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
soul
There is in the soul a something in which God dwells, and there is in the soul a something in which the soul dwells in God.
solitude may
One must learn an inner solitude, wherever one may be.
long all-things
As long as I am this or that, I am not all things.
inward littles ifs
The outward work can never be small if the inward one is great, and the outward work can never be great or good if the inward is small or of little worth.
thinking should
One must not always think so much about what one should do, but rather what one should be. Our works do not ennoble us; but we must ennoble our works.
shells want break
The shell must be cracked apart if what is in it is to come out, for if you want the kernel you must break the shell.
stress bears looks
And so, too, I speak of love: he who is held by it is held by the strongest of bonds, and yet the stress is pleasant. Moreover, he can sweetly bear all that happens to him. When one has found this bond, he looks for no other.
action saved
It is not by your actions that you will be saved, but by your being.
heart preparation doe
God does not work in all hearts alike, but according to the preparation and sensitivity He finds in each.
spirituality
God is at his greatest when I am at my least.
integrity men silence
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
new-beginnings magic something-new
And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.
book animal word-of-god
Apprehend God in all things, for God is in all things. Every single creature is full of God and is a book about God. Every creature is a word of God.
creatures
In my breaking through...I transcend all creatures and am neither God nor creature...for in this breaking through I find that God and I are both the same.