Guest guest Posted November 11, 1999 Report Share Posted November 11, 1999 <<Dharma: <snip> >Meister Eckhart was preaching from the pulpit about how to >go into the Godhead through "the little point" (it's a wonder he wasn't >labeled a heretic!)... and Suzuki also speaks of "the little point." I >wish I had time to hunt for a quote for you... but Eckhart's sermons >survive and have been published. Yes, Suzuki wrote a wonderful book called Mysticism East and West in which he showed how Meister Eckhart relates to Zen Buddhism. Meister Eckhart refused to stop "preaching to the masses" in spite of repeated warnings from Church officials. They thought his esoteric doctrine would be misunderstood and misapplied by the average person. (Many of his statements imply a person can "go directly to God" which contrasts with Catholic doctrine about the neccessity of mediation between person and God.) After repeatedly refusing to change his ways, Meister Eckhart abruptly disappeared and wasn't heard from again. Whenever I've run across references to his death, it has been implied that the Church was responsible. Does anyone else have information about this? --- Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 1999 Report Share Posted November 11, 1999 Hi Jan, ><<Dharma: <snip> >>Meister Eckhart was preaching from the pulpit about how to >>go into the Godhead through "the little point" (it's a wonder he wasn't >>labeled a heretic!)... and Suzuki also speaks of "the little point." I >>wish I had time to hunt for a quote for you... but Eckhart's sermons >>survive and have been published. > >Yes, Suzuki wrote a wonderful book called Mysticism East and West in which >he showed how Meister Eckhart relates to Zen Buddhism. Meister Eckhart >refused to stop "preaching to the masses" in spite of repeated warnings >from Church officials. They thought his esoteric doctrine would be >misunderstood and misapplied by the average person. (Many of his >statements imply a person can "go directly to God" It's more than implied... he talks about how to do it! >which contrasts with >Catholic doctrine about the neccessity of mediation between person and >God.) After repeatedly refusing to change his ways, Meister Eckhart >abruptly disappeared and wasn't heard from again. Whenever I've run across >references to his death, it has been implied that the Church was >responsible. Does anyone else have information about this? I didn't know that! I wonder... Love, Dharma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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