XIII

Preface

in the — 326, 35. as much as the one d Likely referring to a specific manuscript mark or a deletion of the letter 'd'. — 327, 18. that it be something — 327, 20. vision, by which — 327, 25. of his active understanding verstentnüsse: the "active intellect," a core faculty in Eckhart's philosophy that allows the soul to perceive divine truths. — 328, 19. the law also blossoms from the noble intention — 328, 21. in his own place — 329, 20. has been in the birthing of the Word — 331, 14. stepped up onto the mountain — 331, 18. runs ahead — 332, 10. furtherance — 332, 30. in the ground of the image The "ground" (grunt) is the innermost essence of the soul where it is indistinguishable from God. — 332, 33. he — 332, 37. of himself like the Father — 333, 3. might not be one [thing] — 333, 5. she does not have that entirely — 334, 37. not intend — 335, 19. If the Word is not — 335, 25. birth. There — 335, 26. nature, there it is one — 335, 30. of the memory original: "gehügnüsses." Relates to the faculty of memory as a spiritual power. — 335, 32. there it is not — 336, 4. that the Word be — 336, 23. name, and where she works — 337, 10. Where unity receives its dignity original: "wirdikeit." Often translated as "worth" or "dignity," referring to the essential value of the Godhead. [517, 26] and three lights shine as one radiance and take that radiance as one being, there the three persons have one being. The dignity — 337, 10. is eternal, equal to the Father — 338, 7. state — 339, 28. and [they] weep — 340, 1. to sink — 344, 36. but it is — 345, 34. of divine — 351, 36. and he does not depend — 352, 13. all powers — 353, 28. in her intention — 353, 36. himself, and — 356, 10. a very noble life — 373, 18. also. In — 373, 20. there works neither hinder nor further — 375, 6. thing. For where the spirit — 375, 7. without distinction, — 376, 18. that the soul — 376, 19. that she — 376, 20. works — 376, 25. that she — 378, 17. than there — 383, 27. as where she — 384, 17. and also on — 384, 30. those which it — 385, 5. that which is outside this light, — 385, 9. we shall — 385, 12. This — 386, 26. of the soul — 388, 14. Therefore it is an absurdity. original: "unreden." Meaning something that defies logic or cannot be spoken of rationally. — 388, 16. support understôz also line 22; 24; 26 — 383, 31-36 is to be deleted. — 391, 13. God has all — 394, 23. origin not from — 395, 36. and she is — 395, 37. may be free original: "ledic." Meaning detached or unencumbered by worldly things. — 399, 25. secret — 399, 32. person, did not see — 401, 24. and goes in grace — comes into God — 406, 21. of all souls — 409, 1. she has chosen — 411, 22. lusts after sins, — 412, 26. also over things — 416, 8. an intellectual radiance — 416, 14. where he — 416, 15. he may [do] that — 416, 17. the becoming — 416, 18. is, without — 416, 19. secret entrance of the light of divine clarity; there the spirit has the light of understanding, — 416, 22. of the indwelling image, and because of that he is — 416, 23. For the light — 416, 27. more equal — 417, 5. the heading. — distinction from the — 417, 23. in the — 417, 24. of divine nature — 417, 33. honor. For never — 417, 34. could, that it were an end cf. 6, 17 — 417, 35. peculiar to God alone, that he might call back all things into his ground above — 419, 32. birthing and born child of goodness. In — 419, 37. goodness and in goodness, and goodness works — 420, 1. all works — 420, 3. that is mine — 420, 19. is and everything, — 420, 31. soul, of nature and — 421, 4. is good, — 421, 7. known in — 421, 8. soul, finds — 421, 19. and God — 421, 23. only the just; for