“Master”, said Bizah, “it pains me so to see humanity in all of its suffering. What can I do to relieve it?”

There was a long silence before the Zen Master responded, “Do not look at the suffering, but the reality of love and joy all around you.”

“Master,” Bizah queried, “what is the greatest gift you can give someone?’

Said the Master, “The greatest gift you can give to another is yourself. To give yourself to another means that when you are together, you are fully present with them and truly listen to them with every cell in your body––without judging them, their situation, or whatever they are saying.”

“But Master,” Bizah responded, “often when I tell you something, you tell me I have got it wrong.”

“That’s not judgment,” Bizah. “That’s fact.”

“Bizah, after three years with me, what is the most important thing you have learned?” asked his Master.

“To be grateful that I have had these three years with you, Master.”

“Very good,” responded the Master with a smile on his face.

Spiritual Insight from Eckhart Tolle's Stillness Speaks

One of the most sought-after topics for advice is relationships. Magazines, columns, talk shows, books—you’d think that with all the information out there these days relationship problems would be mostly solved.

Most of this advice revolves around how to get your needs met.

Eckhart Tolle in Stillness Speaks takes a fundamentally different approach from most of the advice you’ll find on the newsstand, in the bookstore, or on radio or television.

It was a beautiful day, so Bizah asked Leela if she wanted to walk into town and have a cup of tea with him. Leela agreed joyfully.

As they were sipping their tea in the market square, Bizah saw two beggars sitting side by side against a brick wall. One wore a ragged blue jacket, the other a brown one.

The beggar wearing the blue jacket held out a small tin for offerings; the beggar beside him sat with his hands cupped shut and resting on his lap.

Every day Bizah’s love for his Master grew. He wondered how he could show him how much he honored him, how grateful he was for his counsel and presence in his life.

Then the answer came to him. “What better way to show the Master how much I honor him than to wash his feet!”

Bizah quickly dropped the book in his hand and ran over to the Master’s abode. “Master, will you let me wash your feet?” he blurted out with enthusiasm.”

“Why, of course, Bizah,” the Master responded.

“I’ll be right, back,” promised Bizah. “You just relax now, okay?”

Daily Spiritual Insight from Eckhart Tolle's Stillness Speaks

There are countless teachers today who advocate thought as a way of making your life all you would like it to be.

Millions are drawn to the idea that if they just change their thoughts, their life will also magically change.

But even if you succeed in changing your life situation, perhaps even becoming fabulously wealthy, you won’t find the peace, joy, and sense of being bathed in love that all of us are really seeking.

If you want to attract someone into your life, the best way to do this is simply to become increasingly true to yourself.

Many people don’t seem to understand the law of attraction. They think it’s about trying to orchestrate something, make something happen.

It isn’t.

Attraction is about being your own authentic self, which is naturally attractive to the situations and people who are right for you at a particular time.

“I am 25 years old and have been through The Presence Process twice,” a young man writes. “I have already had some great experiences in my life. Many relationships, especially with my parents, have become more harmonious.”

Many report what a life-changing effect The Presence Process has on their life. Especially after the third time, people experience substantial change.

All neediness originates in our desire to experience our true being.

This neediness will lead us down a lot of dead-end paths—which is exactly what it’s meant to do.

As path after path proves fruitless and still leaves our heart longing for we know not what, we are finally driven to give up the search.

In quitting searching and simply accepting, we find what it is we have been yearning for—what all our neediness has been about.