CD: Meister Eckhart's Living Widsom (6CD)

Course objectives: Discuss the mystical teachings of Meister Eckhart the vision and path aspects of non-dual consciousness, or sense of oneness that pervades all of our livesExplain how the soul, as the interiority of ourselves, is capable of recognizing both the generosity of God, as well as inherent nothingnessDefine the three ways of being a human being, three states of consciousness, or ways of being in the world the life of the natural person, the human being illumined by faith, and the awakened path of seeing the intimacy of the unseenDescribe the importance of suffering, as well as the path of detachment, leading us toward disidentification the path of inner liberation through the transformation of consciousnessDiscuss surrender, silence, stillness in relationship to Eckhart's teachings living the immediacy without a why and coming home to a state of wonderment

The 13th-century mystic Meister Eckhart was the most brilliant Christian scholar of his day, but he was also legendary for the way that he opened listeners to the direct experience of God during his public talks. Today, his written wisdom remains alive as ever, ready to illuminate us.

With "Meister Eckhart s Living Wisdom," James Finley, one of today s best-known teachers of the Christian contemplative tradition, invites us into Eckhart s insights in the same way that this luminary teacher delighted in sharing them through the spoken word.

The eye with which I see God is the eye with which God sees me. 

If the Divine dwells in all things, including ourselves, then why do we experience His presence only in fleeting moments, if at all? How do we let go of the illusions that imprison us to discover direct and felt liberation not conceptually or in the afterlife but right here and now? These were the questions that compelled Meister Eckhart to reflection, spiritual practice, and discovery.

In this in-depth learning program, James Finley guides us through teachings and meditations for bringing Meister Eckhart s wisdom into our daily lives to find for ourselves the indestructible joy that that transcends even death, and to experience God not as a separate being, but as the loving eternal center that sustains and embraces each of us and all of creation.

HighlightsMeister Eckhart s vision for finding GodStillness, the intimacy of detachment, and the path of inner liberationThe transformation of consciousnessThe fathomless depths of GodSurrendering to the unfolding, and opening our heartsComing to a state of wondermentThe birth of the Word in the soulEckhartian meditation practiceHow to read Meister EckhartLiving the immediacy, and breaking through into the GodheadThe life of contemplation in action"