Ebook: Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets: Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom
Author: Burrows Mark S., Meister Eckhart, Sweeney Jon M
- Tags: Mysticism--Catholic Church, Spiritual life--Catholic Church, Early works, Spiritual life -- Catholic Church -- Miscellanea -- Early works to 1800, Mysticism -- Catholic Church -- Miscellanea -- Early works to 1800, Mysticism -- Catholic Church, Spiritual life -- Catholic Church
- Year: 2019
- Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company
- City: Newburyport
- Language: English
- epub
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.
Here is timeless wisdom from a medieval mystic who has influenced a wide range of spiritual teachers and mystics both inside and outside the Christian tradition. Erich Fromm, Arthur Schopenhauer, Dag Hammarskjöld, Eckhart Tolle, Richard Rohr, D. T. Suzuki, Rudolf...