The knower and the known are one. Simple people imagine that they should see God as if he stood there and they here. This is not so. God and I, we are one in knowledge.
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About Meister Eckhart
Meister Eckhart was German catholic theologian (c. 1260–1328). Eckhart von Hochheim, commonly known as Meister Eckhart, Master Eckhart or Eckehart, claimed original name Johannes Eckhart, was a German Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher and mystic. He was born near Gotha in the Landgraviate of Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth