Heart Quotes by Meister Eckhart

10 Heart quotes by Meister Eckhart

Meister Eckhart’s medieval mysticism still whispers through these ten lines, each pointing toward the heart as a doorway to deeper awareness. The selection offers a concise taste of his profound inner dialogue.

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All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

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I need to be silent for awhile, worlds are forming in my heart.

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God wants nothing from you but the gift of a peaceful heart.

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For a heart to be perfectly ready it has to be perfectly empty. In this condition it has attained its maximum capacity.

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God does not work in all hearts alike, but according to the preparation and sensitivity He finds in each.

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You need seek God neither below or above.He is no farther away than the door of the heart.

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“Wisdom consists in doing the next thing you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing…

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What good is it that Christ was born [2,000] years ago if he is not born now in your heart?

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A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't…

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A pure heart is one that is unencumbered, unworried, uncommitted and which does not want its own way about anything but which,…

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