Religion and ritual can be vehicles for entering stillness. It says in Psalm 46:10, 'Be still, and know that I am God.' But they are still just vehicles. The Buddha called his teaching a raft: You don't need to carry it around with you after you've crossed the river.

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Eckhart Tolle speaks about how religion and ritual can serve as pathways to stillness. He refers to the verse in Psalm 46:10 that emphasizes the importance of being still and recognizing the divine presence. However, Tolle also highlights that religion and ritual are only means to reach stillness and should not be clung to once the journey is complete, much like the Buddha's teaching being a raft to cross the river of enlightenment.

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Eckhart Tolle is a German author, speaker, and spiritual teacher.

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Religion and ritual can be vehicles for entering stillness. It says in Psalm 46:10, 'Be still, and know that I am God.' But they are still just vehicles. The Buddha called his teaching a raft: You don't need to carry it around with you after you've crossed the river.