“Now the Father draws us from the evil of sin to the goodness of His grace with the might of His measureless power, and He needs all the resources of His strength in order to convert sinners, more than when He was about to make heaven and earth, which He made with His own power without help from any creature. But when He is about to convert a sinner, He always needs the sinner's help. "He converts thee not without thy help," as St. Augustine says.” NeedsMadeHelpingMightEarthOrderEvilFatherHeavenSinGraceCreaturesGoodnessDrawsResourcesTheeSinnerHeaven And EarthAugustine Author:Meister Eckhart
“The moral task of man is a process of spiritualization. All creatures are go-betweens, and we are placed in time that by diligence in spiritual business we may grow liker and nearer to God. The aim of man is beyond the temporal - in the serene region of the everlasting Present.” MenMaySpiritualGrowsProcessMoralCreaturesTasksAimRegionsEverlastingDiligenceSerene Author:Meister Eckhart
“I have sought earnestly and with great diligence that good and high virtue by which man may draw closest to God... and as far as my intelligence would permit, I find that high virtue to be pure disinterest, that is, detachment from creatures. Our Lord said to Martha 'Unum est necessarium', which is to say; to be untroubled and pure, one thing is necessary and that is disinterest.” MenMaySaidWisdomFunLordVirtueOne ThingPureCreaturesDrawsPermitClosestDetachmentOur LordDiligenceDisinterest Author:Meister Eckhart
“God is equally near in all creatures.” Creatures Book:Meister Eckhart's Sermons Source: Meister Eckhart's Sermons
“The first measn by which He draws is affinity, that affinity which brings creatures of the same species together, and like to its like. With this cord of affinity He drew men to the Godhead, Whom He always resembles. In order that God may draw more to Himself, and forget His wrath.” MenFirstsMayTogetherOrderForgetCreaturesDrawsSpeciesWrathAffinityCords Book:Meister Eckhart's Sermons Source: Meister Eckhart's Sermons
“My children, mark me. I pray you. Know! God loves my soul so much that his very life and being depend upon his loving me, whether he would or no. To stop God loving me would be to rob him of his Godhood; for God is love no less than he is truth; as he is good, so is he love as well. It is the absolute truth, as God lives... If anyone would ask me what God is, I should answer: God is love, and so altogether lovely that creatures all with one accord essay to love his loveliness, whether they do so knowingly or unbeknownst, in joy or sorrow.” IfsKnowsShouldWellsChildrenSoulWould BeJoyAsksAnswersDependsPrayingSorrowCreaturesMarkAbsolutesLovelyMy SoulGod LoveAsk MeMy ChildrenEssaysI PrayKnowing GodAccordLoving GodAbsolute TruthGod Is LoveLovelinessGod LifeLoving Me Author:Meister Eckhart
“In my breaking through...I transcend all creatures and am neither God nor creature...for in this breaking through I find that God and I are both the same.” Creatures Author:Meister Eckhart
“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.” BookAnimalCreaturesAll ThingsWord Of GodAnimal Rights Author:Meister Eckhart