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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Whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not, secretly all nature seeks God and works toward [God].
Interpretation
What this quote means
Nature inherently strives for a higher purpose or divine presence.
In this quote, Meister Eckhart expresses the idea that all of nature, regardless of awareness or consent, possesses an intrinsic longing for a connection with God. This perspective implies that the natural world operates not only through physical processes but also in a quest for spiritual fulfillment and meaning.
Themes
NatureGodSpiritualityHigher PurposeExistence
In practice
Example use cases
During a nature retreat, one could reflect on how nature's beauty points to a greater divine.
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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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