r/EckhartTolle

Hey guys, so we have read about thousands of stories on manifesting love, partner, and marriage. but what about someone manifesting their marriage with their love even if the person is already married to someone else.

Just to really know how effectively that law works. so this post is all about the craziest successful marriage manifesting.

Tell me the real one story if you know or if you know someone who did it.

mentioned in your stories these things.

what technique used!

what was the situation!

How did that happen?

And how long it took.

best regards to all 🫶🫶🫶

There’s a strange thing that happens around wealth.

Some people seem to move through life with an invisible ease. Opportunities appear for them. Money circulates toward them. Right people show up at the right time. And from the outside, it looks like luck.

But according to Thomas Troward, it was never luck.

He believed the real difference between abundance and struggle begins in the mind long before it appears in the bank account.

Not because thoughts are “magic,” but because every external condition is first accepted internally as truth.

And the wealthy, whether consciously or unconsciously tend to maintain a very different mental pattern than most people.

They do not constantly oscillate between hope and fear.

They assume prosperity as natural.

That assumption becomes their “established pattern.”

And Troward said life always reorganizes itself around the patterns the mind consistently accepts.

Wealth Begins as an Internal State

One of Troward’s core teachings was that the mind is the creative center of all visible form.

Every condition in life first exists as a mental mold before it becomes physical experience.

That includes money.

According to him, wealth is not created primarily through physical effort alone. It is created through a sustained state of consciousness that eventually shapes action, decisions, opportunities, and outcomes.

The wealthy often think differently about money at the deepest level.

They do not view it as:

• rare
• hostile
• immoral
• difficult
• constantly slipping away

Instead, they relate to it with calm expectation.

To them, prosperity feels natural.

And Troward believed this silent certainty is what the world mistakenly calls “luck.”

Because once a thought becomes emotionally accepted as true, the mind begins organizing life around it.

Not instantly.
Not magically.
But consistently.

The “Established Pattern” Controls Results

Troward repeatedly emphasized something he called the established pattern.

This is not a passing positive thought.

It is a stable inner condition.

A person may say:

“I want prosperity.”

But if underneath that statement there is fear, guilt, resentment, panic, or disbelief, then the deeper pattern is still scarcity.

And according to Troward, mental law responds to the dominant emotional conviction, not occasional wishes.

That is why many people:

• ask for abundance while expecting disappointment
• desire wealth while secretly distrusting money
• want success while feeling unworthy of it

The mind sends contradictory instructions.

The result becomes inconsistency.

Money arrives and disappears.
Opportunities appear and collapse.
Momentum builds and suddenly fades.

Troward believed the law itself is impersonal.

It simply reproduces the mold it is repeatedly given.

Thought Is Like a Seed

One of the most powerful metaphors in these teachings is the idea that thought functions like a living seed.

Every sustained thought carries within it the blueprint of future experience.

Fear grows more fear.

Scarcity grows more scarcity.

Confidence grows expansion.

But the “soil” matters too.

The mind cannot produce abundance while being internally poisoned by:

• guilt around money
• envy toward wealthy people
• fear of losing
• resentment
• beliefs inherited from childhood like:
  • “money changes people”
  • “rich people are selfish”
  • “life is struggle”
  • “people like us never get ahead”

Troward believed these hidden assumptions quietly shape reality.

Not because the universe is punishing anyone, but because consciousness reproduces what it continually accepts.

The Wealthy Maintain Coherence

One major point repeated throughout these teachings is coherence.

According to Troward, prosperity grows when:

• belief
• feeling
• speech
• imagination
• expectation

all begin moving in the same direction.

Most people break the pattern constantly.

They affirm abundance in the morning…
then spend the afternoon worrying.

They visualize success…
then immediately imagine failure.

They celebrate money coming in…
then panic when it goes out.

This creates mental noise.

And Troward believed unstable thought produces unstable results.

The wealthy, however, often maintain the same internal tone consistently.

