Why did Meister Eckhart from the 14th Century say

[inavalan]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

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It is clear through the Bible that God wants our acknowledgement and love;
the beautiful, pure, heartfelt feeling directed to Him in a sweet and humble and joyous ''Thank You''...
is enough -all He would want...it pleases Him, very much.
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Most advice, and most gurus focus on how should we ask, how should we pray, how should we formulate your wishes, how should we imagine, what should we imagine, ...

This is our human misconception that God, subconscious, Universe, ... who are all powerful, can't understand what we want if we don't make it clear.

Isn't it arrogant from us?

They get us very well, and know well what we need.

The problem is that we don't know how to listen. We need to focus on how to listen for the guidance that we receive all the time, how to correctly interpret it and not distort it unrecognizable, ineffective, even detrimental.

[pixiedust]

Originally Posted by Molearner

By the way, it is worthwhile to mention that this path of the Christian mystics is not as daunting as we might imagine. We read of people like Eckhardt, saints and many others and might think that is not likely for us personally. Anyone that we deem as mystic has taken these steps and many of us have also in varying degrees.

It should also be the standard.

[Maisy]

I think it's also important to follow a path of a mystic one has to not rely on anyone else. It's our path and ours alone. Our journey. Unique for us. But I think that's a beautiful thing about it. Everything is here now waiting to be discovered in us by us.