Meister Eckhart Philosopher
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: Germany
- Born: Jan 1, 1260
- Died: Jan 1, 1328
Eckhart von Hochheim O.P., commonly known as Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic, born near Gotha, in the Landgraviate of Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire.
Eckhart came into prominence during the Avignon Papacy, at a time of increased tensions between the Franciscan Order and Eckhart's Dominican Order of Preachers. In later life he was accused of heresy and brought up before the local Franciscan-led Inquisition, and tried as a heretic by Pope John XXII. He probably died before his verdict was received.
He was well known for his work with pious lay groups such as the Friends of God and was succeeded by his more circumspect disciples John Tauler and Henry Suso. Since the 19th century, he has received renewed attention. Within popular spirituality he has acquired a status as a great mystic, though contemporary scholarship places him properly within the mediaeval scholastic and philosophical tradition.
To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to be full of God.
God
All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.
God
The eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.
God
God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk.
God & home
The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.
work
Words derive their power from the original word.
power
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
life & religion
Every creature is a word of God.
God
You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.
best & God
When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order.
attitudes
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.
sympathy