Not perfectly.

But steadily.

They think from abundance more often than from lack.

And eventually that emotional atmosphere becomes magnetic.

The Law Responds to Conviction, Not Desperation

A major idea throughout Troward’s work is that the universe responds to recognition rather than pleading.

This completely changes the emotional posture around money.

Desperation repels.

Fear contracts.

Panic distorts judgment.

But calm certainty creates openness.

Troward compared it to nature itself.

A tree does not beg the sun to rise.

It simply receives because it exists in harmony with the supply already present.

In the same way, he believed abundance flows more naturally when a person stops vibrating in constant fear of not having enough.

The goal was never frantic manifestation.

It was inner alignment.

Why Physical Effort Alone Often Fails

One of the most practical ideas in these teachings is that many people try to change effects without changing causes.

They:

• work longer hours
• switch jobs repeatedly
• obsess over saving every penny
• constantly push harder

while internally remaining trapped in fear and exhaustion.

Troward believed this creates resistance.

Physical effort without inner harmony becomes like “pushing against a locked door.”

The real shift begins when the mental pattern changes first.

Then action becomes clearer.
Decisions become sharper.
Opportunities become visible.
Energy stops leaking into anxiety.

This is why some people seem to progress with less strain.

Their internal state is no longer fighting their external movement.

Money Reflects Self-Worth

One of the deepest sections of these teachings deals with worthiness.

Troward believed many people unconsciously reject prosperity because they feel guilty receiving it.

Some feel they must struggle to deserve abundance.

Others were taught spirituality and wealth cannot coexist.

Others fear surpassing family members financially.

These hidden emotional conflicts quietly sabotage results.

The mind reflects what it believes is fair.

So if someone believes:

• “I don’t deserve more”
• “wealth is selfish”
• “success will isolate me”
• “money is dangerous”

then prosperity becomes emotionally unsafe.

And according to Troward, the law faithfully reflects that inner restriction.

The shift happens when a person finally accepts:

“I am worthy of good.”

Not arrogantly.

But naturally.

The Circulation of Wealth

One of Troward’s most fascinating teachings was his view that money behaves like circulation.

Just as blood must move through the body, money must move to remain healthy.

Fear-based hoarding blocks flow.

Resentful spending reinforces scarcity.

But gratitude keeps circulation open.

He even taught that paying a bill should not be treated as loss.

Instead, it should be approached with the awareness:

“I participate in the circulation of good.”

There’s a story mentioned about a merchant who began silently blessing every dollar leaving his business.

He would say:

“Go and return multiplied.”

Over time, business unexpectedly improved.

Old customers returned.
New ones appeared.
The store became more harmonious.

Troward’s point was not superstition.

It was emotional conditioning.

The energy surrounding money matters.

Fear contracts flow.

Trust expands it.

Imagination Creates Mental Blueprints

Troward also believed imagination is not fantasy.

It is the laboratory of creation.

The mistake most people make is imagining prosperity while emotionally expecting failure.

They create the image…
then immediately cancel it with doubt.

So he recommended something closer to creative contemplation.

Not frantic wishing.

But calmly imagining prosperity as already complete.

Feeling financial peace internally before external evidence appears.

Not forcing belief.

Simply becoming familiar with the emotional state of abundance.

Because eventually the nervous system begins treating that state as normal.

And once that happens:

• actions change
• speech changes
• opportunities are noticed differently
• decisions become less fear-driven

The outer world slowly begins reflecting the inner shift.

The Wealthy Often Think in Terms of Flow, Not Possession

One subtle but important idea in these teachings is that true prosperity is not obsession with accumulation.

It is trust in continuous supply.

That changes everything psychologically.

Fear says:

“What if it disappears?”

Abundance says:

“More can flow.”

Fear clings.

Confidence circulates.

And Troward believed the wealthy often maintain this deeper relationship with money:
not as an enemy…
but as an ongoing current.

