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Meister Eckhart: The celebrated 14th Century mystic and scholastic: A central source and inspiration of dominant currents in philosophy and theology since Aquinas, w/the text of his historic Defense

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: HarperOne (August 25, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006130008X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061300080
  • Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.8 x 8 inches
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99 of 100 people found the following review helpful
Timeless
By David C. Pecot on June 18, 2000
Format: Paperback
This book is a well-chosen and remarkably comprehensive collection of Eckhart, in an absolutely enchanting translation. For someone who would like a readable and usable volume of Eckhart, this is a super choice. For someone who is a devotee of Eckhart, this volume simply can't be missed and should go on the shelf with other works of/on Eckhart. It contains the Talks of Instruction, the Book of Divine Comfort, the Aristocrat, a somewhat less well-known piece called "About Disinterest", and 28 sermons, plus an introduction to Eckhart. Also in the book are some legends concerning Eckhart that are deeply moving, and there is a copy of Eckhart's defense (which I have not seen elsewhere). As I said, the translation is marvellous and very readable. My only caveats are as follows. First, for someone entirely unfamiliar with Eckhart and needing something easier to "approach", probably the best book is "Meister Eckhart from whom God hid nothing" (compiled by Steindl-Rast), since it starts with short quotes and builds to longer excerpts from Eckhart's best works. But in the end Steindl-Rast's work leaves one wanting more of Eckhart and that's where this book satisfies (and continues to excel in its beautiful prose). And second, this edition is unfortunately done with "cheap" paper and eventually with passing years it will be yellowed, cracking, and possibly falling apart. It's a shame because it deserves good acid-free paper and a better binding. Maybe Harper and Row will come through someday, but even so this book is a gem. Enjoy!
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Best of the Mystic Tradition
By A Customer on January 17, 2001
Format: Paperback
Agree with previous reviewer's views. It is a deep read. A classic in the western Christian mystic tradition comparable to Shankara's commentaries in the Eastern tradition. Worth its price for Sermons 20 and 28 alone! I have gone back to this book several times over the years. And am currently reading it again, preceeding my morning meditations. After 45 years of meditation this book still pushes the meditation deeper. One must read this a page or two a day. It isn't really possible to absorb much more than that at a sitting. The selection of Eckhart's writings and the clarity of the translation have made this one of the most treasured books in my library.
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
A classic
By Hakuyu on July 5, 2005
Format: Paperback
"The Eye with which I see God

is the eye with which God sees me"

- Meister Eckhart.

Almost everyone drawn to Eckhart agrees that he makes engaging reading. The writings of this 14th c German mystic are veritable 'essen' - spiritual food. As Blakney says. . ."Eckhart breathed his own endless vitality into the juiceless formulas of orthodox theology with such charm and passion that even the most common people heard them gladly. " Eckhart's pregnant sayings function rather like Christian koans, de-centering and then re-centering the mind, elevating thought to the unthinkable.

As Blakney observed, we often think of Eckhart's age as one of juiceless aridities - viz. Nietzsche's and Heidegger's strictures against Christianity as - 'Platonism for the masses'

- pallid abstractions. A serious reading of Eckhart shows us the other side of the coin, for Eckhart breathes spiritual vitality. In this, he wasn't alone. 14th c Europe witnessed a great flowering of mysticism. . .Julian of Norwich, The 'Cloud

of Unknowing,'Catherine of Sienna - to name but a few. Eckhart epitomised this movement and remains one of its most outstanding voices.

If you haven't yet read Eckhart, you can be sure that savouring his words will change your perception of Christianity. D.T. Suzuki - who more or less paved the way for Zen in the West, had a soft spot for Eckhart ('inked' references to Eckhart even found their way into the edition of the 'Rinzai Roku' issued by Suzuki at Matsugaoka Zen Bunka).

One reviewer has criticised Blakney's translation (1941), on the grounds that it was based on dated and poorly edited material (Pfeiffer, 1857).Read more ›
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Great Texts (Shame about the Translation)
By Laurie on November 7, 2008
Format: Paperback
All Meister Eckhart is good Meister Eckhart. People are often astonished to discover him: Christianity too once had spiritual teachers whose words soar.

Now the bad news. This little book was first published in 1941. (A Modern Translation. Right.) I'm amazed it's not only still in print but still the easiest book of Eckhart to find. It has introduced many, many people to Eckhart, and that's good. But I don't understand how it ever got printed in the first place, because this is a BAD translation.

I don't mean a version that "fails to capture the fire and verve of the original". Oh no. I'm talking about glaring schoolboy errors on every page. One classic example. In German, "Herr" means "Lord", but also "Sir". So when Eckhart says, "O Lord" or "Dear Lord", Blakney often translates as "O Sir" or "Dear Sir". Eckhart was a theologian, for Pete's sake, how hard could it be to guess Whom he was addressing?

So now you expect me to tell you which Eckhart book you Should buy...
Sigh...

The Penguin Classic and the New Seeds book "Meister Eckhart: From Whom God Hid Nothing" are both more recommendable than this. Both are cheaper. Their contents on the whole are tamer and less interesting than Blakney's, but they were translated by people who could actually read Middle High German. However both are too short.
The two volumes published by Paulist Press have the drawbacks of that whole series: too much paper, too little text, too many notes, too much introduction. Large, impressive to look at, the contents boil down to less than you'd think.
Matthew Fox's "Passion for Creation" enrols Eckhart, the most abstract and Platonist of Christian mystics, in Fox's own New Age "Creation Spirituality". Yick.Read more ›
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