Nothing Can Disturb You

Some people prefer solitude.  They say their peace of mind depends on this.  Others say they would be better off in church.  If you do well, you do well wherever you are.  If you fail, you fail wherever you are.  Your surroundings don't matter.  God is with you everywhere—in the market place as well as in seclusion or in the church.  If you look for nothing but God, nothing or no one can disturb you.  God is not distracted by a multitude of things.  Nor can we be.

– from a sermon of Meister Eckhart (1260–1328)