The eye in which I see God is the eye in which God sees me.

What it means

Eckhart's most famous sentence says seeing God and being seen by God are one act. Knowing and being known meet in the same place. Look with attention and you will find yourself looked upon with love.

The source

"The eye in which I see God is the eye in which God sees me." Meister Eckhart said it in Sermon 96 (Pfeiffer numbering). Translated by C. de B. Evans, 1924.

"The eye wherein I see God is the same eye wherein God sees me ; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one vision, one knowing, one love."

C. de B. Evans, 1924, Sermon 96 (Pfeiffer numbering). Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Meister Eckhart (c. 1260–1328). German Dominican friar and mystic who preached in the everyday German of his day about the birth of God in the soul.

Questions

What does "The eye in which I see God is the eye in which God sees me." mean?

Eckhart's most famous sentence says seeing God and being seen by God are one act. Knowing and being known meet in the same place. Look with attention and you will find yourself looked upon with love.

Who said "The eye in which I see God is the eye in which God sees me."?

Meister Eckhart (c. 1260–1328). Source: Sermon 96 (Pfeiffer numbering).

What is the original wording?

The eye wherein I see God is the same eye wherein God sees me ; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one vision, one knowing, one love (C. de B. Evans, 1924). Translated by C. de B. Evans, 1924.

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