Prosperity Is Also Collective

Another overlooked part of Troward’s philosophy is that thought spreads socially.

Envy strengthens scarcity.

Celebrating others strengthens abundance.

According to him, when groups of people gather in gratitude, constructive thinking, and shared encouragement, they create a collective atmosphere that elevates everyone involved.

This is why he believed prosperity is not ultimately selfish.

When one person breaks a generational pattern of scarcity thinking, others begin realizing it is possible too.

Success becomes contagious.

So does limitation.

The Core Secret Troward Was Pointing Toward

At the center of all these teachings is one idea:

The universe reflects identity more than desire.

People do not consistently receive what they occasionally wish for.

They receive what they emotionally accept as true.

That is why Troward taught:

• assume abundance internally first
• maintain coherence
• stop oscillating between fear and faith
• bless circulation
• remove guilt around receiving
• cultivate calm certainty instead of desperation

The wealthy mindset, in this framework, is not really about greed or luxury.

It is about stability of consciousness.

A deep internal assumption that life supports expansion rather than limitation.

And according to Troward, once that assumption stabilizes, external conditions eventually begin reorganizing themselves around it.

Not because reality is random.

But because thought itself is formative.

Every thought becomes a seed.

Every feeling becomes soil.

And the life that eventually grows outward reflects what was repeatedly cultivated within.

(Source: The Law of Wealth Channel)

I've read many posts on here that challenge Eckhart's status as a teacher because he charges a lot of money for his seminars, etc.

The problem is not Eckhart.

The problem is with everyone else.

The fact is that you don't need any book or class. You don't need a teacher and certainly no expensive retreats.

Any lame old grounding technique will do the trick. That's all there is, and that is all there will ever be. The most spiritual experience I have ever had came way before I was into spirituality. It came after relaxing in a sole bath (basically a warm tub with a lot of salt) for two hours... just floating and breathing.

But that is not what people want to hear. They want a teacher. They want to follow. And in doing so, they completely miss the point.

Terence McKenna was driven nearly mad by this. It did not matter how many times TM would beg his listeners not to see him as a guru. They thought he was Christ incarnate and hung on every word of his as if it was gospel.

Tolle says the same thing in his first book. He plainly states that you don't need a teacher, that you don't need to learn anything. You are ready as is. Always have been. But people ignore that.

Now put yourself in Tolle's shoes. Millions of people read his book and ignore his core message. They're asking for retreats. They're asking for monthly subscriptions. They're trying to pay for salvation.

And so, his managers provide for that need by setting it all up that way. Why wouldn't they...

I grew up in church. Fifteen years of it. Sunday school, youth group, the whole thing, and I got basically very few true understanding out of it.

The explanation was always the same: be good, have faith, move on. I drifted away at 19. Just stopped seeing the point.

I've been reading Tolle for about two years now, and somewhere in there I started opening the Bible again, but reading it completely differently than I used to. The problem is I can't find anything that meets me where I am.

Most commentaries are old doctrines and mainstream understanding. I want to know what's underneath the words... Not just that Jesus is the answer and all the bla bla bla, but what Jesus was actually pointing too in his parables.

Al is worse. I tried ChatGPT and a few of those Bible apps with Al built in. Same AI slop every time... "this verse can be understood in many ways, "some scholars believe..." You can tell there's no understanding beneath.

So has anyone found something that actually works? An app, a teacher, a commentary, a prompt? Or do you just read slowly and let the verse do the work?

Anyone else stuck in this spot? Genuinely curious what people here use. 

it seems i can only be aware of certain sensations at a time, such as sound, thought, emotion, but not the full now.

the awareness feels more like a focus on a sensation. How do you achieve focus of the whole now?

in theory i can acknowledge that the focus is part of the now, but im not sure how to apply it

For context I have just started getting into the power of now, but I got confused with this saying:

Eckhart says that creativity is a state of no mind, whether the artist recognizes it or not

But I am confused because when I am making art, music in this instance, I imagine how I want it to sound like, which I try to recreate. I'm struggling to see how something like that is from a state of no mind, because it is something I thought of.

