Stillness · Letting go · Love
Meister Eckhart was a medieval preacher and thinker who explored inner stillness, love, and our relationship with God.
Start gjerne med preken 1–20, som kan leses på norsk ved siden av den middelhøytyske originalen. De øvrige prekenene og traktatene har fortsatt engelsk oversettelse.
From the collection
“When the soul speaks forth God, this still does not properly convey the truth of His being: no one can speak of God precisely as He is.”
Sermon 32 · Open full text →
A first encounter
Three short passages to begin with. Take your time; there is no right order.
Stillness
Where might we find a quiet place within ourselves?
“But in the ground there is the middle silence; here alone is rest and a dwelling for this birth and for this work, that God the Father there speaks His Word.”
Read the passage →From Sermon 1
Letting go
What might it mean to stop holding on so tightly?
“A poor human being is one who wills nothing, knows nothing, and has nothing.”
Read the passage →From Sermon 87
Love
What happens when love is no longer a means to an end?
“Whoever now dwells in love dwells in the goodness of his nature and dwells in God’s love, and love has no why.”
Read the passage →From Sermon 81
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Bilingual texts
Utforsk de 110 prekenene i middelhøytysk original. Preken 1–20 har nå en tekstnær norsk oversettelse; preken 21–110 har engelsk oversettelse. Bruk søket ovenfor for å finne ord, temaer og bibelsteder.
Longer works
Seventeen tractate chapters are presented separately from the sermons, with the Middle High German source and English translation paired for reading and comparison.
Sources & editorial method
This is a bilingual reading edition rather than a critical edition. The Middle High German text remains visible beside the English translation so that readers can compare the two directly.
Sermon numbering follows Franz Pfeiffer’s 1857 edition. Modern DW/Quint numbering can differ, while the tractate chapters form a separate sequence of their own.
Read about the sources, numbering, editorial method, and citation guidance →