Meister Eckhart

God expects but one thing of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself in so far read more

God expects but one thing of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself in so far as you are a created being made and let God be God in you.

The "now" wherein God made the first man, and the "now" wherein the last man disappears, and the "now" I read more

The "now" wherein God made the first man, and the "now" wherein the last man disappears, and the "now" I am speaking in, all are the same in God, where this is but the now.

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action

To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
be full read more

To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
be full of God.

Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is read more

Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.