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
first-love firsts god-love
The love by which we love God is the very same love with which God has first loved us.
work inward ifs
The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.
god peace heart
All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.
god jesus men
Jesus might have said, I became man for you. If you do not become God for me, you wrong me.
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.
simple light spy
Above thought is the intellect, which still seeks: it goes about looking, spies out here and there, picks up and drops. But above the intellect that seeks is another intellect which does not seek but stays in its pure, simple being, which is embraced in that light.
tree divinity pears
The seed of God is in us: Pear seeds grow into pear trees; Hazel seeds into hazel trees; And God seeds into God.
form moved
To be properly expressed a thing must proceed from within, moved by its form: it must come, not in from without but out from within.
god you-like-it knows
Whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not, secretly all nature seeks God and works toward [God].
untrue
Whatever thou sayest of God is untrue.
might done lord
What our Lord did was done with the intent, and this alone, that he might be with us and we with him.
looks caught liberated
Therefore, look only for this fishhook, and you will be happily caught. The more you are caught, the more you will be liberated.
wonder walks
To walk on not wondering am I right or doing something wrong.
originals
Words derive their power from the original word.