Is there any way out of the guilt trap? I feel like I'm dying each day drowning in guilt. I've made some heavy mistakes, hurt my family, done things I am so ashamed about. I cannot live with myself. I feel like I'm a horrible person who doesn't deserve any sort of happiness. My family is distressed seeing me like this, so it's like I'm adding to the pain. I have in general lost all the spark, I don't even feel like doing anything, I don't even feel like working. I see point of life. What's the point of it anyway? I'm 30, i know I'm an ungrateful bitch but I don't want to be grateful about anything. It's been a miserable life and I have nothing to look forward to. And I feel like no good person deserves happiness so I cannot even allow anything good to reach me. I cannot live with myself anymore, I don't know who I am, why am I this horrible.

Im currently listening to The Power of Now. I am middle aged and have struggled my whole life with depression and anxiety. I’ve come to realize it stems from my complete inability to live in the present, and my decades of practice finding ways to avoid being in the moment. I have been relentlessly sad about the past and future to the detriment of the present moment. Even with medication and therapy, these issues persist.

i am finding this book incredibly helpful. Does anyone have more resources that could go along to help me in learning to live presently, to let go of anger, to let go of sadness over things I cannot control? Audiobooks, podcasts and videos would be great. Thank you.

Is it crazy that u have hopes of improving my life? I can’t imagine most people don’t. How do you square that with Eckhart’s present moment focus?

Hello to all the reditors, so I started practicing the law and my use for technique is the most ancient and realistic technique thought by Neville SATS.

i started practicing the law/technique more often now and seriously as I have encountered few success in the past using this technique. i am bad doing this technique in night when going to sleep although I am trying my best to do it daily practice but I feel that I do it easily during the day when doing a meditation.

Now, after starting the practice for my current particular manifestation. what I am experiencing is the opposite dream of my desire when I sleep. for whatever I am practicing the law I do dream opposite when I sleep. and it's a bit of not daily but frequent dream I am experienced.

Now, what is that's mean someone please tell. is that mean my dream will not come true, or is it showing me my past reprogramming of my desire or something else!

and what should I do in this situation although I am pretty consistent by ignoring whatever I experienced in my dreams to prove Neville's words that IMAGINATION CREATES REALITY.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR OPINION.

THANK YOU.

A dear friend of mine got spiritually awakened during the pandemic and found her calling. I was always intrigued by the stories she told, even though sometimes it sounded a little preachy, so I decided to start my own journey. That’s how I found Eckhart.

I read/listened to most of his books and lectures and genuinely started feeling great. I was kind of living in the present without constantly thinking about the past or future, and a lot of my anxiety and fears almost disappeared. I started accepting situations for what they were instead of trying to control or correct everything.

But over the last couple of months, I feel like I’ve completely lost that path. I don’t know if it’s the ego Eckhart talks about, laziness, or something else, but something feels missing and I can’t seem to get back to that mindset. My anxiety and fears have come back, I constantly overthink my future, and I struggle to accept the present as it is.

I also tried being around other spiritually awakened people like Eckhart suggests and joined the same spiritual organization my friend did, but honestly it started feeling like the same religious stuff I’ve been trying to get away from my whole life “our god is the greatest,” “the world is ending,” “our god will take over,” etc.

I know this turned into a bit of a rant, but my brain will not stop overthinking right now. I’d really appreciate any suggestions on how to get back on track without feeling like I’m forcing myself into something unnatural.

Any advice would be appreciated!

I need a senior quote for my yearbook and I’m looking for something short (around 10 words, more or less).

I really like quotes about mindset, perspective, presence, and the way thoughts shape experience. Stuff similar to Eckhart Tolle, Alan Watts, stoicism, etc. Not too edgy or overly motivational — more simple, meaningful, and timeless.

