Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets : : Meditations on Letting go and Finding True Freedom
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Prologue: there is a secret hidden in the heart -- Seeking light -- Facing darkness -- Risking love -- Knowing nothing -- Embracing everything -- Epilogue: come home to yourself.
An elegant rendering of the great mystic's thoughts on the mysteries of the authentic life. This is a little book about soul freedom. It is a book about discovering the secret to all the things we most desire: contentment, meaning, peace of mind, and true freedom. This skillfully edited translation of selections from the writings of Meister Eckhart provides a roadmap to the spiritual life for contemporary seekers. Eckhart takes us on a journey of discovery; a journey in which we learn to let go, relinquish our need to know everything, and lose those things that we think are important for a life of worth. And in the end he shows us that the true secret is this: to find yourself, you must lose yourself.
"The authors have translated Eckhart's original sermons and academic texts, both from Latin and German into English and from prose into poetry. They consider their work a "carrying over" of his insights for readers "for whom the style of his writings might not be easily accessible."--From the Publisher's Weekly review.
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PUBLISHED
Charlottesville, VA : Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc., [2019]
Year Published: 2019
Description: xiii, 218 pages ; 18 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1571748474
9781571748478
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Sweeney, Jon M., 1967-
Eckhart, Meister, 1327-
SUBJECTS
Eckhart, -- Meister, -- -1327 -- Translations.
Eckhart, -- Meister, -- -1327 -- Adaptations.
Spiritual life -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800.
Mysticism -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800.