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Quote by Meister Eckhart

“God is at his greatest when I am at my least.”

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German mystic philosopher, born in 1260 and died in 1328. His thoughts have had a profound impact on the world, and he is considered one of the most important representatives of medieval philosophy. more

“Accept your loneliness. It is one stage, and only one stage, on a journey that brings you to God. It will not always last. Offer up your loneliness to God, as the little boy offered to Jesus his five loaves and two fishes. God can transform it for the good of others. Above all, do something for somebody else!”

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Book:Taking Flight: Wisdom for Your Journey

Source: Taking Flight: Wisdom for Your Journey

“Zen has an expression, "nothing special." When you understand "nothing special," you realize that everything is special. Everything's special and nothing's special. Everything's spiritual and nothing's spiritual. It's how you see, it's what eyes you're looking through, that matters.”

Matter Eye Spiritual Spirituality Realizing Special Expression Special You

Author:Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Sometimes people can hunger for more than bread. It is possible that our children, our husband, our wife, do not hunger for bread, do not need clothes, do not lack a house. But are we equally sure that none of them feels alone, abandonded, neglected, needing some affection? That, too, is poverty.”

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Book:In my own words

Source: In my own words

“You need seek God neither below or above.He is no farther away than the door of the heart.”

Needs Heart Spirituality Doors

Author:Meister Eckhart

“Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.”

Mind Truth Choices Repose

Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We rarely think of the air we breathe, yet it is in us and around us all the time. In similar fashion, the presence of God penetrates us, is all around us, is always embracing us.”

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Book:Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel

Source: Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel

“The myth of this world is that the way to transformation is through power, but God choose to enter the world in a weak manner, gentle and tender through the heartbeat of a child.”

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Author:Rick Dees

“St. Francis of Assisi taught me that there is a wound in the Creation and that the greatest use we could make of our lives was to ask to be made a healer of it.”

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Author:Alan Paton

“Walk in the way of the Lord with simplicity and do not torment your spirit. You must hate your defects, but with a quiet hate, not troublesome and restless.”

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Author:Pio of Pietrelcina

“The simplest and most effective way to sanctity is to disappear into the background of ordinary every day routine.”

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Book:The Sign of Jonas

Source: The Sign of Jonas

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