Meister Eckhart Quotes

There are no disappointments to those whose wills are buried in the will of God.

We are not to choose the manner in which our blessings shall be bestowed.

Put personal ambition away from you, and then you will find consolation in living or in dying, whatever may happen to you.

Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.

Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.

You take what God gives you and relish it.

Happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God.

Look at my life. I ain't got nothing to be mad about.

If you were wise enough to know that this life would consist mostly of letting go of things you wanted, then why not get good at the letting go, rather than the trying to have?

Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.

Job found contentment and even joy, outside the context of comfort, health or stability. He understood the story was not about him, and he cared more about the story then he did about himself.

Accept the long night patiently, quietly, humbly, and resignedly as intended for your true good. It is not a punishment for sin committed but an instrument of annihilating egoism.

Once we truly understand that God's will is that we be happy, we no longer feel the need to ask for anything other than that God's will be done.

Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore one should learn contentment.

If after all your efforts you cannot succeed, you could not please our Lord more than by sacrificing to Him your will, and remaining in tranquility, humility, and devotion, entirely conformed and submissive to His divine will and good pleasure.

The virtue of contentment is the acquiescence of the mind in the lot God has given

Contentment is mostly a matter of talking yourself into believing that God will not strike you too hard for leaning in the direction of your hungers.

It is a splendid thing to have the use of any gift of God. It isn't for us to choose again, or wonder and dispute, but just work in our own places, and leave the rest to God.

Be glad in the Lord and receive willingly from His Hand all that he designs for my holiness - both painful and pleasant.

Perhaps this was the secret to being at peace: want nothing but what is given to you.

Make sure that you let God's grace work in your souls by accepting whatever He gives you, and giving Him whatever He takes from you. True holiness consists in doing God's work with a smile.

When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.

When my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I'll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don't have. I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.

I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be anywhere. I'm not kidding.

We must accept all of God's will for us, not just those portions that happen to appeal and bring instant gratification and pleasure to us.