Meister Eckhart

Meister Eckhart

Christian mystic and theologian.

A medieval German mystic and theologian known for his deep reflections on the nature of God, being, and the soul. He taught that the divine essence resides within each person and can be directly realized through detachment and inner stillness. His sermons and writings, though controversial in his time, have since inspired seekers of spiritual truth and influenced modern contemplative practices.

Meister Eckhart Quotes about Heart

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  • You need seek God neither below or above. He is no farther away than the door of the heart.
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  • All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.
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  • 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.
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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?
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  • Wisdom consists in doing the next thing you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing it.
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  • God wants nothing from you but the gift of a peaceful heart.
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  • For a heart to be perfectly ready it has to be perfectly empty. In this condition it has attained its maximum capacity.
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  • A pure heart is one that is unencumbered, unworried, uncommitted, and which does not want its own way about anything but which, rather, is submerged in the loving will of God.
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  • I need to be silent for awhile, worlds are forming in my heart.
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