"To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to be full of God."
― Meister Eckhart
Topic(s):
God
More From Meister Eckhart
- "God expects but one thing of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself in so far as you are a created being made and let God be God in you."
- "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."
- "All God wants of man is a peaceful heart."
More In God
- "Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past ingratitude and sins."― Alphonsus Liguori
- "I am so blessed. I’ve been way over-blessed. At 64 years old, I look forward to going to bed every night so I can wake up in the morning and see what blessing is going to come my way that day. Because you never, ever know what God’s got in store for you."― Paula Deen
- "The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth."― Mikhail Bakunin