Bonus: Meister Eckhart's Life and Influence feat. Rev. Matthew Fox

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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On this special bonus episode, James Finley and Kirsten Oates interview Rev. Matthew Fox about the life and influence of Meister Eckhart. Resources: The transcript for this episode can be found here Jim's reading list for Meister Eckhart can be found here. Connect with us: Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about Meister Eckhart? Email us: podcasts@cac.org or leave us voicemail. This podcast is made possible thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at https://cac.org/support-cac/podcasts/ Thank you!

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0:14.4	Jim offers guided reflections to help you become more conscious of the thread of your own sacred
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0:41.4	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more,
0:46.4	visit cac.org. Greetings, I'm Jim Finley. And I'm Kirsten Oates. Welcome to Turning to the Mystics.
1:04.4	Welcome everyone to Turning to the Mystics Season 7, where we've been turning to
1:10.4	Meister Eckert. And I'm so excited to be here with Jim Finley and Matthew Fox today
1:17.5	to talk about Meister Eckert, his life and his influence on their teaching.
1:23.4	So welcome, Jim. Good to be here. And a special welcome to you, Matthew. Thank you for joining us.
1:29.0	Good to be with you. So I wanted to start with a quote from Matthew's book
1:35.1	that's called Meister Eckert, a mystic warrior for our times. And Matthew writes,
1:41.9	it is a great privilege to be presenting Meister Eckert. Eckert is a man for our times,
1:48.1	a mystic warrior for our age. And I am keen to see him better known and more deeply understood.
1:55.4	And you and Jim seem to have that in common. And that's why we're excited to have you on the
1:59.2	podcast today. But Matthew, can you share a little bit more about that quote and why you feel that way?
2:04.4	Oh, sure. And it explains where I'm happy to be with you because I'm glad that Jim and you have
2:10.0	been sharing Meister Eckert all these weeks. And I've listened in on some of the broadcasts.
2:16.7	Eckert is one of the great spiritual geniuses of the West. No question about it. Because he was
2:22.0	condemned by the church a week after he died. He was, what should I say, ignored in theology.
2:30.0	And I, for example, being a Dominican, which he was also in 14 years of training, never heard his name
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