Suffering Quote by Meister Eckhart Download Open image “Nothing is sharper than suffering, nothing is sweeter than to have suffered.” — Meister Eckhart ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Suffering
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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… — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
Nothing will be able to hinder us, if we desire and seek God alone, and take pleasure in nothing else. — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
[W]e must come into a transformed knowing, an unknowing which comes not from ignorance but from knowledge. — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can… — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
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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… — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God. — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
Our bodily food is changed into us, but our spiritual food changes us into it. — Meister Eckhart Copy Share Image
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