All Meister Eckhart Quotes
- Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within… Always Standing
- If God gave the soul his whole creation she would not be filled thereby but only with himself. Creation
- The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge. Anorexia
- Words derive their power from the original word. Derive
- The knower and the known are one. Simple people imagine that they should see God as if he stood there and they here. This is… God
- The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God's eye are one eye, one… Disappointment
- God is not good, or else he could do better. Better
- 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… Account
- Nothing in all creation is so like God as stillness. All
- My Lord told me a joke. And seeing Him laugh has done more for me than any scripture I will ever read. Any
- Some people prefer solitude. They say their peace of mind depends on this. Others say they would be better off in church. If you do… Better
- Nobody at any time is cut off from God. Any
- I may err but I am not a heretic, for the first has to do with the mind and the second with the will! Err
- Spirituality is not to be learned by flight from the world, or by running away from things, or by turning solitary and going apart from… Apart
- Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. Acting
- 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… All
- Some people want to see God with their eyes as they see a cow, and to love Him as they love a cow - for… Advantage
- One must learn an inner solitude, wherever one may be. Inner
- There is something in the soul that is so akin to God that it is one with Him... It has nothing in common with anything… Akin
- 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… Depends
- If anyone went on for a thousand years asking of life: 'Why are you living?' life, if it could answer, would only say, 'I live… Answer
- Wisdom consists in doing the next think you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing it. Consists
- One must not always think so much about what one should do, but rather what one should be. Our works do not ennoble us; but… Always Think
- God is at home. We are in the far country. Country
- God is greater than God. Funny