• Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets

  • Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom
  • By: Jon M. Sweeney, Mark S. Burrows
  • Narrated by: Axel Bosley
  • Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (612 ratings)

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Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets

By: Jon M. Sweeney, Mark S. Burrows
Narrated by: Axel Bosley
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An elegant rendering of the great mystic's thoughts on the mysteries of the authentic life.

This is a little book about soul freedom. It is a book about discovering the secret to all the things we most desire: contentment, meaning, peace of mind, and true freedom. This skillfully edited translation of selections from the writings of Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1328) provides a road map to the spiritual life for contemporary seekers. Eckhart takes us on a journey of discovery, a journey in which we learn to let go, relinquish our need to know everything, and lose those things that we think are important for a life of worth. And in the end he shows us that the true secret is this: to find yourself, you must lose yourself.

Here is timeless wisdom from a medieval mystic who has influenced a wide range of spiritual teachers and mystics both inside and outside the Christian tradition. Erich Fromm, Arthur Schopenhauer, Dag Hammarskjold, Eckhart Tolle, Richard Rohr, D. T. Suzuki, Rudolf Steiner, and Matthew Fox have all credited Eckhart as being an important influence on their thought. In addition, his work has influenced the development of 20th-century American Buddhism and the Theosophical tradition.

This book, divided into five sections - "Seeking the Light", "Facing Darkness", "Risking Love", "Knowing Nothing", and "Embracing Everything" - leads listeners on the path to an authentic spiritual life.

©2019 Jon M. Sweeney (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

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Wisdom

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A great song by one who has truly reached a higher state of being.

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Every section is pure GOLD

I listen to this as I go about my day to be reminded of who I really AM. Embrace all, Welcome Everything, Resist Nothing.
Meister Eckhart, Eckhart Tolle - all i ever need.
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Great performance imo

Overall thought is was good. Definitely worth the read. For any Christian and non Christian

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profound truths

profound deep truths to absorb. I would recommend this book to anyone on the path. I hope that's enough words for this review. I don't know why they force a written review now.

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Brilliant

Read with heart from the heart. Listen slowly with an ear to the poetry. The sound of the words will dazzle the spirit and nourish your being. What a treasure. Beautifully read. Gladdens the listener and the listener within.

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Deep valuable advice

The advice given in this book is rich. Have listened twice through and will revisit a third time and more if necessary to properly take it all in.

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Something for the open minded

Interesting for open minded Christians and the spiritually curious. Enjoyable for quick or long listens. The narrator reads very slowly, so I listened at 1.5 speed, which made it sound normal.

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Profound

Saying by saying are read out deeply to ponder take inside. & and embody to become—

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Deep and insightful. Love the narrator!

Would love to see a version of "book of the heart" with this narrator. Thank you authors.

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good curation, poor delivery

if you are looking for bite-sized condensed curation of Meister eckhart's thoughts and teachings, this is a great place to get it. it's a quick read with plenty of little quotes to latch on to. I understand they are not his quotes, as is explained in the beginning of this book. however, I must deduct points for the vocal delivery. the reader over enunciated, had absolutely no flow, and was not trying to be poetic at all. it sounded like he was reading out loud in order to maximize a voice to text engine. like the way I am doing right now into my phone, in order to make sure it gets every word exactly right. very stilted and robotic. if they placed some light, modern, Spacey synth pads behind the voice, chose a narrator with a deeper voice and a more poetic delivery, this could have been an excellent meditative experience.

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