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Well said – “we have seen”!!! Meister Eckhart also said “The more we have the less we own” which mirrors your thoughts.
Ah Rebecca, you are true to to your capable self of ferreting out with your always wonderful touch for the appropriate quote, and thus again for this Thanks Giving season. This time that of Meister Eckhart, an old 13th centaury theologian and mystic of the Dominican order, who in later life was accused by the Franciscans, and condemned by the Pope of the times of being a heretic, possibly from having said that “thank you” was sufficient prayer, at a time in a world of blind belief one was put to the torture rack for sayings that belittled or minimized the churches’ preachings. Not a time I imagine I would have survived for long. In any event Eckhart regained his notoriety in the 19th centaury as a great mystic and later by contemporary scholars of medieval scholastic tradition. As usual dear friend, always a pleasure to read you, and to be brought back in history with your intelligent and interesting probes… even for a doubter like me.
Ever thankful for the survival and propagation of the held mystics! Ever thankful too for they who as you who take the time to remind us of their rich contributions.
A wonderful quote and a timely way to start my morning. I am waiting for my lovely 18 month old grand-daughter to arrive for the day, Thank You. I am blogging again after a year away and you pop up in my inbox, thank you. Looking forward to staying in touch.
Thanks Rebecca. Lovely to be back. I am still getting my head around the new theme 2015 and getting plenty of headaches along the way! But it is good to be connected again. I have missed it..
Are Meister Eckhards words “All we need”? I really like his books.
We are celebrating epiphany here as well. Almina’s story has many twists and turns, some of which are not included in this book. Finally, I am watching Downton Abbey after all these years. Isn’t it interesting how we become involved in the story. What I find most interesting (and relevant in our time) was how swift change comes. We do live in interesting times.