 Sept 2026 · 2 min

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In this brief teaching, Eckhart Tolle reflects on the biblical phrase “Be still and know that I am God.” He breaks down the wording, noting that every word except the conjunctions points to the same core idea: the state of being (Be) and stillness. Tolle explains that in the stillness of being there is a knowing, and that the “I am” within each person is the divine essence that connects us to God. He uses the metaphor of a ray of sunlight being a part of the sun to illustrate that, at the deepest level, each individual is an emanation of God. The teaching emphasizes inner stillness, self‑recognition of the divine “I am,” and the relational identity of the self as a manifestation of the divine source.

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Be still and know that I am God. This is one of my favorite sayings from the Bible. Be still and know that I am God. Now, when you look at those words, every word except and and that It's synonymous, they're all the same. Be, the being of you, is the stillness. Be still and know. In this stillness of being, there is a knowing. Be still and know that I am is the deep I am that is divine in you. God. So the be still and know that I am God is the stillness of being. In the stillness of being, you know that the essence of you, which is the I am, is your connection with God, is God, one could say, in the same way that you would describe A ray of sunlight is still part of the sun. So you are, at the deepest level, an emanation of God.