Meister Eckhart Quotes on Man (7 Quotes)

A man may go into the field and say his prayer and be aware of God, or he may be in Church and be aware of God but if he is more aware of Him because he is in a quiet place, that is his own deficiency and not due to God, Who is alike present in all things and places, and is willing to give Himself everywhere so far as lies in Him... He knows God rightly who knows Him everywhere.

Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door.

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

There is no stopping place in this life -- nor is there ever one for any man, no matter how far along his way he's gone.

What a man takes in by contemplation, that he pours out in love.

The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge.

Even though I never did an evil deed, yet, if I have the will to do evil, I have the sin as if I had done the deed and I could, by a total will, do as great a sin as if I had killed the whole world, though I never actually did anything. Why, would the same not be possible to a good will Yes, indeed, and even much more so. Surely, I can do all things with the will. I can bear the sorrow of all men and feed all the poor and do the work of all men and whatever else you may think of. If it be not the will that fails you, but only the power, then truly, before God, you have done it all, and no man can take it from you or even hinder you for a moment for to will to do as soon as I can is the same before God as having done it.