As long as I am this or that, or have this or that, I am not all things and I have not all things. Become pure till you neither are nor have either this or that; then you are omnipresent and, being neither this nor that, are all things. Meister Eckhart More Quotes by Meister Eckhart More Quotes From Meister Eckhart He who can make distinction in God without number or quantity, knows that the three persons of the Trinity are one God. Meister Eckhart distinction three numbers Some people prefer solitude. They say their peace of mind depends on this. Others say they would be better off in church. If you do well, you do well wherever you are. If you fail, you fail wherever you are. Your surroundings don't matter. God is with you everywhere -- in the market place as well as in seclusion or in the church. If you look for nothing but God, nothing or no one can disturb you. God is not distracted by a multitude of things. Nor can we be. Meister Eckhart solitude spiritual people I do not find God outside myself or conceive him except as my own and in me. Meister Eckhart my-own If we keep our eyes fixed on God alone, then truly he must work in us and nothing, neither the crowd nor any place can hinder him in this. Meister Eckhart crowds fixed eye When someone goes out of himself to find God or fetch God, he is wrong. Meister Eckhart fetch If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you," that would suffice. Meister Eckhart To be sure, this requires effort and love, a careful cultivation of the spiritual life, and a watchful, honest, active oversight of all one's mental attitudes towards things and people. It is not to be learned by world-flight, running away from things, turning solitary and going apart from the world. Rather, one must learn an inner solitude, where or with whomsoever he may be. He must learn to penetrate things and find God there, to get a strong impression of God firmly fixed on his mind. Meister Eckhart
