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title: "34 Ifs Quotes By Meister Eckhart"
description: "34 Ifs quotes by Meister Eckhart. Plus more from Meister Eckhart and more Ifs sayings from other authors."
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> [Think more about who you are and less about what you do, for if you are just, your ways will be just.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/think-more-about-who-you-are-and-less-about-what-you-do-for-if-you/)

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> [The shell must be cracked apart if what is in it is to come out, for if you want the kernel you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-shell-must-be-cracked-apart-if-what-is-in-it-is-to-come-out-for/)

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> [Truth is something so noble that if God could turn aside from it, I could keep the truth and let God go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/truth-is-something-so-noble-that-if-god-could-turn-aside-from-it-i/)

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> [If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-we-seek-god-for-our-own-good-and-profit-we-are-not-seeking-god/)

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> [Nothing will be able to hinder us, if we desire and seek God alone, and take pleasure in nothing else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/nothing-will-be-able-to-hinder-us-if-we-desire-and-seek-god-alone-and/)

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> [Jesus might have said, I became man for you. If you do not become God for me, you wrong me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/jesus-might-have-said-i-became-man-for-you-if-you-do-not-become-god/)

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> [I will be silent and will hear what God will say in me...If God wishes to speak to me, let him enter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/i-will-be-silent-and-will-hear-what-god-will-say-in-me-if-god-wishes/)

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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? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/what-good-is-it-that-christ-was-born-2-000-years-ago-if-he-is-not/)

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> [People should think less about what they ought to do and more about what they ought to be. If only their being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/people-should-think-less-about-what-they-ought-to-do-and-more-about/)

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> [If the seal is pressed completely through the wax so that no wax remains without being impressed by the seal, then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-the-seal-is-pressed-completely-through-the-wax-so-that-no-wax/)

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> [Treat all things as if they were loaned to you without any ownership - whether body or soul, sense or strength, external…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/treat-all-things-as-if-they-were-loaned-to-you-without-any-ownership/)

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> [Let God work in you, give the work to God, and have peace. Don't worry if He works through your nature or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/let-god-work-in-you-give-the-work-to-god-and-have-peace-don-t-worry/)

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> [If we keep our eyes fixed on God alone, then truly he must work in us and nothing, neither the crowd nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-we-keep-our-eyes-fixed-on-god-alone-then-truly-he-must-work-in-us/)

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> [People should not worry as much about what they do but rather about what they are. If they and their ways are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/people-should-not-worry-as-much-about-what-they-do-but-rather-about/)

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> [If I say that God is good, that is not true. God is not good. I am good, and if I say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-i-say-that-god-is-good-that-is-not-true-god-is-not-good-i-am-good/)

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> [The outward work can never be small if the inward one is great, and the outward work can never be great or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-outward-work-can-never-be-small-if-the-inward-one-is-great-and/)

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> [The shell must be cracked apart if what is in it is to come out, for if you want the kernel you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-shell-must-be-cracked-apart-if-what-is-in-it-is-to-come-out-for-2/)

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> [The soul will bring forth Person if God laughs into her and she laughs back to him. To speak in parable, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-soul-will-bring-forth-person-if-god-laughs-into-her-and-she/)

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> [If you love yourself, you love everybody else as you do yourself. As long as you love another person less than you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-you-love-yourself-you-love-everybody-else-as-you-do-yourself-as/)

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> [The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life: your memories, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-only-thing-that-burns-in-hell-is-the-part-of-you-that-won-t-let-3/)

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> [A man may go into the field and say his prayer and be aware of God, or he may be in Church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/a-man-may-go-into-the-field-and-say-his-prayer-and-be-aware-of-god-or/)

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> [Love will never be anywhere except where equality and unity are… And there can be no love where love does not find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/love-will-never-be-anywhere-except-where-equality-and-unity-are-and/)

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> [A man should orient his will and all his works to God and having only God in view go forward unafraid, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/a-man-should-orient-his-will-and-all-his-works-to-god-and-having-only/)

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> [Know that when you seek anything of your own, you will never find God, because you do not seek God purely. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/know-that-when-you-seek-anything-of-your-own-you-will-never-find-god/)

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> [A question arises regarding the angels who dwell with us, serve us and protect us, whether their joys are equal to those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/a-question-arises-regarding-the-angels-who-dwell-with-us-serve-us-and/)

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> [My children, mark me. I pray you. Know! God loves my soul so much that his very life and being depend upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/my-children-mark-me-i-pray-you-know-god-loves-my-soul-so-much-that/)

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> [Jesus went into the temple and boldly drove out those that bought and sold. And when all was cleared, there was nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/jesus-went-into-the-temple-and-boldly-drove-out-those-that-bought-and/)

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> [Your own efforts "did not bring it to pass," only God-but rejoice if God found a use for your efforts in His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/your-own-efforts-did-not-bring-it-to-pass-only-god-but-rejoice-if-god/)

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> [If you seek the kernel, then you must break the shell. An likewise, if you would know the reality of Nature, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-you-seek-the-kernel-then-you-must-break-the-shell-an-likewise-if/)

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> [The soul must long for God in order to be set aflame by God's love; but if the soul cannot yet feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-soul-must-long-for-god-in-order-to-be-set-aflame-by-god-s-love/)

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> [Once a man came to me - it was not too long ago - and said that he had given away much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/once-a-man-came-to-me-it-was-not-too-long-ago-and-said-that-he-had/)

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> [To be sure, our mental processes often go wrong, so that we imagine God to have gone away. What should be done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/to-be-sure-our-mental-processes-often-go-wrong-so-that-we-imagine-god/)

