Meister Eckhart
Meister Eckhart
Eckhart von Hochheim O.P., commonly known as Meister Eckhart , was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic, born near Gotha, in the Landgraviate of Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryGermany
funny god home
God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk.
love spiritual compassion
You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.
letting-go memories angel
The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life: your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away, but they're not punishing you, they're freeing your soul. If you're frightened of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. If you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth.
men doors self
The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge.
letting-go life-is speak
The very best and highest attainment in this life is to remain still and let God act and speak in you.
heart garden peaceful
God wants nothing from you but the gift of a peaceful heart.
philosophical soul subtraction
God is not found in the soul by adding anything but by a process of subtraction.
god disappointment eye
The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God's eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.
kissing compassion justice
Compassion is where peace and justice kiss
excellence soil action
What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.
wise wiser
If I say that God is good, that is not true. God is not good. I am good, and if I say that God is wise, that is not true. I am wiser than he is.
life ifs secure
Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.
greater
God is greater than God.
creativity found solutions
Stillness is where creativity and solutions are found.