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" "Allez, daz zal ist, daz hanget von einem, und ein hanget von nihte. Gotes rîchtuom und wîsheit und wârheit ist alzemâle ein in gote; ez enist niht ein, ez ist einicheit. Got hât allez, daz er hât, in einem; ez ist ein in im. Die meister sprechent, der himel loufe umbe, daz er alliu dinc in ein bringe; dar umbe löufet er alsô balde. Got hât alle vüllende als ein, und gotes natûre hanget daran und ist der sêle sælicheit, daz ein got ein ist; ez ist ir gezierde und ir êre.
Meister Eckhart (c. 1260 – 1328) was a German Monist philosopher, mystic, and theologian of the Catholic Church.
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Take note of what makes our essence and our ground good. The reason why a person’s essence and ground, which lends goodness to their works, is wholly good is that their mind is wholly turned to God. Make every effort then to let God be great and to ensure that all your good intentions and endeavours are directed to him in all that you do and in all that you refrain from doing. Truly, the more you do this, the better your works will be, whatever they are. If you hold to God, then he will give you goodness. If you seek God, then you will find both God and all goodness. Indeed, if you trod on a stone while in this state of mind, it would be a more godly act than if you were to receive the body of our Lord while being concerned only for yourself and having a less detached attitude of mind. Whoever holds to God, holds to both God and all virtue. And what was previously the object of your seeking, now seeks you; what you hunted, now hunts you, what you fled, now flees you. This is so because the things of God cling to those people who cling to God, and all those things flee them, which are unlike God and are alien to him.