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If the balance between male and female energies had not been destroyed on our planet, the ego's growth would have been greatly curtailed. We would not have declared war on nature, and we would not be so completely alienated from our Being.

— Eckhart Tolle A New Earth (2005)

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Because the ego was never as deeply rooted in woman, it is losing its hold on women more quickly than on men.

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Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not.

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Hope keeps you focused on the future, and this continued focus perpetuates your denial of the Now and therefore your unhappiness.

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Things are changing rapidly now. With many people becoming more conscious, the ego is losing its hold on the human mind.

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You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge.

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