Week 7 · mystical

Meister Eckhart

In 1329, the Pope condemned 28 of Meister Eckhart's teachings as heresy. Eckhart was already dead, which was probably lucky for him. His crime was preaching to ordinary people, in German instead of Latin, sharing that God wasn't far away in heaven. God was closer than your own breath, at the very ground of your being. The Church found that idea so dangerous they tried to erase him. It didn't work.

“"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, that will be enough." That's Eckhart, not a modern gratitude influencer. He said it seven centuries ago in a medieval German church. No app required.”