Presence - What Is It?

The last August in Denver at the TI convention, I met a speaker who had a strong presence on stage. I felt it. I felt her presence so big. So, I liked her as a speaker. However, I didn't know what exactly presence mean. I couldn't explain what presence was.

Eckhart Tolle's explanation solved my problem. Presence is presence of consciousness as I now understand it. That's why it is so powerful.

"I am telling you now is secondary. What is primary is the underlying state of consciousness which is presence. That's the teaching."

This is it! I felt shocked when I heard he said the above. This explains why some speakers attract me or resonate with me more dependent from what they speak. It is a communication beyond language. And it is true communication.

Presence is the key for everything. If you are not here and now, you are absent. You are not present.