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Course objectives: Discuss the mystical teachings of Meister Eckhart—the vision and path aspects of non-dual consciousness, or sense of oneness that pervades all of our lives Explain how the soul, as the interiority of ourselves, is capable of recognizing both the generosity of God, as...

Das Traktat Vom edlen Menschen sowie vier der bekanntesten Predigten des größten deutschen Mystikers Meister Eckhart erscheinen hier erstmals zusammen als Hörbuch. Diese Schriften Eckharts sind Zeugnisse seines faszinierenden spirituellen Denkens, das Theologie und Philosophie vereint.

Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) was a priest, a mystic, and nearly a heretic (he died before the Church court's verdict). In the 20th century, the Roman Catholic Church rehabilitated him and the late Pope John Paul II spoke of his work with fondness. However, what makes him of particular interest is the fact that he has influenced a wide range of spiritual teachers and mystics both inside and outside the Christian tradition. Erich Fromm, Eckhart Tolle, Richard Rohr, D. T. Suzuki, and Rudolf Steiner have all credited Eckhart as being an important influence on their thought.

Although he was an accomplished academic theologian, Eckhart's best-remembered works are his highly unusual sermons in the vernacular. Eckhart as a preaching friar attempted to guide his flock, as well as monks and nuns under his jurisdiction, with practical sermons on spiritual/psychological transformation and New Testament metaphorical content related to the creative power inherent in disinterest (dispassion or detachment). The central theme of Eckhart's German sermons is the presence of God in the individual soul, and the dignity of the soul of the just man.

Meister Eckhart, who has been called the "Father of German Thought", was a Dominican monk and one of the most profound thinkers of the Middle Ages. He was born about 1260 AD in Thuringia and died at Cologne 1327 AD. In 1295, he was Prior of the Dominicans at Erfurt and Vicar-General of Thuringia. In 1300, he was sent to the University of Paris, where he studied Aristotle and the Platonists and received the degree of Master of Arts.

Meister Eckhart remains the outstanding representative of Germany’s medieval Rhineland mysticism. While our knowledge of Eckhart’s life is limited, we can see that he was an active mystic in his preaching, teaching, and writing. His boldness of speech is matched by his power to integrate what seem like irreconcilable opposites.

Eine Textauswahl mit kurzen Einleitungen von Marco A. Sorace und Dietmar Mieth / Gelesen von Axel Grube "Willst du volle Freude und Trost haben und finden in Gott, so sieh zu, daß du ledig seist aller Kreaturen, alles Trostes von den Kreaturen; denn sicherlich, solange dich die Kreatur tröstet und zu trösten vermag, findest du niemals rechten Trost. Wenn dich aber nichts zu trösten vermag als Gott, wahrlich, so tröstet dich Gott und mit ihm und in ihm alles, was Wonne ist. Tröstet dich, was nicht Gott ist, so hast du weder hier noch dort Trost.