Meister Eckhart Quotes on Knowledge
Meister Eckhart was a German Dominican theologian, philosopher, and mystic. This page collects quotes attributed to Meister Eckhart on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Meister Eckhart:
“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”
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“Meister Eckhart: A Modern Translation (1941) by Raymond Bernard Blakney, p. 240”
Truth is something so noble that if God could turn aside from it, I could keep the truth and let God go. -
“As translated in A Dazzling Darkness: An Anthology of Western Mysticism (1985) by Patrick Grant”
The most powerful prayer , one wellnigh omnipotent, and the worthiest work of all is the outcome of a quiet mind . The quieter it is the more powerful , the worthier , the deeper, the more telling and more perfect the prayer is. To the quiet mind all things are possible. What is a quiet mind? A quiet mind is one which nothing weighs on, nothing worries, which, free from ties and from all self -see -
“As quoted in Christianity (1995) by Joe Jenkins, p. 27”
We are all meant to be mothers of God , for God is always needing to be born .