Eckhartian

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  • In Principio erat VerbumMeister Eckhart's sermon on John 1:1 — the four ways of knowing the eternal Word, and the soul's capacity to receive the naked Godhead.
  • On DetachmentMeister Eckhart's treatise on detachment as the highest virtue — above love, mercy, and humility — translated by C. de B. Evans.
  • On Spiritual PovertyMeister Eckhart's tractate on the four kinds of spiritual poverty — the soul's progressive emptying toward complete union with God.
  • RiddanceMeister Eckhart's sermon on the three obstacles to hearing God — body, number, and time — and the soul's union with God through complete self-surrender.
  • Talks of InstructionMeister Eckhart's twenty-three Talks of Instruction — practical spiritual counsel given to Dominican novices c. 1300, translated by C. de B. Evans.
  • The Book of BenedictusThe Book of Benedictus — Meister Eckhart's two-part mystical treatise on divine consolation and the noble soul, translated by C. de B. Evans.
  • The Castle of the SoulMeister Eckhart's sermon on the soul's inmost ground — the nameless fastness beyond all powers, where God enters only as the undivided One.
  • The Eternal BirthMeister Eckhart's sermon on the birth of the eternal Son within the soul — the return to the ground, the darkness of unknowing, and the hook of love.