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
all-time ready gift-from-god
Be ready at all times for the gifts of God, and always for new ones.
source made
Things are all made from nothing; hence their true source is nothing.
i-love-him benefits way
If I had a friend and loved him because of the benefits which this brought me and because of getting my own way, then it would not be my friend that I loved but myself. I should love my friend on account of his own goodness and virtues and account of all that he is in himself. Only if I love my friend in this way do I love him properly.
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.
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.
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!