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
german-philosopher life prayer
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.
firmly fixed god impression inner learn solitude strong wherever
You must learn an inner solitude, wherever or with whomsoever you may be. You must learn to penetrate things and find God there, to get a strong impression of God firmly fixed in your mind.
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.
grieving soul may
Everything is meant to be lost, that the soul may stand in unhampered nothingness
kissing compassion justice
Compassion is where peace and justice kiss
rivers dams
God is a great underground river that no one can dam up and no one can stop.
all-time ready gift-from-god
Be ready at all times for the gifts of God, and always for new ones.
recovery heaven silence
There is a huge silence inside each of us that beckons us into itself, and the recovery of our own silence can begin to teach us the language of heaven.
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.
source made
Things are all made from nothing; hence their true source is nothing.
religion stones woods
.... all blades of grass, wood, and stone, all things are One.
eternity thee ready
God is bound to act, to pour Himself into thee as soon as He shall find thee ready
new-beginnings magic something-new
And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.
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.