How Can I Deal With Toxic Relatives? | Eckhart Tolle Answers

How can we deal with negative and toxic family members and not feel drained? Compassion and forgiveness, explains Eckhart, help us to remember that the behavior of others is not who they are in essence.

Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher and author. He is a German-born resident of Canada best known as the author of The Power of Now and A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose. Eckhart’s profound, yet simple teachings have helped countless people around the globe experience a state of vibrantly alive inner peace in their daily lives. His teachings focus on the significance and power of Presence, the awakened state of consciousness, which transcends ego and discursive thinking. Eckhart sees this awakening as the essential next step in human evolution.