If a piece of wood became as aware of the nearness of God as an archangel is, the piece of wood would be as happy as an archangel.
Meister Eckhart, Meister Eckhart's Sermons
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I am as sure as I live that nothing is so near to me as God. God is nearer to me than I am to myself; my existence depends on the nearness and presence of God.
Meister Eckhart, Meister Eckhart's Sermons
If thou really lovest thyself, thou lovest all men as thyself; as long as thou lovest any one less than thyself, thou dost not really love thyself.
Meister Eckhart, Meister Eckhart's Sermons
To have a restful or peaceful life in God is good; to bear a life of pain in patience is better; but to have peace in the midst of pain is the best of all.
Meister Eckhart, Meister Eckhart's Sermons
The eye with which I see God is the same with which God sees me. My eye and God's eye is one eye, and one sight, and one knowledge, and one love.
Meister Eckhart, Meister Eckhart's Sermons