Meister Eckhart’s Book of Secrets
- Author Jon M. Sweeney, Mark S. Burrows
- Narrator Axel Bosley
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Run Time 2 hours and 5 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Mysticism, Poetry, Spirituality and religious experience.
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What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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“Meister Eckhart’s words dance and invite the reader into an intimate encounter with the divine. Reading these poems sets the heart ablaze and the spirit soaring.”
Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, author of The Artist's Rule, praise for the translation -
“These short poems, filled with the Dominican mystic’s insight and levity, will make for a fine introduction to Eckhart’s thinking.”
Publishers Weekly
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