Read by Axel Bosley

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 (c. 1260-1328) provides a road map 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 Steiner, and Matthew Fox have all credited Eckhart as being an important influence on their thought. In addition, his work has influenced the development of twentieth-century American Buddhism and the Theosophical tradition. This book, divided into five sections-"Seeking the Light," "Facing Darkness," "Risking Love," "Knowing Nothing," and "Embracing Everything"-leads readers on the path to an authentic spiritual life. INTRODUCTIONPROLOGUEPART ONEEVEN IN THE SHADOWSGOD IS GREENIF YOU COULD SEEGOD NOW THE INNER EYEJUST FOR A MOMENTGOD'S GAZEA GREAT LIGHTRECEIVEDFOLLOW METO BE SATISFIED HELLDID YOU EVER WONDERROTTEN EGGSAN HONEST PRAYERINTENTIONS MATTERYES. DARKNESSOURS IS THE DARKNESSTHE SHEEP'S EYESEEK GOD IN NOTHINGPAY ATTENTION TO NOTHINGFIND THE INNER EYEIF YOU WANT TO REACHBECOMING PEACETHINK AGAINA WIDE WILDERNESSENCLOSEDFOUR KINDS OF ECSTASYWHAT YOU KNOWPART 2TO SOMEONE WITH GODWHERE WE AREBLESSED ARE THE MARTYRSBETWEEN TWO DARKNESSESNO MATTER HOW DEEPPICTURE THE NIGHT WHATEVER IT ISTRY EMPTYING YOURSELFIF YOU WANT THE TRUTHIF WE COULD SEEYOUR NOTEBOOK JOTTINGSA MIRRORIN DARK TIMESWE CANNOT KNOW WHATSOME IMAGINEANGER OR PEACELEARN TO BECOMETHIS TRUTH IS ALLONE LOVEAMONG THE MIRACLESIF YOU WERE SO HOLYWHO CAN UNDERSTAND THISSOME SAY GOD IS GENTLEIF IT IS TRUEIMAGINE THIS AMAZINGYOU ASK, WHAT IS EVIL?REMOVALSYOUR PRIDE, ECKHARTPART 3MAY I BE STRUCK DEADGATHER THE TREASURESLEEP FOR A CENTURYWE ARE ALL VIRGINALYOU SHOULD REALLY KNOWMAY YOUR WILLTHIS IS GOD'S PRAYERSWEET FRUITAN ANGEL'S JOYWHY LOVE IS BESTBEST THING ABOUT LOVE HEAVENLY NOW GOD IS NOT TO BE FOUNDPRAY FOR METHE SOUL THAT IS YOURSONE IN THE ONE HAVE YOU TASTEDWHAT WE LOVEWHY WOULD YOUTHE VALUE OF GOLDWHAT IS FREEDOMGOD IS NOT FARSOLOMAN SAYSHOW CHOULD WEFORGET ABOUT BEINGTHERE IS A COMFORTTHIS IS DIFFICULTDON'T BE LIKE KINGINTO THE FIRE IF YOU THINK A GOOD PLACEGO DEEPER THAN THIS ONE SINGLE ONETHE TRUTH ABOUT HOLINESSPART 4WHERE DOES THISETERNAL LIFEDO YOU HEARSTOP LOOKINGPRAYER FOR KNOWINGTEST FOR DIVINE KNOWLEDGEYOU SAYFREE YOUR MINDGIVE UP GODDONT LET YOUR TROUBLESWHAT IS THE HIGHESTHOW TO PRAYNO ONE CAN STOP YOUTHERE IS SOMETHINGFORGET ABOUT ETERNALCONSIDER A STONEWHAT DO YOU THINKTRY DESIRING NOTHINGIN GOD THERE IS NOTHINGBREAKING THROUGHWISH TO UNDERSTANDGOD DOESN'T MAKELET GO OF EVERYTHINGBLESSED TIMES OF TROUBLELETTING GO OF IT ALLLESS AND MORELETTING GO OF EVERYTHINGBECOME ONEA GREAT OVERFLOWINGDO YOU THINK YOUDO YOU THINK GODIF YOU WERE TRULYLETTING GO OF MY SELFLETTING GO OF MY SELFTHIS SINGLE PATHGIVE YOURSELFA HARD BUT TRUELACKING GOD WITHINFINDING NOT SEEKINGAN IMAGINARY GODIF YOU WANTGOD IS NOT WHATWHERE TRUTH DWELLSDO YOU WANT TO BEWHERE ARE YOU PART 5WORLDS FOREVERWORM IN A DUNG HEAPHORSE IN THE MEADOWTHE SUFFERING MANSURVIVAL NOTESWHERE IS GODNO MATTER HOW SMALLWHERE IS GOD'S TEMPLECHRISTMAS POEMREMEMBER WHO YOU AREYOU CANNOT BELIEVECONSIDER THOSE NETSEVERYTHING IS GODBREAKING THROUGH IT ALLA LITTLE CASTLEGOD'S GREENINGYOU WILL KNOW

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