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Meister Eckhart: a modern translation

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Meister Eckhart (1260-1327; "Meister" is German for "Master," and Eckhart was his name) was a German theologian, philosopher and member of the Dominican Order, who was accused of heresy by the local Franciscan-led Inquisition, and tried by Pope John XXII, though he defended himself from these charges. He died before a verdict was rendered. The Zen scholar D.T. Suzuki, surprisingly, praised Eckhart's work in Mysticism: Christian and Buddhist (Routledge Classics).

He wrote, "I say that when a man looks at God [in soul and spirit], he knows it and knows that he is the knower. That is to say, he knows it is God he is looking at and knows that he knows him." (Pg. 79) Later, he adds that "nothing is as near to me as God is. God is nearer to me than I am to myself." (Pg. 129) He states that "God's is-ness is my is-ness, and neither more nor less. The just live eternally with God, on a par with God, neither deeper nor higher." (Pg. 180)

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230.01 BLA m

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New York : Harper & Brothers., 1957

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xxviii, 333p.; 22 cm.

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English

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CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY - PHILOSOPHY

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