Maxioms by Meister Eckhart
People should think less about what they ought to do and more about what they ought to be. If only read more
People should think less about what they ought to do and more about what they ought to be. If only their being were good, their works would shine forth brightly. Do not imagine that you can ground your salvation upon actions; it must rest on what you are. The ground upon which good character rests is the very same ground from which man's work derives its value, namely, a mind wholly turned to God. Verily, if you were so minded, you might tread on a stone and it would be a more pious work than if you, simply for your own profit, were to receive the Body of the Lord and were wanting in spiritual detachment.
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century ... for one good never clashes with another.
Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century ... for one good never clashes with another.
God is at home; it is we who have gone for a walk.
God is at home; it is we who have gone for a walk.
To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
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To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
be full of God.
