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"We had 20 beautiful souls at my Santa Monica Eckhart Tolle Meetup last night... and as I listened to people share their 'stories', it really hit me how often the mind goes to the past for the cause of its suffering.

Everything from "Well Michael, there was this time I had this experience of oneness when I was young and I want to get it back," to "I had a tough childhood and it still bothers me." 

The thought came to me - gee, without the past, what would the mind have to complain about!?"