Some quotes/vibes I already like:

“The end was never the point.”

“This moment is the only place life ever happens.”

“Perspective changes everything.”

“The way you see changes what you experience.”

And my favorite quote overall is: “The primary cause of unhappiness is not the situation you're in but your thoughts about it.”

Anyone got quotes with that kind of vibe

Around a year ago I went to travel 1000km on my own for a festival. I found real intense and pure love there and decided to stay there with my love.

I felt so light, happy and in the now when I decided to read the Power of Now, and everything I read there made sense, I felt it. It became clear to me that the feeling I was feeling was described as being enlightened by Eckhart Tolle. I was in this state for around 10 months. During that time I learned so much about myself and spirituality and I feel like I grew so much spiritually.

After about 9 months of being in that relationship I saw that the relationship was not healthy for me anymore and we broke up and I traveled back to my home country in the same day.

When I came home after the breakup I traveled again, for 10.000 km this time to stay somewhere for a month and learn more about spirituality inside of me. I continued to grow spiritually during that time and learned so much more about myself.

Now it's around a year later since my first travel I described here and I feel like I'm struggling with being in the now as much as before. I feel like I'm thinking more again and my head and body are more with my friends and family than with spirituality. I am less in touch with my body and spirituality. I don't know if I feel enlightened anymore.

I really want to continue to grow spiritually and I know that it shouldn't be tied to a person or environment. Still it feels hard to grow spiritually here or be in the now here and I don't know what I can do. I would love some advice. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask. And thank you so much for taking the time to read this <3 :)

Hi everyone,

I got into spirituality in 2020 when I came across Eckhart’s work. It definitely changed my life. I realized more about life and myself. A few years later I got more into it because of personal issues. Now I’m out of a few years of really contemplating this work and I feel like I’m not where I thought I’d be. I do have mental health professionals who help, and I’m figuring out career as a young person, but something just feels amiss. Im wondering if I need to reframe my thinking about identity and ego- because I always thought that Eckhart said to transcend ego, but now I feel I need to embrace it and deal with my life as it really is.

I feel like I’ve had issues around gender and what not. I know this isn’t the sub for it, but I just don’t think people would understand my dilemma anywhere else- balancing Eckhart’s view of the ego with actual real life issues. It feels like he’s saying nothing actually matters and it’s all in the head. I’m not sure if I’m getting it right. I’m starting a meditation program soon so hopefully I’ll better understand. Any advice would be appreciated.

Either I used to be completely unaware of these feelings or they have truly finally emerged from suppression. Regardless,I do recently experience quite intense reactions of fearful sort especially when interacting to other people in daily life and I am trying to not show it.

I am aware of these thoughts and feelings as they come more or less and am not fully identified with them. But I wonder what to do, how to handle this situation let's say while I talk to a coworker or manager or a customer? How to handle this moment without freaking them out and freaking myself out more? And also about more intimate connections? I don't want others to think it's their fault or something and dont want to push them away and also don't really want to exactly open up about whats going on too deeply, which actually I might not even fully understand myself. So what to do ? I really feel it might be helpful for me to limit my social interactions, until I work this out a bit more. But even then, with the remaining social interactions, what to do when this fear comes up?

Thank you for any help with this!

after reading the power of now the first time, I immediately understood that I needed to dis identify from the mind, and I started doing that. But then, after reading through it a third time, I just realized that you also dis identify from the pain body. so anytime you have a negative physical reaction, like anxiety in your shoulders, or something like that, then you say “the pain body is feeling x.” feel it, don’t judge it. same as “the mind is saying x.” without judgement. is this the best way to approach it?

and before I used to think being the “silent watcher” meant watching your mind, but watching what is going on around you being present. Then I realized this time through that being the silent watcher means watching everything that’s going on INSIDE of you, both in the mind and pain body.