Peace Quotes by Meister Eckhart

14 Peace quotes by Meister Eckhart

If you’re drawn to medieval mysticism, Meister Eckhart’s fourteen lines on peace distill his contemplative approach. They serve as a brief portal into his timeless quest for divine stillness.

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“Run into peace.”

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He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment.

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

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Compassion is where peace and justice kiss

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All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

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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…

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Only he to whom God is present in everything and who employs his reason in the highest degree and has enjoyment in…

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A life of rest and peace in God is good; a life of pain lived in patience is still better; but to…

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To the extent that you eliminate ego from your activities, God comes into them - but no more and no less. Begin…

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What good is it to me that Mary gave birth to the son of God fourteen hundred years ago, and I do…

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You will have peace to the extent that you have God, and the further you are away from God the less you…

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Only those to whom God is present in everything and who employ their reason in the highest degree and have true enjoyment…

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It is a fair trade and an equal exchange: to the extent that you depart from things, thus far, no more and…

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Some people prefer solitude. They say their peace of mind depends on this. Others say they would be better off in church.…

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Nothing will be able to hinder us, if we desire and seek God alone, and take pleasure in nothing else.

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[W]e must come into a transformed knowing, an unknowing which comes not from ignorance but from knowledge.

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

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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…

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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.

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