"Your unhappiness is polluting not only your own inner being and those around you but also the collective human psyche of which you are an inseparable part. The pollution of the planet is only an outward reflection of an inner psychic pollution: millions of unconscious individuals not taking responsibility for their inner space. Either stop doing what you are doing, speak to the person concerned and express fully what you feel, or drop the negativity that your mind has created around the situation and that serves no purpose whatsoever except to strengthen a false sense of self. Recognizing its futility is important. Negativity is never the optimum way of dealing with any situation. In fact, in most cases it keeps you stuck in it, blocking real change. Anything that is done with negative energy will become contaminated by it and in time give rise to more pain, more unhappiness. Furthermore, any negative inner state is contagious: Unhappiness spreads more easily than a physical disease. Through the law of resonance, it triggers and feeds latent negativity in others, unless they are immune - that is, highly conscious. Are you polluting the world or cleaning up the mess? You are responsible for your inner space; nobody else is... p. 53"
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now (1997)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Depression
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Depression
72 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Depression →
Related Quotes
"I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed."
"Depression is known to be caused by a deficit of certain neurochemicals or neurotransmitters, especially norepinephri…"
"So what could be so useful about depression? Depressed people often think intensely about their problems. These thoug…"
"Analysis requires a lot of uninterrupted thought, and depression coordinates many changes in the body to help people …"
"But depression is nature’s way of telling you that you’ve got complex social problems that the mind is intent on solv…"
"Though modern therapies exhort you to act against your passions (compulsions), claiming health and integration lies i…"
"The solution to your depression lies en esa cueva oscura [in this dark cave] and a deeper integration of your psyche."
"The soul uses everything to further its own making. … States which disrupt the smooth flow (complacency) of life are …"
"What, therefore, is the cause of your condition? What lies at the root of your malaise (as the Latins call it)? What …"
"As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is action. However, l…"