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
heart doors needs
You need seek God neither below or above.He is no farther away than the door of the heart.
heart want way
A pure heart is one that is unencumbered, unworried, uncommitted and which does not want its own way about anything but which, rather, is submerged in the loving will of God.
heart world needs
I need to be silent for awhile, worlds are forming in my heart.
heart empty capacity
For a heart to be perfectly ready it has to be perfectly empty. In this condition it has attained its maximum capacity.
god peace heart
All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.
heart preparation doe
God does not work in all hearts alike, but according to the preparation and sensitivity He finds in each.
heart thinking delight
Wisdom consists in doing the next think you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing it.
inspirational heart soul
A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there.
faith heart years
What good is it that Christ was born [2,000] years ago if he is not born now in your heart?
heart garden peaceful
God wants nothing from you but the gift of a peaceful heart.
divine god image possesses shines taste whoever
Whoever possesses God in their being, has him in a divine manner, and he shines out to them in all things; for them all things taste of God and in all things it is God's image that they see.
compassion god knows soul works
No-one knows what the soul is.. But what we do know is, the soul is where God works compassion.
along far life matter nor stopping
There is no stopping place in this life -- nor is there ever one for any man, no matter how far along his way he's gone.
active apart attitudes careful effort firmly fixed god impression inner learned mental oversight prayer requires running solitary spiritual strong towards turning
To be sure, this requires effort and love, a careful cultivation of the spiritual life, and a watchful, honest, active oversight of all one's mental attitudes towards things and people. It is not to be learned by world-flight, running away from things, turning solitary and going apart from the world. Rather, one must learn an inner solitude, where or with whomsoever he may be. He must learn to penetrate things and find God there, to get a strong impression of God firmly fixed on his mind.