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
source made
Things are all made from nothing; hence their true source is nothing.
existence presence-of-god depends
I am as sure as I live that nothing is so near to me as God. God is nearer to me than I am to myself; my existence depends on the nearness and the presence of God.
first-love firsts god-love
The love by which we love God is the very same love with which God has first loved us.
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.
symbols
Do not cling to the symbols, but get to the inner truth!