They have their momentum-especially patterns associated with emotional residues we call “pain-body.” They may act out for quite a while, even as presence arises. There’s a vast difference between seeing a pattern inside yourself and being the pattern-or being used by it, merging with it, or acting it out totally.Ĭonditioned patterns-or egoic behaviors, one could say-don’t go away immediately as you become present. Ultimately as you become more aware of reactive patterns, you can see them whereas before you were them. It’s not as if those patterns will disappear as awareness grows you’ll be more aware. People will often ask me if they are “getting worse” because they can still detect dysfunctional or reactive patterns. Then accept the consequences.” – Eckhart TolleĮckhart Tolle’s teaching: As awareness grows, some people begin to think they’re “getting worse,” so to speak, but they’re simply becoming more conscious of what has already been there for many years. If you want to take responsibility for your life, you must choose one of those three options, and you must choose now.

If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally.

Eckhart shadow of memories