To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to be full of God.
Meister Eckhart

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.
Meister Eckhart

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.
Meister Eckhart

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

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.
Meister Eckhart

When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order.
Meister Eckhart

Words derive their power from the original word.
Meister Eckhart

You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.
Meister Eckhart