Truth is something so noble that if God could turn aside from it, I could keep the truth and let God go.
Meister EckhartRead
We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear in all eternity... But if it takes not place in me, what avails it? Everything lies in this, that it should take place in me.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of personal transformation and internal realization of divine presence.
Meister Eckhart's quote reflects the idea that while the celebration of divine birth is significant, its true value lies in the individual's ability to internalize and experience that divine birth within themselves. It speaks to the necessity of personal engagement with spiritual truths, suggesting that external celebrations are meaningless without a corresponding internal change or awareness.
Themes
SpiritualityTransformationInternalDivinePersonal Growth
In practice
Example use cases
During a spiritual retreat, this quote can inspire participants to focus on their inner journey.
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In this breaking-through, I receive that God and I are one. Then I am what I was, and then I neither diminish nor increase, for I am then an immovable cause that moves all things.
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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.
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If you love yourself, you love everybody else as you do yourself. As long as you love another person less than you love yourself, you will not really succeed in loving yourself but if you love all alike, including yourself, you will love them as one person and that person is both God and man.
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