Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets: Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Fr

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"I think Mark Burrows and Jon Sweeney achieve something quite rare and wonderful here. They make Eckhart clear, concise, and very compelling!" -Richard Rohr, OFM, bestselling author ofFalling UpwardAn elegant rendering of the great mystic's thoughts on the mysteries of 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 Hammarskjld, 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 20th-century American Buddhism and the Theosophical tradition. Divided into five sections-Seeking the Light, Facing Darkness, Risking Love, Knowing Nothing, and Embracing Everything-the book leads readers on the path to an authentic spiritual life.

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Meister Eckhart(12601328) was a priest, a mystic, and nearly a heretic (he died before the Church court's verdict). In recent centuries, the Roman Catholic establishment has rehabilitated him, and the late John Paul II spoke of his work with fondness.Jon M. Sweeneyis an independent scholar, critic, and writer. Several of his books have become History Book Club, BOMC, and QPB selections. His book,The Pope Who Quit, was optioned by HBO. He served as an editor at Jewish Lights and Paraclete Press and is currently Associate Publisher at Monkfish Publishing. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Mark S. Burrowsis a poet, translator, and professor of religion and literature at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Bochum, Germany. His poetry has appeared in Poetry,The Cortland Review, Southern Quarterly, Weavings,and a number of other periodicals.Together they have collaborated on three Meister Eckhart collections including Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness & Light; Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart; and Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets.

Review

"Poet Burrows and scholar Sweeney (Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart) collect meditations derived from the writings of 14th-century mystical Dominican friar Meister Eckhart in this moving selection of poetic interpretations based on his quotations. 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." The book contains five loose sections with titles that suggest the paradoxical nature of Eckhart's work, including "Knowing Nothing" and "Embracing Everything." The meditation-poems create a satisfying thematic arc if read from start to finish, or they can be selected at random as part of a meditation practice. While most of the poems feature God (and some specifically reference the Bible), the insights often speak to a broader spirituality, such as: "So you want to learn to love God?/ Well there is no particular way, / since God is not to be found in any/ way..." These short poems, filled with the Dominican mystic's insight and levity, will make for a fine introduction to Eckhart's thinking. (Oct.)" --Publishers Weekly, Reviewed on 08/02/2019 "Positioned as a follow-up to Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart: Meditations for the Restless Soul, this book by collaborators Sweeney and Burrows collects meditations from the 14th-century priest and mystic Eckhart von Hochheim, better known as Meister Eckhart. Though presented as a combination of prose and poems, the work notes that Eckhart himself did not write poetry. Rather, these are curated theological reflections presented in poetic form with many lines taken verbatim from Eckhart's more formal theological discourses and sermons. In this, Sweeney and Burrows have crafted something akin to a road map to centering prayer. Eckhart's mystical musings lead toward an 'undoing, letting go of our need to manage our lives, freeing ourselves to seek this treasure.' VERDICT With an economy of language, these words read like Buddhist koans, encouraging a path toward the richness of an interior life." --Library Journal, Sandra Collins, ­Byzantine Catholic Seminary Lib., Pittsburgh "Christian through and through, with a mystical bent, Eckhart earned a following from the likes of Erich Fromm, D. T. Suzuki, Rudolf Steiner, Richard Rohr, and many others across the religious spectrum. This superb new translation modernizes Eckhart's writings into short poems for contemporary seekers. In their introduction, Mark Burrows and Jon Sweeney invite readers to discover the secrets of the Meister's teachings, which draw "on perennial truths that point to what Eckhart called the 'pathless path, ' which alone can lead us into true freedom." --Foreword Reviews

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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 Hammarskj

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"Poet Burrows and scholar Sweeney ( Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart ) collect meditations derived from the writings of 14th-century mystical Dominican friar Meister Eckhart in this moving selection of poetic interpretations based on his quotations. 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." The book contains five loose sections with titles that suggest the paradoxical nature of Eckhart's work, including "Knowing Nothing" and "Embracing Everything." The meditation-poems create a satisfying thematic arc if read from start to finish, or they can be selected at random as part of a meditation practice. While most of the poems feature God (and some specifically reference the Bible), the insights often speak to a broader spirituality, such as: "So you want to learn to love God?/ Well there is no particular way,/ since God is not to be found in any/ way..." These short poems, filled with the Dominican mystic's insight and levity, will make for a fine introduction to Eckhart's thinking. (Oct.)" -- Publishers Weekly , Reviewed on 08/02/2019

Details ISBN1571748474 Author Jon M. Sweeney Pages 240 Publisher Hampton Roads Publishing Co Year 2019 ISBN-10 1571748474 ISBN-13 9781571748478 Publication Date 2019-10-25 Short Title Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets Language English Format Paperback Subtitle Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom UK Release Date 2019-10-25 Imprint Hampton Roads Publishing Co Place of Publication Charlottesville, VA Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2019-10-25 US Release Date 2019-10-25 DEWEY 811.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-01-01 We've got this

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