5 Quotes by Meister Eckhart about thinking

  • Author Meister Eckhart
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    People should think less about what they ought to do and more about what they ought to be. If only their being were good, their works would shine forth brightly. Do not imagine that you can ground your salvation upon actions; it must rest on what you are.

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    Wisdom consists in doing the next think you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing it.

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    Do not think that saintliness comes from occupation; it depends rather on what one is. The kind of work we do does not make us holy, but we may make it holy.

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    When I think of God's Kingdom, I am compelled to be silent because of its immensity, because God's Kingdom is none other than God himself with all His riches.

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