the soul of the world. In this podcast Eckhart talks about the soul of the world

which in Latin translates to Enema Mundi. He says when we awaken to the

transcendent dimension within ourselves we are then able to discover the soul of

the world as our own soul. Eckhart says that's the essence of all spirituality

and is the primary reason we are here. Eckhart then answers questions on a

variety of subjects. A woman asks what is the functional purpose of becoming

more aware. Eckhart explains there are many benefits to awakening the most

obvious is that our lives get easier and more enjoyable. Another audience member

asks about the states of consciousness generated during dancing, drumming and

meditation. She's deeply aware of the inner world but not the outer. She wants to

know if that is the same transcendent dimension Eckhart discusses so frequently.

He says we must keep a foot in both worlds because the art of living requires

this balance. So this soul of the world Enema Mundi there's another word for it

that is in Greek philosophy, ancient Greek philosophy, logos, logos L-O-D-O-S

logos is again refers to the underlying intelligence in the universe. It is

it is unfortunately translated in various places including the New Testament as

the word. You may if you I don't know how many people these days read the

Bible or if you're right. At the beginning of the gospel of John it says in the

beginning was the word and the word was God and the word was actually have the

Bible here. I might read it here and the word was God in the beginning was the

word. So people nobody really knows what that is. They begin the word of God

okay. It all started with the word. It's a little strange word that word come

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