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> [The seed of God is in us. If the seed had a good, wise and industrious cultivator, it would thrive all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-seed-of-god-is-in-us-if-the-seed-had-a-good-wise-and-industrious/)

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> [It is permissible to take life's blessings with both hands provided thou dost know thyself prepared in the opposite event to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/it-is-permissible-to-take-life-s-blessings-with-both-hands-provided/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## More by Meister Eckhart

> [God holds each of us by a string. When we sin, we cut the string. But God ties it up again, making a knot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/god-holds-each-of-us-by-a-string-when-we-sin-we-cut-the-string-but/)

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> [When I think of God's Kingdom, I am compelled to be silent because of its immensity, because God's Kingdom is none other than God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/when-i-think-of-god-s-kingdom-i-am-compelled-to-be-silent-because-of/)

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> [Action and becoming are one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/action-and-becoming-are-one/)

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> [Whoever wants to receive the body of our Lord does not need to scrutinize what they are feeling at the time or how great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/whoever-wants-to-receive-the-body-of-our-lord-does-not-need-to/)

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> [Nothing will be able to hinder us, if we desire and seek God alone, and take pleasure in nothing else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/nothing-will-be-able-to-hinder-us-if-we-desire-and-seek-god-alone-and/)

[Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/)

> [ \[W\]e must come into a transformed knowing, an unknowing which comes not from ignorance but from knowledge. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/w-e-must-come-into-a-transformed-knowing-an-unknowing-which-comes-not/)

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> [I need to be silent for awhile, worlds are forming in my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/i-need-to-be-silent-for-awhile-worlds-are-forming-in-my-heart/)

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> [One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/one-person-who-has-mastered-life-is-better-than-a-thousand-persons/)

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> [“But where is this true possession of God, whereby we really possess him, to be found? This real possession of God is to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/but-where-is-this-true-possession-of-god-whereby-we-really-possess/)

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> [The most powerful prayer, one well-nigh omnipotent, and the worthiest work of all is the outcome of a quiet mind. The quieter it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-most-powerful-prayer-one-well-nigh-omnipotent-and-the-worthiest/)

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> [If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-we-seek-god-for-our-own-good-and-profit-we-are-not-seeking-god/)

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> [Our bodily food is changed into us, but our spiritual food changes us into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/our-bodily-food-is-changed-into-us-but-our-spiritual-food-changes-us/)

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> [“Concerning this desert, Jeremiah writes: ‘I will lead my beloved into the wilderness and will speak to her in her heart’ (Hosea 2:14) .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/concerning-this-desert-jeremiah-writes-i-will-lead-my-beloved-into/)

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> [If the seal is pressed completely through the wax so that no wax remains without being impressed by the seal, then it becomes indistinguishably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/if-the-seal-is-pressed-completely-through-the-wax-so-that-no-wax/)

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> [Be ready at all times for the gifts of God, and always for new ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/be-ready-at-all-times-for-the-gifts-of-god-and-always-for-new-ones/)

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                        "text": "Know that when you seek anything of your own, you will never find God, because you do not seek God purely. You are seeking something along with God, and you are acting just as if you were to make a candle out of God in order to look for something with it. Once one finds the things one is looking for, one throws the candle away. This is what you are doing.",
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                        "text": "A question arises regarding the angels who dwell with us, serve us and protect us, whether their joys are equal to those of the angels in heaven, or whether they are diminished by the fact that they protect and serve us. No, they are certainly not; for the work of the angels is the will of God, and the will of God is the work of the angels; their service to us does not hinder their joy nor their working. If God told an angel to go to a tree and pluck caterpillars off it, the angel would be quite ready to do so, and it would be his happiness, if it were the will of God.",
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                        "text": "My children, mark me.  I pray you.  Know!  God loves my soul so much that his very life and being depend upon his loving me, whether he would or no.  To stop God loving me would be to rob him of his Godhood; for God is love no less than he is truth; as he is good, so is he love as well.  It is the absolute truth, as God lives...  If anyone would ask me what God is, I should answer: God is love, and so altogether lovely that creatures all with one accord essay to love his loveliness, whether they do so knowingly or unbeknownst, in joy or sorrow.",
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                        "text": "Jesus went into the temple and boldly drove out those that bought and sold. And when all was cleared, there was nobody left but Jesus. Observe this, for it is the same with us: when he is alone he is able to speak in the temple of the soul. If anyone else is speaking in the temple of your soul, Jesus will keep still, as if he were not at home. And he is not at home wherever there are strange guests-guests with whom the soul holds conversation, guests who are seeking to bargain. If Jesus is to speak and be heard, the soul must be alone and quiet.",
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                        "text": "Once a man came to me - it was not too long ago - and said that he had given away much landed property and many goods for his own sake so that he might save his soul. Then I thought: 'How little and how insignificant is what you have let go of! It is blindness and foolishness for you to continue looking at all you've let go of. If, however, you've let go of yourself, then you've really let go.'",
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                        "text": "To be sure, our mental processes often go wrong, so that we imagine God to have gone away. What should be done then? Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure. Learn to behave thus even in deepest distress and keep yourself that way in any and every estate of life. I can give you no better advice than to find God where you lost him.",
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                        "text": "The seed of God is in us. If the seed had a good, wise and industrious cultivator, it would thrive all the more and grow up to God whose seed it is, and the fruit would be equal to the nature of God. Now the seed of a pear tree grows into a pear tree, a hazel seed into a hazel tree, and the seed of God into God.",
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                        "text": "It is permissible to take life's blessings with both hands provided thou dost know thyself prepared in the opposite event to take them just as gladly. This applies to food and friends and kindred, to anything God gives and takes away... As long as God is satisfied do thou rest content. If he is pleased to want something else of thee, still rest content.",
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