Meister Eckhart Quotes

Meister Eckhart Quotes.

Spirituality is not to be learned by flight from the wo

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 the world. Rather, we must learn an inner solitude wherever or with whomsoever we may be. We must learn to penetrate things and find God there.
Meister Eckhart
To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to be full of God.
Meister Eckhart
What good is it to me that Mary gave birth to the son of God fourteen hundred years ago, and I do not also give birth to the Son of God in my time and in my culture? We are all meant to be mothers of God. God is always needing to be born.
Meister Eckhart
A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don’t know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox’s or bear’s, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there.
Meister Eckhart
The most important hour is always the present.
The most significant person is precisely the one sitting across from you right now.
The most necessary work is always love.
Meister Eckhart
If God gave the soul his whole creation she would not be filled thereby but only with himself.
Meister Eckhart
What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall re

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.
Meister Eckhart
God is at home, it’s we who have gone out for a walk.
Meister Eckhart
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
Meister Eckhart
And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.
Meister Eckhart
All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.
Meister Eckhart
Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.
Meister Eckhart
Above all else, know this: Be prepared at all times for

Above all else, know this: Be prepared at all times for the gifts of God and be ready always for new ones. For God is a thousand times more ready to give than we are to receive
Meister Eckhart
The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.
Meister Eckhart