Truth is something so noble that if God could turn aside from it, I could keep the truth and let God go.
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Nothing in all creation is so like God as stillness.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Stillness reflects the divine nature of God.
Meister Eckhart suggests that in the stillness, we can find a profound connection to the divine. This state of quietness mirrors the essence and tranquility of God, implying that peace and silence are essential to understanding the spiritual realm.
Themes
StillnessGodPeaceSilenceSpirituality
In practice
Example use cases
During a meditation class, to emphasize the importance of inner peace.
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In this breaking-through, I receive that God and I are one. Then I am what I was, and then I neither diminish nor increase, for I am then an immovable cause that moves all things.
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Apprehend God in all things, for God is in all things. Every single creature is full of God and is a book about God. Every creature is a word of God.
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If you love yourself, you love everybody else as you do yourself. As long as you love another person less than you love yourself, you will not really succeed in loving yourself but if you love all alike, including yourself, you will love them as one person and that person is both God and man.
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